Theatre

Latest

Clare Brennan
Javaad Alipoor transports Elmet to a disused depot

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Javaad Alipoor transports Elmet to a disused depot
Kate Maltby
Phones don’t belong centre stage. The play’s the thing

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Phones don’t belong centre stage. The play’s the thing
Katherine Cowles
The Line of Beauty is an almost great gay play

Fri 31 Oct 2025

The Line of Beauty is an almost great gay play
Rachael Healy
Why the ‘fun nerds’ of improv comedy are having a moment

Tue 28 Oct 2025

Why the ‘fun nerds’ of improv comedy are having a moment
Susannah Clapp
The Unbelievers is a swirling study of catastrophe

Sun 26 Oct 2025

The Unbelievers is a swirling study of catastrophe
Clare Brennan
Campus drama Safe Space tackles the statue wars head-on

Sat 25 Oct 2025

Campus drama Safe Space tackles the statue wars head-on
Clare Brennan
James Brining’s The Seagull delivers laughs but lacks heft

Sun 19 Oct 2025

James Brining’s The Seagull delivers laughs but lacks heft
Susannah Clapp
Mary Page Marlowe is a disappointing play

Fri 17 Oct 2025

Mary Page Marlowe is a disappointing play
Clare Brennan
Lost Atoms has spectacular staging but the drama is underdeveloped

Sun 5 Oct 2025

Lost Atoms has spectacular staging but the drama is underdeveloped
Susannah Clapp
London’s new directions

Sat 4 Oct 2025

London’s new directions
Michael Hogan
‘What you choose to participate in is always a political decision’

Tue 30 Sept 2025

‘What you choose to participate in is always a political decision’
Ian Fraser
Chancellor could learn from new play’s about banking’s demise

Sun 10 Aug 2025

Chancellor could learn from new play’s about banking’s demise
Olivia Ovenden
The rumours are true: Stereophonic’s debt to Fleetwood Mac

Thu 7 Aug 2025

The rumours are true: Stereophonic’s debt to Fleetwood Mac
Rachael Healy
Onstage orgasms, live tattooing, ‘embracing our mucky parts’

Sun 3 Aug 2025

Onstage orgasms, live tattooing, ‘embracing our mucky parts’
Sam Diss
Michael Morpurgo: ‘I don’t read much – that surprises people’

Thu 31 Jul 2025

Michael Morpurgo: ‘I don’t read much – that surprises people’
Clare Brennan
Riders to the Sea and Macbeth – a thrilling play-pairing united against tyranny

Sun 27 Jul 2025

Riders to the Sea and Macbeth – a thrilling play-pairing united against tyranny
Kate Maltby
Of course, mothers are always to blame

Sat 26 Jul 2025

Of course, mothers are always to blame
Miranda Sawyer
How Sarah Kane ‘ripped down the veil on the abyss’

Sat 7 Jun 2025

How Sarah Kane ‘ripped down the veil on the abyss’
Simon McBurney
Remembering Pierre Audi, visionary founder of the Almeida

Sun 25 May 2025

Remembering Pierre Audi, visionary founder of the Almeida
Susannah Clapp
Imelda Staunton and daughter light up brothel drama

Sat 24 May 2025

Imelda Staunton and daughter light up brothel drama
Clare Brennan
Our imperilled planet in three acts

Sat 24 May 2025

Our imperilled planet in three acts
Olivia Ovenden
In Letters from Max, Sarah Ruhl celebrates friendship – and soup

Thu 22 May 2025

In Letters from Max, Sarah Ruhl celebrates friendship – and soup
Susannah Clapp
Theatre: Sondheim’s bittersweet swansong

Sat 17 May 2025

Theatre: Sondheim’s bittersweet swansong
Olivia Ovenden
Theatre: the story of the Titanic, as told by Céline Dion

Sun 11 May 2025

Theatre: the story of the Titanic, as told by Céline Dion
Susannah Clapp
Gary Oldman is extraordinary in Krapp’s Last Tape

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Gary Oldman is extraordinary in Krapp’s Last Tape
Dorian Lynskey
Theatre: How to Fight Loneliness

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Theatre: How to Fight Loneliness
Rowan Moore
Architecture: return to the pleasure palace

Fri 25 Apr 2025

Architecture: return to the pleasure palace

Follow

The Observer
The Observer Magazine
The ObserverNew Review
The Observer Food Monthly
Copyright © 2025 Tortoise MediaPrivacy PolicyTerms & Conditions