Saved is gruelling, but in the context of this summer's riots it still feels resonant - a chilling picture of aimless lives and the indifference of society... more
As the irrepressible Clive Rowe prepares to grace Hackney Empire, Fiona Mountford meets the queen of London panto — and picks the 10 best shows on offer this season... more
Blasted remains a deeply divisive piece about the reality of violence, a sensory onslaught that will prompt walkouts but also inspire epiphanies... more
A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky, a collaboration between David Eldridge, Robert Holman and Simon Stephens is undone by the three-way partnership.... more
As Keira Knightley prepares to make her stage debut and Ben Whishaw sells out the Royal Court, the signs are good, says Matt Wolf, for a theatrical boomtime.
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From posh panto to burlesque, London is full of festive entertainment. Here are a dozen shows that should entice children — and adults — into the theatre.... more
It says something about the power of live theatre that a 500‑seat tent in the middle of a field was filled to overflowing at midnight on Saturday.... more
The theatre that shocked audiences with swearing in its Christmas show last year will present a traditional pantomime for the first time in 30 years under its new artistic director.... more
The arrival of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island in the West End marks an early beginning to the season of festive family entertainment.... more
The surface might have been polished until it gleams but there is nothing meaningful underneath the voice-distorting microphones and synthesisers in Twelfth Night.... more
A sluggish air hangs over Sean Holmes's The English Game; a plodding piece that attempts to saddle a game of amateur cricket with more weight than it could bear.... more
The Caucasian Chalk Circle arrives with enough energising, alienating bells and whistles to appeal to both Brecht purists and set-text weary students.
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Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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