Almeida, London Five American friends gather to catch up in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ new play. It’s a portrait of midlife malaise, but also a subtle meditation on post-Covid life Continue reading...
The Studio, Edinburgh, and touring The fifth of Rona Munro’s James plays fails to develop an interesting premise about a hidden romance Continue reading...
Gate theatre, Dublin Set in a 1918 maternity ward, the play offers moments of tenderness amid its commentary on political and social upheaval Continue reading...
Noël Coward; @sohoplace; Dorfman; London Ian McKellen reigns supreme in Robert Icke’s Henry IV mashup; Tyrell Williams’s coming-of-age football drama is bang on target; and the Brontë sisters are let loose – up to a point – at the...
Geelong Arts Centre The internationally lauded company made up of entirely neurodivergent and disabled actors returns with a hilarious, provocative work of profound complexity Continue reading...
Hampstead theatre, London Richard’s Nelson’s elegiac monologue feels like Paul Jesson is live-reading a novel and results in a sense of stagnation Continue reading...
Bernard B Jacobs Theatre, New York SE Hinton’s novel, which was adapted by Francis Ford Coppola for film, makes for a competent yet forgettable stage show Continue reading...
Noel Coward theatre, London Mutating from head criminal in a gothic thriller to slippery music hall entertainer, showman McKellen has centripetal force in Robert Icke’s slick, modern dress production Continue reading...
Festival theatre studio, Edinburgh Catriona Faint’s witty performance as a pragmatist caught up in fanatical times is the heart of the latest historical drama from Rona Munro’s James Plays series Continue reading...
Theatr Clwyd, Mold Lucie Lovatt’s elaborate comedy exploring the housing crisis in rural Wales is provocative and conceptually ambitious yet still pleasingly entertaining Continue reading...
Drama theatre, Sydney Opera House Set in the aftermath of a riot in a supermarket over skyrocketing prices, Marieke Hardy’s adaptation of Dario Fo is marvellously funny Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Continue reading...
Birmingham Rep Expressive performances and arresting effects heighten this mother-son tragedy, primarily told through British Sign Language Continue reading...
Royal Court Upstairs, London Lydia Higman, Julia Grogan and Rachel Lemon’s play set around a 1604 witch trial is a vital and exciting piece of gig theatre full of improvisational spirit and creative virtuosity Continue reading...
Omnibus theatre, London Anastasia Osei-Kuffour’s stylish debut gives an honest appraisal of the tricky world of apps and expectations, yet offers a note of hope for those on the long road to romance Continue reading...
Wyndham’s London; Ustinov, Bath; Hampstead, London Brian Cox and, especially, Patricia Clarkson shine as dysfunctional parents in Eugene O’Neill’s autobiographical play, David Morrissey brings a bold new register to Pinter, and April De...
Wharf 1, Sydney Theatre Company The third part in Angus Cerini’s Australian gothic trilogy deftly explores Australian male insecurity, postcolonial soul-searching and global heating Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Continue...
National Theatre, London A dislikable version of Charlotte, jockeying for prominence and yearning to be as immortal as Byron, is the surprising focus of this quick-witted drama Continue reading...