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London Tide, a sprawling play with songs adapted for the National Theatre from Dickens’s last novel, drags on and fails to grip
The stage adaptation of the Japanese Oscar-wInning animation Spirited Away has its European premiere at the London Coliseum
Searingly funny and abruptly sad, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' latest uses the guise of a school reunion to ponder the fragility of life and consequences of decisions
Emma Rice brings her unmistakable imprint to the old folk tale of Blue Beard, in a riotous show by her Wise Children company coming to Battersea Arts Centre
Brian Cox gives a monumental performance in this devastating revival of Eugene O'Neill's autobiographical family drama
In Nye, an epic play which resonates deeply today, Michael Sheen prowls the Olivier Theatre stage as the visionary father of the NHS, the Labour politician Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan
'He's too sensitive for this world.' Star tenor Allan Clayton on Schubert's poetic obsessive
Playwright Chris Bush, with former Pulp and The Longpigs band member Richard Hawley, has written a vital musical about Sheffield's giant housing estate, Park Hill
In Nachtland, German playwright Marius von Mayenburg explores morality versus money through the shock discovery of a problematic painting
Kip Williams’ The Picture of Dorian Gray, starring Sarah Snook, is blazingly entertaining, but relies too heavily on tech
Playwright Jez Butterworth and director Sam Mendes join forces again to present The Hills of California: an astute and compelling all-female family drama
The Devil Wears Prada musical is due to hit the West End in 2024
From long-awaited stage adaptations of cult movies to rare appearances from famous faces, we round up the best plays 2024 is promising
In what's been a strong year for musical revivals and an even stronger one for advancements in tech on stage, we round up the best theatre shows 2023 provided
The Duffer Brothers, with Jack Thorne and Kate Trefry, bring Netflix's hit sci-fi series Stranger Things to the stage in a production that stuns with special effects
Hello Dolly! Imelda Staunton will be looking swell on stage as socialite matchmaker Dolly Levi in a revival of a classic musical
Tyrell Williams’ exceptional play about the relationship between three boys and their south London football pitch transfers to the West End
From twisted fairytales to festive musicals: book now for the best Christmas theatre shows London 2023 has to offer
Following its premiere at the Almeida, Sam Holcroft’s play A Mirror, about the tension of staging forbidden theatre in a totalitarian state, transfers to the West End
Powerful and poetic: book now for For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy on the West End
Steve Coogan reunites with frequent collaborator Armando Iannucci in the latter's stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s war comedy Dr. Strangelove
Save your seats for Sheridan Smith in Rufus Wainwright and Ivo van Hove's new musical adaptation of Opening Night, based on the 1977 movie
Here's where to find the famous actors: London theatre is aglow with stars including Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Snook and Woody Harrelson
Start trying to make fetch happen: the Mean Girls musical finally comes to London after dazzling on Broadway
From a stage prequel to hit sci-fi series Stranger Things to a stellar team taking on Roald Dahl's The Witches, these are the shows to book this month
After a sell-out run at the National Theatre, Broadway favourite Hadestown is finally coming to the West End – and tickets are now on sale
From the chance to see Lily James opposite Kristin Scott Thomas, to a dose of Shakespeare from the maestro Kenneth Branagh, the hottest theatre to book now
Andrew Scott, Nicole Scherzinger and Ian McKellen are just some of the stars descending on the London stage this month
Wondering what theatre to book and what plays to see? From fringe to the West End: London's best theatre
Our top picks of shows to see at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe
From the long-awaited arrival of a Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical to, er, more musicals and the return of a Lucy Prebble masterpiece (not Enron, sorry!)
The Festival d’Avignon is one of the biggest theatre festivals in Europe, like a concentrated version of the Edinburgh Festival. It's an experience that Theatre lovers shouldn't miss.