Theatre

In Suzie Miller’s latest legal drama, the Hollywood favourite plays a judge and mother facing her worst nightmare

Culture is increasingly filtered through social media – do we need critics any more?

Rosamund Pike delivers a quite astonishing performance as a Crown Court Judge wrestling with the legal system's shoddy handling of sexual assault cases

A distinctly unappetising production has somehow made its way to the West End. Do not be fooled

An earnest adaptation of a novel about suicide, sex and capital punishment is an impressive looking production, but a barrel of laughs it is not

A mission to read the complete works in chronological order reveals unexpected joys and an antidote to theatrical woes

Directed by Jeremy Herrin, David Hare's compelling new play is not only admirably cerebral but profoundly moving

The Handmaid’s Tale star Samira Wiley offers a haunting portrait of dignified pain

A by-numbers musical lacks heart and humour - but tourists will love it

Jesse Armstrong’s return as writer and director of this feature-length drama has been giddily anticipated. And it does not disappoint

Two of our British theatre’s finest are outstanding in Mrs Warren's Profession and The Anastasia File

The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s US hit is a sub-prime Oklahoma

Jack Lowden and Martin Freeman are whip-smart in this theatrical display of profundity, humour and compassion

The posthumously completed Here We Go has no songs, no story and no reason to be on stage

Andres Veiel’s magnificent documentary lets Riefenstahl, in her interviews, recordings and archived files, speak for herself

Tim Crouch’s An Oak Tree is a boring, self-indulgent mess

Conor McPherson’s The Brightening Air is a slow-burner without much to say

My Master Builder is a twisting climbing frame of revenge and misery

The Importance of Being Oscar is a personal triumph for actor Alastair Whatley

How did Trump secure a second term? Why has he started a tariff war? The 2017 winner of the Pulitzer prize for drama offers an explanation

Barry Levinson’s true-crime gangster story is a pleasing encapsulation of five decades of cinematic culture

Forty years since his first feature film, Steven Soderbergh has rarely been better

The imaginative liberties on show here are the trademark of director Thomas Ostermeier

Celia Imrie and Tamsin Greig are funny, tragic and unforgettable

Hayley Atwell can’t save a witless update of Much Ado About Nothing

The man who played Freddie Mercury stuns in an Oedipus revival

One chance encounter transforming a life is rare enough. Guilbert enjoyed two a few days apart

A revival of two of his best-loved plays from the 1950s have plenty to say today

Death of England, one of the cultural highlights of 2024, is coming to streaming. But what’s next for playwright Roy Williams?

The Little Foxes confirms Anne-Marie Duff as a true great

Sigourney Weaver shines in her west end debut in Jamie Lloyd’s powerful new production of Shakespeare’s final solo-authored play

Patrick Marber’s unremarkable revival delivers polite laughs only