Scenes that skip between universes, 100 eyeballs emerging from the floorboards, whole plays set on a slope … The scripts for Constellations, Wonder Boy and other hits have provided instruc…
Rose theatre, LondonA striking score and expressive singing carry Christopher Haydon's production of the wartime classic First there's the prologue. Then the play-within-a-play. Finally, a s…
Felicity Kendal, Tracy-Ann Oberman and especially Joseph Millson are comic gifts in this 40th anniversary version that fits our times almost too well Well, here's a surprise. Michael Frayn'…
Bush theatre, LondonWill Jackson's endearing two-hander pairs a nervous learner driver with an overbearing instructor Driving instructor extraordinaire Max has just three rules. No drinking.…
The Yard, LondonVinay Patel's sci-fi adaptation boldly goes into the future on a rickety starship while exploring entrenched hierarchies and class There is still a cherry orchard in this Che…
Playground theatre, LondonFeaturing Keith Allen as a scheming PR man, this heartfelt comedy drawn from songwriter Grant Black's own experiences is often great fun Opening with a song named W…
Duke of York's theatre, LondonThis one-man, one-note show is a blandly sanitised history of Take That. While it won't thrill you with its drama, its slightly smug star does have one hell of …
Everyman theatre, CheltenhamThe TV show invites a large helping of satire but Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary serve up a sugary plot with over-egged characters The exquisite joy of Bake Off on…
Globe theatre, LondonSean Holmes's gleefully comic take is a riot of holiday colour and fun, featuring luminous lilos, stag do bantz and a playful Prospero in eyewateringly tight trunks Come…
Leicester CurveNikolai Foster's new version is more like a play with dance and songs, giving ideas around love and loss, community and isolation, passion and violence room to breathe In dire…
Theatre Royal BathWith charismatic performances and playful effects, Sean Holmes' slick touring production is escapist fun Here is a chance to press pause on the difficult business of being …
Manual Cinema's stage version of Leonardo the Terrible Monster is heading for the Edinburgh fringe " and its adaptors hope it inspires audiences to create their own creatures Mo Willems' chi…
Sophisticated productions of Life of Pi and 101 Dalmatians are pushing the art of puppetry into new and sometimes surprisingly dark directions The Olivier-award-winning puppets in the new st…
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonThe first winner of the Woven Voices prize for migrant playwrights is an open-hearted play that layers a Belarusian woman's past and present Leather jackets and …
Park theatre, LondonJoshua Collins is magnetic as a US soldier awaiting trial for murder in this hard-hitting drama hamstrung by its loose grip on reality The title is a riff on Dante's Infe…
Donmar Warehouse, LondonNoma Dumezweni is a compelling lead in Lucas Hnath's sequel, which is well drawn but a little too tightly controlled A dark and heavy house fills the stage. Just bef…
Orange Tree theatre, LondonMartin Crimp's crisp translation of Marivaux's comedy never feels overplayed and highlights the seductive allure of money A spiralling maze has been painted across…
Wilton's Musical Hall, LondonRachel Garnet's reframing ditches Shakespeare's lovers for a smitten Tybalt and Mercutio. Can this winning couple alter their fate? Romeo is in a terrible sulk. …
From Shakespeare's dithering Dane to Desperate Housewives' steely-eyed Bree, our critics serve up the coldest revenge dishes In Desperate Housewives, when her gay son, Andrew, sleeps with he…
The Vaults, LondonMarking the French playwright's 400th anniversary, this chaotic bilingual comedy lacks clarity Tonight we're listening to Dom Juan's seductive escapades in English. Tomorro…
From Elsa letting it go in Frozen to Sally Bowles belting out Cabaret, the performers of the most barnstorming numbers in musicals share the thrill of bringing the house down Continue readin…
Young Vic, LondonThis modern, sexy and unsettling show injects thrills into a familiar musical, making it feel newly minted How to rewrite Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical without c…
Churchill theatre, BromleyThe musical based on a book by Jay Osmond hints at unsettling moments in the brothers' televised childhood before reality is swept under the carpet Thanks to their …
Orange Tree theatre, LondonBased on real events, Pamela Carter's drama follows British schoolchildren on a walking tour in prewar Nazi Germany What started out as a bit of fun is beginning …
Omnibus theatre, LondonVictoria Willing's new play is full of deadpan humour, as Gloria decides to live in her attic " permanently Gloria has installed herself in the attic. For good. Her da…