Theatre
Just Between Ourselves review – Ayckbourn’s marital malaise comedy has a proto dark side
While it might have been revealing to 1970s audiences, this domestic drama featuring cliche characters and a wavering tone fails to pack the same punch
Arifa Akbar
03, Apr, 2025 @1:13 PM
Wake review – Irish dance takes a raucous, pole-dancing rollercoaster ride
Gleefully exploding traditional funeral rites, Thisispopbaby deploy styles from stepdance to pole dance to upend expectations of Irish culture
Lyndsey Winship
03, Apr, 2025 @10:34 AM
The Producers review – zingy Mel Brooks comedy goes big and broad
The supporting cast shine in this boutique production, which leans into spectacle at the expense of real bite
Cassie Tongue
03, Apr, 2025 @12:16 AM
Rhinoceros review – Ionesco’s absurdist classic is taken around the horn
Despite some delightful clowning, Omar Elerian’s version of this timely tale of conformity has too many ideas and lacks focus
Arifa Akbar
02, Apr, 2025 @5:00 PM
Beegu review – Alexis Deacon’s mellow yellow alien adventure hits the stage
Rejected by adults, the far-from-home heroine is embraced by cheering children in Debbie Hannan’s comical show
Chris Wiegand
02, Apr, 2025 @1:16 PM
Michael Sheen to play Welsh prince who led rebellion against the English crown
Actor hopes Owain and Henry, one of two new productions by the Welsh National Theatre, will be a ‘defining moment’
Steven Morris
02, Apr, 2025 @11:45 AM
Mr Burton review – the teacher who inspired and encouraged screen legend Richard Burton
Toby Jones plays the spaniel-eyed schoolmaster setting Harry Lawtey’s needy young pupil on course for haughty international stardom
Peter Bradshaw
02, Apr, 2025 @10:00 AM
(This Is Not a) Happy Room review – Amanda Abbington on the guest list for toxic reunion
A dysfunctional brood gather at a wedding-cum-funeral in actor-writer Rosie Day’s dark comedy
Arifa Akbar
01, Apr, 2025 @2:44 PM
Police called out after fight at Essex comedy gig
Officers attended theatre in Southend after reports of altercation at end of Paul Chowdhry’s show
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent
01, Apr, 2025 @2:06 PM
Scraps review – posh frocks and meal deals in a class comedy
Daisy Kennedy and Mia Macleod tussle with capitalism, class cliches and the cost of living crisis in this smart two-hander
Chris Wiegand
01, Apr, 2025 @9:21 AM
The best theatre to stream this month: Macbeth, Life of Pi, Playhouse Creatures and more
David Tennant and Cush Jumbo in Shakespeare’s tragedy, a puppet-powered transformation for Yann Martel’s novel and Anna Chancellor in a Restoration-era comedy are among this month’s highlights
Chris Wiegand
01, Apr, 2025 @5:00 AM
Glengarry Glen Ross review – David Mamet’s masterpiece still dazzles on Broadway
Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr lead an impressive new staging of the bleak yet darkly funny drama
Jesse Hassenger
01, Apr, 2025 @3:30 AM
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