Sharp revival of Peter Nichols's taboo-busting fantasia is magnificent Playwright Peter Nichols died aged 92 last month, just before the opening of this starry West End revival of his most c…
Caryl Churchill's latest offering is wonderfully bright and incisively perceptive At the age of 81, Caryl Churchill, Britain's greatest living playwright, is still going strong. Her latest i…
Excellent acting in a play that tickles the senses by morphing from one genre to another Are first ladies second-class citizens? Do they always have to stand behind their husbands? What are …
New docu-drama about a distressing case of 1990s corruption and cover-up New artistic directors are popping up all over British theatre. Every week seems to usher in a refreshingly new talen…
Lively gig theatre revival of a 1980s account of the black lesbian experience Identity politics has been around for decades. One of the great things about the Bush Theatre in West London is …
Experimental exploration of belief and determinism is touched by genius Playwright and performer Tim Crouch is one of Britain's most innovative creatives, with a big back catalogue of chall…
Debut play about the parliamentary ruling class is timely, but ultimately unsatisfying In the current feverish atmosphere at Westminster, with arguments about Brexit becoming increasingly sh…
Juliet Stevenson is brilliant in an ethical debate that is both thrilling and challenging After six years, associate director Robert Icke bids farewell to the Almeida Theatre. In this time h…
Rare Philip King play turns a farce into a serious drama - and it doesn't work Theatre legends die hard. Playwright Philip King, who passed away in 1979, was once hailed as the monarch of th…
Star cast deliver a terrific revival of Tennessee Williams's last masterpiece One of the glories of contemporary London theatre is its revivals of classic American drama. Year after year, a…
Bright new two-hander about an internet troll is intelligent, provocative and funny Few theatres have done as much to promote new young talent as the Royal Court; few theatres have done as m…
New play about an extramarital affair is short, but emotionally truthful The best kind of two-hander is the play about couples. And the most dramatic way of saying something about relationsh…
Magnificent revival of David Greig's 1990s visionary classic is both tough and tender In the middle of the current decade, there was a mild vogue for reviving a handful of the great plays o…
Striking stage version of Thomas Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm's 2012 film For a while, child abuse has been banished from our stages. After all, there is a limit, surely, to how much pain …
The most controversial play of the year is shaping up to be the worst John Malkovich is back in town - and he's starring in the most controversial play of the year. Trouble is, it might well…
A poetic journey through time and space in Dublin is beautifully written Irish playwright Dylan Coburn Gray's new play won the Verity Bargate Award in 2017, and his reward is a fine product…
Decade-hopping story about sexual identity also celebrates the art of theatre In one lifetime, the many loves that once dare not speak their names have become part of everyday chatter. But i…
Revival of Githa Sowerby's 1912 classic of industrial patriarchy is worthy but inaccessible Githa Sowerby is the go-to playwright if you want a feminist slant on patriarchy in the industrial…
Intriguing Cold War thriller is thoroughly immersive, but lacks a convincing sense of history Stasiland is a fascinating mental space. As a historical location, the former East Germany, or G…
One woman's journey to explore the slave trade is both personal and provocative Most of the facts about the Atlantic slave trade are well known; what is less easily understood is how history…
New satire about the cosmetics industry and race is only mildly funny Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone's commitment to staging a diversity of new voices is very laudable, and with White …
Stage version of Andrea Levy's classic Windrush story is too pedestrian Novelist Andrea Levy's 2004 masterpiece, Small Island, is a tribute to the Windrush Generation, those migrants to Eng…
New tragi-comedy about a Syrian refugee's Oxford dreams is just too gnomic Edward Hall bids farewell this venue, where he has been artistic director since 2010, with this production of a new…
Poetic two-hander combines epic myth, family relationships and gender politics If British theatre often seems to lack ambition, the same cannot be said of The Half God of Rainfall, a galaxy-…
Arthur Miller's classic family drama has one outstanding performance - and one dud Superstar Sally Field has come to town. With two academy awards and countless other accolades, the actor wh…