London theatre: February 2022's best plays you can still see
With February behind us, we look back on the month's stage highlights you can still catch – from the return of Cyrano to the revival of a French anti-play
The Chairs, Almeida Theatre ★★★★★
The Almeida’s revival of The Chairs, helmed by former associate director of the Bush Theatre Omar Elerian (Misty), unfolds like a love letter to live theatre. Through crashing props, stunts gone awry and a tannoy blurting out backstage troubles, Elerian humorously demystifies the magic of the stage, while celebrating its resilience. The tragic farce is bolstered by a quirky, convention-defying cast comprising Olivier-winner Kathryn Hunter, her spouse the Complicité co-founder Marcello Magni, and Olivier Award-winning choreographer and performer Toby Sedgwick (War Horse).
Read more ...Cyrano de Bergerac, Harold Pinter Theatre ★★★★★
James McAvoy reprises his role in The Jamie Lloyd Company’s Olivier award-winning production of Cyrano De Bergerac, which returns to London this month following a sold-out season at the Playhouse Theatre in 2019.
Read more ...A Number, Old Vic Theatre ★★★★★
It's 20 years since Caryl Churchill’s pacy play about cloning and a failed father-and-son relationship first hit the stage, and while the technology to clone humans presumably exists in laboratories, concerns over the ethics of the practice have prevented it becoming a reality. As a result, A Number remains an eerily futuristic and dystopian watch today, and it’s currently showing at Old Vic Theatre in a production directed by Churchill connoisseur Lyndsey Turner (Top Girls, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire, Far Away).
Read more ...Small Island, National Theatre ★★★★★
Andrea Levy's epic tale of love, hope and sacrifice between Britain and Jamaica in the 40s returns to the National after a sell-out premiere in 2019. If you missed it the first time, this revival of a gorgeous production is an absolute must.
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