33 h. ago Scottish Ballet: The Crucible, Aberdeen review: 'prayer books wielded like weapons'

Choregraphy and score work in perfect tandem to evoke the hysteria and hatred engulfing Salem in Scottish Ballet’s revival of The Crucible, writes Kelly Apter

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57 h. ago Ghosts is a fiercely witty reworking of Henrik Ibsen’s tale of incest and love

As the play’s sulky heir, Callum Scott Howells delivers a tour-de-force performance

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58 h. ago Ghosts at the Lyric Hammersmith review: horribly funny and dark tale of incest

Victoria Smurfit and Callum Scott Howells star in this scorching update to Henrik Ibsen’s play

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3 d. ago John Shuttleworth at Bloomsbury Theatre review: Graham Fellows' creation is still gloriously enjoyable

Sheffield’s never-ageing songsmith is pushing 60, but he still has plenty of mileage left in him

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5 d. ago The WeGotTickets Musical Comedy Awards Final at Bloomsbury Theatre review: hit all the right notes

It was a pity only one winner could be crowned: this strong line-up boasted so many potential victors

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8 d. ago Shanghai Dolls at the Kiln Theatre review: undeniably impressive

Two women across six decades of upheaval are covered in this astonishing true story of Mao Zedong’s revolution

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8 d. ago In Shanghai Dolls, Madame Mao’s life story of art, revolution and resentment is undone by clichés

This real-life tale of Mao’s wife and the first female director of China fails to meet its own potential

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9 d. ago Horse, Pavilon Theatre roof, Glasgow review: 'nothing could bring her back down to earth'

The suited and booted singer threw herself into arguably the most unusual gig of her life, writes Fiona Shepherd

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9 d. ago Review: Kym Marsh stuns in 'magnificent' Coronation Street reunion at Manchester theatre

Kym Marsh takes on the 'queen of suburbia' in Abigail's Party at the Royal Exchange

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1 week ago Little Women at the Lowry review: an energetic take on classic tale of sisterly love

Hard to fault this energetic production, infused with emotional intelligence

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1 week ago Manhunt at the Royal Court review: a terrifying lead performance

Manhunt seems to hedge its bets but has a terrifying lead performance by Samuel Edward-Cook as Moat

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1 week ago Trump's tariffs hit a sour note in landmark NYC emporium of sweets

The biggest-ticket implications of President Donald Trump's tariff blitz understandably gain the most attention

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2 w. ago Hidden London: the Jermyn Street Theatre, where tickets are the cheapest in the West End

Here is somewhere offering mischief and magic, says Martin Robinson — and shows that everyone can afford

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2 w. ago Sophie Melville and Laura Whitmore star in Apex Predator's entertaining take on London vampires

Bloodsuckers, societal breakdown and psychological horror all feature in this comic-gothic drama

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2 w. ago Rhinoceros at Almeida Theatre review: will delight you — if you are willing

Yes the house lights remain up and the play is absurd, but the cast has a special alchemy and the practical effects are effective

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2 w. ago Glasgow comic wins coveted award named after Sir Billy Connolly

Alan Cumming among judges for coveted comedy award

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2 w. ago Of Mice and Men review – a tepid revival of Steinbeck’s dust bowl classic

Octagon, BoltonSarah Brigham’s new production is beautifully designed but struggles to capture the drama’s claustrophobic tensionBefore it got into the hands of readers, John Steinbeck’s 1937 novella Of Mice and Men first got into the jaws of the author’s dog. The dog would find less to get its teeth into with this muted theatre adaptation.A pair of itinerant friends find work at a ranch in the Great Depression-era US south. George is brashly confident and protective over timid Lennie who has a mental disability that’s stigmatised by the workers. In Sarah Brigham’s production, Lennie is played by Wiliam Young, who has learning disabilities. There is a softness to his Lennie, calling George’s name like a squeak. His dangerously nervy, busy hands constantly brush his beard or arms, while the production uses puppets for the animals he pets. His posture mirrors theirs: drooping like a sack of barley, folding in on himself.Of Mice and Men is at the Octagon, Bolton, until 12 April Continu...

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3 w. ago Sabrage at Lafayette review: 'an onslaught of flexing, frotting and twerking'

Sabrage has landed in King’s Cross with some dazzling of circus and burlesque routines but audience participation demands too

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3 w. ago Women of Llanrumney at Stratford East review: this Welsh slave drama is bold, horrific and remarkably assured

Azuka Oforka’s debut play marks her as one to watch

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3 w. ago Wilko – Love and Death and Rock ‘n’ Roll at Southwark Playhouse review: 'remarkably dull and utterly leaden'

All potential for excitement is squandered in Jonathan Maitland’s exceptionally laborious retelling

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