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Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff star as the Macbeths in this new production directed by Rufus Norris at the National Theatre until 23 June. But what have the critics had to say about it?
Chekhov's Three Sisters, presented here by Arrows and Traps in a new version by Ross McGregor, continues that strong tradition, paring back the starch to locate a real emotional directness t…
Miss Nightingale is a charmingly sweet musical which has a heart. I love the fact that it's gone against the trend and does not have your predictable archetypal ending. It's full of characte…
As part of her ongoing post-show Q&A series, on Wednesday 25 April 2018, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will talk to the American playwright Joel Drake Johnson - as well as director and…
Philip Ridley's fiercely powerful two-hander Vincent River may only run for 80 minutes but it packs an emotional punch that left its opening night audience reeling.
The cast of Hamilton, which has a record-breaking 13 Olivier Award nominations " the most in Oliviers history " will open the ceremony on Sunday 8 April 2018 with opening track 'Alexander Ha…
Ruthless isn't a masterpiece, but while I wasn't the biggest fan, I know others who will lap it up. There's certainly a market for this over the top, zany, crude show and I can see it doing …
Got your tickets yet for the European premiere of Audrey Cefaly's The Gulf, starring Louisa Lytton and Anna Actor next month at London's Tristan Bates Theatre? Director Matthew Gould spoke t…
As well as being a damn clever meditation on the creative process, the writing in The Inheritance is also emotionally searing, nuanced and consistent, never glib or rushed.
Liza Pulman's knowledge and love for Barbra Streisand helps the night flow in an entertaining but sincere way. I don't doubt that Streisand would be honoured to hear and see Pulman's fantast…
The structure of The Best of James Bond is simple but effective, taking each film in turn, with the occasional digression into the wider cultural context, which makes for an entertaining and…
Mischief Theatre, the multi award-winning company behind the global smash hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong, has announced a UK tour of Mischief Movie Night, the improvised movie live on s…
Reliable performances by a host of crowd-pleasing big TV names cannot quite redeem the disappointing script of The Case of the Frightened Lady.
The King's Head Theatre has announced their Autumn 2018 opera production will be a radical reimagining of Verdi's 1853 classic La Traviata.
Full casting has now been announced for the upcoming UK premiere of American playwright Joel Drake Johnson's four-hander Rasheeda Speaking, presented by Troupe at the West End's Trafalgar St…
East is East is a lively, provocative and heartening classic, written, performed and re-created with charm and brutal honesty.
Thom Southerland's acclaimed London premiere of Harold and Maude has added six weeks to its limited run at Charing Cross Theatre. Linda Marlowe and Patrick Walshe McBride are announced today…
What did Irvine Welsh say when he saw Trainspotting Live? "I was shocked and I wrote the fucking thing." Catch up on other Irvine Welsh quotes - from and about Trainspotting - below. And the…
Random and topical thoughts and quotes gathered by My Theatre Mates contributor Aleks Sierz, first published on www.sierz.co.uk.
With the news that Michael Longhurst's of Caroline, or Change production is set to transfer to the Playhouse Theatre, here's what critics have made of the show at the Hampstead Theatre (play…
Matthew Warchus' smash-hit production of Charles Dickens' timeless festive classic A Christmas Carol will return to the Old Vic Theatre for a second festive season. Casting is to be announce…
There is much to like and enjoy about this production of Macbeth, including inventive performances and strong ideas. However, Rufus Norris should probably play to his strengths as a director…
Angela Griffin and Trevor White will star in the UK premiere of Building the Wall, the Trump-inspired dystopian political thriller, written by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning writer Ro…
Dollywould is a blast of campy queer fun. If you're knackered with a life of 9 to 5 normality, put some pink on and buy a ticket.
Ruthless! The Musical is a self-styled camp cult event in which the musical theatre genre, and several popular musicals, are spoofed. That they are ancient camp favourites such as Mame and G…
