Bennett the Hamlet understudy 'thought the audience would walk out' By Terri Judd

The mother of Edward Bennett - who is standing in for the injured David Tennant in Hamlet- reveals her son's fears

First Night: Twelfth Night, Wyndham's Theatre, London By Michael Coveney (*****)

A journey into the art of love to warm the wintry season

Back problem forces Tennant out of Hamlet By Vicky Shaw

The actor was forced to miss last night's performance at London's Novello Theatre and the RSC is waiting to find out if he will be able to perform tonight.

A Little Night Music, Menier Chocolate Factory<br> Reviewed by Michael Coveney (*****)

Credo: Lorna Luft By Luiza Sauma

Actress and singer, 56

Clive Barnes: Revered dance and drama critic in London and New York by Tom Vallance

David Hare's latest play is 'anti-Semitic' By Ian Johnston

Senior rabbi hits out at latest production - but admits he has never seen it.

Bloodbath on Broadway: The credit crunch hits

As the economic crisis worsens, New York's theatres are finding that the show can't go on. Guy Adams reports

Oedipus, National Theatre: Olivier, London / A disappearing number, Barbican, London - Reviewed by Paul Taylor

A harrowing and fateful voyage round his father

Oedipus, NT Olivier, London / In the Red and Brown Water, Young Vic, London / The White Devil, Menier Chocolate Factory, London - Reviewed by Kate Bassett

Ralph Fiennes is compelling in a strong new staging of the mother of all Greek tragedies. But just up the road, a play in a paddling pool proves a damp squib

The Norman Conquests, The Old Vic - Reviewed by Paul Taylor

Three plays in one day and not a dull moment

Rain man, Apollo Theatre, London<br> Reviewed by Paul Taylor (***)

You'd get a poor idea of the possibilities of theatre as an art form from the movie star Josh Hartnett's dull, undistinguished performance. It's his co-star, Adam Godley, who shows you what …

Branagh at his best in Donmar season debut By Paul Taylor (*****)

Josh Harnett: 'I'm not so hot on the hottie tag'

Having ditched blockbusters for the indie scene, Josh Harnett is on a quest to be taken seriously - and making his West End debut is all part of that strategy, he tells Alice Jones

Exit, the king: Is Alan Ayckbourn set for one glorious final act? By Lucy Powell

He has fallen out of fashion in the West End, suffered a stroke and entered his last season in charge at Scarborough theatre. But could Britain's most prolific playwright, Alan Ayckbourn, en…

Obituary: Jennifer Hilary: Actress who found early success in the West End and on Broadway

Doctor who? Tennant captivates as Hamlet By Paul Taylor

Hot tickets fetch £500 for a pair By Chris Green

Who is Hamlet: Playing the Time Lord is perfect preparation for David Tennant's new role By Matthew Sweet

Is it time West Side Story got a 21st-century makeover? By David Benedict

This month, 'West Side Story' returns to the London stage in a form unchanged since 1957. Time for a 21st-century makeover? Certainly not, says its original lyricist, Stephen Sondheim...

Candide, Coliseum, London - Reviewed by Edward Seckerson (****)

Marguerite, Theatre Royal Haymarket, London; The Long Road, Soho Theatre, London; The Pitman Painters, Cottesloe, London<br> Review by Kate Bassett

This musical about forbidden love in Nazi-occupied Paris looks classy, but the lyrics are banal

Marguerite, Theatre Royal Haymarket, London<br> Reviewed by Paul Taylor (***)

Rylance reveals why he had to quit the Globe over Iraq By Arifa Akbar

Nunn hopes a shorter 'Gone with the Wind' will make the critics sweeter By Arifa Akbar