Ian McDiarmid’s misguided stage adaptation of Andrew O’Hagan’s poignant novel Be Near Me at the Donmar Warehouse is greatly diminished by cutting out crucial figures from the book.... more
There are some simply great tunes and moving performances in this impeccable revival of musical favourite Fiddler on the Roof, says Fiona Mountford.... more
Tennessee Williams's Summer And Smoke has been rediscovered on the London stage but actress Rosamund Pike is a little too serene for the role of a sexually desolate preacher's daughter.... more
The prime reason for reviving David Mamet's distinctly minor play must be Kim Cattrall's eagerness to appear in it. Her decision to do so seems even stranger than The Cryptogram itself.... more
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