The latest in a long line of jukebox musicals to be impeccably performed but dead behind the eyes " Ain't Too Proud " The Life and Times of The Temptations opens at the Prince Edward Theatre
A cheering musical to be sure, but But I'm a Cheerleader is ill-suited to the intimacy of the Turbine Theatre, it needs a bigger stage (and a bit of an edit) to truly shine.
If some of the detail of Mike Bartlett's Cock now feels a little dated, the skill of his writing is as fresh as ever, performed brilliantly at the Ambassadors Theatre.
The Wicker Husband is a show that has my heart entirely. A future life is surely going to happen but catch it now at the Watermill Theatre while you can.
The Drifters Girl is a classic example of the worst type of jukebox musical " a group effort in failing to tell an interesting story whilst putting on a good show.
There's way too much going on in this production of Henry V at the Donmar Warehouse, despite Kit Harington's return to the stage.
With all its effortful but pointless violence, Dennis Kelly's After the End leaves me cold at the Theatre Royal Stratford East.
Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope star as artistic legends in The Collaboration but Anthony McCarten's play at the Young Vic doesn't thrill.
Like being given a jigsaw with no corner pieces, the challenges of putting together what is happening in Florian Zeller's The Forest means it is hardly worth the trip to the Hampstead Theatr…
The music of Nadim Naaman and Dana Al Fardan's Broken Wings remains strong, but the musical around it feels slightly disappointing at Charing Cross Theatre.
The perils of going to see something just because you like an actor in it… I loved seeing Elliot Cowan onstage again but was significantly less keen on 2:22 " A Ghost Story.
The Seven Dials Playhouse opens with the European premiere of Mark Gerrard's gently amusing and affecting Steve.
Emma Rice dips into her usual bag of theatrical tricks for a highly expressive take on Wuthering Heights but possibly to diminishing returns.
It's the little things. Like using up the kitchen roll when there's no toilet paper, or not getting some milk when the carton's run out.
Monica Dolan is more than worth the journey in Lia Williams' striking production of Doubt: A Parable at Chichester Festival Theatre.
Paapa Essiedu and Lennie James deliver stunning performances in a cracking production of Caryl Churchill's A Number at the Old Vic Theatre.
I may still not know what a variable star is but Cecilia Payne did and that's what matters.
Arrows & Traps return to live performance in customary ambitious style with Holst " The Music In The Spheres at the Brockley Jack Theatre.
Just a little bit late… Here's 10 of my favourite shows, both online and onstage but fully acknowledging that I saw a lot less than usual, I might actually have broken the back of this the…
As distinct from my favourite shows of the year, this list celebrates the fact that sometimes the good and the not-so-good co-exist right next to each " some of my favourite moments.
Alan Bennett's Habeus Corpus gets a belated revival at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Stuck in the past, should it have been left in the past too?
Fabian Aloise's banging choreography spikes, basket-tosses and split-lifts this cracking production of Bring It On " the Musical.
Director Rebecca Frecknall and designer Tom Scutt have done an awesome job in reconfiguring the Playhouse Theatre into the risqué surroundings of The Kit Kat Club.
Not up for seeing panto but still fancy getting out of the house before Omicron burns it all down? Here are some alternatives to pantomimes this month.
If it isn't necessarily the best play around, Life of Pi at Wyndham's Theatre can seriously lay claim to being one of the finest productions open right now.Â