Bush theatre, LondonThere is tenderness and humour in Ben Weatherill's play about a young woman with Down's syndrome caught between her boyfriend and her motherThe stage is so over-filled wi…
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonA superb cast deliver striking performances in a production that is knowingly dissonant, from the costumes to the climaxThe perennial question of this "problem pla…
Watermill theatre, NewburyRave music thumps as Jasper Britton plays the refusenik in an intimate revival of the drama about Albion's dark heartIt takes courage to revive a play that was deem…
Royal Court, LondonAnna Deavere Smith's powerful one-woman show highlights the shocking injustices faced by African Americans 'This is American history, not African American history," clarif…
Sheffield Crucible There are strong performances in an adaptation that gets closer to Ken Kesey's novel than the popular film versionWhen Ken Kesey's novel was first staged in 1963, he told …
Arcola, LondonFemi Elufowoju Jr directs an arresting version of Lola Shoneyin's novel about marital power-play and sexual envy"Sir, you will deposit your sperm inside," a hospital nurse inst…
Chichester Festival theatre Despite its pitch-perfect lead, this version of Enid Bagnold's class comedy lacks the emotionally charged edginess that gives it biteThe Chalk Garden is Enid Bagn…
As her explosive update of the sex-and-class classic Miss Julie hits the stage, playwright Polly Stenham explains why liberal hypocrisy is her new target'We think we are super 'woke'," says …
Southwark Playhouse, LondonThe mood grows ever darker in James Fritz's play about a young generation increasingly burdened by their wealthy eldersThe Fall opens with a glee club-style choir,…
Steven Berkoff may be among the most acclaimed playwrights and actors of his generation but he revealed he would much rather have been a tailor, like his father, given a choice between the t…