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
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…
★★★★ 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…
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…
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…
★★★★★ HEDDA, ORANGE TREE THEATRE Plenty of liberties taken, but it sure pays off Scandinavian masterpiece transplanted into a London reeling from the ravages…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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 …
Katherine Moar returns with a Patty Hearst-inspired follow up to her debut hit Farm Hall Oh yes, I actually do remember Patty Hearst. She was the American publishing magnate William Randolp…
★ TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, GLOBE THEATRE Hard to understand and even harder to watch Raucous and carnivalesque, but also ugly and incomprehensible The Globe's authenticity is its U…
★★ CLARKSTON, TRAFALGAR THEATRE Star casting puts pounds on prices but adds little to moribund play  Netflix star, Joe Locke, is the selling point of a production that …
★★★ GHOST STORIES, PEACOCK THEATRE Resurrected horror show might be best left buried Impressive spectacle saves an ageing show in an unsuitable venue In the framing dev…
Åukasz Twarkowski's production dazzles without illuminating It's truly thrilling to see the Barbican embracing big concept long-form theatre again, seeking out productions that are as con…
Hiran Abeyeskera's childlike prince falls flat in a mixed production The National's latest production of Hamlet opens with a bang: a sureness of style, atmosphere and refreshing comedic effe…
★★★ LEE, PARK THEATRE Earnest treatment of a substantial artist lacks excitement Informative and interesting, the play's format limits its potential Like fellow New …
★★★★★ MEASURE FOR MEASURE, RSC STRATFORD Crystal clear storytelling in a (surely) landmark production Shakespeare, in this adaptation, is at his most percept…
West End transfer of National Theatre hit extravaganza stars Stephen Fry and Olly Alexander Star casting has, since the pandemic, done much to restore the fortunes of commercial theatre. An…
★★★★ GET DOWN TONIGHT, CHARING CROSS THEATRE KC and the Sunshine State If you love the songs of KC and the Sunshine Band, Please Do Go! In a fair few bars around t…
James Graham's play transfixes the audience at every stage For the first part of Punch it feels as if you're riding a roller coaster, watching the world speed and loop past as you see it fro…
Will Lord's promising debut burdens a fine cast with too much dialogue What would it be like to be driven by OCD urges into idolising Elon Musk and aspiring to be one of his tribe of tech b…
A visually virtuoso work with the feel of a gripping French TV drama So often the focus " in the coverage of a royal wedding " is the story of the woman wearing the bridal dress. While every…
★★★ 50 FIRST DATES: THE MUSICAL, THE OTHER PALACE Forgettable, but comforting Date movie about repeating dates inspires date musical About halfway through this world …