Charing Cross theatre, LondonStriking singing and an unabashedly romantic score can't salvage this disappointingly one-note adaptation of the Kahlil Gibran novel This new musical is about lo…
New Diorama theatre, LondonA young woman escapes her present through reveries of her grandparents' wartime romance in Kandinsky theatre's playful, probing work The Winston Machine is a typic…
Riverside Studios, LondonDirector Gaby Dellal's striking production splices film and theatre with finesse while McGovern as Gardner riffs on important moments and men in her life Much like t…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonThis stripped-back, teen-oriented version crowbars ad-libs into the text, messing with the dramatic rhythm Part of Southwark Playhouse's Shakespeare for Schools pr…
Young Vic, LondonAnthony Ofoegbu portrays a man at the end of his tether, but this play gives frustratingly few clues as to how he got there I keep waiting and hoping for the story to land. …
Available onlineOriginal Theatre Company combine clever camerawork, projected visuals and live music to tell the real-life tale of a sea rescue mission Filmed in a breath-holding single take…
Old Fire Station, OxfordCompassion and community lie at the heart of this hilarious one-woman show about curtain-twitching neighbours Mike Bartlett wrote Mrs Delgado during lockdown, after a…
Little Angel theatre, LondonThis gripping adaptation of Piers Torday's book will have your children excited, a little scared and bursting with big questions It's Christmas Eve and young Mous…
Hackney Empire, LondonTweenies writer Will Brenton packs this festive frenzy with all the kids' favourite flourishes, but there isn't much for the adults beyond Rowe's delightful Dame Trot I…
Unicorn theatre, LondonClary's joke-filled books make for a vibrant stage show, replete with slapstick laughs, daft songs and a wholesome message It just wouldn't be Christmas without anoth…
55 Aldgate High Street, LondonSwamp Motel's latest immersive experience has an intriguing set design and cracking sound effects but might just be too scary for some Is it OK to want to escap…
The actor is finding it 'worryingly easy' to channel his inner Scrooge for A Christmas Carol. He and director Matthew Warchus talk about faith, family entertainment and festive mayhem Let's …
Theatre 503, LondonThis striking and lively story of a young woman dislocated both by her baby and the warping of American politics has a confident, surreal swagger Trump is in power. No, re…
Reading Rep theatreThis experimental adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray is a riotous homage to queer culture It might sound like a safe bet to christen a new theatre with a bit of Osc…
Orange Tree theatre, RichmondMichele Lee's two-hander is a thoughtful take on the power of women at work The Orange Tree theatre is creating a series of internationally focused plays with Ac…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonCordelia O'Neill's romcom about a pair of mismatched Londoners nails the giddy energy of young love, but isn't as adept at tragedy Alex and Rupert should never hav…
Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonTwo brooding men are slowly sunk by their own narcissism in this subtle play about a counselling session When Conor McPherson's brooding play premiered at…
New Diorama, LondonThe audience wears headphones for Curious Directive's complex new production, which takes us into a school " and a network of caves in Indonesia There is layer upon layer …
Rose theatre, LondonAlys Metcalf's drama is packed with quips and playfully directed but gets lost when the action moves to the bedroom A vengeful female lead in a tight bright dress stalks …
Pleasance theatre, LondonThe real joy of this tale of three working-class friends scheming to save a local hospital lies in its bold, energetic storytelling Writer Amy Guyler has deftly cons…
Regent's Park Open Air theatre, LondonPuppeteers subtly animate a range of folkloric beasties, including a magical unicorn and screechingly strange fairy, in this comical, spellbinding show …
Arcola Outside, LondonSwooning Sloanes give Marivaux's class criss-crossing comedy a modern twist in this theatre's new outdoor venue This modern version of Marivaux's romantic 18th-century …
Chiswick Playhouse, LondonBoth life's great crossroads and mundane moments on the wayside are given great pathos by the cast of four in this finely observed musical This new musical about th…
Barbican, LondonThe walkways and pools of the London arts centre shimmer with possibility in this promenade adaptation of a radio play There's nothing like a stroll to get the synapses whirr…
Hope theatre, LondonGeorge Rowlands makes a stunning debut in John Straiton's Bruntwood-nominated play about an angry old man and a squeaky-clean student bonding on a north London estate Jo…