Theatre

Kiln Theatre production is a ‘stunning piece of freewheeling stagecraft’, said The Times

Critics praise ‘hauntingly memorable’ performance with some ‘genuinely terrifying’ moments

RSC’s big Christmas show features a convincing life-sized elephant, with a ‘playful trunk, flappy ears and mournful eyes’

Emma Rice’s touring production is packed with her ‘trademark troubadour quirkiness’

‘Psychological terror’ too slow to materialise, though when it does arrive it is ‘brute, unrestrained and blood-curdling’

Adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s final book of trilogy pulls off ‘extraordinary achievement’ in ‘making history live’

This ‘hypnotically’ watchable show presents an alternative history of the 20th century

Marty, the Doc and the DeLorean hit 88mph at the Adelphi Theatre

Stage production is ‘breathtaking’ but film’s ‘weak story’ and gaping ‘plot holes’ have not been resolved

There are some odd tonal shifts, but this musical has ‘undeniable charm and wit‘

Oscar-winner Emerald Fennell’s rebooted storyline and dialogue have ‘heart’ as well as ‘barbed wit’

People are snapping up tickets to see this ‘chilling romp’ at the Noël Coward Theatre

‘I would give it six stars if I could’

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is ‘firing on all cylinders’, says The Guardian

The opening night of Ian McKellen’s ‘age-blind’ Hamlet felt like an ‘act of defiance’, says The Daily Telegraph

Just to see ‘a large cast dancing and singing its lungs out feels like witnessing an act of rebirth’

‘Enthralling’ outdoor theatre for children and staging that lifts the spirits

‘Who would have thought that one of the highlights of the summer would be watching Les Dennis fondle Michael Ball?’

Across the country, outdoor (and indoor) theatre is flourishing in these socially distanced times

What the critics are saying about these three acclaimed openings

What are the critics saying about After Life, The Girl Next Door and Garsington Opera’s production of Der Rosenkavalier?

Live theatre is ‘re-emerging from its long pandemic hibernation’ - and here's what the critics are recommending

Immerse yourself in the 1920s underworld or bake a culinary masterpiece

Your guide to what’s worth seeing and reading this weekend

Your guide to what’s worth seeing and reading this weekend

Fans of the Bard are celebrating the anniversaries of his birth and death today

Your guide to what’s worth seeing and reading this weekend

Get the family together and watch these brilliant productions

Your guide to what’s worth seeing and reading this weekend

Your guide to what’s worth seeing and reading this weekend

Settle back on your sofa for curtain up

Your guide to what’s worth seeing and reading this weekend

Billed as ‘Eyes Wide Shut meets Seven’, The Secret Theatre Project’s awkward show fails on both counts

Your guide to what’s worth seeing and reading this weekend