London theatre: the best musicals and plays to book now
Looking for inspiration? Check out our picks of the best London shows in the West End and beyond
Looking for inspiration? Check out our picks of the best London shows in the West End and beyond
Based on the true story of a woman executed for murdering her husband, this revival of Sophie Treadwell’s drama is truly exceptional
From Sir Ian McKellen as Falstaff to Tom ‘Spiderman’ Holland’s return to the West End, these are the shows not to miss
A pragmatic approach to theatre is needed – or the UK's once world-beating industry will not survive
From Sarah Jessica Parker’s West End debut to Succession's Sarah Snook playing 26 characters in an adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray
A protégé of Laurence Olivier, he served on the tempestuous Building Committee and came up with the innovative technical plan for the stages
Rising star Sonali Bhattacharyya's upbeat, feminist spin on the age-old yarn of the storytelling Scheherazade is a sad disappointment
Sixty years ago, Jacobi and Rosemary Harris appeared with Peter O'Toole in Hamlet, the NT’s first show. They recall the chaos that ensued
Patsy Ferran is a brilliant Eliza Doolittle – but this flamboyant production undercuts the key message of George Bernard Shaw’s classic
As he stars in Pygmalion – and returns to The Crown as Tony Blair – Carvel considers the 'red lines' that now put certain roles off limits
The playwright saw the opposite sex as a 'ghastly nuisance', yet his female characters run rings around the men
The Fence magazine claims the pair were overheard discussing the actor’s ‘redemption arc’ in a Mayfair restaurant
The actor who once ruled the film world, the stage and the small screen has been acquitted of sexual assault. But is a comeback possible?
Trial against Oscar-winning actor nearing its completion at Southwark Crown Court
Alleged victim suggests Hollywood star’s conduct at London venue, where he was artistic director, was recognised as problematic
The actor, 54, on performing on Broadway, watching Spurs, and an embarrassing incident
Creator Kate Prince and star Beverley Knight on how their new Sylvia Pankhurst musical will resonate in the age of Brexit
Oscar-winner Helen Hunt makes her London debut in a revival of Jonathan Spector’s timely 2017 play about an anti-vaxxer parent
US-born director’s ‘Into the Woods’ was axed by the Old Vic – so the defiantly unwoke Python took it to Bath. Now he’s ready to tell all
FIrst staged in Leeds and now at the Old Vic, this is a tremendous staging of August Wilson's full-fat portrait of black working-class life
The 2009 play, which is being revived in the West End, feels at odds with theatre's current demand to make us feel shame about nationhood
Mike Bartlett's latest "near-future" play imagines Donald Trump re-running for president in 2024
The gatekeepers of theatreland often witness dramas more entertaining than those on stage