Underdog: The Other Other Brontë – this sweary guide to the sisters is no substitute for the books
The National’s accessible new show about sibling rivalry focuses on how Anne was sidelined – but shouldn’t the novels speak for themselves?
The National’s accessible new show about sibling rivalry focuses on how Anne was sidelined – but shouldn’t the novels speak for themselves?
Audiences are reportedly shunning the star’s experimental musical. But isn’t a noble failure better than the West End’s usual safe bets?
Succession fans may need time to acclimatise to Brian Cox’s laudably robust return to the London stage, but his performance was sensational
The Park assembles a raft of VIPs – Tate, Gillian Anderson and Benedict Cumberbatch – for the third run of this raucous murder mystery spoof
Holyrood’s legislation against ‘stirring up hatred’ threatens the Edinburgh Fringe and has comics pondering retirement. Could it backfire?
The Lyric’s revival is an unostentatiously stupendous production – but there’s a risk this play is becoming a comfort-blanket classic
In an exclusive interview, the director talks about Alan Bennett’s film The Choral – starring Ralph Fiennes – which he will direct
A collection of pitch-perfect performances delight in Nunn’s nuanced production, here starring Ted Lasso’s James Lance
The Morning Show star on newfound recognition – and why he’s taking the role of a suave conman in a ‘weirdly personal’ solo West End debut
This stirring new musical revitalises the David Nicholls novel about University Challenge, delivering a huge dollop of 80s nostalgia
Michael Sheen is in his element as NHS founder Aneurin Bevan, in Tim Price’s rousing new drama
The Conservatives haven’t always had UK theatre’s back, but with the welcome news on Theatre Tax Relief, the sector should end its grudge
The playwright - who has died aged 89 - caused a scandal with Saved, and forced us to confront the ugliness of modern life
The West End transfer of this show about a Sheffield estate offers rare emotional and intellectual ambition – and deserves to be a huge hit
Hawes and Jack Davenport impress in Lucy Kirkwood’s committed but convoluted drama of ideas and passion
Jane Horrocks hits the deadpan target as a fashion-victim art-expert in this Mel Brooks spin on Antiques Roadshow