The Children, Lyric Hammersmith review - an instant classic given a jaunty revival by Helen Hawkins

The Children, Lyric Hammersmith review - an instant classic given a jaunty revival Helen Hawkins Wed, 09/16/2026 - 08:09 Lucy Kirkwood’s chiller emerges a…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 11:35pm on September 15, 2026☆⚑

Bloodsport, Stratford East review - the '1536' author pits more Essex girls against bellicose Englishmen by Helen Hawkins

Bloodsport, Stratford East review - the '1536' author pits more Essex girls against bellicose Englishmen Helen Hawkins Tue, 09/15/2026 - 10:02 Ava Pickett s…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 5:15pm on September 14, 2026☆⚑

for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, The Yard review - spirited revival of a 50-year-old classic by Helen Hawkins

for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, The Yard review - spirited revival of a 50-year-old classic Helen Hawkins Thu, 09/10/2026 - …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 3:40am on September 10, 2026☆⚑

A Month in the Country, Donmar Warehouse review - a Turgenev revamp with fizz and wit by Helen Hawkins

A Month in the Country, Donmar Warehouse review - a Turgenev revamp with fizz and wit Helen Hawkins Thu, 09/03/2026 - 14:09 Lindsay Turner gives Brian Friel…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 9:09am on September 3, 2026☆⚑

CATS, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre review - a contemporary makeover gives this classic added lustre by Helen Hawkins

CATS, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre review - a contemporary makeover gives this classic added lustre Helen Hawkins Sat, 08/08/2026 - 13:15 Drew McOnie and …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 4:40pm on August 7, 2026☆⚑

The Smile of Her, Marylebone Theatre review - one woman unlocks the cupboard to her family’s skeletons by Helen Hawkins

The Smile of Her, Marylebone Theatre review - one woman unlocks the cupboard to her family’s skeletons Helen Hawkins Thu, 08/06/2026 - 07:16 Christine Lah…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 2:16am on August 6, 2026☆⚑

Tao of Glass, Soho Place review - a crafty storyteller with a mesmerising tale to tell by Helen Hawkins

Tao of Glass, Soho Place review - a crafty storyteller with a mesmerising tale to tell Helen Hawkins Sat, 08/01/2026 - 07:00 Phelim McDermott, with his magi…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 2:00am on August 1, 2026☆⚑

The Oresteia, Bridge Theatre review - no turn un-Stoned in this Greek tragedy by Helen Hawkins

The Oresteia, Bridge Theatre review - no turn un-Stoned in this Greek tragedy Helen Hawkins Thu, 07/16/2026 - 11:00 Simon Stone's latest reversioning of a c…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 6:00am on July 16, 2026☆⚑

Relics, Lyric Hammersmith review - faultless cast in an effortlessly funny family drama by Helen Hawkins

Relics, Lyric Hammersmith review - faultless cast in an effortlessly funny family drama Helen Hawkins Fri, 06/26/2026 - 11:55 Michael Longhurst's intellige…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 6:00am on June 26, 2026☆⚑

The Truth, Apollo Theatre review - how much honesty can a marriage withstand? by Helen Hawkins

The Truth, Apollo Theatre review - how much honesty can a marriage withstand? Helen Hawkins Thu, 06/25/2026 - 06:00 Florian Zeller weaves a clever web of de…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 1:00am on June 25, 2026☆⚑

We Had a World, Hampstead Downstairs review - gem of a play with a superb trio of performances by Helen Hawkins

We Had a World, Hampstead Downstairs review - gem of a play with a superb trio of performances Helen Hawkins Wed, 06/10/2026 - 15:54 Joshua Harmon's three-…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 10:54am on June 10, 2026☆⚑

Black Comedy, Orange Tree Theatre review - a crack cast in perfectly executed comic mayhem by Helen Hawkins

Black Comedy, Orange Tree Theatre review - a crack cast in perfectly executed comic mayhem Helen Hawkins Fri, 05/29/2026 - 11:30 Peter Schaffer's 1965 hit i…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 6:30am on May 29, 2026☆⚑

Equus, Menier Chocolate Factory review - exciting production of an ambiguous play by Helen Hawkins

