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I've had varied responses to American playwright Rajiv Joseph's work so far, a writer fond of surreal history plays focusing on peo...

When Copenhagen was scheduled for a revival at Hampstead Theatre it probably felt like a timely choice because of the recent success of Fa...

After a quiet start to his time as half the Artistic Director of the RSC Daniel Evans is having a busier second year, following up his role...

Benedict Lombe's Shifters is one of those two-handers that follows a couple who seem perfect for each other but may or may not figure ...

Not only do the shows cancelled for the 2020 lockdown keep coming back to life, it does seem like that lost year of theatre had an extraord...

In what will with any luck be the start of me regularly going to the theatre with actual, human friends again, it's a twice-postponed t...

Sheldon Epps’ revue Blues in the Night first appeared off-Broadway in 1980, and it’s probably no coincidence that that’s a couple of year...

The latest Tennessee Williams revival features many characteristic elements from his most famous work, but also feels like a departure tha...

From the first Rupert Goold productions I saw I've associated the director with the ability to put the nightmarish on stage (in a good...

Rosmersholm seems to get variously described as Ibsen’s masterpiece, or one his most obscure and difficult works. I would lean towards th...

With the high-profile flops it’s hosted over the last year the usual arguments have come up about how the Olivier’s size and shape make it...

The latest Almeida season opens with Martin Crimp's 1993 play The Treatment  - "treatment" as in the summary of a movie pitc...

Rounding off the latest invasion of Irish plays in London is Conor McPherson's newest work. The Night Alive  follows the hit revival o...