Ustinov, BathAs a woman who has left her husband for a dissolute younger man in postwar London, Greig's quiet despair compels The torch song Stormy Weather sobs between scenes in this reviva…
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonSara Ryan's book about justice for her son, who died in an NHS unit aged 18, has been turned into a play with campaigning passion In a church down the road from …
It is a fraught time of cuts, rewrites " and alcohol. Our writer goes behind the scenes at The Divine Mrs S just as the official opening night looms and not everyone's ready to face the musi…
ITA, AmsterdamThe British director of Cabaret and A Streetcar Named Desire makes a gripping debut with the acclaimed Dutch company Julie wobbles into the kitchen, hiding from her own 21st bi…
Young Vic, LondonThe discovery of what could be a painting by Hitler leads to a moral quagmire in Patrick Marber's punchy staging of Marius von Mayenburg's play Arrive early, and you'll see …
Royal Opera House, LondonImpressive new work from Joshua Junker and Mthuthuzeli November pushes dancers well beyond the classical repertoire Ballet is a heritage art form that craves renewal…
Sadler's Wells, LondonOn a stage covered in thousands of silk carnations, a beguiling cast of 20 explore fear, fun, control, bunny-hopping and onions, ending ultimately in hope Nelken was a …
Queen's theatre, HornchurchJonathan Maitland's drama about the Dr Feelgood guitarist, played by Johnson Willis, is a nostalgic celebration of an Essex legend 'It's not a jukebox musical," an…
Dominion theatre, LondonBartlett Sher's gingerly feminist take on the problematic mid-century musical has superb dancing but is ponderously paced 'Stories of the east have seldom reached the…
Marylebone theatre, LondonSamantha Spiro conducts listeners urgently through this horrifying story of a baby thrown in desperation from an Auschwitz train If writing a poem after Auschwitz i…
Arcola, LondonTimely revival of Michael Hastings' unsettling 1956 play that examines the legacy of war on immigrants in postwar London It's just over a decade since the second world war ende…
The incoming artistic director at the NT must lead the institution and the industry, while choosing plays new and old for three stages. The job is a test of nerve and integrity In 1978, Juli…
Swan theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonIsobel McArthur gives a giddy fresh spin to Thomas Heywood's 16th-century romp which sends a Cornish landlady, in her repurposed bar, to sea 'Not everything …
Kiln theatre, LondonTwo-hander musical matches its wide-eyed hero and sardonic heroine with just the right mix of sugar and sour Here's a little tale of the Big Apple. Dougal arrives from En…
Few things in theatre are more transformative than a wig. But who makes them? Can they really be worth thousands? And what looks best on a beheaded tyrant? We meet the hairpiece heroes and t…
Donmar Warehouse, LondonClyde runs a mean sandwich shop, while Montrellous is the sensei of sourdough, in Lynn Nottage's mouthwatering play Lynn Nottage's mouthwatering, gloriously performe…
When a principal at the Royal Ballet asked to adapt his drama about imposed verbal limits, playwright Sam Steiner was all in. 'There are things dance does better,' he says 'Why don't you sta…
Wilton's Music Hall, LondonRichard Cant is superb as Merle Miller who takes a stand against homophobia in this clever retelling of his landmark essay Merle Miller, a distinguished mid-centur…
Riverside Studios, LondonJenna Russell gives a shining performance of quiet resolve in this musical adaptation of Paul Gallico's novel about a widowed cleaner in gloomy postwar London who se…
A star with incredible presence, Gambon " who has died at the age of 82 " brought heft and delicacy, mischief and feeling, to the stage and screen ' Star of Harry Potter and The Singing Dete…
Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonJonathan Harvey's breakthrough play still blazes with a stubborn utopian impulse thanks to finely pitched performances and delicately balanced banter Ever…
Ustinov Studio, BathThe English-language premiere of Jean-Philippe Daguerre's award-winning play hampers its seasoned cast with a complicated plot " bordering on farcical " about a Jewish je…
Swan theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonBrad Birch's drama aims to explain how it felt to be the centre of the world's attention in the war but being narrated at becomes tiring When the RSC invited…
Summerhall, EdinburghMatt Woodhead's urgent drama focuses on the deaths of three real prisoners with mental health issues " and their families' fight for justice Campaigning theatre is reima…
Assembly @ Dance Base, EdinburghScotland's leading company for older dancers offers statuesque personality and sprightly disco in a show that defies sentimentality My neighbour at this show…