Following a sell-out run at the Old Red Lion in Islington, north London, where it finishes this Saturday, the world premiere of Mrs Orwell, starring Cressida Bonas and Peter Hamilton Dyer, w…
Comes good: Out of the Bad, by Fair Pley at the New Town Theatre, is a warm and politically informed production distinguished by outstanding performances.
Casting has been announced for the Royal Shakespeare Company's highly anticipated stage premiere of Robert Harris' Roman trilogy, Imperium, which will be led by Olivier and Tony Award winner…
Portraying both Hodel and then Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof for such lengths of time, and with such incomparable creative teams and casts, informed, inspired and shaped the writing of Afte…
Director Hannah Boland Moore explains why she chose to revive The Provoked Wife - and how she's adapted it for a young cast of eight and set it at a modern music festival.
Gripping: Adam McNamara's outstanding Stand By profoundly examines the relationship between four officers amidst the unpredictable rhythms of life on the job.
Charming: Death in Venice, Thomas Mann's 1912 novella, is a graceful spin in a dance theatre adaptation full of character from Edinburgh Ballet Circle.
Marooned Theatre's acclaimed, contemporary re-imagining of John Vanbrugh's 1697 Restoration comedy, The Provoked Wife, prepares to transfer to north London's Hope Theatre next month after a …
Louise Orwin, the writer, director and actor of A Girl and A Gun, is manipulating us, like all good play/screenwriters. We theatre and cinema-goers, sit in the dark, feeling: good, excited, …
Whishaw is brilliant as the Jesus-like character of Luke, capturing his unrelenting devotion to his quest to understand violence. Without Whishaw, it is hard to imagine the production would …
I have reservations as soon as I walk into bluemouth's new immersive party show at the Wee Red Bar. Primarily because there aren't many people there " never a good sign for a party.
On Tuesday 21 November, Mates co-founder Terri Paddock will talk to the writer-director and cast of The Secondary Victim, which receives its world premiere at London's Park Theatre, where it…
Entertaining: Enterprise, Americana Absurdum Productions’ inventive comedy at Assembly George Square, is an original and funny experience.
Pippa Winslow plays Violet in a new production of Dolly Parton hit 9 to 5 The Musical, which runs Upstairs at the Gatehouse Theatre from 30 August to 1 October 2017. I chatted to her about t…
Camille O'Sullivan is gravelly, gritty and full of angst. She growls through a gorgeous set of songs by songwriters that inspire her " Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen top the list. It starts lik…
Raw: Stark truths not often portrayed on stage give Doglife at Summerhall a compelling quality, even if the result could never be called attractive.
Nancy Meckler directs Kevin R McNally in this new production of Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear, which runs at the Globe until 14 October 2017. What have critics been saying?
Catherine Steadman, David Yelland and Jack McMullen lead the cast of Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution, staged in a courtroom setting at London's County Hall.
It's no secret that director Yaël Farber creates the most immersive of worlds in her theatre but it is still a sensory thrill to allow yourself to submerge entirely into it.
Eggs Collective are after the #bestnighteva with this joyful show modeled on the great British night out. Gold sequinned dresses, blue eyeshadow, and WKD by the bucketload are vital ingredie…
The madness of Edinburgh Fringe inevitably breeds a lack of wellbeing and an appalling diet, such is the rush to scamper from show to networking event and back again, ad nauseam. Good thing …
Ava is fascinated by human beings. Not just generally, but in the academic, evolutionary sense. She's also going through a tough time and needs a break, so she's on the pull.
Yvette is a story about growing up under the pressure of a broken home and is desperate to fit in with the rest of her school friends. Mum unknowingly despises her; Dad is nowhere to be seen.
I ask again: how do critics do it? Seeing shows, meeting people and finding time to write. Anyway, here is a catch up on a few shows I have seen over a weekend of Fringe Breakfasts, CGO Surg…
Not long left to see Iris Theatre's latest outdoor family production, performed in the grounds of St Paul's Church. The company's new adaptation of Hansel & Gretel, which continues unti…