With Hamlet, the play's not the thing - it will always be an act by Serena Davies

Directors must be allowed to take on the Dane on their own terms, as we have seen with Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 1:01pm on August 6, 2015☆⚑

Michelle Fairley interview: 'Hollywood? I hate everything about it' by Serena Davies

The Game of Thrones star tells Serena Davies why she's switching Westeros for the West End

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 2:30am on July 25, 2015☆⚑

Michael Sheen in The Special Relationship: the actor who makes the real Tony Blair seem fake by Serena Davies

Michael Sheen has won international fame playing the former PM.

SOURCE: Telegraph at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

High Society, Old Vic, review: 'What a swell party - eventually' by Serena Davies

This new staging of the Cole Porter classic takes time to get going, says Serena Davies - but once it does, it's irresistible

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:01pm on May 14, 2015☆⚑

Emma Rice appointed as artistic director of the Globe by Serena Davies

The creative force behind Cornwall's innovative Kneehigh theatre will take over the Globe in 2016

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 1:01pm on May 1, 2015☆⚑

Eclipsed, Gate Theatre, review: 'closer to home than we would like' by Serena Davies

Set in war-torn Liberia in 2003, the Gate's latest is an intensely empathetic presentation of women in survival mode, says Serena Davies

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 6:06am on May 1, 2015☆⚑

Game of Thrones and Wolf Hall: surprisingly similar by Serena Davies

You wouldn't think dramas about Tudor England and dragon-populated fantasy had much in common. Think again, says Serena Davies

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:00pm on April 26, 2015☆⚑

Eugene Onegin, Barbican, review: 'quite brilliant' by Serena Davies

This stage version of Pushkin's great poem was magnificent and arrestingly strange, says Serena Davies

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:11pm on February 19, 2015☆⚑

Di and Viv and Rose, Vaudeville Theatre, review: 'moving' by Serena Davies

Amelia Bullmore's play about the friendship of three females across the decades leaves a lump in your throat, says Serena Davies

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:40am on January 31, 2015☆⚑

Mark Rylance, interview for Wolf Hall: acting 'was my fate' by Serena Davies

One of the most moving and intuitive actors in Britain, Mark Rylance talks to Serena Davies about playing Cromwell in the BBC's new 'Wolf Hall'

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 2:00am on January 9, 2015☆⚑

Mother Goose, Hackney Empire, review: 'fabulous' by Serena Davies

Clive Rowe's return to Mother Goose is a triumph of festive camp, says Serena Davies

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 8:06am on December 4, 2014☆⚑

The Snowman, Peacock Theatre, review: 'needs a reboot' by Serena Davies

The Snowman, now in its 17th year, still has uplifting moments but never quite rises to being utterly charming, says Serena Davies

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 6:41am on November 30, 2014☆⚑

God Bless the Child, Royal Court, review: 'clever touches' by Serena Davies

Despite its admirable ambition Molly Davies's satire on political correctness in the classroom could do better

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 4:00pm on November 20, 2014☆⚑

An Enemy of the People, Barbican, review: 'the fourth wall came crashing down' by Serena Davies

Serena Davies applauds this modern German production of Ibsen's drama that gets the audience well and truly involved

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 9:03am on September 25, 2014☆⚑

True West, Tricycle Theatre, review: 'enthralling' by Serena Davies

Sam Shepard has praised this production of his own play - and rightly so, says Serena Davies

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:09pm on September 10, 2014☆⚑

Benedict Cumberbatch: a Hamlet worth waiting for by Serena Davies

You can buy tickets for Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet from today. Serena Davies explains why he's the most .

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 2:00am on August 1, 2014☆⚑

Miss Saigon: watch the trailer by Serena Davies

Exclusive: watch the trailer for the new production of Miss Saigon

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:48am on July 14, 2014☆⚑

All My Sons, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, review: 'effective' by Serena Davies

A summer's evening was the perfect accompaniment for All My Sons, says Serena Davies, even if this version isn't as shattering as it could be

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 6:52am on May 21, 2014☆⚑

Behind the scenes of the record-breaking new Miss Saigon by Serena Davies

When tickets for the West End revival of Miss Saigon went on sale it broke box office records, taking £4.4 million in a single day. The Telegraph goes behind the scenes

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 2:00am on May 16, 2014☆⚑

King Lear and I by Serena Davies

Sam Mendes's production of King Lear brings a sense of intimacy to every corner of the Olivier Theatre, says Serena Davies    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 3:00am on March 23, 2014☆⚑