Equus, Menier Chocolate Factory review - exciting production of an ambiguous play Helen Hawkins Mon, 05/25/2026 - 11:49 Peter Schaffer’s 1973 hit can sti…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 6:49am on May 25, 2026☆⚑

An Ideal Husband, Lyric Hammersmith review - an oddly timely and amusingly repurposed classic by Helen Hawkins

An Ideal Husband, Lyric Hammersmith review - an oddly timely and amusingly repurposed classic Helen Hawkins Wed, 05/20/2026 - 09:00 Oscar Wilde's comedy wi…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 4:00am on May 20, 2026☆⚑

Stage Kiss, Hampstead Theatre review - amiable comedy full of screwball touches and sly humour by Helen Hawkins

Stage Kiss, Hampstead Theatre review - amiable comedy full of screwball touches and sly humour Helen Hawkins Sat, 05/16/2026 - 10:38 Sarah Ruhl brings a wel…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 4:05pm on May 15, 2026☆⚑

1536 review - sparky tale with a dark underbelly, as three Essex girls take on the patriarchy by Helen Hawkins

1536 review - sparky tale with a dark underbelly, as three Essex girls take on the patriarchy Helen Hawkins Thu, 05/14/2026 - 23:59 Ava Pickett’s debut t…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 6:59pm on May 14, 2026☆⚑

Firewing, Hampstead Theatre Downstairs review - potentially touching debut doesn’t quite ignite by Helen Hawkins

Firewing, Hampstead Theatre Downstairs review - potentially touching debut doesn’t quite ignite Helen Hawkins Wed, 04/29/2026 - 09:15 David Pearson's firs…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 4:15am on April 29, 2026☆⚑

A Doll's House, Almeida Theatre review - updated version of Ibsen proves a dispiriting watch by Helen Hawkins

A Doll's House, Almeida Theatre review - updated version of Ibsen proves a dispiriting watch Helen Hawkins Fri, 04/10/2026 - 14:12 ★★★ A DOLL'S …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 9:12am on April 10, 2026☆⚑

Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Lyric Hammersmith review - perky Harlem-set comedy with a serious undertow by Helen Hawkins

Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Lyric Hammersmith review - perky Harlem-set comedy with a serious undertow Helen Hawkins Mon, 03/30/2026 - 12:31 ★★â…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 7:31am on March 30, 2026☆⚑

The Old Ladies, Finborough Theatre review - sound, but not quite creepy enough by Helen Hawkins

The Old Ladies, Finborough Theatre review - sound, but not quite creepy enough Helen Hawkins Mon, 03/30/2026 - 08:00 ★★★ THE OLD LADIES, FINBORO…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 3:00am on March 30, 2026☆⚑

Wendy & Peter Pan, Barbican Theatre review - mixed bag of panto and comic play, turned up to 11 by Helen Hawkins

The RSC adaptation is aimed at children, though all will thrill to its spectacle On paper, this RSC revival of Ella Hickson's 2013 adaptation sounds just the ticket: a feminist spin on the f…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 8:12pm on October 30, 2025☆⚑

The Assembled Parties, Hampstead review - a rarity, a well-made play delivered straight by Helen Hawkins

Witty but poignant tribute to the strength of family ties as all around disintegrates There's a line in the late Richard Greenberg's 2013 play that refers to a recently elected showbiz type …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 3:36pm on October 27, 2025☆⚑

The Maids, Donmar Warehouse review - vibrant cast lost in a spectacular-looking fever dream by Helen Hawkins

Kip Williams revises Genet, with little gained in the update except eye-popping visuals Jean Genet's 1947 play has been quite a clothes-horse over the years, at times a glamorous confection …

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 12:18pm on October 22, 2025☆⚑

The Billionaire Inside Your Head, Hampstead Theatre review - a map of a man with OCD by Helen Hawkins

Will Lord's promising debut burdens a fine cast with too much dialogue What would it be like to be driven by OCD urges into idolising Elon Musk and aspiring to be one of his tribe of tech b…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 2:18am on September 27, 2025☆⚑

Dracula, Lyric Hammersmith review - hit-and-miss recasting of the familiar story as feminist diatribe by Helen Hawkins

Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's version puts Mina Harkness centre-stage If a classic story is going to be told for the umpteenth time, there is a good bet it will come with a novel spin on it. So it…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 3:42pm on September 19, 2025☆⚑