Monday, March 30, 2026

Mary Beth Hurt – a life in pictures by Owen Myers

The star of stage and screen has died aged 79. We look back at her memorable film and theater roles, public appearances and marriage to Paul Schrader Continue reading...

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Thursday, March 26, 2026

Russell T Davies’s hit TV series It’s a Sin to be adapted as ‘visceral’ dance show by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

New work will be choreographed and directed by Benoit Swan Pouffer, artistic director of Rambert, with Davies and Pet Shop Boys serving as executive producers It’s a Sin, the award-winning…

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The Secret Garden review – children’s classic replanted as a haunting musical by Catherine Love

York Theatre RoyalJohn Doyle’s atmospheric production shrouds Frances Hodgson Burnett’s story in the ghosts and secrets of the grownups at Misselthwaite Manor In this version of Frances …

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Small Island review – Windrush epic speaks to our era with startling clarity by Nick Ahad

Leeds PlayhouseFeaturing stellar performances across the cast, Matthew Xia’s production breathes new life into Andrea Levy’s sprawling family saga A novel from more than two decades ago,…

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English National Ballet: Body & Soul review – from an army of AI bots to waves of pure human emotion by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells, LondonKameron N Saunders’s ambitious sci-fi-coded fable is paired with a showcase of Crystal Pite’s mastery in contrasting order with human messiness The headline news …

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Under Milk Wood review – dark fairytales swirl around Dylan Thomas’s evergreen village by Mark Lawson

Theatr Clwyd, MoldDirector Kate Wasserberg emphasises the fantasy and supernatural elements of the poet’s ‘play for voices’ in an entertaining and inclusive production As with Molière…

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Slippery review – lust and longing are in the air, long after the party is over by Anya Ryan

Omnibus theatre, LondonA couple of former hedonists are reunited years later in Louis Emmitt-Stern’s quick-witted dissection of bereavement and the queer dating scene History is supposed t…

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‘I’m a big bear. I lumber’: showbiz superstar Richard Kind on delivering performances you can see from space by Ryan Gilbey

The first time Kind starred in Nazi-spoof The Producers, he lost 30lb. Is he – and the West End – ready for his return? And why is he so worried about his old flatmate George Clooney? Ri…

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Vincent in Brixton review – a radiant portrait of the artist as a young romantic by David Jays

Orange Tree theatre, LondonVan Gogh is a restless soul who finds kinship – and possibly more – with his London landlady in this tender and full-hearted drama The young Vincent van Gogh …

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Michelle De Swarte: The Afters review – blazing gags from a comic who says what she sees by Brian Logan

Brighton Corn Exchange The fantastically confident standup is a blast from the start with her takes on menopause, parenting and her upbringing Model, actor, journalist, comedian: no doubting…

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‘It shook the plaster off the ceiling’: Self Esteem and David Hare on reviving rock romp Teeth ‘n’ Smiles by Alexis Petridis

It lit up the 1970s with its nihilistic tale of a hippie band imploding in a trail of drugs, booze and violence. What can it tell us about the music business today? Writer David Hare and wil…

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‘It’s got real sass!’ Irvine Welsh chooses new life for Trainspotting as a stage musical by Mark Fisher

Production based on 1993 novel opens at Theatre Royal Haymarket in London in July, with original songs co-written by the author It has been a book, a play and a film. It has also spawned thr…

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Dario Fo at 100: a deliriously funny playwright with a deadly serious purpose by Michael Billington

The great Italian entertainer’s plays, such as Accidental Death of an Anarchist, have not lost their power to make audiences roar with laughter while confronting injustice In Britain we te…

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‘It won’t be pretty!’ French and Saunders to play the Ugly Sisters in Palladium panto by Chris Wiegand

Comedy duo will take the stage together in the West End for the first time in 17 years in Cinderella alongside Julian Clary Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are to return to the stage toget…

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A moment that changed me: I thought my Parkinson’s was the end of my life, but dancing changed everything by Ian Temple

The moment I stepped into English National Ballet’s studio, I stopped being just a patient. Among fellow spirits, I have rediscovered my sense of joy and agency Fourteen years ago, a neuro…

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Henry V review – once more unto the breach at the RSC, as Alfred Enoch leads the charge by Arifa Akbar

Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-Upon-AvonCo-artistic director Tamara Harvey stages a well-acted production that never hits as hard as it should The bellicose patriotism in this, the las…

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And who’s playing Madeline? Lily Allen’s West End Girl could make sensational theatre by Chris Wiegand

Intimate monologue or performance art? The singer’s recent gigs give a tantalising idea of what a stage adaptation of her album might look like ‘This conversation’s too big for a phone…

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Mark Simmons: ‘A lot of brilliant comedy shows tackle world issues – that’s not what this is!’ by Interview By Liam Pape

The comedian on learning from Stewart Lee, forging gags from chats with friends and his niche joke about Magic FM Who did you look up to when you were starting out as a comedian?I wanted to …

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Teeth ’n’ Smiles review – Self Esteem makes a mesmeric rock star but the drama doesn’t dazzle by Arifa Akbar

Duke of York’s theatre, LondonFifty years since David Hare’s play was first staged, Rebecca Lucy Taylor is inspired casting as a singer who refuses to go out without a bang David Hare’…

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A Mirrored Monet review – painter reflects on his past in a musical with heart and humour by Lucinda Everett

Charing Cross theatre, London Carmel Owen’s ambitious musical follows the impressionist’s regrets back to his early adventures in art and his first marriage As its title suggests, this m…

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026

The Holy Rosenbergs review – suburban Jewish family chew over morals and macaroons by David Jays

Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonTracy-Ann Oberman stars in this absorbing and timely revival of Ryan Craig’s 2011 comic tragedy, set over one fraught evening A death in the family is alway…

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Fatiha El-Ghorri: ‘I was mortified by my heckler – but it turned out he wanted to see my trainers’ by Interview By Liam Pape

The comic on cleaning up her language for family audiences, writing her debut novel and praying before taking the stage How did you get into comedy?After my second divorce, I was online look…

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Shuggy Boats review – 60th birthday party brings a sexual revelation by Mark Fisher

Live theatre, Newcastle When Maeve becomes a sexagenarian she rethinks her identity – and her 40-year marriage – in this surprisingly breezy drama You can imagine a Victorian melodrama i…

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Quentin Tarantino’s ‘swashbuckling’ play The Popinjay Cavalier set for West End premiere by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

The director’s first play – an 1830s ‘rambunctious comedy of deception and disguise’ – is planned for early 2027 opening in London Since Quentin Tarantino announced last year that …

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Gentleman Jack review – Northern Ballet’s stylish lesbian love story is super-sexy by Lyndsey Winship

Leeds Grand theatre Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s choreography keeps a tight hold on the narrative and the erotically charged pas de deux between the lovers packs real heat Northern Ballet’s n…

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‘It feels like flying!’ Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe on child stardom, passion and the heady rush of Romeo and Juliet by Emma John

Fresh from Stranger Things and Hamnet, the pair are surprised to find themselves playing Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers in the West End. They talk chemistry, dating apps – and what th…

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America the Beautiful: Chapter 1 review – Neil LaBute’s sour state of the union address by Kate Wyver

King’s Head theatre, LondonMasculinity is not in a good way in this trio of short plays – the first of 10 presented in two venues – which deal in violence, misanthropy and murder Neil …

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Landscapes review – Russell Maliphant’s mesmeric, meditative works of dance and light by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells East, LondonRussell Maliphant Dance Company’s arresting evening of three solos includes a spiritual offering performed by the choreographer himself Watching Daniel Proiett…

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Empreintes review – Jess and Morgs go off-piste at Paris Opera and Marcos Morau sets the chandelier swinging by Chris Wiegand

Palais Garnier, ParisJessica Wright and Morgann Runacre-Temple’s Arena spills off the stage while Morau’s equally audacious Étude has balletic body snatchers What a joy to find Jessica …

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Theatre critics in Scotland decry ‘London-centric’ reviewing policy for One Day musical by Chris Wiegand

A letter from 15 critics to the Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh condemns ‘divisive move’ that saw non-Scottish publications excluded from reviewing the musical’s press night Theatre critics …

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‘Happy as can be!’ My Neighbour Totoro toasts first birthday in London’s West End by All Photographs By Tristram Kenton

The spectacular stage version of Studio Ghibli’s much-loved film has spent a year at the Gillian Lynne theatre in London. To celebrate, photographer Tristram Kenton was granted backstage a…

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off