A first class interpretation of Chekhov's classic play adaptation brings out the best in Kristin Scott Thomas and Stephen ...

Dave Fargnoli of The Stage was impressed: ‘Sweeping through the familiar passages of Chekhov’s tender tragicomedy like a crisp autumn breeze, this faithful new adaptation from celebrated playwright ...

Aliya Al-Hassan for LondonTheatre suggested: ‘A dramaturg is urgently needed to add structure to a production that goes off on bizarre and unnecessary tangents’. She described it as ‘a missed ...

Louise Penn at BroadwayWorld disagreed with her fellow critics. She was adamant: ‘There’s no car, but the lighting by Natasha Chivers and sound by Gareth Owen make convincing stylistic choices to ...

Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss in Electra/Person. Photo: Monika Rittershaus Time Out‘s Andrzej Lukowski concentrated on the stars: ‘even if Benedict Andrews’ production doesn’t entirely ‘work’, the ...

Cleansed is a play containing a lot of scenes of torture. In fact, if you see it, you might feel you’ve been tortured yourself, at least mentally. The trigger warnings issued by The Almeida Theatre ...

Not every critic had a downer on the star. Marianka Swain for LondonTheatre reported: ‘Ryder is also a canny choice given that Sheader’s revival rousingly honours the show’s original 1970 concept ...

Indira Varma & Rosa Salazar in Glengarry Glen Ross.Photo: Manuel Harlan The Stage’s Sam Marlowe liked it a lot: ‘the focus here is unquestionably the ferocious performances. And they do not disappoint ...

We start with an audition. It takes place under full house lights, so, before we think about hiding in the darkness and immersing ourselves in the play, we’re reminded we’re in a theatre, and the ...

Hadley Fraser, Jenna Augen & David Haig in Magic. Photo: Manuel Harlan Magic- the art of creating something believable that seems inexplicable. The magic of an illusionist like Houdini. The magic of ...

Miranda Raison & Ralph Fiennes in Grace Pervades. Photo: Marc Brenner WhatOnStage’s Sarah Crompton declared: ‘Hare writes a love letter to theatre itself, at a time when it was defining its journey ...

Adeel Akhtar, Lyndsey Marshal, Monica Dolan & Paul Hilton in Mass. Photo: Richard Hubert Smith WhatsOnStage‘s Sarah Crompton was impressed: ‘Four people sit around a table and talk. Franz Kranz’s ...