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Finborough theatre, LondonA father and son face up to social change in Britain's countryside in an uneven drama boasting two terrific performancesThere's plenty to commend in Daniel Foxsmith…
Getting hung up trying to decipher meaning is not always the most helpful way to look at theatre " you need to use your heart and guts as well as your head"What's it all about?" cried an ang…
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonAnger flares convincingly in Michael Longhurst's production, but the confines of the Globe's Jacobean space strain the comedyWith Constellations, a revival of …
US drag artist Taylor Mac, an empathy museum and a bedtime story are all part of the lineup for the 21st Lift. What can a programme dominated by work from other countries tell us about ourse…
Jim Cartwright's sequel to Two premieres in Bolton, Mike Bartlett's Cock is revived in Glasgow and Simon McBurney's hallucinatory The Encounter is at the Barbican, LondonThe always intriguin…
Jacksons Lane, LondonSvalbard's acrobatic exploration of relationships and identity has flashes of hallucinatory powerThe young, all-male international circus company Svalbard close this yea…
Barbican, LondonSix performers struggle to stay upright on a suspended stage that spins and tilts wildly in this technically impressive mime performanceIn 2011, the Barbican hosted Mathurin …
The National Theatre's literary department and Studio were recently combined to create an engine house for shows to suit stages of all sizes " and some of them are far from the South BankOne…
The artistic director's second NT season welcomes devised pieces, experimentation and co-productions, and includes new shows by Bryony Kimmings and Lucy Kirkwood " plus a transfer of the acc…
Jacksons Lane, LondonThis touching piece by mask theatre company Vamos takes the long view in its investigation of the unhappy plight of unmarried teenage mothers in the1960sAmanda Whittingt…
Sheffield Crucible StudioDawn Walton's touring revival matches the loving detail of Lorraine Hansberry's depiction of black family life in 1950s Chicago Almost 60 years since its original st…
Soho theatre, LondonThis wordless show about bereavement has a debt to The Snowman and flips from sorrow to elation without taking us on a real emotional journeyIn Mary Poppins, Mr Banks rec…
Unicorn, LondonCan a hero take the bull by the horns? What does it mean to be a good child? This production has no fear of meaty issuesHands shoot up when King Minos of Crete, played by Rupe…
James Graham considers Screaming Lord Sutch in Plymouth, police activity is scrutinised in Nottingham, and Shakespeare's daughter goes to court in NorthamptonLuca Rutherford asks how hard it…
NT Temporary Space, LondonEffie, our Greek heroine via south Cardiff, finds a voice by raging against the sacrificial UK government in this blistering, big-hearted performance"I can't speak.…
Last night, Greg Sinclair and others were awarded £10,000 prizes at the Arts Foundation awards. That's brilliant, but what we need is a funding system that puts bread on the table and sup…
Theatre 503, LondonThis play about a woman who starts an online porn channel raises key feminist issues but suffers from improbable scenarios and thinly drawn charactersNicola (Georgia Groom…
Barbican, LondonThere is poignancy, darkness and powerful humanity in Circa's extraordinary physical depiction of the struggles endured by displaced persons in search of safety When the alli…
Leicester Square theatre, LondonMonty Python's Terry Jones fails to get under the skin of the British comic known for his Round the Horne scriptsEven labours of love can be misguided, and it…
Tristan Bates, LondonWhen Elisa and Jane were children, they were always on tour with their dad and his magic act. Big sister Elisa wanted to be the one to disappear, but it was Jane, his di…
The extra funding and opportunities it offers are enticing, but the mainstream isn't the place for everyone. Entering it often means diluting what made you radical or interesting in the firs…
Gulbenkian theatre, CanterburyMind the Gap theatre group joyously celebrate the triumphs of people who have rejected the stereotype of disabled livingEveryone has a story to tell, about a mo…
Tower of LondonA solo headphones show draws subtle parallels between the dirty tricks of the Elizabethan secret service and our own paranoid surveillance stateIf you've ever wanted to get in…
Ralph Fiennes arrives at the Old Vic, Bristol sees A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing, new plays will emerge from Waterloo's Vaults, and Manipulate festival brings physical theatre to AberdeenRal…
Print Room, LondonPeter Shaffer's shouty drama about a family on the edge has a terrific performance by Jason Merrells, but this production can't hide the flaws of the work itselfWritten two…
