Theatre Royal BathJennifer Saunders stars as Madame Arcati in this touching production of the Coward classic When Charles summons a psychic to perform a seance in his home so that he can obs…
Royal & Derngate, NorthamptonUnmissable performances save a creaky tale of differing approaches to God's calling Anthony McCarten, the Oscar-nominated writer of the Freddie Mercury biopi…
Stephen Joseph theatre, ScarboroughA role-swapping, multiple-version adaptation of Wilde's novel is too tricksy for its own goodWhy "pictures"? Just as in Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel, there is,…
The MAC, BelfastWriter Rachel Trezise brings universality to the tale of a young Northern Irish woman travelling to Wales for a termination "Any separate status for Northern Ireland from the…
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghZinnie Harris's narrow reworking of Webster's revenge tragedy fails to persuade Tom Piper's design sets the keynote for the play: striking, efficient and almost featur…
Leeds PlayhouseA play set in 1964 about young mothers forced to give up their babies for adoption is as fresh as when first performed in 1998The action of Amanda Whittington's bittersweet 19…
Birmingham Rep, and touringThe Rep's Roxana Silbert bows out with an inventive staging of Ursula Rani Sarma's adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's 2007 novel "Every street of Kabul is enthralling…
Perth theatreMorna Young's moving play about a journalist researching the life and death of her fisherman father is beautifully served by this fine production Towards the back of the proscen…
Watermill theatre, NewburyClever staging and warm performances make this adaptation of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's film a visual treat Last week's fire at Notre Dame prompted various reflections o…
Theatre Royal, YorkImitating the Dog interrogate their own staging of the controversial novella as well as its themesJoseph Conrad's 1899 novella tells of the steamboat journey undertaken by…
Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, BathPunchy characters, great pace, prizes… but something doesn't work in this play about dysfunctional relatives Claudio Tolcachir's award-winning play, firs…
Royal Lyceum theatre, EdinburghBill Forsyth's adaptation of his 1983 film, with new music by Mark Knopfler, is topical all over again Bill Forsyth's lighthearted story has a strong moral und…
Birmingham Repertory theatreA reimagining of the life of Cyrano de Bergerac writer Edmond Rostand is a whirl of can-cans and cavorting in its English-language premiere Panache! The word enca…
Theatre Royal PlymouthPhil Porter's new play about social media moderators is a bold attempt to address issues of online censorship but doesn't quite click "Click the left arrow to delete. C…
Library theatre, BoltonMarital tensions and mental health are expertly explored in David Thacker's production of Miller's 1993 play Director David Thacker's setting, as realised in Ciaran Ba…
Royal & Derngate, NorthamptonNiamh Cusack and Stephen Boxer shine in a clunky adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Kazuo Ishiguro's 1989 Booker prize-winning novel is narrated by Stevens…
Bristol Old VicA beautifully crafted play about a family threatened by racial tensions during the 1960s Bristol bus boycott The Princess, in Princess and the Hustler, is 10-year-old Phyllis …
Broadway theatre, Letchworth Garden CityA mischievous menagerie of six actors have fun down on the farm Mother, father, grandfather, big sister and little brother dance around the bed singin…
Royal Exchange, ManchesterAnna Jordan's new adaptation sets Brecht's anti-war play in a dystopian 2080From the lighting rig are suspended wire grids on to which are fastened ragged cardboard…
Leeds PlayhouseKiza Deen excels in green's heart-wrenching one-woman play about the killing of a black schoolboyA son and brother dies as a consequence of "something important, not no random…
Lyceum theatre, SheffieldDastardly Agatha Cackle's attempts to make witching great again have the young audience almost levitating in their seatsAn onstage banner proclaims that "Miss Cackle…
Hull Truck theatreBarrie Rutter revives Ben Benison's reworking of King Lear set in a 21st-century fishing community with action-packed successA reworking of King Lear, spliced with legends …
Home, ManchesterOne man's life from cradle to grave is the subject of Eve Steele's intense one-woman playManchester's annual Push festival celebrates the creative work of the north-west of E…
Sharon D Clarke's bravura performance in Caroline, or Change reaches London's West End, tears flow at Goodnight Mister Tom, and a Robin Hood reboot hits the markChristmas is for children, bu…
Tramway, GlasgowSound, light and sets brilliantly convey Scrooge's turn from miserliness to philanthropy in Neil Bartlett's joyous adaptationCharles Dickens's 1843 story of the transformatio…