Theatre

The piece is deftly directed by Nicholas Hytner and stars three-time Olivier winner Alex Jennings

The Royal Court’s latest production is ‘brilliantly tricksy’

This ‘camply thrilling’ adventure sets the ‘gold standard’ for immersive shows

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is host to this ‘smart show about brains as well as beauty’

This ‘Rolls-Royce of a revival’ gives the classic musical a modern feel

Reinterpreted for a small band, the music has a homespun folksiness that works ‘brilliantly’

Back in 2009, Jez Butterworth’s play took the world by storm. Now it’s back

Jodie Comer's ‘ferocious yet forensic performance’ blows the audience away in Suzie Miller’s play

Emlyn Williams’s 1938 play has not been seen in London since 1985

Play is set in an imagined near-future – Biden has stepped down in favour of Kamala Harris

Aaron Sorkin’s script makes this 62-year-old literary classic ‘feel like it was minted yesterday’

Ralph Fiennes is a ‘triumph’ as the controversial urban planner Robert Moses

Atri Banerjee’s adaptation of the 1968 novel features just three actors on a simple set

This romcom is full of mischievous fun and is joyfully silly

This Shakespeare’s Globe production is set in contemporary London

War Horse-style animal puppetry is used to ‘magnificent’ effect

The 1952 ‘absurdist masterpiece’ by Eugène Ionesco is now on at the Almeida

Lyndsey Turner’s staging is ‘ignited’ by Lennie James and Paapa Essiedu

Story follows the 19th century Hungarian physician who ‘realised the life-saving value of hand hygiene’

Tony-winning adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s much-loved film now on at the Piccadilly Theatre

Originally staged in 1992, this adaptation has been revived for the first time in ten years

This stage comedy show is the ‘ideal winter warmer’

What the critics are saying about this ‘phenomenal’ adaptation of Yann Martel’s novel

New ‘state-of-the-nation’ drama mystifies, bores and slowly enrages

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‘