Late summer is often reputed as the lull before the autumnal storm of new productions. And yet, the British capital is as busy as ever during the month ahead, breaking into song (many of the…
Roy Alexander Weise directs UK bow of Katori Hall's baggy if brio-filled Pulitzer winner
The veteran British actress shines in a new revival that is the musical theater highlight of the West End summer.
An imperfect show arrives boasting a quasi-immersive charm The Baker's Wife closed on the way to Broadway in 1976, since which time Stephen Schwartz's stubbornly resistent if sweetly scored…
Christopher Hampton adapts Stefan Zweig's 1922 novella, here starring Jim Corrigan, Natalie Simpson, and Nigel Hastings; Chelsea Walker directs.
Pamela Nomvete follows on from Tony winner Phylicia Rashad in Detroit-set Dominique Morisseau play co-starring Racheal Ofori.
Justine Mitchell shines in takeover of Kendall Feaver play whose opening was delayed by a change of leading lady
A quarter-century on from its Salzburg premiere, Simon McBurney's mind-bending show continues to enthrall
Plays take center stage in London this July after a musicals-heavy June, with a host of heavy-hitting American titles leading the charge. A Broadway phenomenon, Slave Play, crosses the Atlan…
Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1980s spectacular skates into a new era The reinvigoration of Andrew Lloyd Webber continues apace. New York is now hosting a ballroom culture, drag-inflected Cats, and…
The men prevail in new play from 2023 Olivier nominee for her acting, Faith Omole
British theater recommendations for visitors and residents of all ages " and inclinations.
Stephanie J Block delivers a knockout UK stage debut in Bart Sher staging of Cole Porter classic
In June, New York may be in thrall to the Tonys, but life on the London stage continues apace. The month ahead promises a broad array of musicals, from a pocket-sized hit of the Edinburgh Fe…
★★★ ROMEO AND JULIET, DUKE OF YORK'S THEATRE Doomy and deathly, and much-hyped Tom Holland reaches for the stars and makes it to the theatre's roof One of Shakespeare's lo…
Olivier winner Cassidy Janson is the standout performer in director Hannah Chissick's production of decades-old Jerry Herman musical revue
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.
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
A stage production of the beloved Studio Ghibli movie is big on spectacle, but rarely grabs the heart.
While Broadway spends the month of May in pre-Tony Awards overdrive, the London theater continues to do what it does so well"namely, offering a broad array of shows to suit all tastes. Some …
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
Charles Edwards shines in overly tricksy, overlong Sam Adamson play tracing a friendship over time
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.
In Robert Icke's adaptation of Parts 1 and 2 of "Henry IV," the veteran stage actor's performance belies his age.
Dominic Dromgoole directs UK premiere of Paul Grellong play, wit Julian Ovenden, 2024 Olivier nominee Giles Terera, and Michael Benz