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David Hare's updating of Ibsen's Peer Gynt has plenty to say about the world in 2019 - perhaps a little too much - but James McArdle's central performance and the sheer chutzpah of the concept and direction pulls it through.
It was the 2016 Regent's Park production that landed Jesus its first Olivier Award, for Best Theatre Revival.
The best thing about the day was that it was Barbra Streisand.
This stunning new adaptation of Yann Martel's much loved novel is a must-see.
Lighter than a macaron and every bit as deliciously Gallic, Donizetti's La fille du regiment swaps the composer's signature brand of robust, Italian comedy for something frothier, more melt-in-the-mouth.
Kylie Jenner, member of the American royal family of the Kardashian-Jenners and princess of lip-kits, was named the youngest self-made billionaire ever by Forbes magazine.
Based on Alice Walker's 1982 novel and successive film in 1985, The Color Purple has enjoyed award-winning success, both for its original Broadway production in 2005 and then its revival in 2015.
Did you know that songs by Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse sound great when performed in a French accent and with an accordion? I certainly didn't, and so imagine my surprise when I walked into the theatre at the Mill at Sonning to find Celia Cruwys-Finnigan doing just that.
2019 marks the 25th anniversary of London Children's Ballet.
The Southwark Playhouse has made a name for itself in featuring new musicals and inventive revivals.
Bristol Comedy Garden has truly blossomed.
Celine Dion is one of the most celebrated recording artists of all time.
The celebrations for the marriage between Theseus of Athens and his new slave bride Hippolyta are in full swing with techno music, dances, and lots of straight vodka.
Remarkably, it's been 40 years since legendary rock band The Who performed at Wembley Stadium, back then sharing the stage with the likes of The Stranglers and ACDC.
Adam Kay, doctor-turned-comedian and bestselling author, brings his irresistible combination of gross-out hospital tales, humorous songs and passionate advocacy back to the West End, delighting an audience of both medical professionals and keen fans.
'Bring it down, bring it all down' is the anarchic cry from Macheath in Kneehigh's take on The Beggar's Opera.
One Giant Leap takes a good set up - a failing sci-fi show asked to fake the moon landings - but loses its way amongst predictable stereotypes and laughs that come few and far between.
Staging a production in an open-air Elizabethan-style theatre such as Shakespeare's Rose is a feat rife with both challenges and potential.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child's creative dream team are reunited for another new venture - although this drama's family doesn't come with an in-built, wand-waving fanbase.
The phenomenon of Adrian Mole and his diaries has just rolled into the West End in musical form.
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream seems to be this season's go-to comedy and, from Nicholas Hytner's lightly immersive offering at the Bridge Theatre to the smaller productions dotted around London, it's delighting audiences young and old.
Philip Franks' take on The Tempest is one of four productions playing in rep at the theatre over the summer (the others being Hamlet, Twelfth Night and Henry V).
'Measure still for measure': justice is still a tricky concept.
Do not anger the theatre gods, for their vengeance is swift and mighty.
BWW was impressed with the work of the young playwrights selected as winners of the National Theatre's annual New Views competition.
