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@sohoplace, LondonMichael ★★ ★ ☆ ☆ / Delroy ★★★★☆Clint Dyer and Roy Williams' riotous plays are a little unwieldy in this revival …
The Hayes Theater, New York
Succession's Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon star in a dark two-hander about the horrors of the internet
It's generally a fool's errand to try to conjure the ter…
Everyone had a crush on Janet " she was a remarkable stage presence, though it was her roles in Prisoner and Neighbours that made her famous
Janet Andrewartha, Australian actor in Neighbours…
Minerva theatre, Chichester Paul Unwin reconstructs the first days of Clement Attlee's government in 1945 and moves through momentous history without finding a real focus
The economy is in t…
Steve McQueen, Tracey Emin, Steve Coogan, Adjoa Andoh, Danny Dyer, Jesse Darling and many more spell out what must be done to restore Britain's cultural lifeblood, from ending elitism to sup…
Jack Thorne's baby son was a key influence on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. So it was a big day when he was old enough to see it with the playwright for the first time
A few weeks ago I…
The Australian comic started standup at 17, but a fear of 'schlepping around' for 60 years led him to retire. Now, eight years later, he has rediscovered his mojo " and is back with a set mu…
Samuel Beckett's groundbreaking play is back again, this time starring Ben Whishaw and Lucian Msamati. Its tragicomic take on existence may match our cultural moment
Godot keeps on coming. A…
Where does the National send up-and-coming playwrights to have their ideas honed, pulled apart, rebuilt " and turned into dramatic dynamite? Our writer is granted rare access to the hallowed…
Gulbenkian Arts Centre, CanterburyTheatre company 1927 pull off a high-wire act of graphic novel visuals, song, dance, comedy and psychedelic make-believe in this madcap odyssey
This "twiste…
Harold Pinter theatre, LondonAlready adapted into a film and TV series, this vibrant if at times conventional stage version of the beloved manga delivers pop, classical, dance and teenage an…
Watermill theatre, NewburyThere are somersaults, pivots and tumbles aplenty in this gleeful tribute to the 19th-century circus showman turned politician
Barnum dances a tightrope between con…
Teatro alle Tese; Teatro Piccolo Arsenale, VeniceRadical choreographers Alan Lucien Øyen and Rafael Palacios present two very different but beautifully poised explorations of what it is t…
Palladium; Dorfman; Lyric Hammersmith, LondonImelda Staunton turbocharges a wondrous West End revival; a heart-warming tale of gay masculinity takes kitchen-sink drama to the next level; and…
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonPlayed at the volume of a pantomime, this makeover of the fairytale favourite is flatly unadventurous
You might have walked into the Emerald City. The art deco audi…
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London Gleefully batty caper finds one of the weird sisters in hot cauldron water after making reckless promises of a very bright future to a passing …
Grosvenor Park, ChesterIn this open-air production, audiences become citizens of an unruly city in which violence and corruption abound
The prize for adventurous programming goes to Chester'…
Holloway Garden theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonGender games, rebirth and affection remain in this 80-minute slash of the Shakespeare romcom, which is stylish but short on invention
You expect g…
Chichester Festival theatre New staging of classic has perfect singing, cute choreography by Matthew Bourne, but rather too little daring " and one show-stealing performance
There are some m…
Williamson Park, LancasterLed by the White Rabbit, this groovy promenade show follows a determined Alice's journey to the city's Ashton Memorial
With more incident than drama, Lewis Carroll'…
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Lyric Hammersmith, LondonAn infatuated teenager's fantasy of saving a star from his fame clashes with the reality of frenemies and family frictions in an operatic plot
Remember how, long bef…
Looking for rising stars this summer? Try gossipy standup, an end-of-the-pier homage and a 'gay witch sex cult'
Frankie Monroe, the impish proprietor of a working men's club who has made a F…
Streetwise entertainment agent and producer who worked with stars such as Shirley Bassey, Judy Garland and Joan Collins
The leading entertainment agent and producer Peter Charlesworth, who h…
Ageism standing in way of older writers breaking into the industry, playwrights claim
The phrase "emerging playwright" should not be restricted to those under the age of 40, leading UK theat…
