6 h. ago Alterations at the National Theatre review: 'a finely tailored play'

This rediscovered gem from the Black Plays Archive comes alive from the very start

Politics

18 h. ago Brian Cox gives a mighty scowling performance as Bach in The Score at Theatre Royal Haymarket

The Succession star moulds Bach into a warmongering king, but this play has too much padding

Politics

23 h. ago Bat Out of Hell review: Meat Loaf musical swoops back to Manchester

You can't go too far wrong with a soundtrack of veritable rock anthems courtesy of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman.

Politics

28 h. ago The Last Laugh at the Noel Coward Theatre review: gags, gurning, and a supremely lazy script

Impressive impersonations of Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe and Bob Monkhouse are undercut by cheap lines

Events

28 h. ago A Knock on the Roof at Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs review: raw and confronting

Khawla Ibraheem asks how you would react to a five-minute warning of impending extinction

Society

6 d. ago Why Wales and Ireland are BANNED from wearing traditional kit for Six Nations clash

Wales and Ireland will wear alternative colours for their Six Nations clash at the Principality Stadium on Saturday, with the WRU confirming a new approach to kit clashes

Events

6 d. ago Backstroke at the Donmar Warehouse review: the opposite of a good night out

I used to think I’d crawl over hard ground to watch Celia Imrie or Tamsin Grieg. Here, I felt I had

Events

7 d. ago Celia Imrie and Tamsin Greig play a mother and daughter through the ages in the bittersweet Backstroke

In between the duo’s crackling chemistry, Anna Mackmin’s new play captures the universal pain of missing someone before they’re gone

Politics

7 d. ago Otherland at the Almeida Theatre review: this play about the trans experience is lively, humane and erratic

Featuring a firecracker performance from Jade Anouka, Otherland tackles hot button issues with sensitivity and compassion

Society

8 d. ago Much Ado About Nothing review at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London with Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell

Much Ado About Nothing review at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London with Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell  The Stage

Politics

9 d. ago Richard II at the Bridge Theatre review: Jonathan Bailey is electric as the flawed king

Bailey inhabits and humanizes the king in a clean, clear, martial staging from Nicholas Hytner that feels right for our times

Society

9 d. ago Richard II at Bridge Theatre review – Jonathan Bailey is a vicious monarch

Richard II at Bridge Theatre review – Jonathan Bailey is a vicious monarch  WhatsOnStage.com

Politics

1 week ago East is South at Hampstead Theatre review: this AI thriller is a waste of acting talent

This misjudged examination of AI buries potentially interesting ideas under a pile of meaningless jargon

Politics

1 week ago Review Round Up: Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew – The Bush Theatre

Review Round Up: Lavender, Hyacinth, Violet, Yew – The Bush Theatre  Love London Love Culture

Politics

1 week ago Folclor at Linbury Theatre review: a hectic, patchy triple bill from ballet maestro Carlos Acosta

Acosta Danza gives this piece balletic finesse and contemporary heft, even if the choreography is patchy

Economics