17 h. ago Coven at Kiln Theatre review: 'Witchcraft musical needs work'

The songs work in this musical about witch trials in the 1600s but not a great deal else

Culture

63 h. ago Fatherland at Hampstead Theatre review: uneven, but the writing fairly crackles

Nancy Farino’s debut play about a father-daughter road trip is audacious and clever, if in need of a bit of finesse

Society

3 d. ago Fatherland review – bristling banter and barbed exchanges on the bus | Theatre

Fatherland review – bristling banter and barbed exchanges on the bus | Theatre  The Guardian

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7 d. ago The Meat Kings! (Inc.) Of Brooklyn Heights at the Park Theatre: a compelling blue

In Hannah Doran’s grim world, almost everyone is one paycheck away from welfare

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7 d. ago Othello review at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London: bold, sometimes baffling choices

Othello review at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London: bold, sometimes baffling choices  The Stage

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7 d. ago Othello at Theatre Royal Haymarket: 'Why does this star vehicle feel so humdrum?'

David Harewood, Tony Jones and Caitlin FitzGerald are an accomplished team but this West End Shakespeare is oddly flat

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7 d. ago Othello, Theatre Royal Haymarket review – Toby Jones plays Shakespeare’s most notorious villain like a peevish middle manager

David Harewood reprises the titular role in a starry production that grants more power to the play’s women, but ultimately dulls its edge

Society

8 d. ago PATRICK MARMION reviews Othello's first night at the Theatre Royal Haymarket: Encore for Homeland's David Harewood as he makes a silky smooth return to the role

PATRICK MARMION: Many of us know and love David Harewood from Homeland, in which he starred opposite Claire Danes and Damian Lewis.

Society

8 d. ago Othello review – David Harewood makes a commanding return to landmark role | Theatre

Othello review – David Harewood makes a commanding return to landmark role | Theatre  The Guardian

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8 d. ago Alan Davies at Cambridge Theatre review: a bold, unflinching look at past demons

The comedian’s first tour in a decade doesn’t shy away from tackling the hard subjects

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2 w. ago Wendy & Peter Pan at the Barbican review: 'heavy stuff but lightly done'

Ella Hickson’s adaptation sees the Royal Shakespeare Company explore sibling death and queer subtext alongside the pirates and crocodiles

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2 w. ago The Wanderers at Marylebone Theatre review: a deft study of Jewish identity in America

The man-child central character Abe can grate, but this play boasts an elegant structure and well-crafted jokes

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3 w. ago Janine Harouni: This Is What You Waited For review – new mum’s return to her own childhood

Soho theatre, London These deftly sprung riffs on extended family and motherhood gain in power when mayhem offsets the tightly controlled setThe last time I saw Janine Harouni perform she was eight months pregnant and delivering a show about imminent parenthood. It may not surprise you to learn that her first show since is about actual parenthood, of a now 18-month-old boy, with help from her visiting Lebanese- and Irish-American parents. Childrearing may not take a village in This Is What You Waited For, but it takes an extended family – which prompts reflection from our host on how she was mothered, and what kind of mother she can be.Not for the first time with Harouni, I found the smoothness and control of her hour on that theme almost too neat. A proponent of “gentle parenting”, she practises gentle and measured comedy too. The jokes are very deftly sprung as we’re led through her experience of raising an uncommonly large baby boy, with detours via her relationships with her hus...

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3 w. ago The Maids at Donmar Warehouse: 'If you're prepared to surrender, it's a wild ride'

This adaptation of Jean Genet’s play by Kip Williams makes use of phones to project the fantasy world of two sisters wishing to murder a terrible mistress but the true power is in the performances

Events

3 w. ago The Unbelievers review: 'A tour de force performance by Nicola Walker'

Nick Payne’s play about a missing child is empathetic and sincere, with a powerhouse performance from Nicola Walker

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4 w. ago Bog Witch at Soho Theatre Walthamstow review: an uneven odyssey into the bucolic

Bryony Kimmings’ new show mines the interface where standup, theatrical life-writing and performance art meet

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4 w. ago Ragdoll at Jermyn Street Theatre review: short, snappy and hugely enjoyable

Katherine Moar’s second play touches lightly on questions rather than furnishing decisive answers, but is buzzing with interesting ideas

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