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Friday, May 19, 2023

A Brief List of Everyone Who Died review " a lifetime of loss by Chris Wiegand

Finborough theatre, LondonFrom childhood pets to octogenarian friends, playwright Jacob Marx Rice addresses mortality in a warm and thoughtful play RIP Buster. He's in a better place where h…

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Monday, May 15, 2023

Cush Jumbo to join David Tennant in Macbeth at London's Donmar Warehouse by Chris Wiegand

The actor, who has previously starred as Hamlet at the Young Vic, is to play Lady Macbeth among a wave of star-powered Shakespeare productions this year Cush Jumbo is to play Lady Macbeth th…

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bad Cinderella to close on Broadway by Chris Wiegand

The musical will close on 4 June, after receiving mixed reviews from US critics and failing to receive a nomination at the Tony awards Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bad Cinderella is to close on Bro…

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

4000 Miles review " Eileen Atkins and Sebastian Croft connect in tale of distant relations by Chris Wiegand

Minerva theatre, ChichesterAmy Herzog's play about a grandmother surprised by her grandson is given a contemplative staging by Richard Eyre Timothée Chalamet and Eileen Atkins were fully re…

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Friday, May 5, 2023

August in England review " Lenny Henry's remarkable one-man show about the Windrush scandal by Chris Wiegand

Bush theatre, LondonThe actor makes his debut as a playwright with a richly detailed character study, performing with warm humour and outrage at injustice 'Have you seen Theresa May dance? N…

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Shelley Maxwell: the soul-stirring master mover who makes superheroes dance by Chris Wiegand

From The Secret Life of Bees to The Marvels, she is the choreographer everyone wants. The Jamaican dynamo talks about turning humans into horses, turbo-charging TV debates and a dream Bob Ma…

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Monday, May 1, 2023

The best theatre to stream this month: Heathers, Alvin Ailey and more by Chris Wiegand

Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes Panti Bliss's drag journey, Athol Fugard's ballroom dreamers and Alain Platel's nightmarish dance-theatre How very! The sour bubblegum musical …

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Friday, April 28, 2023

Kenneth Branagh to direct and star in King Lear in London and New York by Chris Wiegand

The play, which the actor has described as being pertinent to our 'savage and judgmental' political climate, will run for 50 performances in the West End before transferring to the US Kennet…

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma to star in Macbeth staged in warehouses by Chris Wiegand

The production, directed by Simon Godwin, will open in Liverpool before heading to Edinburgh, London and Washington DC Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma are to star in a new site-specific produ…

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Jules and Jim review " an affecting love triangle but no match for Truffaut by Chris Wiegand

Jermyn Street theatre, LondonWhile there is compassion and curiosity in Timberlake Wertenbaker's adaptation, this production lacks the whirlwind quality of Roché's novel and the film She ha…

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Monday, April 17, 2023

Patsy Ferran wins Critics' Circle theatre award for 11th-hour Streetcar role by Chris Wiegand

Lizzie Annis wins best newcomer and Arthur Hughes wins best Shakesperean performance as actors with disabilities take two prizes Patsy Ferran has been named best actress at the Critics' Cir…

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Monday, April 3, 2023

Beverley Knight hails growing diversity of theatre audiences by Chris Wiegand

The Sylvia star, who won best supporting actress in a musical at the Olivier awards, said Old Vic show attracts 'people of all kinds of everywhere' Olivier awards: full list of winners Theat…

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Jodie Comer praises 'sisterhood' of backstage theatre workers by Chris Wiegand

Killing Eve star, who won best actress prize at the Olivier awards for Prima Facie, pays tribute to women behind the scenes of Suzie Miller's play Olivier awards: full list of winners Jodie …

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Saturday, April 1, 2023

The best theatre to stream this month: Emilia Clarke in The Seagull, the RSC's Tartuffe and more by Chris Wiegand

Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes a Big Night of Musicals, You Bury Me and James Earl Jones in King Lear Game of Thrones stars Emilia Clarke and Indira Varma reunited for Jamie …

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Friday, March 31, 2023

Bat Out of Hell musical stopped due to disruptive audience member by Chris Wiegand

Incident at Peacock theatre in London comes amid growing concerns about antisocial audience behaviour A performance of the musical Bat Out of Hell in London's West End was halted for several…

