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A Woman of No Importance is the most Shavian of Wilde's plays " in fact with a slight reshuffling of the cast the same company could present Bernard Shaw's Mrs Warren's Profession also produ…
There are huge and troubling resonances throughout the Lyceum’s startling Cockpit. Fascinating staging and committed performances make for a thoroughly vital production – albeit …
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A new arrival disrupts the daily routine and questions convention in this wonderful, comical and hard-hitting stage adaption of Ken Kesey's classic portrayal of life on a psychiatric ward in…
In this production of Dr Faustus the cast of 10 showcase their quintuple talents; not only do they act, they sing, dance, perform puppetry and magic. Joseph Morton, the director, pulls us r…
British theatre's amour fou for Florian Zeller continues apace with another of his comedies making it over to London but are we approaching diminishing returns as we delve deeper into his ba…
King Lear is the jewel in the crown of Daniel Evans' opening year as Chichester's Artistic Director. Ian McKellen is every inch a king in Jonathan Munby's production that is currently playin…
There's a charming treatment of Ahrens and Flaherty's Lucky Stiff, currently playing at the Union Theatre. The musical is a short slight piece, set in a minimalist stage design, but with an …
This cult movie-cum-musical is a smash hit with those who don't take themselves too seriously - and who appreciate that same quality in musical theatre. Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein is out…
Emma Rice's tenure at Shakespeare's Globe is winding to its close - the outdoor season is done but there's still a winter's worth of programming in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse to get through.
Since 2013, Natasha Langridge has watched her neighbourhood become unrecognisable. As the developers and their machinery creep ever closer with every passing month, she documents their journ…
The problem is that there's a very fine line between enthusiastic engagement and disruptive behaviour. And if one person's enjoyment of a show spoils someone else's by, for instance, making …
Howard Barker's play The Castle opens with the men returning from the crusades to find their fields neglected and their women astray. The men aren't happy with their loss of authority and a …
First things first, the foyer is extremely spacious and rather beautifully lit. So whilst there were hefty queues at the box office and the bar, there was still plenty of room to mill about,…
Previews begin tonight (18 October) for the world premiere of new Richard Bean comedy Young Marx, the first flagship offering at the new Bridge Theatre, founded by former National Theatre su…
Natalie Dormer shines in this gripping and intense play by David Ives that examines power and desire.
In world of Harvey Weinsteins, Bill Cosbys, MRAs and other own-brand misogynists in and out of the arts, A mini-festival of feminist theatre should be a soothing balm to the wounds wrought b…
As the topic of sexual abuse and harassment continues to make international headlines following numerous allegations involving Hollywood and theatre producer Harvey Weinstein, the Royal C…
Tina Turner announced today that fellow American Adrienne Warren will portray her in the world premiere of the new musical TINA, which starts performances at the West End's Aldwych Theatre o…
You only find round beds with pink satin sheets in particular places or owned by particular people. But it's safe to say that a woman wearing a full, fur-suited mouse costume complete with f…
Whereas Heisenberg celebrates taking a chance on love, even in one's dotage, Beginning seems, sotto voce, to be saying something interesting about class.
John Heffernan stars in Rory Mullarkey's new play Saint George and the Dragon, which is directed by Lyndsey Turner and now running at the National's Olivier Theatre until 2 December 2017. He…
Complete with contemporary regional accents, Front Foot Theatre make Richard III fresh, realistic and easy to understand. What they do is transform it into a 21st-century political action th…
James Graham is on an electoral roll: There's certainly a surfeit of election nights in Labour of Love and Martin Freeman's bright boy Blairite David Lyons
The first half of the 2018 programme at London's Park Theatre, running from January to June, will feature five world, European, UK and London premiere productions.
