Barbican, LondonThis two-hander draws the audience right into the action in a surreal yet moving look at mortalityWe all know we will die. But we bury our heads in the sand. Lois Weaver and …
Soho theatre, London Open Clasp's hard-hitting and sophisticated production shines a light on all-too invisible domestic abuseYou might meet James anywhere. In a bar, like Suzy (Christina Be…
"Dear William. You are so lucky to be dead." That was just one of the hundred or so comments underneath my Guardian
Minerva, ChichesterThe stage becomes a memorial as two families a continent apart confront unimaginable loss in this vivid revival of debbie tucker green's prescient works'The worst is not /…
Royal Exchange Studio, ManchesterThis brilliantly witty show asks who the classics are for " and what Chekhov's play means for young women todayA woman in a wedding-cake dress twirls, a larg…
Brighton festivalNoFit State's new show mixes skill, humour and physical poetry but sidelines the womenSwapping their trademark promenade-style circus for a retro seated show in a big top, N…
The festival season is upon us. The Brighton Festival is blooming on the south coast, Mayfest starts shortly in Bristol with a
Everyman, LiverpoolPlaying a female Othello who has bedded Desdemona, Golda Rosheuvel casts new light on both Shakespeare and societySamuel Taylor Coleridge famously talked of Iago's "motive…
London ColiseumEven Alexandra Burke can't save this lumbering story told with tracks by the Abba songwritersMusicals are the toughest of mediums, requiring the score, book and production to …
Soho theatre, LondonKathryn Hunter is the patriarch in Hideki Noda's strange, yet ultimately moving, family tale that draws on Japanese traditionHideki Noda is a master of the theatrical end…
On Friday, The Stage published two news stories reporting on different events, but I believe they are connected. One reported Madani Younis,
It has been a good year for first-time playwrights, which bodes well for the The Stage Debut Awards in 2018. First, at
Finborough, LondonMen openly tell rape jokes in Sarah Daniels' 1983 play, which has renewed impact in the era of #MeToo, even if this revival could be sharperWhen Trump was caught on tape jo…
Theatr Clwyd, MoldAn inventive score and an intelligent script combine in this smart satire with nods to Jerry Springer: The OperaThe most provocative thing about this show is the title. Chr…
Hampstead Downstairs, LondonBlack Mirror meets Brave New World in a chilling debut play by Ella Road starring the terrific Jade AnoukaBea (Jade Anouka), a phlebotomist, falls head over heels…
Royal Court Upstairs, LondonAnthony Neilson considers the male reaction to #MeToo in a well-meaning yet toothless two-handerJess and Jimmy are in their late 30s and have been together for ni…
Orange Tree, Richmond Set in a Shropshire village, Joe White's tender and wise play is suffused with grief, loss " and unexpected laughsIt's cold comfort down on the pig farm in this heartbr…
Trafalgar Studios, LondonThere is much to enjoy and to squirm about in Joel Drake Johnson's dissection of the office politics of some highly manipulative, racist characters The meaning of it…
Many happy returns to William Shakespeare: 454 years after his birth the playwright still dominates British theatre and culture. He is one
Curve, LeicesterThe hit movie romance has been adapted into a musical, but its gender politics have dated and it lacks gritThe 80s have already generated a slew of screen-to-stage hits inclu…
We've all been there. A friend has written, or directed, or has a role in a new production. You've been to see
Theatre 503, LondonJohn Fitzpatrick's play about a family with a wonky moral compass swings between all-out farce and truth-telling dramaIt is possible to really enjoy a play without ever qu…
Immersive hit the mainstream in the past decade with audiences flocking to work by pioneering companies such as Punchdrunk, Coney and Shunt.
Nottingham PlayhouseAdult realism fuses with youthful fantasy in this rollicking adaptation of Louis Sachar's much-loved detention camp taleAdam Penford's tenure as artistic director at Nott…
With the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room reopening after refurbishment, Rupert Thomson tells Lyn Gardner how the Southbank Centre's eclectic events