The bells, the bells They're ringing out at the Donmar - ushering girls into class, and nuns into cloister. It's one of the creative ways in which director Polly Findlay reframes this belove…
Polly Stenham's updating of Strindberg's Miss Julie moves the action to contemporary London, and finds both contempt and sympathy for this new version of the idle rich. But, shorn of its 19t…
It begins with deep breathing, in order to access words that hold unimaginable power. And Ian Rickson's exquisite production of Brian Friel's masterpiece maintains that space throughout for …
London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a ground-breaking musical to a mighty modern classic, here are some of this m…
Michelle Terry's first season as Artistic Director of the Globe will be carefully scrutinised. Emma Rice's contentious exit raised important questions about the venue's purpose, its balancin…
Students from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama recently organised a walkout 'for equity, diversity and inclusion', protesting the institution's inequalities and comments made by …
Alfred Molina gives a towering performance as the self-absorbed artistThe band's back together. Alfred Molina plays Rothko for the third time in Michael Grandage's revisiting of John Logan's…
Tomorrow, Friday 11 May, at 315pm, students fromThe Royal Central School of Speech and Drama have arranged a peaceful protest outside the institution.
American playwright Rajiv Joseph's latest certainly doesn't lack for ambition, spanning 90 years, three countries, and mixing history and fiction in its form to make a point about, well, mix…
Classic Spring's third Oscar Wilde production gains extra piquancy from Amber Rudd's resignation - dealing, as it does, with political scandal and social hypocrisy. It's another facet for Jo…
Gendered power dynamics, the commodification of art, and abuse in the creative industries Joe Penhall's new play certainly feels of the moment, and there's a particular frisson in seeing suc…
Chess, by Tim Rice and ABBA's Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, hasn't had a major West End revival since its Eighties heyday, but it's back with a bang in a semi-staged production that fea…
London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. Frommeaty revivals to the open-air theatres opening their doors, here are some of …
Some students at the Royal Central School of Speech and Dramaraised concerns following remarks by its principalGavin Henderson during a QampA at a recent event,Dear White Central.
The original version of Rodney Ackland's provocative work, The Pink Room, had a bruising reception back in 1952, losing thousands for investor Terence Rattigan amidst furious reviews. Since …
Love is in the air, and revolution too. Baz Luhrmann's beloved 1992 film originally a student play, now back on stage as a musical is even more adamantly anti-establishment in this latest in…
The booming behemoth is right at home in We Will Rock You's old digsBack by feverishly popular demand, Jim Steinman's mega-musical is no longer in danger of alarming unsuspecting operagoers.…
Chicago's hit West End revival which featured a constant revolving door of big names closed in 2012 after almost 15 years. Now, it returns with the requisite stunt casting Cuba Gooding Jr,…
★★★ TINA, ALDWYCH THEATRE - new Tina Turner bio-musical is simply OKPowerhouse Adrienne Warren is the saving grace of a show that plays it safeIt is, perhaps, a tale that s…
Emma Williams's past work includesChitty Chitty Bang Bang, Half a Sixpence,Mrs Henderson PresentsandLove Story.She's currently starring in a new musical version of the iconic Richard Gere fi…
London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a buzzy new musical to returning favourites, here are some of this month's mo…
On 22 March, the Bridge Theatre's production of Julius Caesar - directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Ben Whishaw, David Morrissey, David Calder and Michelle Fairley - will be broadcast v…
Jonny Labey's past work ranges from EastEndersand winning TV showDance Dance DancetoWhite Christmasand In the Heightson stage. He's now starring as rebellious Scott inStrictly Ballroom The M…
Adrian Lester stars opposite John Simm in new psychological thrillerTrauma, as - respectively - a top surgeon and the father of a boy who dies after an unsuccessful operation, and who holds …
The UK tour of Gershwin musicalCrazy for Youhas reached its London leg, and is still in fine, energetic form. Originally a Depression-era work, it joins retro pleasures like42nd Streetin pro…