Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Theatre 503, LondonThis striking and lively story of a young woman dislocated both by her baby and the warping of American politics has a confident, surreal swagger
Trump is in power. No, re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Reading Rep theatreThis experimental adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray is a riotous homage to queer culture
It might sound like a safe bet to christen a new theatre with a bit of Osc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 14, 2021
Orange Tree theatre, RichmondMichele Lee's two-hander is a thoughtful take on the power of women at work
The Orange Tree theatre is creating a series of internationally focused plays with Ac…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PM[SHARE]Sunday, September 26, 2021
Southwark Playhouse, LondonCordelia O'Neill's romcom about a pair of mismatched Londoners nails the giddy energy of young love, but isn't as adept at tragedy
Alex and Rupert should never hav…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32PM[SHARE]Friday, September 24, 2021
Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonTwo brooding men are slowly sunk by their own narcissism in this subtle play about a counselling session
When Conor McPherson's brooding play premiered at…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AM[SHARE]Friday, September 17, 2021
New Diorama, LondonThe audience wears headphones for Curious Directive's complex new production, which takes us into a school " and a network of caves in Indonesia
There is layer upon layer …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Rose theatre, LondonAlys Metcalf's drama is packed with quips and playfully directed but gets lost when the action moves to the bedroom
A vengeful female lead in a tight bright dress stalks …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AM[SHARE]Friday, August 20, 2021
Pleasance theatre, LondonThe real joy of this tale of three working-class friends scheming to save a local hospital lies in its bold, energetic storytelling
Writer Amy Guyler has deftly cons…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AM[SHARE]Monday, August 16, 2021
Regent's Park Open Air theatre, LondonPuppeteers subtly animate a range of folkloric beasties, including a magical unicorn and screechingly strange fairy, in this comical, spellbinding show
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Arcola Outside, LondonSwooning Sloanes give Marivaux's class criss-crossing comedy a modern twist in this theatre's new outdoor venue
This modern version of Marivaux's romantic 18th-century …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Chiswick Playhouse, LondonBoth life's great crossroads and mundane moments on the wayside are given great pathos by the cast of four in this finely observed musical
This new musical about th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 8, 2021
Barbican, LondonThe walkways and pools of the London arts centre shimmer with possibility in this promenade adaptation of a radio play
There's nothing like a stroll to get the synapses whirr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AM[SHARE]Friday, July 2, 2021
Hope theatre, LondonGeorge Rowlands makes a stunning debut in John Straiton's Bruntwood-nominated play about an angry old man and a squeaky-clean student bonding on a north London estate
Jo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03PM[SHARE]Monday, June 21, 2021
Available onlineLynda Radley's drama about three women who meet in an antenatal class captures the love and fear, the comedy and terror of motherhood in all its contradictory reality
Lynda R…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03PM[SHARE]Friday, June 18, 2021
Hampstead theatre, LondonDeborah Bruce's play about the awkward reunion of two fortysomething ex-lovers contains some individually striking observations but too much contrivance
Alex (Claire…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PM[SHARE]Monday, June 14, 2021
Little Angel theatre, LondonNutty animals and witty puppetry liven up this at times bleak version of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's picture book
The Little Angel Theatre celebrates its…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03AM[SHARE]Saturday, September 5, 2020
From the return of The Mousetrap to an abundance of monologues, theatre is making a comeback " just don't expect an interval ice-cream
It is late July, and Beverley Knight is about to sing h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42AM[SHARE]Friday, July 24, 2020
Available online Collaborating remotely during lockdown, National Youth Theatre players deliver an intriguing mix of sketches by Isley Lynn with restless verve
It'll come as no surprise that…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03PM[SHARE]As restrictions lift and cultural events spring up, we pick the best theatre, musicals, pop and opera you can enjoy alfresco
With restrictions lifting, outdoor cultural events are springing …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 9, 2020
Available onlineWorking with other audience members, you decide whether a defendant is guilty of murder in this fun bit of lockdown theatre
A man has been killed and his body, along with mos…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AM[SHARE]Monday, June 29, 2020
Available onlineConey's entrancing combination of storytelling and shared conversation celebrates the history of telecommunications
The range of theatrical experiences emerging online is tru…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12PM[SHARE]Digital scrapbooks by children and teenagers are the funniest " and most bracing " reflections on lockdown. Now theatre is giving them the chance to put their fears and hope on stage
Unlike …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Flute Theatre's game-based production of Pericles, performed for one family at a time, is designed to create a sense of calm
Hottest front-room seats: best theatre and dance online
Kelly Hu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Scour the internet for clues in this hysterical whodunnit from two Punchdrunk alumni " which, for all its immersive trickery, is first and foremost a cracking piece of storytelling
At a part…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 7, 2020
Creation TheatreHG Wells' dystopian classic is recast as a live online event in this glossy telling that veers between hope and despair
Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 2, 2020
Available onlineParticipants delve into the dodgy dealings of a Tory MP and big pharma in this clever blend of theatre and gaming
Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AM[SHARE]Friday, May 8, 2020
Available onlineThe story of a pair of estranged siblings in the aftermath of the Brexit vote is brought to life by the startlingly honest views of a range of young people
This 2017 co-produ…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AM[SHARE]Friday, May 1, 2020
From Doctor Faustus to Fleabag, here are the most stirring speeches from some of theatre's best works Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 12, 2020
Available onlineGiven a portal to Prospero's island by Zoom, the audience become the most excited characters in this mischievous and magical version of Shakespeare's fantasy
Front-room seat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Kensington Palace, LondonLes Enfants Terribles take us inside Will and Kate's home for an immersive yet unreachable story about two women who once lived there
Don't tell Will and Kate, but …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AM[SHARE]Monday, March 2, 2020
Little Angel theatre, LondonGaiman's graphic novel turns into an atmospheric show, as a girl tries to find out what's scratching in the walls of her home
After years of going to the theatre …
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