Thursday, October 3, 2024

'Roots' / 'Look Back in Anger' review – this blistering double bill of radical 1950s plays is essential viewing by Matt Wolf

Morfydd Clark and Billy Howle give blazing star turns in this Almeida double bill of onetime Royal Court classics; Diyan Zora and Atri Banerjee direct - brilliantly

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 10:38AM
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Dame Maggie Smith — a matchless talent in the West End and on screen by Matt Wolf

An appreciation of the legendary Tony winning actress, an impassioned presence always on the London (and, sometimes, Broadway) stage

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:17PM
Friday, September 27, 2024

'Princess Essex' review – this witty and very welcome herstory play is full-throttle entertainment by Matt Wolf

Anne Odeke stars in her own play which has morphed from a solo endeavour into a bustling, capacious rallying cry on the Globe mainstage

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:37PM
Thursday, September 19, 2024

'I Wish You Well' review — the infamous Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial becomes a hoot of a musical by Matt Wolf

Diana Vickers and Marc Antolin in thin if breezy musical send-up of Gwyneth Paltrow Utah ski trial

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:12PM

'The Lightest Element' review — a brilliant female scientist battles the patriarchy in this enlightening bio-drama by Matt Wolf

Maureen Beattie stars in Stella Feehily's bioplay directed by Alice Hamilton as the opening show of the new Hampstead season

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:12PM
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Sunday, August 18, 2024

'Peanut Butter & Blueberries' review – two terrific performers deliver this sweet and unusual romance by Matt Wolf

Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan's debut play is beautifully served by its cast of two

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:14AM
Saturday, August 17, 2024

'Farm Hall' review – a thrilling wartime drama from the front line of nuclear fission by Matt Wolf

Alan Cox and David Yelland head all-male cast of West End upgrade for Katherine Moar play.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 10:06AM
Thursday, July 25, 2024

'The Hot Wing King' review – family strife, sexual badinage and sizzling chicken wings galore in this comedy-drama by Matt Wolf

Roy Alexander Weise directs UK bow of Katori Hall's baggy if brio-filled Pulitzer winner

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 06:54AM
Wednesday, July 17, 2024

'Visit from an Unknown Woman' review — Stefan Zweig's novella becomes an erotically daring mating dance by Matt Wolf

Christopher Hampton adapts Stefan Zweig's 1922 novella, here starring Jim Corrigan, Natalie Simpson, and Nigel Hastings; Chelsea Walker directs.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:09AM
Wednesday, July 10, 2024

'Skeleton Crew' review — unemployment stalks Dominique Morisseau’s empathetic work play by Matt Wolf

Pamela Nomvete follows on from Tony winner Phylicia Rashad in Detroit-set Dominique Morisseau play co-starring Racheal Ofori.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 06:43PM
Tuesday, July 9, 2024

'Alma Mater' review — Justine Mitchell has masterly control over this heated study of rape culture by Matt Wolf

Justine Mitchell shines in takeover of Kendall Feaver play whose opening was delayed by a change of leading lady

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 09:47AM
Thursday, July 4, 2024

'Mnemonic' review — this brain-teasing metaphysical thriller is still an extraordinary feat by Matt Wolf

A quarter-century on from its Salzburg premiere, Simon McBurney's mind-bending show continues to enthrall

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 06:01PM
Sunday, June 30, 2024

'My Father's Fable' review — a gripping new drama that keeps you guessing right to the end by Matt Wolf

The men prevail in new play from 2023 Olivier nominee for her acting, Faith Omole

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 05:45AM
Wednesday, June 19, 2024

'Kiss Me, Kate' review – Adrian Dunbar and Stephanie J Block deliver big time in this rip-roaring revival by Matt Wolf

Stephanie J Block delivers a knockout UK stage debut in Bart Sher staging of Cole Porter classic

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 08:24AM
Thursday, May 23, 2024

'Jerry's Girls' review – this buoyant revue celebrates Jerry Herman's gift for turning adversity into triumph by Matt Wolf

Olivier winner Cassidy Janson is the standout performer in director Hannah Chissick's production of decades-old Jerry Herman musical revue

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 09:23AM
Friday, May 17, 2024

'Between Riverside and Crazy' review – Danny Sapani is a roaring, contradictory patriarch in this Pulitzer-winning play by Matt Wolf

