The latest theatre news, West End reviews, show guides, and behind-the-scenes features from British Theatre's editorial team.
Looking for Lansbury is a fitting tribute to one of the finest British actors of her generation. The show offers education and entertainment for everyone; whether you’re a Lansbury lover or just want a fun evening.
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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Both actors here are doing something quite different from a drawing room comedy. They are trying to make a point and, bravely, one that extends beyond the Ca…
Stephen Collins
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There is a great deal to admire about She Called Me Mother, a play which gives a voice to the homeless and victims of abuse. Funny, poignant, and often distr…
Matthew Lunn
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Holland Taylor is in exceptional form as the coiled, steely Abby. She manages to humanise a thoroughly inhuman creature, making her likeable despite Abby's m…
Stephen Collins
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Master of the Macabre, now showing at The Vaults Theatre until 1 November, is a curious and entertaining evening. There are some fun thrills and tricks along…
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Whilst I don’t think What Am I Doing?: Tales From a Worrying Actor quite fulfilled its promise of exploring the essence of worrying, Gregory Hazel’s easy cha…
Matthew Lunn
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Director Andy Blankenbuehler has achieved something remarkable and electrifying here. Together with David Korins (Scenic design), Jeff Croiter (Lighting desi…
Stephen Collins
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In sum this is a show that deserves all the plaudits that have come its way and should receive a long run both at the King’s Cross Theatre and in even larger…
Tim Hochstrasser
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Full casting has been announced for the sell-out season of Funny Girl being produced at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
Douglas Mayo
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Henry VI stands out as the play in this triptych that most benefits from Barton’s editing and clarifications. Characters and scenes are cut away in profusion…
Tim Hochstrasser
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Coming Up is a play that tries to do many different things and scores more hits than misses. With some judicious editing, it could serve as one of the more i…
Danny Coleman-Cooke
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Trying to highlight individual performances or individual songs is pointless, this is a show to be savoured as whole, not just once but many times.
Douglas Mayo
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Now playing at the Laurie Beecham Theatre is a remarkable piece of musical theatre, Club Gelbe Stern, written by Alexis Fishman and James Miller, and directe…
Stephen Collins
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Metamorphoses plays through the rest of October, every Thursday to Sunday, and though Earl Haig Hall is in deepest darkest Crouch End, do not let the journey…
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Everyone involved in this production acted with commitment and a good sense of pace and projection within this intimate space, but the success of the whole r…
Tim Hochstrasser
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The Let It Be UK Tour returns in 2018 bringing Beatlemania back to a theatre near you. Celebrate the music of The Beatles with a new updated version of the a…
Douglas Mayo
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While the emotional wattage did not burn as brightly as it might, and while we were never really made to feel fully uncomfortable with either issues or text …
Tim Hochstrasser
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