The London theatre critics nearly all disliked Zinnie Harris's adaptation of Webster's Jacobean horror story The Duchess of Malfi at Trafalgar Theatre but the return of Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker to the stage was generally welcomed. Poor reviews made it the current Worst Value Show in the West End ...

What did the London critics say about Mark Strong and Lesley Manville in Robert Icke’s modernised version of Sophocles’ classic play, at Wyndham’s Theatre? ...

Adaptor Nancy Carroll, director Paul Foster, designer Janet Bird and a well chosen cast have cooked up into the comedy of the year ...

Sophocles recognised the nature of the human condition, and director Robert Icke has laid it out again for us in this adaptation of Oedipus starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville ...

The London theatre critics confirm that the National Theatre production of The Lehman Trilogy, now in its third West End outing, has lost none of its powe ...

There were mixed feelings from the London theatre critcs about Alexander Zeldin's new play but all praised Tobias Menzies, Emma D'Arcy and the rest of the cast ...

Almeida Theatre In their Angry And Young season, The Almeida has revisited two plays from the 1950s that helped revolutionise the English stage. Both concern working class people and are set in kitchens (hence the nickname 'kitchen sink drama'?). Atri Banerjee directs John Osborne's Look Back In Anger and Diyan ...

If the producers hoped a barnstorming performance from Mark Rylance would carry the day, they will have been disappointed ...

Opinions varied on just how good Tanika Gupta’s new play was, but the critics all praised Meera Syal’s performance as a woman developing Alzheimer’s ...

Arthur Pinero's The Cabinet Minister has been given a thorough overhaul by Nancy Carroll (who also performs in it) and director Paul Foster. The result has received some of the best reviews of the year from London theatre critics ...

Some of the best reviews of the year greeted Giant starring John Lithgow at the Royal Court Theatre. It tells the story of what happened when Roald Dahl was exposed as anti-semitic ...

Most of the London theatre critics were impressed by David Oyelwolo's return to the English stage but there were mixed feelings about the production ...

David Oyelowo provides us with a Coriolanus full of power and subtle feelings In the new National Theatre production ...

Generous measures of tension and empathy ★★★★ One of the best things about where I live is that my closest producing theatre is the Watermill in Newbury, which was named The Stage's Theatre Of The Year. The venue is quite a miracle really because it has a tiny stage and ...

Revival brings fresh life to classic musical ★★★★★ Fiddler On The Roof opened on Broadway in 1964, and became the first Broadway musical to pass 3000 performances. Since then there have been tens of thousands of productions: there are said to be 500 amateur productions a year in the USA ...

What did the London theatre critics think of Agatha Christie’s courtroom drama Witness For The Prosecution, and were they impressed by the historic venue? ...

The London theatre critics were impressed by the pairing of Lucian Msamati and Ben Wishaw in Samuel Beckett’s classic play ...

It's a Mystery why Witness For The Prosecution is a Success. Here are the Clues ★★★ It’s been on since 2017 but somehow I never quite got round to seeing Witness For The Prosecution. To be  honest, there was a little bit of prejudice involved. Partly, much as I enjoy ...

Why Am I So Single?, follow up to Six, was loved by some London critics and grudgingly liked by most of the others. They generally liked the music and the stars but disagreed about the plot ...

What did the London theatre critics think of the Broadway hit about the legendary sixties rock singer? ...