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Susannah Clapp
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo: two and a half hours of smouldering, slow-burning imagination

Fri 12 Dec 2025

Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo: two and a half hours of smouldering, slow-burning imagination
Katherine Cowles
The BFG comes to life on stage

Mon 8 Dec 2025

The BFG comes to life on stage
Vanessa Thorpe
Comedy or error: is Shakespeare actually funny?

Fri 5 Dec 2025

Comedy or error: is Shakespeare actually funny?
Katherine Cowles
Paddington The Musical is an irresistible love letter to London

Mon 1 Dec 2025

Paddington The Musical is an irresistible love letter to London
Susannah Clapp
Ivo van Hove’s All My Sons is a revelation

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Ivo van Hove’s All My Sons is a revelation
Clare Brennan
Mutton: the story of the Yorkshire Witch

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Mutton: the story of the Yorkshire Witch
Clare Brennan
Murder most fowl: Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Murder most fowl: Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas
Susannah Clapp
Porn Play is an unflinching portrayal of self-destructive addiction

Fri 21 Nov 2025

Porn Play is an unflinching portrayal of self-destructive addiction
Susannah Clapp
Faustus in Africa! is a vivid study of colonialism through puppets

Fri 14 Nov 2025

Faustus in Africa! is a vivid study of colonialism through puppets
Katherine Cowles
The Hunger Games on stage is all spectacle, no soul

Fri 14 Nov 2025

The Hunger Games on stage is all spectacle, no soul
Susannah Clapp
David Harewood finally makes Othello the hero of his own drama

Fri 7 Nov 2025

David Harewood finally makes Othello the hero of his own drama
Clare Brennan
Javaad Alipoor transports Elmet to a disused depot

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Javaad Alipoor transports Elmet to a disused depot
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
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
Bad Lads is a theatrical call for justice

Sun 12 Oct 2025

Bad Lads is a theatrical call for justice
Susannah Clapp
A high-speed Hamlet is too fast and too flat

Sat 11 Oct 2025

A high-speed Hamlet is too fast and too flat

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