Design dominates in Josie Rourke's farewell production For her swansong, departing Donmar Artistic Director Josie Rourke goes Swinging Sixties in this stylish but flawed revival of the Cy C…
Director Rebecca Frecknall and actress Patsy Ferran recently picked up deserved Olivier Awards for their revelatory revival of Summer and Smoke. Now, they're back at the Almeida, bringing th…
Caryl Churchill's ground-breaking 1982 work comes to the National for the first time - and, also a first, with a full cast rather than actors doubling up, as the playwright had originally in…
London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From Arthur Miller and Caryl Churchill to Don Quixote and zombie gore, here are so…
Debbie Kurup's extensive musical theatre experience ranges fromChicago,West Side Story and Sister Act to originating roles inGirl from the North CountryandThe Bodyguard.She's currently playi…
We are only as powerful as the stories we tell. So proclaims poet and activist Emilia Bassano, as she wrestles back her own story in Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's 2018 Globe hit its raw, feminist, …
Pulitzer-winner Bruce Norris once again challenges audiences with a play built around a difficult topic in this case, asking whether paedophiles are irredeemable, how they should be punished…
Jamie Lloyd locates the radical soul of a classic work The grand finale to Jamie Lloyd's remarkable Pinter at the Pinter season is this starry production of one of the writer's greatest " an…
News emerged today that Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were among 50 wealthy people charged in a college cheating scam dumbed 'Varsity Blues', in which they allegedly…
The meticulous care of the National Theatre's production is continued in the soundtrack recording, demonstrating the collaborative brilliance of orchestrations from Jonathan Tunick and Josh …
Sara Bareilles and Jessie Nelson's 2015 musical adaptation of Adrienne Shelly's film, about a small-town waitress who processes her feelings via her skilful baking, brings its sugar and spic…
Harriet Lane's memorably unsettling 2012 novel, about an overlooked sub-editor who infiltrates the literary elite, has been adapted for stage by Lucinda Coxon. Its combination of psychologic…
London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a starry Pinter and tasty musical treat to a portrait of grief, here are some…
★★★★★ FOLLIES, NATIONAL THEATRE The Sondheim spectacular returns, better than ever New cast members beautifully complement this definitive production This is a …
Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss's hit concert-style musical SIX, which gives fresh, 21st-century girl power voice to the wives of Henry VIII, has returned to the Arts Theatre in the West End. The …
A remarkable true story birthed this modest Canadian musical, which went on to storm Broadway in 2017, and now makes it West End debut at a time when its heartfelt message seems more necessa…
In a programme interview, Patricia Resnick - writer of both the original 1980 film and this 2008 musical adaptation - notes that Jane Fonda wanted to convey a political message about workpla…
Rachel Chavkin's creative revival can't quite tame this sprawling epicThis year's unofficial Arthur Miller season " following The Price and ahead of All My Sons at the Old Vic and …
Fasten your seatbelts Ivo van Hove has taken on the ultimate quotable backstage melodrama Joseph L. Mankiewicz's 1950 Oscar-winning film about a celebrated actress and her young wannabe assi…
Already admired in the industry for her impressive range of work, actress Justine Mitchell enjoyed a breakout hit recently with David Eldridge'sBeginning, which transferred from the National…
Jamie Lloyd's outstanding season of Pinter shorts - chock-full of mini revelations, innovative stagings, and a thrilling range of work from both actors and creatives - finishes on a high not…
West End favourite Jenna Russell made a surprisingly belated solo concert debut at Leicester Square Theatre, but, judging by this entirely winning performance, she's a natural. Seth Rudetsky…
Natalie McQueen's past work includes Kinky Boots,Wicked,Les MiserablesandMurder Ballad. She's now starring as Doralee - Dolly Parton's role in the film version - in9 to 5 the Musical, curren…
London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a hit Canadian musical to showbiz satire and a classic sitcom reborn, here ar…
Matthew Croke is currently starring in the title role ofAladdin in the West End. He's also found the time to record his debut album,Only Dreaming, featuring a collection of classic songs fro…