Playhouse, SheffieldTwo siblings growing up in a high-rise search for escape and liberation in this idiosyncratic and infectious drama with a beautiful script by Debris Stevenson Debris Stev…
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London Some spells are cast by this show, in which the director stars as Prospero, but it wearingly replays the same tricks The Tempest seems like the perfect Shakes…
Arcola theatre, LondonBeguiling but deeply disturbing verbatim solo show is based on testimony of Gazan children and relates the confusion and tragedy of war Eleven-year-old Renad dreams of…
Royal Court theatre, London Rosie Sheehy and Robert Aramayo excel as a couple reeling from an ultrasound scan in Luke Norris's extraordinary play The trigger warnings are handed to us on a c…
Thornton Wilder's classic American play is transposed for the inaugural production of National Theatre Wales. The result is heartfelt, though its emotional bite can feel uncertain A revival …
Malmaison hotel, LondonTheatregoers move from room to room as emotional messiness is laid bare with spirited bridesmaids, painful encounters and 'call it all off' nerves When isn't there big…
Arcola theatre, LondonChris Bowers, a former British diplomat in Iraqi Kurdistan, brings authenticity but not enough human drama to his play about the 1991 Kurdish uprising This historical d…
In All Is But Fantasy, the fates of Juliet, Lady Macbeth, Cleopatra and more are given a thrilling twist by US writer, director and singer Whitney White. She talks about untimely deaths " an…
Aldwych theatre, LondonJamie Eastlake's play about two football fans mixes together song, dance, comedy and dark family drama, with incohesive results This tale of two hard-up reprobates in …
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonAn outstanding cast grapple with this revival of Lyle Kessler's 80s set drama but the play feels incomplete with too many threads remaining unresolved The quietl…
Hampstead Theatre, LondonWith shades of MR James and Inside No 9 Jamie Armitage's innovative recording studio haunting is a good old-fashioned fairground-ride chiller The trigger warning at …
Harold Pinter theatre, LondonCrudup and Denise Gough lead a tense adaptation that turns the film into a debate play whose McCarthy-era roots resonate powerfully today How do you turn a class…
Duke of York's Theatre, London Sheridan Smith's disconsolate housewife seeks refuge in a fantasy world, in critique of the emptiness of married life Susan is not the first woman battling inn…
Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner unite for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Michael Sheen launches Welsh National Theatre and Bridget Christie revs up for a return to the stage Continue reading...
Orange Tree theatre, London Comedy's upper-class antics are transposed to 1920s Bath and bring a crowd-pleasing mix of anarchic spirit and silliness, though it slackens occasionally Richard …
Omnibus theatre, LondonSweet and funny show is based on rumoured vampire sightings in north London in the 1960s and 70s " though it could do with producing a few more goosebumps For a time i…
Chichester Festival theatreA musical adaptation of Matt Haig's children's book is visually delightful and heroically performed by Chichester Festival Youth Theatre but the songs are humdrum …
Trafalgar theatre, London Arriving from Broadway with much fanfare, Cole Escola's play about Mary Todd Lincoln is loaded with obvious jokes and squanders the talents of its cast Oh, my! Mar…
A meet-cute between Humanity and Earth, a mod ballet and Nick Mohammed's career-best standup set " our critics pick the best stage shows of the year 10. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry…
Almeida theatre, London A north London Jewish family share a meal " and heated arguments " in this complex and courageous drama Stella Adler, the renowned actor and teacher of Yiddish origi…
Festive theatrical feasts serve audiences a slap-up dinner with their entertainment. But is what's on stage as appetising as what's on your plate? In west London, a line of smartly dressed t…
Lyttelton theatre, LondonCoughlan plays a barmaid, alongside Derry Girls co-star Siobhán McSweeney, in JM Synge's 1907 classic Every woman loves a bad boy, or so the cliche goes. Here it …
Bridge theatre, London Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairytale adventure follows its archetypal characters into real-world emotion, brilliantly drawn and sung Can Stephen Sondheim and …
Young Vic theatre, LondonA powerful blend of VR, testimony and theatre exposes the human toll of benefit cuts " and asks what justice looks like in a new political era David Cameron did not …
Young Vic theatre, London Rajiv Joseph's tale of a captive animal that returns from the dead after the 2003 invasion is bracingly unconventional There is an exciting wildness to the European…