Theatre Royal, Bath Men struggling to hide their feelings are uncloaked in James Dacre’s astute revival of the playwright’s Table Number Seven and The Browning Version Continue reading...
Noël Coward; Duke of York’s; Barbican Pit, London In a week of underused talent, Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci and Sean Foley merely recreate Kubrick’s biting cold war satire; Lily Collins totters through a bland night in Spain; and...
Melbourne Theatre Company, Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne Strong performances fuel this powerful, compassionate and often-funny exploration of inheritance and intergenerational trauma Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email...
Theatre Royal Bath Two one-act plays explore mid-century loneliness, exclusion and sexuality in a fine production starring Nathaniel Parker and a scene-stealing Siân Phillips Continue reading...
Duke of York’s theatre, London The stars of Emily in Paris and Money Heist team up for a curiously flat drama mixing suspense, comedy and politics Continue reading...
Gate theatre, London Sanaz Toossi’s intimate play follows a group of friends during the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and beyond as they get married, have children and experience loss Continue reading...
Noël Coward theatre, London Adding a fourth role to Peter Sellers’ three turns in the classic film, the comic excels in a fun yet unadventurous adaptation Continue reading...
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon Two American strategists compete to influence an eastern European election in a nuanced new play that suffers from tackling too many subjects Continue reading...
Park theatre, London; Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon Over five hours, John Galsworthy’s family epic unfolds with intimate clarity on an almost bare stage. At the RSC, Emilia and Desdemona steal the show Continue reading...
Hampstead theatre, London Two sides of the same event are explored in Richard Bean’s drama – one haunting, one comedic – but they don’t really fit together Continue reading...
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon John Douglas Thomas and Juliet Rylance reprise their New York roles as Othello and Desdemona, while Will Keen is all gripe and snipe as shaven-headed Iago Continue reading...
The Pit, Barbican, London Finn Beames and Company’s show is overwrought but features a fine performance from Oscar-nominated actor Ruth Negga, playing a queer boy struggling to fit in Continue reading...
Circle in the Square, New York West Side Story’s Rachel Zegler and Heartstopper’s Kit Connor lift an aggressively poppy new youth take on the tragic romance Continue reading...
Soho theatre, London Emer Dineen’s semi-autobiographical show blurs the lines between raucous cabaret and memoir as her alter ego struggles with an existential crisis Continue reading...
Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London A 15-year-old’s bereavement is tackled with ‘can-do’ American energy, a tremendous score and wickedly barbed lyrics that keep the schmaltz in check Continue reading...
The Belgrade theatre, Coventry Set in a family-run Jamaican eaterie, Daniel J Carver’s potent drama explores across three generations what it is to be a Black British man Continue reading...
Stephen Joseph theatre, Scarborough An unlikely crew, including a vicar and two pensioners, sail a dodgy ship on a voyage to honour an explorer. But the sitcom setup fails to deliver much comedy or sense of quest Continue reading...