Lindsay Posner’s take on An Ideal Husband becomes glossy melodrama, certainly, but one studded with smart lines and, more surprisingly, imbued with humanity... more
London's premier summer opera festival has begun and Opera Holland Park has lined up as enticing a programme as ever, starting with Roberto Devereux.... 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
Book now for highlights including Oz prequel Wicked, Derek Jacobi's brilliant performance in A Voyage Round My Father and a last chance to see Rabbit.... more
Tom and Viv, a tragi-comedy of pre-war manners and morals, has not lost its high-level impact, even two decades after its London premiere, says Nicholas de Jongh.... more
Nicholas de Jongh picks out five of the best theatrical productions currently onstage in the West End, from the highly entertaining The 39 Steps, to the superb Frost/Nixon.... more