The Royal Court theatre is to take up residency in a former cricket bat factory in south-east London as part of an outreach project taking plays to alternative spaces... more
There are two stunning performances in Chicken Soup with Barley - from Samantha Spiro, whose Sarah is a nugget of vitality and a model of resilience, and from Danny Webb as her feckless husband Harry... more
Bruce Norris's controversial and scabrously funny study of liberal pieties Clybourne Park has lost nothing in its transfer from the Royal Court to the West End... more
Religion may do more good than harm in general but the exceptions are dramatic enough to hand irresistible flourishes to those arguing against it... more
In an outstanding year for London theatre, our judging panel have picked out the most remarkable performances and productions. The choices reflect the explosion of young talent emerging alongside theatre grandees who are at the top of their game... more
Wig Out! throws much glitter but little piercing light upon the complexities of erotic life for cross-dressing, gay, black men and their lovers.
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Big musicals may dominate the West End and box office receipts, but straight drama continues to thrive. These are the key people who make this city the global capital of theatre. ... more
David Eldridge, who spent many years hanging out with teacher friends, nails a certain social milieu with wit and generosity in Under the Blue Sky.... more
It took Nicholas de Jongh mere moments to turn up his own nose at Scarborough, a doomy romance drama about a dirty weekend in a bed-and-breakfast.... more
Polly Stenham's first play, That Face, caused a sensation at the Royal Court. Now, two years after leaving school, she is nominated for the Charles Wintour Most Promising Playwright Award.... more
Lucy Caldwell's Leaves is a sensitive but shallow play which does little to shine fresh light on middle-class morals and manners, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more
The Royal Court's new artistic director is taking the theatre back to its roots with a debut season showcasing young writers and experimental drama.... more
Neither of Dominic Cooke's promenade productions of late Shakespearean romances Pericles or The Winter's Tale fascinates from start to finish, says Kieron Quirke.... more
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