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Multilayered musical by Ivo van Hove and Rufus Wainwright opens at the Gielgud theatre, London
The director discusses ‘Player Kings’ and doing away with bogus Shakespearean acting
The London revival of Brian Friel’s 1979 play is a spellbinding staging of a tricksy, resonant work
Zinnie Harris’s adaptation at the Rose Theatre in Kingston mixes Shakespeare’s text with colloquial domestic dialogue
David Cale’s drama at London’s Ambassadors Theatre toys with identity and performance
The expertly choreographed staging at the Garrick Theatre, London, thrives on its performers’ chemistry
Truths are revealed in a traditionally-clad production of Chekhov’s drama
The ‘Succession’ star on his ‘dirt poor’ youth, taking on ‘Long Day’s Journey into Night’ and why Logan Roy was ‘misunderstood’
Moving drama about the founding father of the health service unfolds as a dreamlike fantasia at the National Theatre
Her terrific performance as a victim of misogyny is the chief asset of this production at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
Lucy Kirkwood’s ambitious play views history through the filter of romantic fiction
German playwright Marius von Mayenburg’s disturbing satire comes to the Young Vic, London
Alfred Hitchcock and Vincent Price are among the characters in this ingenious play at London’s Hampstead Theatre
Anaïs Mitchell and Rachel Chavkin’s retelling of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice lights up the Lyric Theatre
Contemporary resonances run through Thomas Ostermeier’s staging of Ibsen’s drama at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London
Yaël Farber’s searing Shakespeare production features a towering performance from Danny Sapani
Oscar Wilde’s novel is adapted for our age in this technically astonishing show at London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket
Revival of Dodie Smith’s 1938 family drama weaves together warmth, loss and laughter
The physical theatre company revive the ancient Greek comedy with mixed results
Innovations in Lemn Sissay’s adaptation at London’s Lyric Hammersmith come at a price
The songs from the 1985 gig put together by Bob Geldof are moving, but the script is often clunky
West End transfer of Sam Holcroft’s drama confronts a young playwright with a ruthless government official
Past and present, trauma and music combine in this simmering drama at the Harold Pinter Theatre, London
His version of ‘An Enemy of the People’, starring Matt Smith, is opening in the West End
The star of ‘The Wire’ discusses his role in Shakespeare’s tragedy, the state of America, assisted dying — and gardening
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