The playwright said ‘theatres used to say they couldn’t manage without tobacco sponsorship, but they do’
By Imogen Garfinkel
Martin Freeman and Jack Lowden perfectly pit two versions of masculinity in this darkly funny two-hander
This is an entertaining musical comedy, and its corny gags are fun, but only fleetingly does it soar
The espionage is a farce – just give into the slapstick silliness, and enjoy
Actor-writer Lisa Rose’s play revisits the disgraced mogul’s crimes with revenge cloaked in dark humour, including an impression of his gangrenous male member
The composer’s swansong is best described as a play with some music
The children’s author’s deep-seated loathing of Jews is slowly and shockingly revealed in this West End transfer of Mark Rosenblatt’s award-winning play
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Actor Emma Kingston on why she is relishing playing Elphaba in West End smash Wicked
By Nicole Lampert
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A formerly frum writer on how he hopes his ex-community will watch his new work
By John Nathan
Set around a poker table, this play anchors on a painful father-son relationship and shows that the stake are always higher than the amount of cash on the table
The action is updated to 21st century Britain
Why turn John Schlesinger’s famous 1968 film starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight into a musical? Does the story really need more music?
New rock musical Rise tells a story of Jewish defiance and rebellion
The message of this 1959 absurdist play survives. But instead of looking back at the horrors of conformism in 20th-century Europe, it now warns of the stampede ahead
Fiddler on the Roof and Giant lead the wins
By Ellie Grant
John Donnelly’s hybrid play combines the occult with urban social realism
