Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Duke of York's theatre, LondonThe Captain Marvel star is a magnetic frontwoman in Daniel Fish's radical rewiring of the ancient play
'There's nothing more dangerous to a warrior than emotion…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 30, 2025
Park theatre, LondonAn anonymously delivered box of something unmentionable sends an advertising worker into a spiral in Dave Florez's comedy
A cake box arrives in the post, sent special del…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Barbican, London Frau Trapp's show, which uses tiny models seen on a huge screen, explores eco-disaster and inequality
Presented by MimeLondon, this hybrid show plays out as micro-cinema-the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 23, 2025
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonInspired ideas abound in Jennifer Tang's production but, among all the plotting, betting and baiting, it doesn't quite all come together
Shakespeare's early Br…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PM[SHARE]Theatre Royal BathWhile this 1960 play has been overtaken by faster-moving tales of Tudor chicanery, Martin Shaw is compelling as Thomas More
Among the abounding villains and backstabbers of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AM[SHARE]Sunday, January 19, 2025
Royal Court, LondonA grubby shack that appears in a prosperous neighbourhood is the catalyst for a culture clash in South African playwright Amy Jephta's sharp drama
A Black couple have move…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AM[SHARE]Bristol Old VicTwelfth Night is relocated to the Cotton Club in this sparkling musical, which luxuriates in its musicality and movement
Given the important function of music in Twelfth Night…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AM[SHARE]Friday, January 17, 2025
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThis hypnotic tale of an orbiting spaceship ponders big questions about what it means to be human
In this sci-fi dystopia, Earth has been destroyed and a spaceshi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 16, 2025
King's Head theatre, LondonCesca Echlin's debut of three vignettes explores sadomasochistic dynamics, virtual romance and masturbatory pleasure
Some people leave "invisible marks on your bod…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 15, 2025
The Yard theatre, LondonTwentysomething twins, a rabbi, a Holocaust survivor and an East End thug embark on an ingenious heist movie parody that's also a deft exploration of being Jewish tod…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AM[SHARE]Sunday, January 12, 2025
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonAnnie Kershaw's subtle and artful production helps blur the line between fantasy and reality, with a magnificent cast enacting their enraged power battles
A haug…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM[SHARE]Arcola theatre, LondonGeorgie Henley delivers a tour de force performance as a teenager caught in the grip of PTSD in Philip Ridley's comic and macabre monologue
Philip Ridley's typically in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM[SHARE]Friday, January 10, 2025
In March 2022, the largest theatre in Mariupol " while in use as a bomb shelter for 1,000 people " was hit by a Russian air strike. A re-enactment based on survivors' testimonies has been mo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM[SHARE]Finborough theatre, London The same non-binary character, facing different challenges as a fledgling teacher and a troubled teen, share the stage in Saana Sze's ambitious drama
The central, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM[SHARE]Thursday, January 9, 2025
Criterion theatre, LondonIt goes on and on but this madcap spoof of the blockbuster film has a sparkling cast, including Lauren Drew as Dion and Layton Williams as the iceberg
Imagine James …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM[SHARE]Monday, January 6, 2025
Crucible theatre, SheffieldThe singing is strong and the killer plant has a delightful touch of pantomime dame, but some of the schlock comic elements are slow growers
Ever since the extrate…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Gary Oldman's tackling Beckett, Strictly winner Chris McCausland is on a huge standup tour " and mods can rev their scooters to a dance Quadrophenia Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PM[SHARE]Monday, December 30, 2024
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThis hotch-potch musical with disappointingly broad characters, jarring over-acting and lack of emotional impact falls flat
This tale about a town whose grownups …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AM[SHARE]The Other Palace, LondonThis winningly lo-fi musical with catchy songs, original choreography and a quirky spirit brings out the directness and humour of Rick Riordan's mythical quest
Since …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM[SHARE]Monday, December 23, 2024
Omnibus theatre, LondonNick Danan is captivating as a power-hungry, parasitic theatre critic drawn into a supernatural world
This lesser revived monologue by Conor McPherson begins with mal…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 22, 2024
Orange Tree, Richmond Playwright Hannah Khalil weaves the real stories of buccaneering women into Stevenson's classic adventure story, in a show filled with youthful verve
When two women off…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18PM[SHARE]Riverside Studios, London The beloved country star appears like a fairy godmother to deliver life lessons in song to a stricken fan, but this production could do with a lift
Kevin is on the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM[SHARE]Thursday, December 19, 2024
Theatre Royal Drury Lane, LondonInspired by the filmography of its Prospero, Sigourney Weaver, Jamie Lloyd's production is audaciously odd " a sci-fi Shakespeare, or gestural Greek theatre i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Almeida, LondonRebecca Frecknall's stark production brings out the rage in Williams' play through powerful performances, but fails to plumb all its emotional depths
'A family crisis brings o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Donmar Warehouse, LondonThe singing blows the roof off in this magnificently fun production of Dave Malloy's musical, based on a section of War and Peace
The pithy, one-line character summar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AM[SHARE]Sarah Snook put Succession behind her, Hofesh Shechter found horror in Albion and Rhod Gilbert was ecstatic to be alive, in our critics' picks of the best stage shows of the year
' More on t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:02AM[SHARE]Sunday, December 15, 2024
Young Vic, London Anne-Marie Duff is a ruthless fighter desperate to escape her marriage and home in a production which doesn't lack for conviction, but whose shocks and stings do not delive…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24PM[SHARE]Soho theatre, London The major showman takes a solo stroll through show tunes, sing alongs and seasonal hits with vocal highlights that leave you gasping for breath
Some Christmasses ago, Le…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Royal Court, LondonSutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee reflects on identity, family and tragedy in a production that is part monologue and part experimental gig
Sutara Gayle, also known as Lorna Gee,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:02PM[SHARE]Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonDirector Patrick Marber and a multitasking ensemble put on an irresistible revival of Mel Brooks' musical satire
Who could have predicted that a musical tribu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AM[SHARE]Sunday, December 8, 2024
Rose theatre, Kingston upon ThamesMarian and Robin plan to steal Prince John's gold in this musical take on the Sherwood adventures
Robin Hood's adventures in Sherwood are fused with Christm…
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