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Pygmalion review – Patsy Ferran and Bertie Carvel don’t find play’s heart
This Shaw revival has wonderful moments but there is little spark between Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins
Arifa Akbar
20, Sep, 2023 @12:08 PM
Rebecca review – Mrs Danvers steals the show in Du Maurier musical
Among polished performances, Kara Lane’s creepily obsessed housekeeper proves a powerful force
Arifa Akbar
18, Sep, 2023 @10:00 PM
King Stakh’s Wild Hunt review – operatic fairytale of rebellions and false myths has present-day echoes
Belarusian and Ukrainian performers come together in this creepy and atmospheric haunted house story
Arifa Akbar
17, Sep, 2023 @12:02 PM
The Little Big Things review – big-hearted musical is a true-story tearjerker
This adaptation of a memoir by a 17-year-old aspiring rugby pro paralysed by a holiday accident has catchy songs, strong performances and schmaltz
Arifa Akbar
15, Sep, 2023 @12:17 PM
Brassic FM review – pirate radio shoutouts form a fierce sense of community
Funny, moving stories about working-class lives are interspersed with political music in this baggy three-hander
Arifa Akbar
12, Sep, 2023 @12:17 PM
‘This family is being devoured’: Lemn Sissay on why Kafka’s Metamorphosis is a tale for our times
The poet has teamed up with Frantic Assembly to bring the novella, about a man who turns into an insect, to the stage. He explains why this story of family meltdown is all about modern life
Arifa Akbar
11, Sep, 2023 @9:41 AM
The Architect review – Stephen Lawrence tribute is a deeply moving ride
Set aboard a double-decker as it journeys through London and back and forth in time, this is a poignant but uplifting immersive theatre piece about race, the city, and the legacy of the Black teen murdered at a bus stop 30 years ago
Arifa Akbar
10, Sep, 2023 @11:44 AM
God of Carnage review – deliciously savage satire still has plenty of bite
Some of the punches don’t land as hard as they might, but deft direction and slick performances make this a delightfully brutal take down of bourgeois manners
Arifa Akbar
08, Sep, 2023 @12:03 PM
Never Have I Ever review – drunken truth bombs in a sitcom-sharp satire
While its characters can’t quite hold the full weight of the culture wars commentary, Deborah Frances-White’s frothy comedy is eminently watchable
Arifa Akbar
07, Sep, 2023 @2:19 PM
Starry Shakespeare, super standups and a Black Sabbath ballet: the best theatre, dance and comedy of autumn 2023
Patsy Ferran takes on Eliza in Pygmalion, Andrew Scott plays multiple characters from Uncle Vanya and Mlima’s Tale tells a powerful tale of the ivory trade. Here’s what’s in store on stage
Arifa Akbar, Brian Logan and Lyndsey Winship
23, Aug, 2023 @7:00 AM
Party Ghost review – spooky silliness meets stunning circus spectacle
Performers Olivia Porter and Jarred Dewey bring this inventive show to (after)life with their dark, messy and often astonishing physical comedy
Arifa Akbar
13, Aug, 2023 @8:00 AM
Oscar at the Crown review – going Wilde in the nightclub
Oscar Wilde hides in a bunker on a dystopian dance floor, but while there is much high-energy music there is little drama
Arifa Akbar
11, Aug, 2023 @8:00 PM
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