The second of a brace of plays running in rep at the Southwark Playhouse, Russian writing star, Mikhai Durnenkov's The War Has Not Yet Started " featuring Mark Quartley, Sarah Hadland and Ha…
The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced a major new production of Kiss of the Spider Woman, which will be directed by former National Theatre of Scotland artistic director Laurie Sansom, …
The ensemble cast for the National Theatre's forthcoming revival of Rodney Ackland's 1952 play Absolute Hell, directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins, includes Charles Edwards, Kate Fleetwood and Jonat…
Gallowglass, the world premiere stage adaptation of one of Ruth Rendell's classics, has wowed me to the point where I'm keen to see the production again.
Long-running New York spoof Ruthless! The Musical receives its UK premiere in March at the Arts Theatre for a strictly limited 14-week run. Joel Paley and Marvin Laird's award-winni…
It's safe to say that if you like Les Misérables, also presented by Cameron Mackintosh, you'll like this too " some of the more familiar songs could probably be slipped into Les Mis, changi…
This Curve staging of Sunset Boulevard successfully manages to keep the glamour and scale required of a show documenting the golden age of Hollywood whilst making it suitable for a touring c…
Rock musical Myth: The Rise and Fall of Orpheus will have nine concert-style workshop performances at The Other Palace, London from 10 to 17 March 2018.
Theatre company Kandinsky has created a play in Still Ill that not only shows what it's like to experience a neurological disorder, but also the rigmarole one faces when trying to get answer…
That this is Michael Longhurst's debut in this theatre makes it all the more impressive and I wouldn't be surprised if his name doesn't soon become one of the ones bandied around the round o…
What is bizarre is that a lot of online bloggers found themselves on this 'banned' list despite having three press nights, with ample standing room.
This is a tender and beautiful play that, within moments, makes you question why it hasn't been staged in over 15 years.
Bunny at the Tristan Bates Theatre is a clever, ambitious, funny and scary piece of theatre, delivered with grit and integrity by a superb actor.
Casting has been announced for the upcoming UK and Ireland tour of Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's musical Calendar Girls the Musical (previously just The Girls in the West End). It opens on 16 …
Gecko's seventh touring production, The Wedding, is an artistic exploration of a number of sociopolitical issues still present in our world today.
This deeply fascinating one-woman show brings Peggy Guggenheim's colourful life vividly to the stage.
Mahdi Gilbert was born without hands or feet and has struggled through bullying, loneliness and depression to become recognised as one of the greatest magicians of our time, a favourit…
With a focus on Andrew Lloyd Webber's sumptuously melodious score, the new chamber-sized production of The Woman in White avoids the excesses of the original staging, allowing the gripping V…
Recently nominated for Best New Play and Best Fringe Production in the Manchester Theatre Awards, Rob Ward’s knockout new play Gypsy Queen returns to London for a strictly limited s…
With some super performances, smart direction and staging, this is a production that is well worth seeking out.
Catherine Lamb gives an energetic performance, making full use of the performance space. She is able to take the story of one particular young woman in a small British town and give it a uni…
After the success of Force of Trump, a satire toured in 2016 which predicted the election of Donald Trump, cough//drop is back with WIND BIT BITTER, BIT BIT BIT HER, a brand new drama for…
Ian Rickson's 60th-anniversary revival of Harold Pinter's best-known play has opened at the West End theatre named after the late playwright. The Birthday Party stars Toby Jones, Zoë Wana…
Following an acclaimed development season at London's King's Head Theatre, The Soul of Wittgenstein transfers next month south of the river to Clapham's Omnibus Theatre for a three-week seas…
Superb performances enliven this revival of Andrea Dunbar’s 1982 classic about sex and poverty in Bradford The post Rita, Sue and Bob Too, Royal Court appeared first on Aleks Sierz.