The latest reviews and critic recommendations from UK / West End.
Aliya Al-Hassan
Amber-Rae Stobbs
Caroline Cronin
Cheryl Markosky
Cindy Marcolina
Debbie Gilpin
Donald Hutera
Franco Milazzo
Gary Naylor
Guest Author
Kat Mokrynski
Kerrie Nicholson
Matthew Paluch
Mica Blackwell
Michael Higgs
Vikki Jane Vile
As soon as their Reaction Season was announced in autumn 2017, Jermyn Street Theatre launched a competition to all identifying as female playwrights; submissions were open and 390 anonymous people sent in a five-page scene responding to Noel Coward's Still Life.
Boo, Bo and Pickle have all made plans for the evening, but someone has to remain at home and look after the pregnant pooch, Princess.
Bodies fly everywhere and the endurance of the human body is tested in this explosive triple brill brought by Jasmin Vardimon, in collaboration with Yunkyung Song and Andre Rebelo.
Director Lucy Bailey has solid form with adaptations of Agatha Christie stories; her Olivier-award nominated version of Witness For The Prosecution is currently a hit at County Hall.
Natasha Gordon's debut play opens the new season at the Dorfman Theatre.
Even those who have never seen a Harry Potter movie will recognise Hedwig's Theme, the song that has become an anthem for Potter fans around the world.
Holly (Tamsin Newlands) and Sophie (Claire Heverin) are aspiring (and broke) filmmakers.
A Lionel Bart post-Oliver! flop given a new book and a huge injection of energy just makes you feel happy - and ain't that a good thing!
Noel Coward's comic play Present Laughter is said to be his most autobiographical work, dealing with the complexities of a life of fame in the theatre world.
Originally produced at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester in 1983, Sarah Daniels' Masterpieces is revived on commission by Finborough Theatre.
The Royal Court has been one of the most vocal venues in the conversation surrounding power manipulation and control within the industry.
The original version of Rodney Ackland's provocative work, The Pink Room, had a bruising reception back in 1952, losing thousands for investor Terence Rattigan amidst furious reviews.
When Bea (Jade Anouka) and Aaron (Rory Fleck Byrne) meet, they both think they've found happiness.
Moormaid takes on a contemporary issue - the return to Europe of young men who fought in Syria - but fails to build characters in whom we can believe despite some fine acting.
There's an old rocking chair with a threadbare cushion in the corner of small living room near Brooklyn Bridge, New York.
Love is in the air, and revolution too.
Ella Hickson premieres The Writer, a new momentous play about the patriarchal cage of the theatre business.
How much are we willing to sacrifice for the pursuit of truth and justice? Terence Rattigan's The Winslow Boy explores this thorny question.
At a time when anti-Semitism appears dangerously current and desperate refugees flee their homelands, a revival of Diane Samuels' engrossing play Kindertransport could not be more timely.
Historically, Richmond's Orange Tree Theatre was a well-known champion of new talent.
When Rasheeda Speaking first premiered in the US, it was met with critical divide on all ends.
Jermyn Street Theatre's Artistic Director Tom Littler brings to the stage Noel Coward's cycle of one-act plays in three ravishing triple bills.
This play touches on pretty much everything.
Recently released CALENDAR GIRLS (Original London Recording)cis just perfectly nice.
After a run at the London Coliseum last year and a subsequent tenure in Toronto, Jim Steinman's Bat Out of Hell is back in town - and it puts rock well and truly back into the West End.
