Daytona, Haymarket Theatre Royal, review: 'deeply moving' by Charles Spencer

Daytona, starring Harry Shearer and Maureen Lipman, is a gripping story

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 8:21am on July 8, 2014[SHARE]

Julius Caesar, Shakespeare's Globe, review: 'suits the Globe to a tee' by Charles Spencer

The Globe's new production had the audience rapt, says Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:38pm on July 4, 2014[SHARE]

The Crucible, Old Vic, review: 'The intensity of a thriller' by Charles Spencer

This new staging of Arthur Miller's great play, starring Richard Armitage, is electrifying, says Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:01pm on July 3, 2014[SHARE]

Wonderland, review: 'rare power' by Charles Spencer

The miners' strike of 1984 proves a gripping topic, says Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:56am on July 2, 2014[SHARE]

Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, Theatre Royal Bath, review: 'thrilling' by Charles Spencer

Adrian Noble's superb adaptation leaves Charles Spencer feeling bruised yet elated

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:17am on June 25, 2014[SHARE]

The Valley Of Astonishment, Young Vic, review: 'very special indeed' by Charles Spencer

Director Peter Brook's latest work is spellbinding, says Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:07am on June 24, 2014[SHARE]

Skylight, Wyndham's, review: 'a knockout' by Charles Spencer

Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan give powerful and emotionally bruising performances, says Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:01pm on June 18, 2014[SHARE]

Hobson's Choice, Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, review: 'a treat' by Charles Spencer

This updated classic comedy is funny and touching, says Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:48am on June 18, 2014[SHARE]

Klook's Last Stand, Park Theatre: 'something special' by Charles Spencer

Ché Walker's Klook's Last Stand combines laughter, love and sex with a brooding sense of tragic inevitability, says Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:43am on June 16, 2014[SHARE]

Fathers and Sons, Donmar Warehouse: 'wonderfully rich' by Charles Spencer

It is hard to imagine this production of Fathers and Sons ever being better staged than it is here, says Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:19am on June 11, 2014[SHARE]

The Roof, Doon Street Car Park, London, review: 'bizarre and boring' by Charles Spencer

The aerial stunts of this video game-inspired show soon grow repetitive, says Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:45am on June 10, 2014[SHARE]

Hotel, National Theatre, review: 'furious and savage' by Charles Spencer

Shifting between nervous laughter and jolting horror, Polly Stenham's latest play is astonishingly raw, powerful and terrifying, says Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:35pm on June 6, 2014[SHARE]

Pressure, Minerva Theatre, Chichester, review: 'funny, tense and deeply affecting' by Charles Spencer

David Haig excels as both the writer and star of this superb dramatisation of the D-Day preparations, says Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:01pm on June 5, 2014[SHARE]

Clarence Darrow, Old Vic, review: 'Spacey is spellbinding' by Charles Spencer

Kevin Spacey's portrayal of the great US lawyer is a prowling, mesmerising tour-de-force, says Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:01pm on June 4, 2014[SHARE]

In the Vale of Health, Hampstead Theatre, review: 'a loving production' by Charles Spencer

The Vale of Health, one in a series of Simon Gray plays, sees Game of Thrones actor Gethin Anthony give a harrowing performance, says Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:36pm on June 1, 2014[SHARE]

Antony and Cleopatra, Shakespeare's Globe, review: 'dogged by misfortune' by Charles Spencer

This production at Shakespeare's Globe short-changes the audience when it comes to both poetry and passion, says Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 8:43am on May 30, 2014[SHARE]

Bakersfield Mist, Duchess Theatre, review: 'Turner and McDiarmid are terrific' by Charles Spencer

This play about art and an odd couple is funny and genuine, if too slight

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 6:01pm on May 27, 2014[SHARE]

Annie Get Your Gun, Manchester Opera House, review: 'completely captivating' by Charles Spencer

This new production in Manchester is blessed with charm, humour and great songs, says Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 2:37am on May 23, 2014[SHARE]

Miss Saigon, Prince Edward Theatre, review: 'superbly slick' by Charles Spencer

This revivial of 'Miss Saigon' is powerfully acted and splendidly sung, says Charles Spencer, but also easier to admire than to love

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:01pm on May 21, 2014[SHARE]

Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be, Theatre Royal Stratford East, review: 'made me purr with pure pleasure' by Charles Spencer

Review: You'd have to be pretty miserable not to enjoy Elliot Davis's re-working of Lionel Bart's, says Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:01pm on May 20, 2014[SHARE]

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Park Theatre, review: 'superb' by Charles Spencer

This play should have been a theatrical fiasco - but it comes warmly recommended by Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:29am on May 19, 2014[SHARE]

The Pajama Game, Shaftesbury Theatre, review: 'pure pleasure' by Charles Spencer

Richard Eyre does it again, says Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:01pm on May 13, 2014[SHARE]

Arden of Faversham, Swan, Stratford-upon-Avon, review: 'comically sublime' by Charles Spencer

This rarely performed drama is a mix of lust, greed and dark humour, says Charles Spencer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:00pm on May 7, 2014[SHARE]

Under Milk Wood, Theatre Royal, Bath, review: 'better on radio' by Charles Spencer

Why Dylan Thomas's play works better in the mind's eye than on stage, despite a great production

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:22pm on May 6, 2014[SHARE]

Stevie, Minerva Theatre, Chichester, review: by Charles Spencer

Chichester's Minerva Theatre kicks off the season with this highly ingenious piece

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:14am on May 4, 2014[SHARE]