Jessie Thompson News

Read reviews for the West End transfer of Accidental Death of an Anarchist, adapted by Tom Basden, and directed by Daniel Raggett at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

The National Theatre is now presenting Dear England, a new play by James Graham, directed Rupert Goold, telling the story of the England men's football team under Gareth Southgate's management. Let's see what the critics had to say...

Michael Grandage directs Emma Corrin in Neil Bartlett’s joyous new adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s modern masterpiece – Orlando. Leading an eleven-strong company in a bold new staging, Olivier Award nominee Emma Corrin returns to London’s West End in one of the most surprising stories in the English language.

The loud, raucous hit of Dublin Theatre Festival 2021 comes to the Edinburgh Fringe. Featuring ten intergenerational dancers and three musicians playing live, Night Dances is a series of dance poems expressing the invisible energetic, connective tissue that joins us. 

The Royal Opera House today announces the 2022 programme for its annual Engender Festival. With 10 events, performances and workshops across the week, the festival brings together pioneering creatives and writers in both the opera world and the UK's wider creative industries.

Pride and Prejudice (*Sort Of), Isobel McArthur's unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen's classic love story, is now playing at the Criterion Theatre. It was just announced that the production has extended its booking period to Sunday 17 April 2022.

What did critics think of Diana the Musical on Netflix? We've rounded up all of the reviews from the filmed capture of the Broadway show which is now streaming on Netflix.

Hairspray has returned to the West End, playing at the London Coliseum through 29 September 2021. Read reviews from BroadwayWorld, WhatsOnStage, and more!

Be More Chill opened in London last night at The Other Palace! It's based on the groundbreaking novel of the same name by Ned Vizzini, with original music and lyrics by Joe Iconis and a book by Joe Tracz. Let's see what the critics think!

Chichester Festival Theatre and Menier Chocolate Factory today presents the London première of Olivier Award-winner Laura Wade's The Watsons at the Menier.

The hotly anticipated UK premiere of Falsettos, the Tony Award winning musical by William Finn and James Lapine opened tonight (5 September) at The Other Palace in London. Let's see what the critics had to say!