Review: THE RED SHOES, Swan Theatre, Stratford-Upon-AvonNovember 21, 2024Lovely to look at, but horrid to contemplate
Review: WOLVES ON ROAD, Bush TheatreNovember 17, 2024Director, Daniel Bailey, follows up his hit Red Pitch with a play that cannot locate the detail it needs to step out of a generic plot
Review: THE SOUND VOICE PROJECT, Royal Ballet and OperaNovember 15, 2024Words run out, as The Voice is lost and recovered
Review: MACBETH, The Actors' ChurchNovember 14, 2024Confusing take on Macbeth packs too much innovation into its 90 minutes runtime
Review: GOING FOR GOLD, Park TheatreNovember 13, 2024Lisa Lintott's debut play sheds light on Britain in the 70s and leaves us with much to ponder as to whether we've progressed far enough
Review: THE TALES OF HOFFMANN, Royal Ballet and OperaNovember 8, 2024Damiano Michieletto brings plenty of pizzazz to Offenbach's crowdpleaser, but wastes some of his on-stage talents
Review: OTHELLO, Royal Shakespeare TheatreNovember 1, 2024Intellectually stimulating, if somewhat bloodless, version of a tragedy born of racism, jealousy and naivety
Review: DR. STRANGELOVE, Noel Coward TheatreOctober 30, 2024New stage version of Stanley Kubrick's black comedy lands with as much force today as it did in cinemas 60 years ago
Review: AMAZE, Criterion TheatreOctober 23, 2024A personal show with plenty of 'Wow!' and a nice counterpoint to the gods of magic who deliver miracles from on high.
Review: TATTOOER, Charing Cross TheatreOctober 18, 2024Incomprehensible drama fails to breach the cultural gap between Japan and England.
Review: THE TURN OF THE SCREW, London ColiseumOctober 13, 2024Isabella Bywater ratchets up the tension, as Ailish Tynan and Jerry Louth shine as the governess and her male charge.
Review: TROUBLE IN TAHITI and THE QUIET PLACE, Royal Ballet and OperaOctober 11, 2024If you're a parent, brace yourself - and enjoy the glorious singing and fine music writes our critic about TROUBLE IN TAHITI and THE QUIET PLACE.
Review: THE OTHER PLACE, National TheatreOctober 9, 2024The Other Place brings thousands of years of history and all the power of theatre to bear on its dissection of the dynamics of grief, transgression and despair.
Review: BERYL COOK: A PRIVATE VIEW, Finborough TheatreOctober 4, 2024Part-nostalgia, part-reclaiming under-represented lives, this one-woman show, transferring from Edinburgh, is a delight
Review: BIRDSONG, Richmond TheatreOctober 3, 2024Touring production will pull in fans of the book, but needs to find something more to say if it is to convert those new to the story.
Review: ONE SMALL STEP, Charing Cross TheatreOctober 2, 2024Bold Anglo-Japanese production fizzles out when it needs to take off like a rocket writes BWW's critic.
Review: THE TROJAN WOMEN, Lyric HammersmithSeptember 29, 2024Euripides in W6? A distressingly close fit.
Review: GIANT, Royal CourtSeptember 27, 2024John Lithgow impresses as Roald Dahl in an unconvincing drama that is unlikely to change many minds
Review: PINS AND NEEDLES, Kiln TheatreSeptember 26, 2024New play packs plenty of ethical questions into an engaging and fascinating production that offers much to think about on the way home
Review: JULIUS CAESAR, Southwark PlayhouseSeptember 14, 2024Icarus Theatre show how new tech can tell old tales