Alexander Zeldin spins Greek myth into modern psychodrama at London’s National Theatre, with Emma D’Arcy and Tobias Menzies on stunning form
Plus: wanton revelry in Tom Murphy’s ‘The House’ and Good Friday revisited in Owen McCafferty’s ‘Agreement’
The Gielgud’s revival of the Irish civil war-era drama includes a subtle performance by J Smith-Cameron
She plays a matriarch stricken by the onset of dementia in Tanika Gupta’s play at London’s National Theatre
Alastair Curtis is reshaping the queer theatrical canon, starting with a maligned work by the writer of ‘A Chorus Line’
The Bafta-winner and star of ‘Sherwood’ and ‘Showtrial’ discusses the twists and turns of his acting career
From her spectacular set designs to intimate portraits, the polymathic creative won’t be boxed in
The theatre designer and the film director have become two of the most established voices in the worlds of stage and screen. What’s the secret to their creative DNA?
Powerful stagings of ‘Roots’ and ‘Look Back in Anger’ remain disturbingly resonant
This astonishingly good writing debut by longtime director Mark Rosenblatt focuses on the fallout from a review penned by the children’s author
Season of shows gift performances that are far from the ultra-processed offerings of K-pop
Ayad Akhtar’s latest topical play muses on concerns over technology but fails to capture the messiness of real life
Versatile star whose work across eight decades spanned crowd-pleasing comedy, Shakespearean tragedy and wizardry
Oscar-winning actor was renowned for her acerbic wit and ‘formidable talent’
The actress and filmmaker has conquered Shakespeare, Hollywood, motherhood and mourning. Now she’s flexing a new artistic muscle
David Edgar’s drama at Richmond’s Orange Tree Theatre focuses on a dispute between the two theatrical giants
Past and present blur in Lyndsey Turner’s stunning production
After roles in ‘United 93’ and ‘The Crown’, he has written a solo show that reflects on his mixed heritage — and how the world sees him
The show, based on a 1957 film, tackles populism with a broad brush
‘The Other Place’ draws on Sophocles’s tragedy to ask: what do we do when faced with suffering around us?
James Macdonald captures the play’s emotional depth and its political power at London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket
The actor, comedian and director on bringing Stanley Kubrick’s blackest comedy to the West End stage
Stella Feehily’s play is about the real-life obstacles 20th-century physicist Cecilia Payne faced
Timberlake Wertenbaker’s drama has had an update for the 21st century
