At London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, the story of a racist society with a twist is powerfully staged, though overloaded with narrative
Two giants of the Victorian stage come to life in David Hare’s overstuffed new play at Bath’s Theatre Royal
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical is boldly reframed for today inside the London Palladium — plus a view from the street of ‘Don’t Cry for Me Argentina’
Lynn Nottage’s potent play at London’s Donmar Warehouse stars Samira Wiley as a Black seamstress dreaming of love and success
The actors bring tough honesty to Rebecca Frecknall’s staging at London’s Almeida Theatre
Musical at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane adapts 1997 film version into an ancient Greek pantomime
Playful meditation on performance at Hampstead Theatre includes anecdotes from Ian McKellen and Fiona Shaw
Iman Qureshi’s ensemble piece at London’s Kiln Theatre takes on big questions with refreshing honesty
Having worked on streaming hit ‘Rivals’, she has now ‘remixed’ 1920s comedy of sexual politics ‘The Constant Wife’
Revived at London’s Royal Court Upstairs 25 years after its premiere, this account of severe depression is painfully frank
Taking place in a vast London warehouse, this ambitious piece set in a failing organisation is blunted by a bewildering plot
David Adjmi’s Tony-winning play about a Fleetwood Mac-style band comes to London’s Duke of York’s Theatre
Danny James King’s moving new drama explores dementia, grief and anxieties about coming out at London’s Bush Theatre
Her work shocked audiences and critics in the 1990s — but new revivals point to the enduring potency of the playwright’s vision
Nicholas Hytner’s semi-immersive production at London’s Bridge Theatre is endlessly playful
After its success at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, the fizzing production fills London’s Barbican Theatre with spirit and song
The playwright and actor tours the event’s ‘hallowed’ Berkshires home
A married couple conceal much from each other in this chamber piece at the Orange Tree, Richmond upon Thames
Tim Firth’s show about a fragmented household has a zesty revival at London’s Southwark Playhouse
The Lyric Hammersmith’s adaptation of Sathnam Sanghera’s novel is full of heart and humour
Director Ola Ince brings the febrile atmosphere of the Salem witch trials to Shakespeare’s Globe
Staging at London’s Royal Court traces the impact of Section 28, which banned ‘promoting homosexuality’
Staunton and Bessie Carter make a wonderful double act in this tough staging of Shaw’s drama at London’s Garrick Theatre
The ambivalent charm of the Hollywood anti-hero, Maria Grazia Chiuri’s next act, and a drink with Gen Z
