Almeida, London Rebecca Frecknall’s stark production brings out the rage in Williams’ play through powerful performances, but fails to plumb all its emotional depths Continue reading...
Donmar Warehouse, London The singing blows the roof off in this magnificently fun production of Dave Malloy’s musical, based on a section of War and Peace Continue reading...
Hampstead theatre, London The quicksilver actor is a vocal glory as the poet and classicist AE Housman looking back at his younger, tormented self in Tom Stoppard’s play Continue reading...
Samuel J Friedman Theatre, New York An adept cast, including Amber Gray, Jessica Hecht and Bill Irwin, bring a sharply funny and timely new play to life Continue reading...
Jacksons Lane, London Tove Jansson’s beloved creations have their hibernation interrupted by snowball juggling and jolly ukulele tunes in this sweet adaptation Continue reading...
Arcola theatre, London This recreation of Steven Spielberg’s 1993 classic is frenetic fun, with the dinosaurs brought to life using physical comedy – and traffic cones Continue reading...
Olivier; Lyttelton; Dominion; Southwark Playhouse Borough, London At the National, Noel Streatfeild’s classic flies while Oscar Wilde’s wit is gorgeously unleashed. Elsewhere, a slavishly faithful take on The Devil Wears Prada and a...
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon As the petty tyrant cruelly duped by his household West leads a superb, tinsel-inflected take on Shakespeare’s melancholy comedy Continue reading...
Young Vic, London Anne-Marie Duff is a ruthless fighter desperate to escape her marriage and home in a production which doesn’t lack for conviction, but whose shocks and stings do not deliver Continue reading...
Soho theatre, London The major showman takes a solo stroll through show tunes, sing alongs and seasonal hits with vocal highlights that leave you gasping for breath Continue reading...
Hull Truck Theatre The audience sees above and below the floorboards – with a little help from puppets – as Mark Babych’s production cleverly plays with scale Continue reading...
Hayes Theatre, New York City Leslye Headland’s 2018 play makes for a tense and timely pre-holiday watch with a starry cast, including Shailene Woodley and Zachary Quinto, giving it their all Continue reading...
Royal Court, London Sutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee reflects on identity, family and tragedy in a production that is part monologue and part experimental gig Continue reading...
West Horsley Place, Surrey Staged in Ghosts’ Button House, this interactive whodunnit has a lot of fun with detective-story tropes, quick-change characters and a clever solution Continue reading...
Menier Chocolate Factory, London Director Patrick Marber and a multitasking ensemble put on an irresistible revival of Mel Brooks’ musical satire Continue reading...
Seven Dials Playhouse, London Tom Clarkson and Owen Visser’s anarchic evening has some bright ideas but may be more fun for those taking part than onlookers Continue reading...
Derby theatre Absorbing adaptation is faithful to the original, with sepia lighting and a whiskery, curmudgeonly Scrooge pinching pennies in hard times Continue reading...