Lifeline, Southwark Playhouse review - science and song in South London by Gary Naylor

Lifeline, Southwark Playhouse review - science and song in South London Gary Naylor Sat, 04/04/2026 - 01:00 ★★★★ LIFELINE, SOUTHWARK PLAYHOUSE…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 8:00pm on April 3, 2026[SHARE]

Les Liaisons Dangereuses, National Theatre review - liaison lite by Demetrios Matheou

Les Liaisons Dangereuses, National Theatre review - liaison lite Demetrios Matheou Fri, 04/03/2026 - 08:11 ★★★ LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES, NATIONA…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 3:11am on April 3, 2026[SHARE]

Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Lyric Hammersmith review - perky Harlem-set comedy with a serious undertow by Helen Hawkins

Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Lyric Hammersmith review - perky Harlem-set comedy with a serious undertow Helen Hawkins Mon, 03/30/2026 - 12:31 ★★�…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 7:31am on March 30, 2026[SHARE]

The Old Ladies, Finborough Theatre review - sound, but not quite creepy enough by Helen Hawkins

The Old Ladies, Finborough Theatre review - sound, but not quite creepy enough Helen Hawkins Mon, 03/30/2026 - 08:00 ★★★ THE OLD LADIES, FINBORO…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 3:00am on March 30, 2026[SHARE]

Teeth ’N’ Smiles, Duke of York’s Theatre review - Rebecca Lucy Taylor is a smash by Aleks.sierz

Teeth ’N’ Smiles, Duke of York’s Theatre review - Rebecca Lucy Taylor is a smash aleks.sierz Thu, 03/26/2026 - 18:30 ★★★★ TEETH 'N' SMI…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 2:30pm on March 26, 2026[SHARE]

The Plough and the Stars, Abbey Theatre, Dublin review - uneven centenary production of O'Casey's Easter Uprising odyssey by David Nice

The Plough and the Stars, Abbey Theatre, Dublin review - uneven centenary production of O'Casey's Easter Uprising odyssey David Nice Wed, 03/25/2026 - 10:23 …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 6:23am on March 25, 2026[SHARE]

Vincent in Brixton, Orange Tree Theatre review - van Gogh, 'ere today, gone tomorrow by Gary Naylor

Vincent in Brixton, Orange Tree Theatre review - van Gogh, 'ere today, gone tomorrow Gary Naylor Sat, 03/21/2026 - 13:45 ★★★★ VINCENT IN BRIXT…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 9:45am on March 21, 2026[SHARE]

Welcome to Pemfort, Soho Theatre review - too brief for its subject matter by Aleks.sierz

Welcome to Pemfort, Soho Theatre review - too brief for its subject matter aleks.sierz Fri, 03/20/2026 - 06:15 ★★★ WELCOME TO PEMFORT, SOHO THE…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 2:15am on March 20, 2026[SHARE]

R.O.I. (Return on Investment), Hampstead Theatre review - sick take on health and wealth by Gary Naylor

R.O.I. (Return on Investment), Hampstead Theatre review - sick take on health and wealth Gary Naylor Wed, 03/18/2026 - 07:00 New play poses increasingly pre…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 3:00am on March 18, 2026[SHARE]

Summerfolk, National Theatre review - Gorky's self-deluding intelligentsia under sharp comic scrutiny by Heather Neill

Summerfolk, National Theatre review - Gorky's self-deluding intelligentsia under sharp comic scrutiny Heather Neill Wed, 03/18/2026 - 04:00 Nina and Moses …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 12:00am on March 18, 2026[SHARE]

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Theatre Royal Haymarket review - the title says it all by Matt Wolf

Popular novel-turned-musical pushes the bounds of credibility to breaking point and beyond: Mark Addy and an indrawn Jenna Russell head the cast under Katy Rudd's direction.