Danny Sapani moves on from King Lear at the Almeida to the UK premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis´s trophy-bearing play, co-starring Ayesha Antoine and Martins Inghambe.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 06:59AM
Friday, May 10, 2024

'The Cherry Orchard' review – this electrifying staging grabs Chekhov's play by the scruff of the neck by Matt Wolf

A radiant Nina Hoss, from the film Tar, heads the splendid cast of adaptor-director Benedict Andrews's electrifying reclamation of Chekhov's final play

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:24AM
Tuesday, April 30, 2024

'Minority Report' review – this sci-fi adaptation about futuristic crime-fighting has visuals to kill for by Matt Wolf

A gender-flipped Jodie McNee stars in visually impressive, emotionally subpar adaptation of the same Philip K Dick story that spawned the Tom Cruise film

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 08:43AM
Saturday, April 27, 2024

'The Ballad of Hattie and James' review – this empathetic drama explores love, loss and the power of music by Matt Wolf

Charles Edwards shines in overly tricksy, overlong Sam Adamson play tracing a friendship over time

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:52AM
Wednesday, April 17, 2024

'The Comeuppance' review – a high school reunion is stalked by death in this brilliantly acted drama by Matt Wolf

The stunning Anthony Welsh heads a pitch-perfect quintet in UK premiere of 2023 Off Broadway play by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins and directed once again by Eric Ting.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 09:10AM
Friday, March 29, 2024

'The Divine Mrs S' review – Rachael Stirling commands the stage in this portrait of a pioneering actress by Matt Wolf

Rachael Stirling and Dominic Rowan are in fine, aptly fruity form in April De Angelis play about the legendary British tragedienne

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:20PM
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

'Priscilla The Party!' review – let your hair down at this joyfully immersive shindig by Matt Wolf

30 years on from the film, Stephan Elliott's road movie is now an excuse to grab some drinks

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 12:54PM
Monday, March 25, 2024

'Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle' review – prepared to be amazed at this joyfully silly comedy by Matt Wolf

Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer bring their Mischief-inflected silliness back to London after a New York run

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 02:38PM
Thursday, March 21, 2024

'Faith Healer' review – Rachel O’Riordan’s scorching revival of Brian Friel's play is the best production in years by Matt Wolf

Justine Mitchell gives a performance for the ages in superb revival of Brian Friel's onetime Broadway flop, with Nick Holder and Declan Conlon in fine form, as well

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 08:08AM
Thursday, March 14, 2024

'Harry Clarke' review – Billy Crudup is mesmerising as an unreliable shapeshifter in this Ripley-esque tale by Matt Wolf

Billy Crudup makes his West End debut in David Cale play previously seen Off Broadway

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 11:46AM
Monday, March 4, 2024

'The Duchess of Malfi' review – Rachel Bagshaw's staging of this dark tale is a genuine sensation by Matt Wolf

Francesca Mills is a first-rate Duchess, with sterling support from, amongst others, Arthur Hughes, Jamie Ballard, and Olivier Huband in Rachel Bagshaw's expert production

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 07:34AM
Thursday, February 29, 2024

'Shifters' review – Tosin Cole and Heather Agyepong are simply irresistible in this heavenly romance by Matt Wolf

Benedict Lombe returns to the site of her award-winning solo play 'Lava' with a follow-up two-hander

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 05:29AM
Thursday, February 22, 2024

'King Lear' review – this thrillingly epic production is both atmospheric and viscerally felt by Matt Wolf

At last, a "King Lear" that achieves lift-off, thanks to director Yael Farber, leading men Danny Sapani, Fra Fee, and Clarke Peters, and a thrilling design team

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 09:08AM
Monday, February 12, 2024

'Metamorphosis' review – poet Lemn Sissay transforms Kafka's celebrated study in shape-shifting by Matt Wolf

Scott Graham directs this latest, language-heavy take on Franz Kafka's seminal 1915 novella, here starring Felipe Pacheco as Gregor Samsa

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 05:54AM
Tuesday, February 6, 2024

'Othello' review – Ola Ince's provocative production makes this a blistering play for today by Matt Wolf

Ralph Davis stands out as Iago in a new Othello that casts two actors as the jealous Moor: Ken Nwosu and the excellent Ira Mandela Siobhan; Ola Ince directs.

SOURCE: LondonTheatre.co.uk at 04:33AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
TBA: Titanic