Theatre

Many TV comedy actors come a cropper when they turn to serious stage roles, but the League of Gentlemen star captures Sir John magnificently

A new play about Sidney Poitier is a fitting allegory for our immoral times

The Brexit architect follows in a long line of stage heroes who are morally questionable or downright loathsome

Noel Coward's play is funny now in a way that is tragic

This musical is a joyous explosion of colour, light and good humour

There’s almost certainly a great play to be written about gay black and mixed-race men but this sadly isn’t it

It’s nothing short of terrifying that Tom Basden has managed to shift a story of Italian police corruption so effortlessly and convincingly to a metropolitan police station in this country

A triumphant production about life, love, growing old and dying has absolutely restored my faith in theatre

Sleepova is one of those free-flowing, slice-of-life dramas that, with a no-frills staging, places a vast amount of pressure on the individual actors to make something of their parts

It’s clear everyone has tried very hard to make this show work. They failed

The story of a bored Liverpudlian housewife finding love on a holiday to Greece now feels very dated

This has been said to be a dark reimagining of the old classic, but it is taking the word too literally

If we’d been allowed to judge it on own terms, Rachel O’Riordan’s production works perfectly well as a slice-of-life drama

This is an atmospheric drama set during the second world war in a claustrophobic boarding house not far from Cardiff Docks

With its central theme of doomed, forbidden love, it is also a pretty odd play to put on around the time of Valentine’s Day

This play is a joyous celebration not just of great writing and acting, but also of the art of theatricality

Two big names can't mask the fact that Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons is ponderous, pretentious piffle

Rob Madge's moving story of their relationship with their father is a reminder of Kenneth Williams

For over half a century, a Parisian company based in an old munitions factory has been delivering explosive theatre

A comedy which seemed fresh and inventive many years ago now seems limp and hackneyed

A musical inspired by George Takei's early life has a tremendous emotional charge

No one knows more about touring than Bill Kenwright and his production of The Shawshank Redemption is a typically accomplished affair

This production of Lillian Hellman’s play once again makes the point that the Donmar Warehouse is a centre of theatrical excellence

This play seems to want to challenge stereotypes, but inadvertently and ridiculously reinforces them

It looks as if it’s going to be another challenging year for theatre, but there is certainly a lot to look forward to

There isn’t a member of the cast who isn’t firing on all cylinders but, at two-and-a-half-hours, this portrayal of telesales women feels much too long

The play divides critics, but this production will convert any punters

The National's Christmas folie de grandeur is simply unforgivable

This adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s novel is funny, seditious, intelligent, courageous and beautiful

The writing in Glory Ride – A New Musical feels raw and so do the lyrics, but this show has a fascinating yarn to tell

It is genuinely startling and shocking that this is the first Othello from a black director at a major venue

No amount of effort can get over this dime-a-dozen children's show's innate tiredness