Shaftesbury theatre, LondonThe cast do their exuberant best but this bland, by-the-numbers retread of the 1990s film lacks feeling and adds nothing original beyond a reference to Love Island…
Duke of York's, London In this revival of Martin McDonagh's play about child mutilation, tyranny and freedom of expression, the twists and turns between comic and macabre sadly do not come o…
National Theatre, LondonIt's a game of two halves, but Jason Graham's dramatisation of Southgate rescuing a languishing England team delivers tension and movement James Graham's story of th…
After Rufus Norris's departure from the National Theatre, who is most likely to be the London powerhouse's next artistic director? We look at eight potential candidates Rufus Norris's announ…
He's a West End fixture who's already been compared to Fred Astaire. As he prepares to hop from Mary Poppins to the Gershwin musical Crazy for You, Stemp talks rowdy audiences, ice baths, an…
Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonThe songs may not compare to the 1949 film's zither music, but the design amplifies Trevor Nunn's elegantly shadowy production It takes courage to adapt a cl…
Almeida theatre, LondonThis innovative, fast-paced production of Shakespeare's tragedy, starring Toheeb Jimoh and Isis Hainsworth, has a beguiling intensity Rebecca Frecknall is fast becomin…
Donmar Warehouse, LondonJack Thorne's dramatisation of the power play between the UK government and the broadcaster in 1920s Britain is pacy and evocative If Reithian principles represent th…
Playwright Kimber Lee was so shocked when she first saw the musical, she wrote a vitriolic sendup, called untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play. As it finally hits the stage, she warns: 'This is no…
Chichester Festival theatrePolly Findlay's production underlines the way these left-behinds and psychopaths invert the American dream It begins as a presidential convention complete with Mex…
Old Vic, London A revival of the musical at the same venue where it premiered combines clever staging, impeccable performances and Tim Minchin's lyrical brilliance into a reassuringly famili…
London ColiseumRousing songs but threadbare plot as Earth has been conquered, renamed iPlanet and " inexplicably " can only be saved by a band of rock'n'rollers Some bad news for those fed u…
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonLaughs give way to an interrogation of monogamy and jealousy as a couple open up their marriage in Miles Malleson's play Miles Malleson's 1933 drama is a reminde…
Fairfield Halls, LondonIn Talawa theatre company's show, the story of a modern Black composer is entwined with that of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor There is a potent moment in Recognition when a …
Caravanserai, BrightonAn Ohioan moves to Israel in this charming solo performance which offers a fresh perspective on the Middle East " plus ukulele songs It is refreshing to hear a story a…
Park theatre, LondonThe tension is raised in Neil LaBute's dark comedy as entitled Evelyn sets about remoulding unworldly Adam from geek to good-looking boyfriend To those uninitiated with N…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonBoldly directed, lyrically enacted play melds a personal story of rebellion in French Cameroon with the story of independence " but leaves both unfinished The stor…
Garrick theatre, LondonIzzard uses humour instinctively, helped by Dickens's love of the exaggerated or comic grotesque Eddie Izzard performing Great Expectations " but why? That question ha…
Lyric theatre, LondonMichael Ball returns to sing Love Changes Everything, this time as the uncle, in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical of romantic entanglements If Aspects of Love is a blast fr…
Leeds PlayhouseA year after Mellor's death, Tess Seddon directs her 1993 play marked by dry northern wit, knowing ridiculousness and deep, understated sadness Kay Mellor's play features a wo…
Young Vic, LondonOver 24 hours, the star offers variations on the same scene with 100 different partners, including some famous faces " and the result is astonishing Even before Ruth Wilson …
@sohoplace, LondonThe desolately poignant tale is brought into stark relief in Jonathan Butterell's production through Eddi Reader's beautiful vocals and a compelling cast Where Ang Lee tran…
An inspiring analysis of Shakespeare and race restores his reputation as a playwright for all There is a vivid moment in Farah Karim-Cooper's new book where she reflects on the image of the …
Lyttelton theatre, LondonMark Gatiss and Johnny Flynn star in Jack Thorne's play about the prickly pair's 1960s Broadway production of Hamlet In 1964, John Gielgud directed a stripped-back B…
Royal and Derngate theatre, NorthamptonCoal-black humour propels Brontë's tale of murderous desire, animal torture and family abuse Emily Brontë's gothic romance is so often cleansed o…