Hampstead theatre, LondonCeleste Den portrays a real-life hero who exposed how local officials were spreading HIV 'You are an enemy of the people," a character remarks in Frances Ya-Chu Cowh…
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonWith a career-defining performance from Anjana Vasan, Tanika Gupta's production is moving, multilayered and intelligent Tanika Gupta has transposed Ibsen's seminal p…
Stephen Joseph theatre, ScarboroughNaomi Petersen's turn is the icing on the cake of this time-bending drama from a writer who has lost none of his ingenuity Dramatists, from George S Kaufma…
The playwright behind A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, who has died aged 92, wrote deeply autobiographical plays that offered an image of modern Britain Peter Nichols, who has died aged 92, on…
Bush theatre, LondonLynette Linton's debut as artistic director is a musical revival of an undramatic piece about the dilemmas of four women The Bush, which has recently revived Winsome Pin…
Turbine, LondonMatthew Needham stars with tremulous assurance as the witty, sharp-tongued drag queen of Harvey Fierstein's 70s drama Theatre seems one of our crazy nation's few growth indust…
Old Vic, London The twisted tale of the Russian dissident's death by radioactive poisoning employs songs, puppets and even Putin as an unreliable narrator Watching Lucy Prebble's fascinating…
Royal and Derngate, NorthamptonThe richness of Wilson's characters make them a joy to watch and a great cast lifts this tale set in Pittsburgh in 1969 By today's standards, the plays of Augu…
As Hansard opens at the National Theatre and drama heats up in Westminster, our critic picks his favourite political theatre Whose side is Shakespeare on? As always, it is difficult to tell.…
Lyttelton theatre, LondonAlex Jennings and Lindsay Duncan treat us to 90 minutes of sustained verbal warfare between an entitled Tory minister and his disaffected liberal wife When a charact…
He's written 18 plays, rescued DH Lawrence from theatrical oblivion and played a crucial role at the National Theatre " all the while putting love, loss and the working class centre stage Ei…
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonBlanche McIntyre's hectic production attempts to convey the riotous vice of Ben Jonson's Jacobean London fair, but falters in translation to modernity Ben Jons…
Wyndham's Theatre, London The first night, playing to a celebrity-packed audience, felt like a coronation but Waller-Bridge still has the ability to spring surprises Six years after its debu…
Donmar Warehouse, LondonDark secrets emerge as three siblings gather at their late father's old plantation home in this daring drama Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is a subversive writer. In An Octo…
Park theatre, LondonAn array of disturbed characters are cogs in the grimmest of machines in Eugene O'Hare's frustrating but well-written debut Sex trafficking is a big and serious subject. …
Almeida, LondonJuliet Stevenson delivers one of the peak performances of the theatrical year in Robert Icke's striking reimagining of Schnitzler As a director and writer, Robert Icke special…
Theatre Royal, BathA whole set of relationships unravel in a shrewdly observant play showing the ripple effect of marital hostilities This is only the second play by the admired novelist Wil…
Trafalgar Studios, LondonPhotograph 51 playwright Anna Ziegler returns with a problematic two-hander that asks us to decide where the truth lies In Photograph 51, Anna Ziegler attacked the …
Finborough theatre, LondonA grieving father and son lock horns over an alluring visitor in a magnetically acted revival of Philip King's Freudian drama Philip King is best known for See How …
Minerva, Chichester Based on a true story, a new play tracks a backstage affair with big repercussions for Robeson, played perfectly by Tory Kittles Nicholas Wright's compelling new play is …
Traverse, EdinburghDritan Kastrati's journey as an 11-year-old to the UK with people smugglers is a survival story that speaks to what it is like to be caught between two cultures Dritan Kas…
King's theatre, EdinburghAndrew Bovell's adaptation of Kate Grenville's novel about the collision between settlers and Indigenous Australians combines masterly storytelling with metaphorical…
Traverse, EdinburghStef Smith's latest production depicts the two female leads rejecting male classification and raising themselves up Stef Smith wrote a fascinating dystopian drama in Human…
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghDirector Milo Rau asks disturbing political questions while attempting to honour the real-life victim of a senseless homophobic crime This is exactly the kind of show …
Menier Chocolate Factory, London With two excellent lead performances at its heart, Trevor Nunn's production of the musical version of the bestselling love story is focused and honest First …