Based on interviews by Jonathan Freedland with 12 British Jews, this verbatim play directed by Vicky Featherstone disturbs and frustrates This brave and necessary show was conceived, accordi…
Birmingham Hippodrome, and touringRambert's dancers bring style, but can't provide substance, to this somewhat inert adaptation of the hit TV crime series I watched every second of all six s…
Abbey theatre, DublinO'Brien's new play, imagining James Joyce through the eyes of the women in his life, is the hot ticket at the Dublin theatre festival Joyce's Women, the opening producti…
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonGary Owen's magnificent one-woman monologue brings Greek tragedy to Cardiff and reveals the terrible emotional costs of our societal shortfalls This monologue was f…
Crucible, SheffieldTom Basden's new adaptation of the Italian classic brings in dodgy selfies, WhatsApp groups and the lord chief justice in a furious but funny broadside against police malp…
Bridge theatre, LondonTurning to a lesser-staged work by Ibsen might seem risky, but Nicholas Hytner's production is held together by some powerhouse performances Reviving a lesser-staged Ib…
The actor discusses his new drama at the London film festival, being starstruck by Meryl Streep " and the best way to take environmental action On the day that Mark Rylance video-calls from …
Chichester Festival theatreJenna Russell stars in Alan Ayckbourn's exploration of mental illness with an accomplished cast of supporting characters ably adding to the anguish It's clear from…
Everyman theatre, LiverpoolTheatre meets couples counselling as a night of wine, passion and allegations of infidelity leave two women pulling their relationship apart Jesse is on her guard.…
Theatr Clwyd, MoldBrisk direction, plucky performances and complex lyrics propel this original adaptation, as the hunt for a source of renewable energy comes under threat To paraphrase that …
Birmingham HippodromeBenoit Swan Pouffer's swaggering dancers fly, fling and slide across the stage in this energetic, menacing prequel-style show Have we reached peak Peaky fever? Hot on t…
Old Market, Brighton A thoroughly likable autobiographical show, comparing Suttie's domestic midlife and her past daredevilry, hits the comic jackpot with its songs When Isy Suttie was a gir…
Felicity Kendal, Tracy-Ann Oberman and especially Joseph Millson are comic gifts in this 40th anniversary version that fits our times almost too well Well, here's a surprise. Michael Frayn'…
National Theatre, LondonDirector Lyndsey Turner misses the opportunity to give Arthur Miller's allegory modern resonance with a too-faithful interpretation Arthur Miller's play used the Sale…
Royal Court, London Jonathan Freedland has turned 180,000 words drawn from interviews into a potent verbatim play about antisemitism and the blindspots of liberal institutions. The results f…
Leicester Square theatre, LondonLess richly structured than his best work, this looser-limbed evening has given the comic wing-spreading room to experiment "Pure. Simple. Classic." That's th…
Shakespeare North Playhouse, PrescotNew playhouse kicks off with a boisterous, boundary-pushing production that is inventive enough to find fresh laughs in the mechanicals You can see how it…
Park theatre, LondonBarrie Keeffe's play about a Black man accused of the murder of his pregnant wife is still potent, but the production lacks polish You might expect times to have changed …
Audible Originals Delivered with rage, as a woman reckoning with her past, this audio drama written and performed by Jumbo takes too long to get to the point, stalling in domesticity Cush Ju…
Audible Originals What happened next to headstrong Lydia Bennet, the most rock'n'roll of the Pride and Prejudice sisters? This intriguing take by Sarah Page reunites Jessie Buckley and Johnn…
Shipwright, DeptfordExquisitely staged on the banks of the Thames, this ambitious and inquisitive production uses its natural surroundings to remind us of everything we stand to lose Sneak a…
The Old Vic, LondonWhat begins as a broad takedown of the liberal left morphs into an engrossing and textured debate on social justice, vaccination and the pull of conspiracy theory Eureka D…
Kiln; Yard; Bush, LondonMoira Buffini's damning satire imagining the Queen's weekly meetings with Margaret Thatcher acquires poignancy; James Macdonald directs Chekhov in outer space; and a …
Octagon theatre, BoltonThe paean to the power of the printed word loses none of its earnest intent in a deft and tremendously delivered production adapted by author Jodi Picoult When Liesel…
Cast, DoncasterA rare excursion to the north sees the Royal Ballet in full peacock mode with a collection of classical and contemporary works displaying the huge span of a true 21st-century …