The fact that Terry Gilliam and Leah Hausman's production of Into The Woods at Theatre Royal Bath is one of two high profile productions currently running on either side of the Atlantic is t…
I wasn't perhaps as bowled over by Cruise on a second viewing, but it unquestionably delivers on its triple promise of fusing theatre with club culture, a history lesson, and a rambunctious …
Another night at the King's Head, another feat of astonishing transformation by the chameleonic actor-writer Mark Farrelly. Because delivering one bravura turn as a gay icon isn't enough app…
It would be unsurprising, indeed completely understandable, for a new state-of-the-nation play focusing on the treatment of, and opportunities for, disabled people in present-day UK, to fetc…
Pitched somewhere between a celebration, a séance and an unusually engaging piece of performance art, Jarman at the King's Head Theatre eschews linear storytelling in favour of a sensory as…
Simon Godwin's new production of Much Ado About Nothing for the National initially seems to be going for the full-on romantic escapism, from the bougainvillea and sun-kissed (Amalfi?) coast …
Lucy Roslyn's Pennyroyal takes Edith Wharton's 1922 novella The Old Maid as its initial inspiration but feels immensely immediate and relevant. It centres on a very specific theme " Prematur…
Theresa Rebeck's Mad House at the Ambassadors Theatre is a tremendously engrossing and satisfying tragicomedy, given a flawless, blazingly well acted production by Moritz von Stuelpnagel.
Mark Ravenhill's The Haunting Of Susan A is a creditable and often gripping attempt to marry contemporary issues with Islington's somewhat grim past, and an interesting, evocative way to com…
Make no mistake, this is a world class Passion, and one which any Sondheim nut, or indeed anybody who wants to see a collection of remarkable talents at the top of their game, would be mad n…
Daniel Fish's sexed-up, pared-down version of Oklahoma! at the Young Vic Theatre (co-directed for London by Jordan Fein) is less a revival and more a full blown deconstruction of the origina…
With The Burnt City, Punchdrunk's biggest show to date, they take on Greek myth, although the aesthetic is anachronistic: boho chic meets old school Hollywood glamour meets monochrome starkn…
We knew Mike Bartlett was brilliant, but with this third piece to come to a major London venue in 2022, he displays yet another facet to his virtuosity while staking a claim to be as prolifi…
Premiered in New York in 2006, David Lindsay-Abaire's robust yet delicate piece, which considers the fallout from a child's death, is a compelling tragicomedy.
There have been numerous screen and stage versions of the Dracula legend over the decades, including a couple of musicals ranging from the misconceived to the riotously camp.
Any study of the history of popular music would be a very slim tome indeed without the contribution of Jewish songwriters, and that's doubly true when it comes to considering the greatest sh…
This thrilling Donmar revival comes at a particularly interesting time in global history, where an unchecked leader invading a neighbouring country on which he has no authentic claim is like…
Not since the original 1990 production of Jonathan Harvey's Beautiful Thing at the Bush (which featured a pre-stardom Jonny Lee Miller) have I seen a new play and young actors that come off …
"You should be dancing, yeah!" goes the oft-repeated chorus of the Bee Gees hit that loomed large in the original Saturday Night Fever movie soundtrack and closes the first half of this stag…
Moulin Rouge is ensconced now at the Piccadilly, probably for the foreseeable future, and it's a true extravaganza, almost completely lacking any restraint
Joe Orton had been dead six years when Alan Bennett's 1973 Habeas Corpus made its West End debut in a production starring Sir Alec Guinness.
I'm not sure anything prepared me for quite how earth-shatteringly sensational Rebecca Frecknall's take on Cabaret would turn out to be.
I'm not sure even the greatest admirers of this 2006 Broadway smash will be prepared for the emotional and visceral impact of this jaw-droppingly fine new production by the Almeida's artisti…
Big burly men who sing like angels while dispensing free beer….what's not to love, right?! It isn't hard to fathom the appeal of The Choir Of Man.
It might seem a bit odd to come out of a Shakespeare play raving about the singing and music. Yet these elements are part of what lifts Phillip Breen's captivating new RSC production.