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Kadish Morris
Tarell Alvin McCraney: ‘We’re forgetting the lessons of stories like Choir Boy’

Sat 14 Mar 2026

Tarell Alvin McCraney: ‘We’re forgetting the lessons of stories like Choir Boy’
Sarah Crompton
How The Bridge theatre made Into the Woods

Sat 14 Mar 2026

How The Bridge theatre made Into the Woods
Katherine Cowles
Ukraine Unbroken: can theatre combat news fatigue?

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Ukraine Unbroken: can theatre combat news fatigue?
Vanessa Thorpe
Olivier awards recognise new generation of playwrights ready to don Tom Stoppard’s mantle

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Olivier awards recognise new generation of playwrights ready to don Tom Stoppard’s mantle
Clare Brennan
The Manningtree Witches is a stage adaptation meant for the screen

Sat 7 Mar 2026

The Manningtree Witches is a stage adaptation meant for the screen
Susannah Clapp
Broken Glass at the Young Vic: did we really need another Arthur Miller?

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Broken Glass at the Young Vic: did we really need another Arthur Miller?
Katherine Cowles
Olivier awards 2026: it’s the year of the musical

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Olivier awards 2026: it’s the year of the musical
Amelia Tait
Inside the Operation Mincemeat machine

Fri 6 Mar 2026

Inside the Operation Mincemeat machine
Clare Brennan
Trevor Nunn’s deft, delightful Noël Coward revival

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Trevor Nunn’s deft, delightful Noël Coward revival
Kadish Morris
My day with Munya Chawawa’s Black Boys Theatre Club

Sat 28 Feb 2026

My day with Munya Chawawa’s Black Boys Theatre Club
Katherine Cowles
Chadwick Boseman’s Deep Azure is a messy, necessary meditation on grief

Fri 27 Feb 2026

Chadwick Boseman’s Deep Azure is a messy, necessary meditation on grief
Rosalind Jana
Welcome to Haringey’s house of fun, where home is a costume drama

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Welcome to Haringey’s house of fun, where home is a costume drama
John Niven
Writing for the stage? I’m mad for it

Fri 20 Feb 2026

Writing for the stage? I’m mad for it
Katherine Cowles
The latest Dracula has no teeth

Fri 20 Feb 2026

The latest Dracula has no teeth
Katherine Cowles
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry gets stuck in the mush

Fri 20 Feb 2026

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry gets stuck in the mush
Clare Brennan
War of the Worlds is a visually thrilling portrait of desolation

Sat 14 Feb 2026

War of the Worlds is a visually thrilling portrait of desolation
Susannah Clapp
Arcadia, Tom Stoppard’s dance to the music of time, is short on swing

Fri 13 Feb 2026

Arcadia, Tom Stoppard’s dance to the music of time, is short on swing
Clare Brennan
Manipulate festival: candyfloss puppets and cabaret Anna Karenina

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Manipulate festival: candyfloss puppets and cabaret Anna Karenina
Susannah Clapp
American Psycho on stage – style over savagery

Fri 6 Feb 2026

American Psycho on stage – style over savagery
Susannah Clapp
Our Town – Michael Sheen’s vision for Welsh theatre

Fri 30 Jan 2026

Our Town – Michael Sheen’s vision for Welsh theatre
Eva Wiseman
An hour with… Cole Escola

Fri 30 Jan 2026

An hour with… Cole Escola
Katherine Cowles
Dante or Die: I Do invites you to witness the mess of a wedding

Wed 28 Jan 2026

Dante or Die: I Do invites you to witness the mess of a wedding
Katherine Cowles
Guess How Much I Love You? is a work of pure compassion

Fri 23 Jan 2026

Guess How Much I Love You? is a work of pure compassion
Susannah Clapp
High Noon – far from the wild west

Sat 17 Jan 2026

High Noon – far from the wild west
Vanessa Thorpe
‘I wouldn’t mind some of my ashes being spread here one day’

Fri 16 Jan 2026

‘I wouldn’t mind some of my ashes being spread here one day’
Vanessa Thorpe
The Oliviers at 50: the surprises, snubs and swipes

Wed 14 Jan 2026

The Oliviers at 50: the surprises, snubs and swipes
Katherine Cowles
Oh, Mary! is mad – and maddening

Thu 8 Jan 2026

Oh, Mary! is mad – and maddening
Clare Brennan
The Little Mermaid on stage proves the fairytale has legs

Mon 5 Jan 2026

The Little Mermaid on stage proves the fairytale has legs
Erica Wagner
A show left me lost in space and time... much like Nasa's jettisoned library

Sat 3 Jan 2026

A show left me lost in space and time... much like Nasa's jettisoned library
Laura Cumming
The art exhibitions to see in 2026

Thu 1 Jan 2026

The art exhibitions to see in 2026
Susannah Clapp
The best theatre to see in 2026

Thu 1 Jan 2026

The best theatre to see in 2026
Clare Brennan
Treasure Island – A New Musical Adventure is not as thrilling as it could be

Wed 31 Dec 2025

Treasure Island – A New Musical Adventure is not as thrilling as it could be
Gyles Brandreth
Dame Patricia Routledge, remembered by Gyles Brandreth

Mon 29 Dec 2025

Dame Patricia Routledge, remembered by Gyles Brandreth
Susannah Clapp
The best theatre of 2025

Thu 25 Dec 2025

The best theatre of 2025
Naomi Alderman
Beavers, books and brilliance: 25 things worth celebrating about 2025

Thu 25 Dec 2025

Beavers, books and brilliance: 25 things worth celebrating about 2025
Samuel West
Prunella Scales, remembered by Samuel West

Wed 24 Dec 2025

Prunella Scales, remembered by Samuel West
Alex O’Connell
I’m in earnest about festive fun, but Stephen Fry’s Lady Bracknell overcooked the ham

Sun 21 Dec 2025

I’m in earnest about festive fun, but Stephen Fry’s Lady Bracknell overcooked the ham
Clare Brennan
Hull Truck theatre’s Oliver Twist reveals the darkness and light of Dickens

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Hull Truck theatre’s Oliver Twist reveals the darkness and light of Dickens
Susannah Clapp
The Bridge’s Into the Woods is a thrilling, mischievous delight

Fri 19 Dec 2025

The Bridge’s Into the Woods is a thrilling, mischievous delight

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