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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
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
Susannah Clapp
Marlowe and Shakespeare are the ultimate double act in Born With Teeth

Fri 5 Sept 2025

Marlowe and Shakespeare are the ultimate double act in Born With Teeth
Susannah Clapp
The new pastoral

Sun 31 Aug 2025

The new pastoral
Susannah Clapp
Brigadoon is proof musicals are not just about the music

Sun 24 Aug 2025

Brigadoon is proof musicals are not just about the music
Rachael Healy
Sami Abu Wardeh: “Laughter is restorative”

Fri 22 Aug 2025

Sami Abu Wardeh: “Laughter is restorative”
Rachael Healy
This year’s fringe is a delightful gamble

Fri 15 Aug 2025

This year’s fringe is a delightful gamble
Rachael Healy
Consumed is a portrait of intergenerational trauma

Fri 15 Aug 2025

Consumed is a portrait of intergenerational trauma
Katherine Cowles
Good Night, Oscar makes a comedy of misery

Thu 14 Aug 2025

Good Night, Oscar makes a comedy of misery
Susannah Clapp
The fall of RBS encapsulates our time of greed

Thu 7 Aug 2025

The fall of RBS encapsulates our time of greed
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
Susannah Clapp
Inter Alia – far from a feminist revolution

Fri 1 Aug 2025

Inter Alia – far from a feminist revolution
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
Susannah Clapp
The problems of The Winter’s Tale

Sat 26 Jul 2025

The problems of The Winter’s Tale
Katherine Cowles
A Noughts & Crosses staging misses the moment

Fri 18 Jul 2025

A Noughts & Crosses staging misses the moment
Clare Brennan
The Constant Wife plays Somerset Maugham for laughs

Sun 13 Jul 2025

The Constant Wife plays Somerset Maugham for laughs
Susannah Clapp
David Hare’s ode to 150 years of theatre

Fri 11 Jul 2025

David Hare’s ode to 150 years of theatre
Susannah Clapp
Intimate Apparel is one of the great American plays

Sat 5 Jul 2025

Intimate Apparel is one of the great American plays
Katherine Cowles
Jamie Lloyd’s audacious Evita

Fri 4 Jul 2025

Jamie Lloyd’s audacious Evita
Clare Brennan
How to Win Against History: the real Henry Paget

Sun 29 Jun 2025

How to Win Against History: the real Henry Paget
Susannah Clapp
God give me strength: the labours of Disney’s Hercules

Sat 28 Jun 2025

God give me strength: the labours of Disney’s Hercules
Dorian Lynskey
Conor McPherson: I had to get into Bob Dylan’s soul

Sat 28 Jun 2025

Conor McPherson: I had to get into Bob Dylan’s soul
Katherine Cowles
Stereophonic: Anatomy of a band on the brink

Fri 20 Jun 2025

Stereophonic: Anatomy of a band on the brink
Susannah Clapp
The Herds makes the case for public art

Fri 20 Jun 2025

The Herds makes the case for public art
Clare Brennan
Review: Tick, tick… Boom!

Sat 14 Jun 2025

Review: Tick, tick… Boom!
Vanessa Thorpe
Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream is back in delirious splendour

Sat 14 Jun 2025

Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream is back in delirious splendour
Susannah Clapp
Theatre reviews: In Praise of Love and Elephant

Mon 9 Jun 2025

Theatre reviews: In Praise of Love and Elephant
Clare Brennan
Theatre review: Whatever Happened to Phoebe Salt

Sun 8 Jun 2025

Theatre review: Whatever Happened to Phoebe Salt
Dan Rubins
West End hits face tough race at the Tonys

Sun 8 Jun 2025

West End hits face tough race at the Tonys
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’
Dorian Lynskey
Three plays follow relationships and racism across the generational divide

Tue 3 Jun 2025

Three plays follow relationships and racism across the generational divide
Simon Mc Burney
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

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