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Tyrell Williams' debut full length play heralds a much-needed new voice, full of wit and pathos

The extraordinary life of self-described fashion freak, Jean-Paul Gaultier, is recreated in an extravaganza of music, fashion and showmanship for a limited summer season in his beloved London.

Improvisation team revive the spirit of Whose Line Is It Anyway? with plenty of charm but not quite enough laughs

Kathryn Hunter shines in this updated version of a classic exemplar of the Theatre of the Absurd

I did not have the time of my life at Dirty Dancing at the Dominion Theatre

Comedy and magic show with scope to explore its format more fully

Another revival of a beautifully realised crowdpleaser that works perfectly in the difficult days of February 2022.

Derek Jarman, a seminal figure in British culture, is given a 21st century voice in this one-man show

Ambitious new play that examines the iniquitous effect of nostalgia requires greater clarity in its storytelling

Beautifully executed production is let down by a dud script

One star recreates another, but we learn more about Ava's men than about Ava herself

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Nicky Allpress puts Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers in the midst of an 80s Brixton feud.

Tamara Rojo doesn't go far enough in re-inventing Raymonda, its new story lacking the boldness of its new setting in the Crimean War.

Skiing on stage? That's not the only slippery slope in this clever adaptation of the 2014 Swedish movie about failing fathers and the, gulp, crisis of masculinity.

Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand lead Joel Coen's cinematic tour de force

Gary Naylor finds some magnificent productions in a difficult year for theatre

Even those as lucky as regular reviewers do not take theatres' unique pleasures for granted - here are a few of our favourite things

A collage of scenes set largely in Latin America examine when, or if, individuals can find a place in fracturing communities.

It's good to hear collective laughter again in a theatre, but the dated characters grate rather than charm, and fewer jokes land in 2020s than in the 1970s.