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Susannah Clapp
Archduke – Franz Ferdinand assassination drama is a misfire
Fri 3 Jul 2026
Katherine Cowles
The Truth – a witty comedy of infidelity that channels Molière and Pinter
Sun 28 Jun 2026
Sarah Crompton
The Green Table feels more urgent than ever
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Olivia Ovenden
Inside the control room with Punchdrunk
Fri 26 Jun 2026
Vanessa Thorpe
Glengarry Glen Ross – Mamet without the men
Mon 22 Jun 2026
Katherine Cowles
Are You Watching? – an unflinching portrait of sex in the online age
Fri 19 Jun 2026
Katherine Cowles
Michael Morpurgo on 20 years of War Horse
Thu 11 Jun 2026
Susannah Clapp
Black Comedy at the Orange Tree – a sharp farce from the little theatre that thinks big
Sat 6 Jun 2026
Vanessa Thorpe
‘Vision is a dangerous thing’: Cheek by Jowl film Acting reveals hidden art of the stage
Fri 5 Jun 2026
Clare Brennan
The Tempest - Kenneth Branagh’s Prospero plays a masterstroke
Sun 31 May 2026
Clare Brennan
Even These Things explores the making of Manchester
Sat 30 May 2026
Susannah Clapp
Quartet in Autumn is a quietly adventurous study of office life
Fri 29 May 2026
Susannah Clapp
Care is a desolating but not dispiriting depiction of dementia
Sat 23 May 2026
Clare Brennan
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher: laughing at provocation
Sun 17 May 2026
Susannah Clapp
Mass is a finely wrought study of forgiveness
Fri 15 May 2026
Clare Brennan
In Magic, David Haig explores the extraordinary bond of Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle
Sun 10 May 2026
Susannah Clapp
Fourteen Again - a fitting tribute to the inimitable Victoria Wood
Fri 8 May 2026
Katherine Cowles
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui - an idiot’s guide to fascism
Sat 2 May 2026
Clare Brennan
At a York festival, Shakespeare is the world’s common language
Sat 25 Apr 2026
Susannah Clapp
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: a play trapped in the past
Fri 24 Apr 2026
Clare Brennan
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet – a joyous glimpse inside the mind of a Muslim boy
Sun 19 Apr 2026
Susannah Clapp
A 21st-century take on Ibsen’s A Doll’s House
Fri 17 Apr 2026
Vanessa Thorpe
Paddington hopes to grab theatre prize by the paws
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Caitlin Macdonald
Olivier nominees on what theatre means to them
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Clare Brennan
Good Golly Miss Molly at the New Vic: a harmonious vision of social turmoil
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Tanya Gold
How I lost my heart to musicals
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Katherine Cowles
What is the point of the play?
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Marcelle Bernstein
My most unforgettable night at the theatre
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Lily Isaacs
Opening night: Celebrating 50 years of The Oliviers with The Observer and Curtis Brown
Fri 10 Apr 2026
Susannah Clapp
Les Liaisons Dangereuses still seduces
Fri 10 Apr 2026
Susannah Clapp
Susannah Clapp: ‘How I became a theatre critic’
Fri 10 Apr 2026
Susannah Clapp
Romeo and Juliet – Robert Icke shakes up Shakespeare
Fri 3 Apr 2026
Katherine Cowles
John Proctor is the Villain: a modern classic?
Thu 2 Apr 2026
Clare Brennan
Henry V at the RSC – Shakespeare’s war play fails to resonate
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Katherine Cowles
Self Esteem lights up David Hare’s Teeth ‘n’ Smiles
Fri 27 Mar 2026
Clare Brennan
Small Island on stage: a patchily successful adaptation
Sun 22 Mar 2026
Susannah Clapp
The National Theatre brings the rarely staged Summerfolk to life
Sat 21 Mar 2026
Vanessa Thorpe
‘Victoria Wood was a trailblazer, but no one talked about her like that’
Thu 19 Mar 2026
Clare Brennan
The Grand Babylon Hotel – Arnold Bennett’s fun, frolicking farce
Sun 15 Mar 2026
