Thursday, September 14, 2023
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonThe painter's muse, who was the mistress of Lord Nelson, remains disappointingly flat in April De Angelis's new play
April De Angelis's forte is writing about mi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AM[SHARE]Friday, September 1, 2023
Great fun from the NT's warped fairytale Hex, plus Neil LaBute's dark relationship comedy and a classic Gilbert & Sullivan romp in our roundup of drama to watch at home
Hex is director R…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:49AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 31, 2023
Globe theatre, LondonEllen McDougall's inclusive production is wonderfully warm and flirty " especially in the scenes between Rosalind and Celia " but uneven and confusing as a whole
Directo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:49PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 24, 2023
Bush theatre, LondonA young cast excels in this effervescent new play by Kit Withington, as young classmates reflect on a tragedy
The fizzing energy of a school coach trip. The gentle escape…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:13PM[SHARE]Friday, August 11, 2023
Her latest play, A Mirror, mixes her keen eye for human behaviour and her experiences in North Korea, but there's another influence that the writer has never spoken about " her autism diagno…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:37AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 10, 2023
Regent's Park Open Air theatre, LondonThis adaptation of the classic musical is a joy, from the faded nightclub set to Carl Mullaney's showstopping I Am What I Am
Tim Sheader's revival of th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:37AM[SHARE]Monday, July 24, 2023
Lyric theatre, LondonThis show from Tall Stories brings children into the action with a gentle warmth, squeal-inducing gags and engaging puppetry
Tall Stories know a thing or two about adapt…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:37AM[SHARE]Saturday, July 22, 2023
The Enron playwright felt her career was floundering when the call came from Jesse Armstrong's acclaimed series and changed everything. She talks about why writing is a lonely calling, and t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:55AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 18, 2023
Lyric Hammersmith theatre, LondonJocelyn Bioh's bitingly funny and sometimes heartbreaking play transposes relatable high-school movie tropes to 1980s Ghana to explore beauty standards and c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AM[SHARE]Monday, May 22, 2023
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonAmped-up visual gags and a cast that brings its own distinctive comic gifts to the Bard's dialogue ensure a contemporary feel to the classic comedy
Sean Holmes is …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Unicorn theatre, LondonMusical for over-threes revels in belting solos, full-throttle yodelling and an operatic troll with a whiff of Lloyd Webber's Phantom
A mum sitting next to me whispers…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:30AM[SHARE]Monday, March 20, 2023
The actor had just a week to rehearse for A Streetcar Named Desire. Fortunately, her turn as tragic belle Blanche DuBois has audiences enchanted
I nudge the recording device a bit closer to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 16, 2023
The Vaults, LondonPhoebe Batteson-Brown is archly comic as the clueless Perdita but it's the subplot about a queer teenager and the hypocrisy of politics that has real depth to it
This surpr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:31AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Jermyn Street Theatre, LondonIn historian Orlando Figes' rather too formal first play, the passionate romantic's friends try to persuade him to be a little more worldly
While researching hi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:59AM[SHARE]Saturday, December 31, 2022
You can spend the next few weeks under the duvet and in front of the telly, or enjoy world-class art, theatre, music, film and standup " here's an event for each of the next 31 days
MUSIC Fl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM[SHARE]Monday, November 21, 2022
The Pit, Barbican, LondonFrom a control desk, director Rachel O'Mahony pushes buttons for songs, scenes and games in a fun, carefully crafted show staged by Zoo Co
Why can't more theatre be …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM[SHARE]Friday, November 18, 2022
Unicorn theatre, LondonMosquitos, cats and smartly defined morals feature in a complex and well-crafted reimagining of the beloved tale
Remember the blue fairy that toy-maker Geppetto wishes…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Charing Cross theatre, LondonTim Rice's lyrics are the most striking aspect of a crisp production which can also feel heavy-handed
The members of G Company are going stir crazy in Hawaii. Th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 3, 2022
Theatre Royal BathDirector James Grieve retains just enough of the rough-hewn power of the original sea shanties to offset the razzle-dazzle of the musical setting
Perhaps this charming real…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:02PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 20, 2022
Orange Tree theatre, LondonBrilliantly acted, designed and directed, Thorne's tender but brutally powerful portrait of a couple gets an overdue revival
After this play premiered in 2015, Jac…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Scenes that skip between universes, 100 eyeballs emerging from the floorboards, whole plays set on a slope … The scripts for Constellations, Wonder Boy and other hits have provided instruc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AM[SHARE]Friday, October 7, 2022
Rose theatre, LondonA striking score and expressive singing carry Christopher Haydon's production of the wartime classic
First there's the prologue. Then the play-within-a-play. Finally, a s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:13PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 29, 2022
Felicity Kendal, Tracy-Ann Oberman and especially Joseph Millson are comic gifts in this 40th anniversary version that fits our times almost too well
Well, here's a surprise. Michael Frayn'…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:49AM[SHARE]Friday, September 23, 2022
Bush theatre, LondonWill Jackson's endearing two-hander pairs a nervous learner driver with an overbearing instructor
Driving instructor extraordinaire Max has just three rules. No drinking.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:25AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 14, 2022
The Yard, LondonVinay Patel's sci-fi adaptation boldly goes into the future on a rickety starship while exploring entrenched hierarchies and class
There is still a cherry orchard in this Che…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:55AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 8, 2022
Playground theatre, LondonFeaturing Keith Allen as a scheming PR man, this heartfelt comedy drawn from songwriter Grant Black's own experiences is often great fun
Opening with a song named W…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:55AM[SHARE]Friday, September 2, 2022
Duke of York's theatre, LondonThis one-man, one-note show is a blandly sanitised history of Take That. While it won't thrill you with its drama, its slightly smug star does have one hell of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Everyman theatre, CheltenhamThe TV show invites a large helping of satire but Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary serve up a sugary plot with over-egged characters
The exquisite joy of Bake Off on…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07PM[SHARE]Sunday, July 31, 2022
Globe theatre, LondonSean Holmes's gleefully comic take is a riot of holiday colour and fun, featuring luminous lilos, stag do bantz and a playful Prospero in eyewateringly tight trunks
Come…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12PM[SHARE]Sunday, July 24, 2022
Leicester CurveNikolai Foster's new version is more like a play with dance and songs, giving ideas around love and loss, community and isolation, passion and violence room to breathe
In dire…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Theatre Royal BathWith charismatic performances and playful effects, Sean Holmes' slick touring production is escapist fun
Here is a chance to press pause on the difficult business of being …
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