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The best theatre to stream this month: Patrick Stewart reads Shakespeare's sonnets " all 154 of them by Chris Wiegand

The great Shakespearean shares his passion project, there's a sneak peek of Sam Ryder's Jesus Christ Superstar and Back to the Future: The Musical hits reverse When stages went dark during t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54am on April 2, 2026[SHARE]

Private Lives review " Noël Coward's queasy merry-go-round of desire and spite by Catherine Love

Royal Exchange theatre, ManchesterSparring lovers play a capricious game in Blanche McIntyre's revival " but the cut and thrust is kept witty, rather than curdling into danger In director Bl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54am on April 2, 2026[SHARE]

Les Liaisons Dangereuses review " love is a fight for power in this bold staging by Arifa Akbar

National theatre, LondonA queenly Lesley Manville steals the show in this dark, rageful tale of seduction as contact sport Pierre Choderlos de Laclos was serving as an artillery officer whil…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54am on April 2, 2026[SHARE]

What I'm Here For review " high-pressure horror of a nurse's shift from hell by Mark Fisher

Tron, GlasgowThe life-and-death choices that a stressed-out nurse faces on a short-staffed weekend are taken to gothic heights in this intense, atmospheric play The standard colour scheme fo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54am on April 2, 2026[SHARE]

A Midsummer Night's Dream review " a playful, punchy Shakespeare romcom made easy by Miriam Gillinson

Unicorn theatre, London The Unicorn and RSC's accessible adaptation is at its best in comic set pieces " even if the pared-down plot still feels cluttered How to make Shakespeare accessible …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54am on April 2, 2026[SHARE]

Megan Thee Stallion diagnosed with extreme exhaustion after hospitalization by Anna Betts

The rapper was hospitalized in New York City after feeling unwell during her Moulin Rouge performance on Broadway Megan Thee Stallion was taken to the hospital on Tuesday in New York City af…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:49pm on April 1, 2026[SHARE]

Resistance movement: how a play about penicillin brought the arts, science and politics together by Deborah Linton

Championed by a former chief medical officer, Lifeline is both a musical following Alexander Fleming's discovery of the first antibiotic and a warning about the threat of superbugs in the pr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54pm on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

Brendan Gleeson wins best actor as Critics' Circle theatre awards toasts The Weir by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Other winners include Inter Alia's Rosamund Pike, Ivo van Hove for All My Sons and Hayley Atwell who beat her Much Ado co-star Tom Hiddleston to best Shakespearean performance Brendan Gleeso…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54pm on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

The Last Five Years review " Rachel Zegler and Ben Platt make time stand still by Chris Wiegand

London PalladiumThe musical-theatre megastars fall in and out of love, in opposing timelines, in a stirring production of Jason Robert Brown's musical After her electrifying Evita, Rachel Ze…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54pm on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

My Mix(ed-Up) Tape review " fury on the dancefloor at fiery Welsh wedding by Anya Ryan

Shakespeare North Playhouse, PrescotA reluctant return to the valleys brings a reckoning with a violent past and problematic present in Katie Payne's vivid and raw monologue Playwright Kati…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54pm on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

John Proctor Is the Villain review " Arthur Miller's classic sparks a #MeToo moment by Arifa Akbar

Royal Court theatre, LondonA class on The Crucible unearths troubling parallels for a group of teen girls in Kimberly Belflower's play set in the wake of the Weinstein scandal Kimberly Belfl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54pm on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

Robert Fox obituary by Michael Coveney

Film and theatre producer who made The Audience the starting point for The Crown, and was behind Another Country, The Lady in the Van, Iris and Notes on a Scandal Scion of one of the great t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54pm on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

The Guide #236: Is celebrity casting a cynical marketing stunt or does it help to democratise theatre? by Lucinda Everett

In this week's newsletter: From singers to YouTube stars and TV hosts, more famous faces are treading the boards. Some insiders think it's killing the industry, but for others it opens up th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54pm on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) review " this brevity is the soul of wit by Mark Lawson

Bristol Old VicThe Reduced Shakespeare Company returns with a frantic mix of pratfalls, audience participation and lightning-flash characterisations A classical actor who appeared in a recen…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54pm on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

Harry Enfield and No Chums! review " the head of our comedy state takes a trip down memory lane by Brian Logan

Barbican Centre, LondonFrom Stavros to Wayne Slob, Loadsamoney to DJ Dave Nice, the 64-year-old distilled whole characters and social types To younger audiences, Harry Enfield may be best kn…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54pm on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

Jaja's African Hair Braiding review " crowd-pleasing energy, charisma and expert comic timing by Arifa Akbar

Lyric Hammersmith, LondonJocelyn Bioh's comedy " following a day in the life of a Harlem braiding salon " is filled with humour and hijinks 'Don't touch my hair" is a racially-charged statem…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54pm on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

The Old Ladies review " spite, greed and nerves in a rickety boarding house by David Jays

Finborough theatre, LondonIrritable passions ferment beneath the frowsty knits and beads in atmospheric 1935 psychological thriller Lonely lives, falling between the gaps, are at the heart o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54pm on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

'If I didn't have dwarfism, I'd probably be quite normcore': Midgitte Bardot on sex, drag and street harassment by Alex Needham

Their shows caused mayhem. Now Tamm Reynolds " AKA Midgitte Bardot " is really going for the jugular, hitting back at prejudice with a wild new act Most performers want attention when the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54pm on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

In the Print review " Rupert Murdoch hits trade unions with fake news in tense thriller by Mark Lawson

King's Head theatre, LondonThe media tycoon comes up against union boss Brenda Dean in Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky's docudrama about the 80s Wapping dispute A teacher in Alan Bennett's The …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54pm on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

Kinky Boots: The Musical review " Strictly's Johannes Radebe is a perfect fit by Lyndsey Winship

London ColiseumSuperbly cast, the dancer brings stratospheric levels of charisma to a rather pedestrian show driven by Cyndi Lauper's songs Johannes Radebe (AKA Jojo from Strictly) is a born…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54pm on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

Romeo and Juliet review " overbearing directorial stamp is saved by dazzling cast by Arifa Akbar

Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe's pure chemistry perfectly encapsulates the urgent and uncompromising nature of first love Has the conveyor belt from screen-to-stage celebrity turned full circle wh…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54pm on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

Dog Day Afternoon review " Broadway take on heist can't match Pacino's punch by Jesse Hassenger

August Wilson Theatre, New YorkA splashy new production inspired by the real-life 1970s bank robbery stars Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach The story of Dog Day Afternoon is so familiar t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:00am on March 31, 2026[SHARE]

Mary Beth Hurt " a life in pictures by Owen Myers

The star of stage and screen has died aged 79. We look back at her memorable film and theater roles, public appearances and marriage to Paul Schrader Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:59am on March 30, 2026[SHARE]

Russell T Davies's hit TV series It's a Sin to be adapted as 'visceral' dance show by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

New work will be choreographed and directed by Benoit Swan Pouffer, artistic director of Rambert, with Davies and Pet Shop Boys serving as executive producers It's a Sin, the award-winning T…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:48am on March 26, 2026[SHARE]

The Secret Garden review " children's classic replanted as a haunting musical by Catherine Love

York Theatre RoyalJohn Doyle's atmospheric production shrouds Frances Hodgson Burnett's story in the ghosts and secrets of the grownups at Misselthwaite Manor In this version of Frances Hodg…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:48am on March 26, 2026[SHARE]
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