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Playing in the West End at the same time as one of his earlier plays that's starting to show its age, David Hare's latest one cons...

Never mind his global fanbase post- Bridgerton and Wicked , those of us who frequent London theatre have wanted to see Jonathan Bailey...

I know I say it all the time but here comes another play set in the past that feels alarmingly relevant to the present: No, not a beloved c...

Playwright David Hare, actor Ralph Fiennes and director Nicholas Hytner reunite at the Bridge Theatre where they last collaborated on Beat ...

A new year starts much as the old one ended, in lockdown and with theatres trying their best to remain not only above water financially, but...

Disney© seem to have well and truly moved into the Prince Edward Theatre, as no sooner has Aladdin ended its run than Mary Poppins  is ba...

For Nicholas Hytner’s latest project at his own theatre he directs Alys, Always , Lucinda Coxon’s adaptation of Harriet Lane’s novel that ...

A couple of things worth getting out of the way straight away: Alan Bennett's latest play is his best since The History Boys . Not nec...

Ladies and gentlemen, LAURA MOTHERFUCKING LINNEY. I’m still not sure any more review is actually necessary for My Name is Lucy Barton , ...

While the National's production of Angels in America has been sent back home to New York, London now gets in return a play that draws...

Going by the last couple of offerings, Rufus Norris' vision for Christmas family shows at the National involves the most familiar stor...

Tennessee Williams' most overtly autobiographical play is probably my favourite, which is just as well as it's also the one I'...

When the Lyric Hammersmith took the frankly bizarre step of not only announcing but also putting on sale their 2016 pantomime when their 2...

For Nicholas Hytner's final directing job as Artistic Director of the National, he gets one of the biggest-name writers alive to retur...

Two people whose lives are going in opposite directions met and, for a few years, were very important to each other. In David Hare's S...

PREVIEW DISCLAIMER: Press Night for Once  is tomorrow night. Has the latest Broadway musical import timed its arrival in the West End a...

I'm all for giving people second chances, and at £8 for the Almeida's behind-a-pillar obstructed view seats, it's not as big a...