Orange Tree theatre
The Circle review – love, tears and tender truths when Jane Asher comes to call
Strong emotions rule in a candid and well-judged Somerset Maugham comedy twisting romantic fates across generations of squabbling society
David Jays
07, May, 2023 @11:39 AM
Somerset Maugham: a wily playwright of light dramas and weighty morals
A new revival of The Circle is a reminder of a dramatist who smuggled vital messages into broad crowdpleasers
Michael Billington
24, Apr, 2023 @8:00 AM
The best theatre to stream this month: Emilia Clarke in The Seagull and more
Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes a Big Night of Musicals, You Bury Me and James Earl Jones in King Lear
Chris Wiegand
01, Apr, 2023 @5:00 AM
Duet for One review – Kempinski’s combative probe into parental tensions
Tara Fitzgerald plays the former violinist in a restaging of Tom Kempinski’s play that pits patient against doctor in a furious battle of wills
David Jays
17, Feb, 2023 @9:55 AM
The best theatre to stream this month: Richard II, All of Us and more
Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes Sheridan Smith in Funny Girl, a festival of mime and a rock’n’roll panto
Chris Wiegand
01, Jan, 2023 @8:00 AM
Readers’ favourite stage shows of 2022
This year readers saw some amazing theatre, provoking tears, recognition, anger, inspiration and awe
Guardian readers
19, Dec, 2022 @3:41 PM
Arms and the Man review – Shaw’s women show their steel
This 1894 farce set during the Serbo-Bulgarian war is impeccably played in a production showing the playwright’s radical vision still resonates
Mark Lawson
25, Nov, 2022 @6:00 AM
The Solid Life of Sugar Water review – Jack Thorne’s superb drama of love and loss
Brilliantly acted, designed and directed, Thorne’s tender but brutally powerful portrait of a couple gets an overdue revival
Miriam Gillinson
20, Oct, 2022 @12:00 PM
Yellowman review – colourism drama with two terrific leads
Nadine Higgin and Aaron Anthony excel as the couple in Dael Orlandersmith’s Pulitzer-nominated play
Anya Ryan
09, Sep, 2022 @12:07 PM
The best theatre to stream this month: Dancing at Dusk, Maryland and more
Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes international festivals, Gemma Arterton in The Duchess of Malfi and Christopher Plummer in The Tempest
Chris Wiegand
30, Jun, 2022 @11:01 PM
The week in theatre: That Is Not Who I Am; The False Servant
Royal Court, London; Orange Tree, Richmond
A revelatory drama about identity theft is let down by its thriller plot, while translator Martin Crimp adds wit to an outsized Marivaux comedy
A revelatory drama about identity theft is let down by its thriller plot, while translator Martin Crimp adds wit to an outsized Marivaux comedy
Susannah Clapp
19, Jun, 2022 @9:30 AM
The False Servant review – deception, disguise and filthy lucre
Martin Crimp’s crisp translation of Marivaux’s comedy never feels overplayed and highlights the seductive allure of money
Miriam Gillinson
14, Jun, 2022 @1:11 PM
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