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 2:01pm on February 27, 2026[SHARE]

Arcadia, Old Vic review - Tom Stoppard's masterwork gets a masterly revival by Matt Wolf

Isis Hainsworth makes a dazzzling Thomasina Coverly in director Carrie Cracknell's resplendent revival of Tom Stoppard's finest play, here co-starring Tony-winner Stephen Dillane's son, Seam…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 8:10am on February 8, 2026[SHARE]

High Noon, Harold Pinter Theatre review - film classic becomes a platitudinous parable by Matt Wolf

Tendentious script bogs down well-intentioned adaptation

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 7:12pm on January 12, 2026[SHARE]

Best of 2025: Theatre by Matt Wolf

From big, bold musicals to solo shows, London theatre once again landed on multiple fronts, led by Jamie Lloyd's mind-bending revival of Evita and the small-scale wow of Brian Watkins' Weath…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 9:45am on December 27, 2025[SHARE]

All My Sons, Wyndham's Theatre review - ruthless reappraisal of early Arthur Miller by Matt Wolf

Ivo van Hove returns to form with his blistering revival of Arthur Miller's 1947 play, here starring a pitch-perfect Bryan Cranston and Paapa Essiedu as father and son

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 7:39am on November 24, 2025[SHARE]

Othello, Theatre Royal, Haymarket - a surprising mix of stateliness and ironic humour by Heather Neill

David Harewood and Toby Jones at odds Perspectives on Shakespeare's tragedy have changed over the decades. As Nonso Anozie said when playing the title role for Cheek by Jowl in 2004, white a…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 10:42pm on November 4, 2025[SHARE]

Macbeth, RSC, Stratford review - Glaswegian gangs and ghoulies prove gripping by Gary Naylor

★★★★ MACBETH, RSC STRATFORD Feuding Thanes rut, with echoes of Glasgow and Belfast  Sam Heughan's Macbeth cannot quite find a home in a mobster pub It's hard to…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 2:48pm on November 3, 2025[SHARE]

The Line of Beauty, Almeida Theatre review - the 80s revisited in theatrically ravishing form by Matt Wolf

Alan Hollinghurst novel is cunningly filleted, very finely acted Alan Hollinghurst's 2004 novel The Line of Beauty finds a distinct beauty all its own in this long-awaited Almeida Theatr…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 11:24am on November 1, 2025[SHARE]

Wendy & Peter Pan, Barbican Theatre review - mixed bag of panto and comic play, turned up to 11 by Helen Hawkins

The RSC adaptation is aimed at children, though all will thrill to its spectacle On paper, this RSC revival of Ella Hickson's 2013 adaptation sounds just the ticket: a feminist spin on the f…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 8:12pm on October 30, 2025[SHARE]

Hedda, Orange Tree Theatre review - a monument reimagined, perhaps even improved by Gary Naylor

★★★★★ HEDDA, ORANGE TREE THEATRE Plenty of liberties taken, but it sure pays off Scandinavian masterpiece transplanted into a London reeling from the ravages…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 9:02am on October 28, 2025[SHARE]

The Assembled Parties, Hampstead review - a rarity, a well-made play delivered straight by Helen Hawkins

Witty but poignant tribute to the strength of family ties as all around disintegrates There's a line in the late Richard Greenberg's 2013 play that refers to a recently elected showbiz type …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 3:36pm on October 27, 2025[SHARE]

Mary Page Marlowe, Old Vic review - a starry portrait of a splintered life by Matt Wolf

Tracy Letts's Off Broadway play makes a shimmeringly powerful London debut I came late to the Old Vic's shimmering production of Mary Page Marlowe, Tracy Letts's Off Broadway play from 2018…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 5:54am on October 26, 2025[SHARE]

The Unbelievers, Royal Court Theatre - grimly compelling, powerfully performed by Matt Wolf

Nick Payne's new play is amongst his best Change, we're often told, is the engine of drama: people end up somewhere markedly different from where they began. So the first thing to be said a…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 9:06am on October 24, 2025[SHARE]

Little Brother, Soho Theatre review " light, bright but emotionally true by Aleks.sierz

This Verity Bargate Award-winning dramedy is both entertaining as well as thought provoking Niall is unwell. Very unwell. Very, very. There's a lot going on in his head. He can't really hol…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 12:18pm on October 23, 2025[SHARE]

The Maids, Donmar Warehouse review - vibrant cast lost in a spectacular-looking fever dream by Helen Hawkins

Kip Williams revises Genet, with little gained in the update except eye-popping visuals Jean Genet's 1947 play has been quite a clothes-horse over the years, at times a glamorous confection …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 12:18pm on October 22, 2025[SHARE]