The best (non-festive) shows to book this Christmas from Stranger Things to David Tennant's Macbeth Want to hit the theatre but sick of the seasonal fare? Look no further... Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2023
A Christmas Carol: this safe bet should still startle us – past, present or future There may be comfort in the retelling of Dickens’ familiar tale, but the best adaptations show the imagination to still surprise The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023
The Inquiry review – drama about a Whitehall cover-up hints at deeper stories left untold Despite fine acting, Harry Davies’ political thriller about a contaminated water scandal fails to plumb the depths of its characters The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023
Lyonesse review – Kristin Scott Thomas charms in messy #MeToo tale Starry cast including Lily James and Doon Mackichan are tossed around in a plot that never gets hold of its many concerns The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023
Pygmalion review – Patsy Ferran and Bertie Carvel don’t find play’s heart This Shaw revival has wonderful moments but there is little spark between Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023
The week in theatre: Grenfell: In the Words of Survivors; Cuckoo; The Sound of Music – review Gillian Slovo’s new verbatim play about the 2017 tragedy is overpowering theatre that doubles as activism; a comedy of iPhone-fixated family dysfunction is hilariously relatable; and the hills are alive again The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2023
The Sound of Music review – climbs ev’ry mountain, ticks ev’ry box Gina Beck is radiant as Maria in this immaculate and impish production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2023
Cuckoo review – springy dialogue lifts slow study of a modern family Three generations of women in a Merseyside house banter, bicker and disappear into their smartphones in this nuanced play from Michael Wynne The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2023
Mrs Doubtfire: The New Musical Comedy review – all energy, no emotion The cast do their exuberant best but this bland, by-the-numbers retread of the 1990s film lacks feeling and adds nothing original beyond a reference to Love Island The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2023
The best theatre to see in September in London, from Waiting for Godot to Giant We’ve picked out London’s top stage performances to watch this month Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2023
School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play review – clever comedy leaves a stinging afterburn Jocelyn Bioh’s bitingly funny and sometimes heartbreaking play transposes relatable high-school movie tropes to 1980s Ghana to explore beauty standards and colourism The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2023
The week in theatre: Romeo and Juliet; When Winston Went to War With the Wireless; Groundhog Day – review Danger stalks the radiant lovers in Rebecca Frecknall’s tumultuous, twilit Romeo and Juliet; a 1920s battle for the soul of BBC radio couldn’t be more timely; and Groundhog Day, once more with feeling The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2023
When Winston Went to War With the Wireless review – radio is the star of BBC crisis drama Jack Thorne’s dramatisation of the power play between the UK government and the broadcaster in 1920s Britain is pacy and evocative The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023
Groundhog Day review – repeat production makes for guaranteed entertainment A revival of the musical at the same venue where it premiered combines clever staging, impeccable performances and Tim Minchin’s lyrical brilliance into a reassuringly familiar and enjoyable package The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023 Brokeback Mountain review – perfectly pitched staging of the heartbreaking love story The desolately poignant tale is brought into stark relief in Jonathan Butterell’s production through Eddi Reader’s beautiful vocals and a compelling cast
The Independent UK · May 18, 2023 Brokeback Mountain review: This unsubtle adaptation leaves its stars stranded Mike Faist and Lucas Hedges are underserved by a clunky production as Annie Proulx’s story reaches the stage
Bristol Post · Apr 14, 2023 Mother Goose review: Ian McKellen shines as new pantomime spares no remorse for Tory Britain The production proved pantomimes don't have to be just for Christmas
The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2023 Richard III review – Adjoa Andoh’s maverick reimagining drags The actor and director pitches the antihero as a racial outsider. She is compelling, but he is an inconsistent character in a production leached of intrigue
The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2023 The Dry House review – a mother hits rock bottom in gloriously cast alcoholism drama The capacity to arrest our own destruction is central in Eugene O’Hare’s stark look at a woman struggling to cope after the death of her teenage daughter
The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2023 Olivier awards 2023: full list of winners My Neighbour Totoro, A Streetcar Named Desire and Prima Facie were among the winners at the Royal Albert Hall ceremony
The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023 The week in theatre: five stars for Guys & Dolls, plus Marjorie Prime and The Tragedy of Macbeth – review The audience is swept along with the action in Nicholas Hytner’s thrillingly immersive new Guys and Dolls; Nancy Carroll and Anne Reid surf memory and identity; and Shakespeare’s witches multitask
The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2023 The Week on Stage: From Guys and Dolls to Further Than the Furthest Thing A guide to the week’s theatre
The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2023 Marjorie Prime review – gently uncanny sci-fi shows us how to love an AI Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonAnne Reid shines in this delicately written drama about a woman with dementia living with a robot re-creation of her late husband as a young man
The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2023 Guys and Dolls review – Nicholas Hytner’s gamble pays off This immersive production of the New York musical has a bold design, superb singing and chemistry between its stars
The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023 The Week on Stage: From The Great British Bake Off Musical to Bonnie and Clyde A guide to the week’s theatre