Friday, June 17, 2022
Donmar Warehouse, LondonNoma Dumezweni is a compelling lead in Lucas Hnath’s sequel, which is well drawn but a little too tightly controlled
A dark and heavy house fills the stage. Just b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMTuesday, June 14, 2022
Orange Tree theatre, LondonMartin Crimp’s crisp translation of Marivaux’s comedy never feels overplayed and highlights the seductive allure of money
A spiralling maze has been painted ac…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMFriday, June 10, 2022
Wilton’s Musical Hall, LondonRachel Garnet’s reframing ditches Shakespeare’s lovers for a smitten Tybalt and Mercutio. Can this winning couple alter their fate?
Romeo is in a terrible …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMMonday, May 16, 2022
From Shakespeare’s dithering Dane to Desperate Housewives’ steely-eyed Bree, our critics serve up the coldest revenge dishes
In Desperate Housewives, when her gay son, Andrew, sleeps wit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AMFriday, May 13, 2022
The Vaults, LondonMarking the French playwright’s 400th anniversary, this chaotic bilingual comedy lacks clarity
Tonight we’re listening to Dom Juan’s seductive escapades in English. T…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMWednesday, May 11, 2022
From Elsa letting it go in Frozen to Sally Bowles belting out Cabaret, the performers of the most barnstorming numbers in musicals share the thrill of bringing the house down Continue readin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:13AMFriday, May 6, 2022
Young Vic, LondonThis modern, sexy and unsettling show injects thrills into a familiar musical, making it feel newly minted
How to rewrite Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical without…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AMSunday, May 1, 2022
Churchill theatre, BromleyThe musical based on a book by Jay Osmond hints at unsettling moments in the brothers’ televised childhood before reality is swept under the carpet
Thanks to thei…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMFriday, April 29, 2022
Orange Tree theatre, LondonBased on real events, Pamela Carter’s drama follows British schoolchildren on a walking tour in prewar Nazi Germany
What started out as a bit of fun is beginnin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AMMonday, April 11, 2022
Omnibus theatre, LondonVictoria Willing’s new play is full of deadpan humour, as Gloria decides to live in her attic – permanently
Gloria has installed herself in the attic. For good. He…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMThursday, April 7, 2022
New Diorama theatre, LondonRhum + Clay’s latest devised work is a Russian doll of a production whose layers peel back to reveal a fearful reality
We begin with a political sketch show that…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AMFriday, March 4, 2022
Rose theatre, Kingston upon ThamesJeff James’s take on the classic novel has pounding pop music, wacky dancing and a standout debut from Matilda Bailes
Imagine the world that Jane Austen c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PMThursday, March 3, 2022
Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonThis dated two-hander about colleagues cowering in the wake of an explosion creates all-too-familiar disgust and fear
This intense two-hander is one of De…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AMFriday, February 25, 2022
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonWriter Thomas Melle delivers a lecture via his android counterpart in an unsettling show that poses big questions
It’s the fingers that get to me. Bitten and w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMWednesday, February 23, 2022
Bush theatre, LondonTackling gentrification, change and ambition, Tyrell Williams’s writing creates a convincing bond in a play that is fierce, affectionate and effortlessly funny
Actors K…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18PMThursday, February 17, 2022
Peacock theatre, LondonBig-hearted production ticks all the visual boxes of the 70s classic, and pro dancers tidy the raw edges but at times the floor fails to light up
A kaleidoscope of dis…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AMWednesday, February 16, 2022
Charing Cross theatre, LondonStriking singing and an unabashedly romantic score can’t salvage this disappointingly one-note adaptation of the Kahlil Gibran novel
This new musical is about …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMMonday, January 31, 2022
New Diorama theatre, LondonA young woman escapes her present through reveries of her grandparents’ wartime romance in Kandinsky theatre’s playful, probing work
The Winston Machine is a t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMWednesday, January 26, 2022
Riverside Studios, LondonDirector Gaby Dellal’s striking production splices film and theatre with finesse while McGovern as Gardner riffs on important moments and men in her life
Much like…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PMSunday, January 23, 2022
Southwark Playhouse, LondonThis stripped-back, teen-oriented version crowbars ad-libs into the text, messing with the dramatic rhythm
Part of Southwark Playhouse’s Shakespeare for Schools …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06PMThursday, January 20, 2022
Young Vic, LondonAnthony Ofoegbu portrays a man at the end of his tether, but this play gives frustratingly few clues as to how he got there
I keep waiting and hoping for the story to land. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMFriday, January 14, 2022
Available onlineOriginal Theatre Company combine clever camerawork, projected visuals and live music to tell the real-life tale of a sea rescue mission
Filmed in a breath-holding single take…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42AMFriday, December 10, 2021
Old Fire Station, OxfordCompassion and community lie at the heart of this hilarious one-woman show about curtain-twitching neighbours
Mike Bartlett wrote Mrs Delgado during lockdown, after a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMWednesday, December 8, 2021
Little Angel theatre, LondonThis gripping adaptation of Piers Torday’s book will have your children excited, a little scared and bursting with big questions
It’s Christmas Eve and young …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48PMFriday, December 3, 2021
Hackney Empire, LondonTweenies writer Will Brenton packs this festive frenzy with all the kids’ favourite flourishes, but there isn’t much for the adults beyond Rowe’s delightful Dame …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMThursday, November 25, 2021
Unicorn theatre, LondonClary’s joke-filled books make for a vibrant stage show, replete with slapstick laughs, daft songs and a wholesome message
It just wouldn’t be Christmas without a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AMWednesday, November 17, 2021
55 Aldgate High Street, LondonSwamp Motel’s latest immersive experience has an intriguing set design and cracking sound effects but might just be too scary for some
Is it OK to want to esc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMTuesday, November 16, 2021
The actor is finding it ‘worryingly easy’ to channel his inner Scrooge for A Christmas Carol. He and director Matthew Warchus talk about faith, family entertainment and festive mayhem
Le…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42AMWednesday, November 10, 2021
Theatre 503, LondonThis striking and lively story of a young woman dislocated both by her baby and the warping of American politics has a confident, surreal swagger
Trump is in power. No, re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AMWednesday, October 20, 2021
Reading Rep theatreThis experimental adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray is a riotous homage to queer culture
It might sound like a safe bet to christen a new theatre with a bit of Osc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMThursday, October 14, 2021
Orange Tree theatre, RichmondMichele Lee’s two-hander is a thoughtful take on the power of women at work
The Orange Tree theatre is creating a series of internationally focused plays with …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PM 
