Rhinoceros – Almeida Theatre, London ★★★★☆
Omar Elerian returns to the Almeida and to Eugène Ionesco, translating and directing Rhinocerous following his success with The Chairs…
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Animal Farm review – Leeds Playhouse ★★★★☆
How many adaptations of George Orwell’s Animal Farm do you need? Last year saw Ian Wooldridge’s version tour Bolton, Hull…
Kim’s Convenience review – Leeds Playhouse ★★★☆☆
Kim’s Convenience has enjoyed a longer life than may have been predicted for it. Starting out at Toronto Fringe in…
Of Mice and Men review – Hull Truck ★★★★☆
Modern readers have been increasingly less forgiving of the sexist and racist slurs that reflect the period in the classic…
One Day When We Were Young review – Park Theatre, London ★★★★☆
Review by Katie Shaw One Day When We Were Young is a brilliant play in three parts about love, loss, hope…
The House Party review – Leeds Playhouse ★★★★☆
To say that Laura Lomas has recast Miss Julie for Gen Z is both accurate and reductive. This loose adaptation of August Strindberg’s 1888 classic play, directed by Headlong’s Artistic Director Holly Race Roughan, is an intelligent update centred on modern class, power and sexual politics.
Hamlet review – Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon ★★★★☆
It goes without saying that Shakespeare is ripe for interpretation. Hamlet is a play frequently moulded to fit directors’ visions….
Cymbeline review – Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London ★★☆☆☆
Jim Keaveney reviews the new production of Shakespeare’s lesser-performed play
Richard II review – Bridge Theatre, London ★★★★☆
After almost two years, the Bridge Theatre again plays host to an opening night as the continued extensions to the…
Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew review – Bush Theatre, London ★★★★☆
Review by Carla Rudgyard As the theatre industry narrows its focus onto playwrights who are more likely to guarantee commercial success,…