Easy targets and predictable jibes let down an ambitious production There are flashes during Idiots Assemble: Spitting Image The Musical of the old mordant humour from the show's…
The Royal Court playwright discusses the influences on his newly acclaimed play Recently, having just shared the rehearsal draft of my current Royal Court play Hope has a Happy Meal with tw…
★★★★★ 42nd STREET, SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE Glorious entertainment led by a star in the making Old show sparkles in astonishing new production that dazzles fro…
Ben Elton's script is back in the West End, and this time he stars, too Twenty-one years ago, critics were alarmed by Ben Elton's deranged musical We Will Rock You. But, despite the "stagger…
A winning ensemble led by Jamie Parker deliver a refreshing piece The short story F Scott Fitzgerald wrote as a challenge, of a man born 70 years old whose body gets younger as the years pas…
New writing season kicks off with two imaginative adventures in theatre The summer season at the Royal Court, London's premiere new writing venue, features two plays which imaginatively exp…
A bravura turn from Andy Karl propels a tricky piece over its self-created speed bumps Groundhog Day, appropriately, is back where it started. The hit film about a TV weatherman's endlessly …
★★★★PATRIOTS Zingy comedy-melodrama about Putin hits even more painful spots Peter Morgan's zingy comedy-melodrama about Putin hits even more painful spots now With a…
Forgotten Miles Malleson play deserves its revival Miles Malleson, known as an inter-war character actor who popped up in numerous small roles on stage and screen, was also a surprisingly p…
Revival of Neil La Bute's ruthless 2001 drama let down by clumsy writing It's been more than 20 years since the premiere of The Shape of Things, Neil LaBute's prickly drama about couples and…
Entertaining mash-up of Dickensian tropes We all need a break from time to time, especially now given the grim state of the world. So it's not surprising that comedy is making something of a…
The Master's life seen close up but with no warts Devoted fans may not learn anything that new about Noel Coward from Barnaby Thompson's documentary Mad About the Boy, but they will doubtles…
Dickie Beau creates a tribute to past Hamlets, one in particular Lip-syncing has become the hobby of many a young TikToker, but only an intrepid professional would contemplate using the tech…
Nikhil Parmar delivers his play with passion and wit The Bond film theme plays and the lights go up at the Bush's Studio space to reveal, not a tuxedoed superspy, but a slim figure in casua…
Exquisite artistry from French Norwegian company Plexus Polaire Perhaps one of the most intriguing aspects of contemporary puppetry is its ability to skew our perception of reality so entire…
Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1989 musical resurfaces, its luscious score and curious logic jointly intact Love may change everything, as we're reminded multiple times during Andrew Lloyd Webber's …
★★★ A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE - Hot button issues douse fiery passions MIchelle Terry steals the show as a Puck who brings a malevolent undertow to the…
Modern touch-up of Joe DiPietro's seminal gay play is rollicking but lacking "This audience is very diverse, isn't it?" joked one of the audience members at Fucking Men at Waterloo East The…
Celebration of Scotland's iconic comedy legend Billy Connolly is a moving portrait of a nation Anyone expecting to see the Big Yin himself, Gary McNair breathlessly explains as he dashes on …
A wonderfully sweet and simple tale of magical realism Brighton Festival has a knack for choosing children's theatre that is in equal measure as magical and captivating as it is simple and …
 Sean Holmes's rumbustious production goes at a breakneck speed Shakespeare drew on Plautus's Menaechmi for this early short comedy. Was it his competitive streak that made him up the an…
★★★★ A BRIEF LIST OF EVERYONE WHO DIED, FINBOROUGH THEATRE New play that mines the bittersweet moments of a long life Jacob Marx Rice's new play mines the bitters…
It might sometimes whizz by, but Lesley Hart's stage adaptation has all the power, passion and profanities you could ask for How do you cram a thousand-page novel, a cast of dozens and profo…
Mike Faist and Lucas Hedges star in an underpowered adaptation of Annie Proulx's short story For a masterclass in expansive adaptation, one could do worse than turn to Ang Lee's Oscar-winnin…
Couple slide towards poverty in Hampstead Downstairs two-hander Food is the centrepiece of Gareth Farr's chilling new play Biscuits for Breakfast. Meals are described so delicately that t…