Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonThe ceasefire of 1914 was undoubtedly a powerful moment. But surrounded as it was by death, tragedy and brutality, can it really make a festive …
While jokes about 80s series may be for older audiences, Tim Vine and Wayne Sleep help capture children's attentionGiven that Dallas was at its peak in the 1980s, you have to be a moderately…
Lyttelton, LondonTena Å tiviÄić's play about three crucial dates in her country's past is a demanding but fascinating experienceSome plays are instantly accessible; others require p…
Royal Court, LondonThis play about local authority cuts could not be more timely " and it entertains even as it offers a call to arms' Playwright Jack Thorne: 'Writing plays was a way of win…
Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonJamie Lloyd's aggressively visceral production kills off some of the charm in this daring work that explores the dark side of the American dream' Catherine Ta…
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonMordaunt Shairp's 1933 drama, which has a surprisingly strong gay subtext, is weighed down by melodrama Continue reading...
Cartoucherie, Paris Ariane Mnouchkine's lavish modern-dress production, performed in a former munitions factory, offers a unique and engrossing spectacle Continue reading...
A new tranche of Harold Pinter's letters, written to lifelong friends, has been made public. We take a first glimpse Continue reading...
Finborough, LondonEve Leigh's remarkable debut play, about a writer held captive in a Soviet mental institution, explores the strange intimacy between the equally imprisoned captor and capti…
Ustinov Studio, BathIonesco's imperfect study of a power-crazed monarch facing death is helped by a powerful performance from Alun Armstrong Continue reading...
Southwark Playhouse, London Daniel Andersen's drama about a recruitment firm during the 2011 financial meltdown says a lot about work politics but not the bigger picture Continue reading...
Richmond theatre, SurreyJonathan Munby's production of Shakespeare's greatest comedy is strangely spectral' Best Shakespeare productions: your favourite Twelfth Night Continue reading...
Royal Court theatre, LondonMolly Davies's lively play is like a primary-school version of Lindsay Anderson's If… Continue reading...
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Olivier, LondonMeticulously detailing the endless grind of Mumbai slum life helps this spirited adaptation of Katherine Boo's award-winning reportage avoid any danger of quaintness' A spotli…
St James, LondonA novelist gains a knighthood, then is outed as a frequenter of pub orgies: Emlyn Williams's play has plenty of contemporary resonance Continue reading...
Orange Tree, RichmondPowerfully articulated and skilfully wrought, Alistair McDowalls bleakly pessimistic horror story has young audiences in raptures Alistair McDowall: There are no rules i…
Cockpit, London Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the first play in the Iron Curtain trilogy gets an excellent revival David Edgar: Ukip is my territory. I suspect I am g…
In plays by David Storey and Anthony Shaffer, Clarke was something special on stage. If only theatre had made more use of him Warren Clarke: a life in clips Continue reading...
Hampstead theatre, LondonRoy Williams explore the problems of an eager young policewoman in south London and finds little division between law enforcers and law breakers Continue reading...
Spiegeltent, Southbank, London Ping-pong, knife-juggling and witty stripping save the show from sniggering adolescence Continue reading...
Royal Court, LondonThe facts are sombre in Chris Rapleys compelling 75-minute talk on climate change, but his belief in human ingenuity knows no bounds Climate change play 2071 aims to make …
Too much film and television is cursed by blandness. Societys mirror now is the stage Continue reading...
Adelphi, LondonDirected by Rupert Goold, this stage version of the film suffers from its caricatures, relentless jokiness and functional score Ford fiesta: Made in Dagenham musical opens in…
The Colepit, V&A Museum, LondonAntic Faces frantic, inventive staging of the Euripides play is worlds away from the corseted passion of Racine Continue reading...