Instructions for Correct Assembly, Royal Court, London, review: Astute dystopian satire
Hamish Pirie directs Thomas Eccleshare's play with flair, but there's a lack of human warmth to proceedings
Hamish Pirie directs Thomas Eccleshare's play with flair, but there's a lack of human warmth to proceedings
Bertrand Lesca and Nasi Voutsas bring their beguiling, unsettling brand of absurdism " a hit at the Edinburgh festival " to London
With its mix of populism, personal tragedy, politics, and even a pub quiz, this is sure to be another hit for a playwright on a roll
Declan Donnellan's French version of Shakespeare's lesser-performed romance is fitfully very interesting, but not vintage Cheek by Jowl
A timely look at Bill Clinton's relationship with his intern, Kevin Armento's play puts the stories of five women centre stage " with the former president played by a saxophone
Cardboard Citizens' visceral show reminds audiences how easy it would be to become homeless
Stephen Daldry directs Matthew Lopez's play about gay life in New York, a generation after the AIDS crisis, which is inspired by E.M. Forster's novel 'Howards End'
Set in an Argentine prison cell, this adaptation of Manuel Puig's novel, brings out the emotional delicacy of what the pair discover about themselves about the nature of love and power
The death cries of Macduff's slaughtered children are accidentally relayed to Lady Macbeth's mobile phone in this modern-dress production of 'Macbeth' starring Christophe…
Family tragedy about a girl who apparently drowns on a Japanese beach takes on a political dimension in Francis Turnley's epic new thriller
Stephen Beresford, who wrote the film 'Pride', has scripted a stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's semi-autobiographical family saga 'Fanny & Alexander'
The Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre of Russia return after their sell-out 'Eugene Onegin' in 2015, with this play about the precarious fortunes of poor Jews in Eastern Europe at …
This play about Princess Margaret, played by Felicity Dean, is inspired by real events and continues our fascination with one of the most controversial members of the Royal Family, after Net…
There is no hint of costume-drama nostalgia for the past in this minimalist production - a far cry from the dreamy 1975 Peter Weir film
Chris Goode's stage adaptation of Derek Jarman's 1977 punk classic 'Jubilee', recasts Toyah Willcox who played Mad in the film, as Queen Elizabeth I, who time-travels to …
The 'Doctor Foster' actress stars in Bryony Lavery's play about child abduction and murder in Jonathan Munby's revival
This one-woman show is written and performed by Monica Dolan who won a BAFTA for her role as Rosemary West in 'Appropriate Adult'
The 'Great Gatsby' star returns to the West End stage in Dennis Kelly's solo show about a disintegrating marriage which is directed by 'Posh' and 'Chimerica&apo…
Peter Gill's tender gay love story is about the conflicting aspirations of the lovers rather than societal prejudice that drives the two men apart
Barrie Rutter's swansong as artistic director of Northern Broadsides is a re-imagining of John Dryden's 1675 tragedy 'Aureng-zebe'
Simon Logan's debut Royal Court play, directed by Vicky Featherstone, about two sisters fighting for survival on a rural farm, shows him to be a playwright of distinct promise
Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville star in Richard Eyre's revival - an unmissable masterpiece
Hayley Atwell takes a glorious relish in conveying the conscience-free capitalist zealotry of Jenny in Sarah Burgess's comedy set in the cut-throat world of high-finance
The superhero musical, driven by a catchy Eighties-inspired score, which includes Mark Hamill of 'Star Wars' fame amusingly voicing a robot, will plant a smile of your face
Nicholas Hytner proves again that Shakespeare's plays can be powerfully pertinent for today with this modern-day promenade production of 'Julius Caesar' which stars Whishaw an…