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

London's Riverside Studios to enter administration by Chris Wiegand

The Hammersmith arts centre, which faces soaring energy bills and debt from its redevelopment, said it has struggled to rebuild revenue streams after the pandemic London's Riverside Studios …

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

My Neighbour Totoro to return to the Barbican by Chris Wiegand

The Studio Ghibli adaptation, which is up for nine Olivier awards this weekend, will open in November The Barbican in London is to bring back the furry woodland spirits, mischievous soot spr…

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

London's County Hall to host immersive Paddington Bear theatre show by Chris Wiegand

The Paddington Bear Experience, a family-friendly show based on Michael Bond's character, will be at the ex-GLC building on the South Bank The world of Michael Bond's irrepressible, marmalad…

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Monday, March 27, 2023

In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot: play about 'queer ageing and capitalism' wins prize by Chris Wiegand

Sarah Mantell's script awarded Susan Smith Blackburn prize, beating plays by Zadie Smith, Kimber Lee and Ruby Thomas The American playwright Sarah Mantell has won this year's Susan Smith Bla…

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

Geraldine James cast as Rosalind in RSC production of As You Like It by Chris Wiegand

The 72-year-old actor will play a young woman in the latest example of age-blind casting in a Shakespeare production Geraldine James is to play Rosalind this summer in a "playful and provoca…

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

Wildfire Road review " comedy and terror on the path to climate hell by Chris Wiegand

Playhouse, SheffieldA strong cast and plenty of physicality bolster Eve Leigh's hour-long, plane-set takedown of climate-crisis apathy As we arrive, so do the actors. On stage, passengers gr…

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Mumsy review " brilliant bittersweet comedy about the family way by Chris Wiegand

Hull Truck theatreLydia Marchant's sparky debut play about pregnancy and the cost of living finds three generations of mothers sharing a flat Three generations of women in the same family un…

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Friday, March 3, 2023

The Time Machine: A Comedy review " malfunctioning merriment by Chris Wiegand

New Wolsey theatre, IpswichThis riff on HG Wells's sci-fi novella has a sharp cast but relies on a wearisome play-within-a-play concept and lacks momentum In 2021, HG Wells fans were aghast …

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Stranger Things due in West End as stage spinoff of Netflix hit announced by Chris Wiegand

Based on an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Kate Trefry and Jack Thorne, Stranger Things: The First Shadow promises 'a journey into the past' After a dance-theatre version of Peaky Bl…

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The Long Run review " going the distance with love and laughter by Chris Wiegand

The Vaults, LondonKatie Arnstein's captivating show about her mum's treatment for cancer lies somewhere between storytelling and standup The crowd carries you along in a marathon, says Katie…

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The best theatre to stream this month: The Boys Are Kissing, Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends and more by Chris Wiegand

Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes Hans Christian Andersen on skates, a verbatim play five years in the making and poems from Ukraine Zak Zarafshan's "audacious and adventurous" …

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Saturday, February 25, 2023

The Walworth Farce review " tyranny and fantasy at the Elephant and Castle by Chris Wiegand

Southwark Playhouse Elephant, LondonThere is comical swagger and escalating threat but Nicky Allpress's revival of Enda Walsh's play is strongest in its fragile moments What a choice for a t…

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

Beginning review " touching after-party tale of the last two left standing by Chris Wiegand

Royal Exchange theatre, ManchesterDavid Eldridge's insightful play about a pair of singletons sizing each other up is relocated for a funny and moving revival New light was cast on David Eld…

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Derek Jacobi and Arlene Phillips picked for career-crowning Olivier awards by Chris Wiegand

The actor is to get the lifetime achievement honour and the choreographer the special award at this year's theatre prizes in April Sir Derek Jacobi and Dame Arlene Phillips are to be honoure…

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Hamilton the musical to go on first UK tour by Chris Wiegand

While the West End production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop musical continues in London, a new cast will simultaneously tour the UK beginning in Manchester in November For more than five y…

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

Spring and Port Wine review " Les Dennis leads 60s drama about Bolton family fortunes by Chris Wiegand

Octagon theatre, BoltonAn impressive cast featuring the former TV presenter and Mina Anwar deliver an affecting and funny revival of Bill Naughton's tale about a suppertime spat In Mog on Fo…

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Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off