Regent's Park Open Air theatre, LondonAn overhaul of the original's gender politics, plenty of Gen-Z touchpoints and a big dollop of kitsch make this musical an irresistible cocktail Here c…
Arcola, LondonA tender series of vignettes explore family dynamics in Norris's personal play, but it needs some grit in the oyster Barney Norris has written a personal play about family life…
After her show-stealing turn in the Steven Moffat drama, the actor is returning to comedy with his play The Unfriend. She talks about why funny women intimidate men, her daredevil partner " …
Royal Court, LondonSet two decades into the future, in Palestinian territories that are still occupied, Sami Ibrahim's play is a startlingly bold tragicomedy and a furious call to action Don…
Hampstead theatre, LondonSatinder Kaur Chohan's all-female play raises serious issues affecting women in London's south Asian community, but the confused, sitcomy tone is frustratingly like …
Available onlineThe music and visual effects dazzle in this 2018 update of Sophocles' tragedy from the Classical Theatre of Harlem It is ironic that this production reconceptualises Sophocle…
Coliseum, LondonEliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins are back in a time capsule of nice frocks, great tunes and comic bickering " but it's solid not spectacular This garlanded production of Ala…
Almeida, LondonBeth Steel's ambitious new play follows the Webster family over decades, with Duff as a thwarted singer This is an intergenerational family drama, inspired by Greek myth, with…
Hampstead theatre, LondonQuestions of consent, violation and trauma go unanswered in this stolid staging of Naomi Wallace's oblique drama The Breach is packed full of shocks. A story of dou…
Brighton festivaldreamthinkspeak's timely new production on inequality and abuse of political power offers its audience a choice: complicity or compliance? We are instructed to meet at a se…
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonSmart, funny adaptation of Woolf's exploration of multiple selves is pint-sized but faithful, and Taylor McClaine is excellent as the titular lead A list of pron…
Soho theatre, LondonFeaturing scintillating performances, Stephanie Martin's play sidesteps schmaltz with bold and sharply original verve This is a girl-meets-girl story of two women flirtin…
Bush theatre, London A family gathers following a son's death to tackle unfinished business provoked by cultural tensions and an absent father, in Beru Tessema's absorbing play House of Ife …
Barbican, LondonWhile the emotional complexities remain, Ivo van Hove's high-octane makeover featuring unrelenting pyrotechnics and riveting performances is a visual epic The fires are being…
Dorfman theatre, LondonGentle comedy leavens David Eldridge's sequel about a couple mired in the swamps of regrets and resentments 'What's wrong?" says a husband to his wife when he finds he…
A two-star show has the potential to be turned into a five-star hit " as I learned on a recent trip to the Royal Court I went to see a play for the second time recently and changed my mind a…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonViSiBLE Theatre Ensemble's play underexplores the effects of insomnia on its characters, who deliver a series of fragmented monologues A play about insomnia is we…
Globe Theatre, LondonLucy Bailey's ambling production of Shakespeare's comedy, set in northern Italy on the eve of Mussolini's defeat, exudes pastoral elegance and feels like the start of su…
Apollo theatre, LondonProblematic gags limit the power of Jez Butterworth's layered drama about myths and Englishness but the lead performance still astonishes Full disclosure: I did not lov…
The actor's response to criticism of The First Lady is astonishingly thin-skinned and misses our role in building dialogue and serving readers It's hard to see your idols torn down unfairly …
Harold Pinter theatre, LondonThe Killing Eve star makes a masterful West End debut in Suzie Miller's play about sexual assault and the legal system Jodie Comer's West End stage debut is a ba…
Available onlineWorking-class history and a young woman's story combine in this audio drama from the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh Keli is a three-part audio drama about brass band contests and th…
The playwright reflects on the importance of difficult conversations, putting female characters centre-stage and reading a Greek tragedy a day to write The House of Shades In 2016, Beth Stee…
Finborough theatre, LondonThis slow-moving drama inspired by the life of Lady Grange explores the historical control of women and changing attitudes to mental health The little-known story o…
Her Majesty's theatre, LondonThe Italian actor delivers an elegant but eccentric show that can't quite decide who it's for: opera aficionados or initiates It is a thrilling pairing on paper:…