Park theatre, LondonAn English version of a play by golden boy of French theatre Alexis Michalik is too cavalier in its depiction of prison life Alexis Michalik is the man of the moment. His…
Trafalgar Studios, LondonIn his funny and perceptive two-hander, Godber and his wife play a quarrelsome couple on a tandem trip to Europe Although it dominates our lives, Brexit has so far m…
Lyttelton, LondonWith a boosted cast of 18, Lyndsey Turner's revival of Caryl Churchill's classic sometimes feels like three separate plays What started as an economic necessity in 1982 soon…
The Swan, Stratford-upon-AvonJohn Kani beautifully captures the complex divides of race, class and politics in a remarkable and moving new play How do you put a nation's history on stage? In…
Arcola, LondonThis lively musical take on the 2006 film satirising child beauty pageants is likable but lacks bite I missed the 2006 film that is the source for this musical with songs by Wi…
Finborough, LondonBart and Alun Owen's 1964 musical about a Liverpudlian dockside prostitute and her sailor beau gets a foot-stamping first professional revival The working-class British mus…
Barbican, LondonMurphy has an astonishing athleticism playing both man and crow in an adaptation of Max Porter's story of grief Cillian Murphy and Enda Walsh have teamed up to bring Max Port…
Theatre 503, LondonRoss Willis's surreal debut is driven by a concern for vulnerable children, but will be remembered for its two remarkable actors Ross Willis's debut play is subtitled "som…
Birmingham RepThis slapstick look at the classic play about Cyrano the long-nosed poet has been given a witty, kaleidoscopic staging It is not hard to see why Alexis Michalik's play has cloc…
Dorfman, LondonFour sex offenders are confronted by one of their victims in Bruce Norris's viscerally acted drama about punishment Bruce Norris likes to live dangerously. In Clybourne Park, …
Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonPenelope Wilton gives a fine turn as an understated heroine in this revival of Hare's play about a one-time pupil of Matisse David Hare's 1986 play was origin…
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon Gender-swapped roles turn this courtship power game into a strange puzzle " although the trick plays dividends with its gleeful subplots You c…
Harold Pinter Theatre, LondonTom Hiddleston is the big draw and is superb in conveying unhealed emotional wounds After a brilliant season of Pinter's short plays we now get his full-length s…
Trafalgar Studios, London When positive discrimination appears to rob a boy of his college place, the racial pieties of America's left are exposed in Joshua Harmon's drama Joshua Harmon has …
Upstairs at the Gatehouse, LondonThe Gershwins' upbeat music sits uneasily with a cheerily absurd script in this revival of George S Kaufman's comedy Satire, George S Kaufman said, is what c…
Adelphi, LondonBased on Adrienne Shelly's film and scored by Sara Bareilles, the New York hit arrives in London in a lively production Billed as the first Broadway musical with an all-female…
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonAdjoa Andoh is extraordinarily expressive in a production with politics to the fore that makes one see the play afresh By casting an iconic English history pl…
Bridge theatre, LondonJoanne Froggatt plays a lowly journalist who ascends into elite literary circles in Nicholas Hytner's smooth production Journalists enjoy seeing themselves depicted on …
The Vaults, LondonThis viscerally powerful piece about the 2014 revolution divides the audience into protesters and observers Originally conceived by Mark and Marichka Marczyk, this piece of…
Kiln, London Fear and fleeting joy punctuate an exploration of family dynamics, charting the upheaval of divorce and adolescence Florian Zeller's remarkable play completes a trilogy that vie…
Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonNed Bennett brilliantly directs the landmark 1973 play about a teenager who has blinded horses I've often complained about the move towards a directors' t…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonJames Saunders' impeccably performed 70s piece takes on big issues as two couples swap partners and explore the poetry of painDedicated to retrieving forgotten pla…
Phoenix theatre, LondonThis musical about plane passengers diverted to Newfoundland on 11 September has plenty of heart but not enough biteThis musical by the Canadian married team of Irene …
Savoy theatre, LondonThis beloved revenge fantasy is as subtle as a sledgehammer but its advocacy of workplace equality makes it hard to dislikeYou can't escape the presence of Dolly Parton …
Donmar Warehouse, London This fascinating adaptation of a film about a Foley artist creating sound effects for a horror movie attacks its targets " artistic responsibility and male power str…