BWW Review: UNCLE VANYA, Crucible Studio, Sheffield
Chekhov's classic is given a fresh update in this beautifully staged and passionately acted production.
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BWW Review: AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH KRISTIN CHENOWETH, London Palladium
The words 'an intimate evening with' may seem at odds with the cavernous Palladium.
BWW Review: OF KITH AND KIN, Bush Theatre
Daniel (James Lance) and Oliver (Joshua Silver) are the picture of a happy gay marriage.
BWW Review: THE LADY FROM THE SEA, Donmar Warehouse
Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea surfaces onto the Donmar stage, directed by soon-to-be Young Vic Artistic Director Kwame Kwei-Armah and with a magnetic central performance from Nikki Amuka-Bird.
BWW Review: KENNETH MACMILLAN - A NATIONAL CELEBRATION, Royal Opera House
The Opera House's new season continues with a joyful celebration of Kenneth MacMillan, seeing the Royal Ballet joined by the country's other top companies for a rare spectacle.
BWW Review: WAR HORSE, Bristol Hippodrome
War Horse is nothing short of phenomenon.
BWW Review: ALBION, Almeida Theatre
The urge to present state-of-the-nation plays following the Brexit vote is understandable, even vital, but has produced decidedly mixed results.
BWW Review: CRAZY FOR YOU, King's Theatre, Glasgow
A frustrated New York thespian finds himself in the dusty hills of Nevada with two choices, follow instructions and foreclose the town's rundown theatre, or follow his heart and save it with a spectacular show.
BWW Review: SON OF A PREACHER MAN, King's Theatre, Edinburgh
Featuring the greatest hits of Dusty Springfield, including 'The Look Of Love', 'I Only Want To Be With You', 'Spooky' and of course, the classic 'Son Of A Preacher Man', this sparklingly funny and sweetly touching new musical play by internationally-renowned writer Warner Brown will have you laughi
BWW Review: IN EVENT OF MOONE DISASTER, Theatre503
In Event of Moone Disaster marks Andrew Thompson's debut.
Book Review: THE STUDENT GUIDE TO WRITING: PLAYWRITING, Jennifer Tuckett
Ten industry professionals have teamed up to create a step-by-step lesson plan for how to write a play for theatre.
BWW Review: A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, Vaudeville Theatre
Dominic Dromgoole's new company Classic Spring kicks off its year-long celebration of Oscar Wilde with lesser-known 1893 work A Woman of No Importance.
BWW Review: VENUS IN FUR, Theatre Royal Haymarket
David Ives's two-hander was first performed seven years ago Off-Broadway, before heading to Broadway and subsequently running in theatres around the world and being adapted to film by Polanski.
BWW Review: EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION, Royal and Derngate
A bittersweet trip back to a school in throes of Cool Britannia.
BWW Review: METROPOLIS, Ye Olde Rose And Crown Theatre
First performed in London in 1989 at the Piccadilly Theatre (with stars including the inimitable Brian Blessed), the musical version of Metropolis (by Joe Brooks and Dusty Hughes) has been revived for a short Off West End run at Ye Olde Rose and Crown in Walthamstow.
BWW Review: BEGINNING, National Theatre
It seems to be the week for notable romcom two-handers.
BWW Review: HAIR THE MUSICAL, The Vaults
Hair The Musical is back for a 50th anniversary show, but only provokes Gary Naylor to turn on, tune in and drop off.
BWW Review: THE END OF HOPE, Soho Theatre
Soho Theatre and The Orange Tree Theatre present David Ireland's new play, The End of Hope, a revealing rollercoaster where no taboo is left untouched.
BWW Review: THE SEAGULL, Lyric Hammersmith
Chekhov's gorgeous masterpiece is given a dynamic reinvention by the Olivier Award-winning Simon Stephens at Lyric Hammersmith.
BWW Review: JEKYLL & HYDE, Ambassadors Theatre
In Robert Louis Stevenson's original Victorian-era novel, women don't seem to exist.
BWW Review: SAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, National Theatre
Saint George and the Dragon is a story you likely heard as a child.
BWW Review: CRAZY FOR YOU, Bristol Hippodrome
There's always a place for upbeat escapism in musical theatre.
BWW Review: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, Garrick Theatre
Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein has officially burst into the West End.
BWW Review: TOSCA, King's Head Theatre
Adam Spreadbury-Maher has a long history with the King's Head Theatre.
BWW Review: TWO MAN SHOW, Soho Theatre
Two women play two women playing men.
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