Melbourne Theatre Company The performances are rich and compelling in Anne-Louise Sarks’ take on the famed and haunting 1938 novel, but some aspects fail to land Continue reading...
Abbey, Dublin Two new plays reimagine Sophocles and Euripides with lavish scale, mordant humour and fresh interrogation of power and prophecy Continue reading...
Sherman theatre, Cardiff Theatr Cymru’s bilingual version of Shakespeare’s tragedy brings intriguing complexity to the warring families but also some confusion Continue reading...
Lyttelton theatre, London Hiran Abeysekera brings humour to the tragedy and Francesca Mills steals the show as Ophelia but this staging pulls its emotional punches Continue reading...
Stars including Richard O’Brien, Susan Sarandon and Tim Curry line up to recount the endearing origin story of the perennial crowdpleaser Continue reading...
Sydney Lyric It’s all zippy, loud and stylish – and the DeLorean is a thrill. But this show is almost too loyal to the 1985 comedy Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Continue reading...
Traverse, Edinburgh The 2011 book about a mother’s struggle to pursue a career while looking after her children becomes a very routine drama Continue reading...
Park theatre, London Painter Lee Krasner’s rivalry with her husband is laid bare in an affecting play about a relationship both loving and riddled with hostility Continue reading...
Theatre Royal Haymarket, London Maxim Didenko delivers Wilde’s version of the biblical tale with a blingy design, topless men in hoods and yodelling Continue reading...
Òran Mór, Glasgow Katy Nixon’s unsettling play explores the shadowy rules adolescents live by as friends navigate manipulation, secrets and the pressures of conforming Continue reading...
Noël Coward theatre, London Max Webster’s frisky Oscar Wilde revival, first seen at the National Theatre, arrives in the West End with a new cast Continue reading...
Manchester Opera House The stage version of the 2004 film has bright choreography and a likeable lead performance by Lucie Jones, even if the songs are a bit underpowered Continue reading...
Curve theatre, Leicester In a moving memory play, Anna Jordan charts the course of a relationship which begins with the sharing of a mobile hotspot Continue reading...
218 West 57th Street, New York An immersive, experiential reworking of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s long-running musical turns it into something resembling a mostly fun theme park ride Continue reading...
Hudson Theatre, New York The Bill & Ted stars land on Broadway for Jamie Lloyd’s disorienting and intermittently engaging take on Samuel Beckett’s classic Continue reading...
Hampstead theatre, London Will Lord’s exciting new play adds a neurodiverse inner voice to the Mamet-like rivalry between ambitious debt collectors chasing financial success Continue reading...
Chichester Festival theatre William Golding’s bleak vision of civilisation holds up after 70 years, but Nigel Williams’s 1995 adaptation, revived with a sparky cast, might not be cruel enough for our times Continue reading...
Barbican theatre, London Caroline Guiela Nguyen’s epic drama explores global labour and personal suffering with moments of haunting power Continue reading...
The Other Palace, London Georgina Castle and Josh St Clair make a likable couple who endlessly replay their first meeting but this adaptation needs more emotional punch Continue reading...
Trafalgar theatre, London Co-starring Ruaridh Mollica and Sophie Melville, this bleak three-hander by Samuel D Hunter leaves little unsaid Continue reading...