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Katherine Cowles
Dante or Die: I Do invites you to witness the mess of a wedding

Wed 28 Jan 2026

Dante or Die: I Do invites you to witness the mess of a wedding
Katherine Cowles
Guess How Much I Love You? is a work of pure compassion

Fri 23 Jan 2026

Guess How Much I Love You? is a work of pure compassion
Susannah Clapp
High Noon – far from the wild west

Sat 17 Jan 2026

High Noon – far from the wild west
Vanessa Thorpe
The Oliviers at 50: the surprises, snubs and swipes

Wed 14 Jan 2026

The Oliviers at 50: the surprises, snubs and swipes
Katherine Cowles
Oh, Mary! is mad – and maddening

Thu 8 Jan 2026

Oh, Mary! is mad – and maddening
Clare Brennan
The Little Mermaid on stage proves the fairytale has legs

Mon 5 Jan 2026

The Little Mermaid on stage proves the fairytale has legs
Susannah Clapp
The best theatre to see in 2026

Thu 1 Jan 2026

The best theatre to see in 2026
Clare Brennan
Treasure Island – A New Musical Adventure is not as thrilling as it could be

Wed 31 Dec 2025

Treasure Island – A New Musical Adventure is not as thrilling as it could be
Susannah Clapp
The best theatre of 2025

Thu 25 Dec 2025

The best theatre of 2025
Clare Brennan
Hull Truck theatre’s Oliver Twist reveals the darkness and light of Dickens

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Hull Truck theatre’s Oliver Twist reveals the darkness and light of Dickens
Susannah Clapp
The Bridge’s Into the Woods is a thrilling, mischievous delight

Fri 19 Dec 2025

The Bridge’s Into the Woods is a thrilling, mischievous delight
Clare Brennan
A Child’s Christmas in Wales is a delight

Mon 15 Dec 2025

A Child’s Christmas in Wales is a delight
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
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
Kate Maltby
Why Cabaret sank across the pond

Mon 29 Sept 2025

Why Cabaret sank across the pond
Clare Brennan
Alan Ayckbourn has a question for you

Sun 28 Sept 2025

Alan Ayckbourn has a question for you
Susannah Clapp
Simon Stone’s 21st-century Ibsen

Fri 26 Sept 2025

Simon Stone’s 21st-century Ibsen
Katherine Cowles
Alice Birch’s bold, baffling history of masculinity

Fri 19 Sept 2025

Alice Birch’s bold, baffling history of masculinity
Clare Brennan
What should we make of Mrs Mary Whitehouse?

Sat 13 Sept 2025

What should we make of Mrs Mary Whitehouse?
Vanessa Thorpe
Haywire: an entertainingly meta take on The Archers

Fri 12 Sept 2025

Haywire: an entertainingly meta take on The Archers

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