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Paten Hughes and Robert Sean Leonard - Interview (Riverside Studios). Image: Helen Murray.
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Interview review: a slick two-hander at Riverside Studios

Tony Award winner Robert Sean Leonard stars as Pierre alongside Paten Hughes in this world-premiere production of Interview.

A black man in a turquoise tracksuit with wings on in The Boy with Wings.
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The Boy with Wings review: the play struggles under the weight of expectations

The Boy with Wings soars in spirit, but not quite on stage at The Rep.

Seven cast members in formal attire in As You Like It.
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As You Like It: Ralph Fiennes shows a steady hand with Shakespeare’s classic pastoral comedy

Take a gentle stroll through the Forest of Arden in this production of As You Like It.

A man with a white shirt, black jacket and an orange dressing gown against a turquoise backdrop. Adrian Lukis in Being Mr Wickham.
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Being Mr Wickham review: a masterclass in understated, intelligent theatre

Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday year with Being Mr Wickham, a wonderful one-man show in the West End.

Three people in Shakespearean costume. On is leaning down about to drink from a bottle in a production of Sh!t-faced Shakespeare.
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Sh!t-faced Shakespeare review: boozed up Hamlet at Leicester Square

One cast member is plied with alcohol before the play begins... what can possibly go wrong?

A black man in a tux holding a gun in a drawing room. There's also another man and a woman there in this production of A Role to Die for.
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A Role to Die For review: a sparkling comedy about casting a new 007

Leading lady Tanya Franks is outstanding in this A Role to Die for: behind the scenes of the James Bond…

A group of drag queens on stage in a production of The Diana Mixtape.
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The Diana Mixtape review: a campy love letter to Princess Diana at the West End

It takes five fabulous drag queens to play one princess in this new jukebox biopic: The Diana Mixtape.

A scene from the stage musical 'Mary Poppins', showing the titular character flying away with her umbrella, as the Banks family look on from the stage.
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Mary Poppins review: this musical is soaring high but landing light

The sets sparkle, the cast glides – but this Mary Poppins is missing its magic.

A woman in a wedding dress is standing on a table. Confetti is raining on her. There is a group of people below her.
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Till the Stars Come Down review: a wedding drama in the West End

Beth Steel’s raw ‘up north’ wedding drama lights up the West End.

A man in pinstriped pants and a red vest is dancing with a woman in black. There are other people on a staircase behind them. The Addams Family.
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The Addams Family review: an uneven stage show that offers a nostalgic hit

They’re creepy and they’re kooky – but mostly they’re just coasting.

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