Old Red Lion, LondonThis revival of Hanoch Levin’s odd, over-long 1970s play has minor thrills but ultimately misfiresYou might think, in our age of safe spaces and “cowering” from Covid (in Sajid Javid’s coinage), there’d be mileage in Hanoch Levin’s …
Continue ReadingShaparak Khorsandi and Esther Manito both came of age during a time when women were expect to comform to male stereotypes. To reflect, they did what they do best: wrote comedy shows about itWhen Shaparak Khorsandi’s teenage son recently discovered 90s …
Continue ReadingFresh produce is the real star of David Finnigan’s live radio play, an ‘apocalyptic romcom’ for a Sydney festival crowd not afraid to get stickyA juicy watermelon is made to sound like cunnilingus while banana and rockmelon make a potent visual and aur…
Continue ReadingAmy Adams makes her West End debut, immersive dance confronts mental health and Steve Coogan’s alter ego embarks on a rare live UK tour• Preview more cultural highlights of 2022 Continue reading…
Continue ReadingA comeback year saw standout productions up and down the country. Here’s your pick of the bestMore on the best culture of 2021Curve, LeicesterI don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like it – it was so captivating I saw it twice. Forced to switch t…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonHigh-camp songs and OTT costumes grab the attention in drag duo’s cheap-and-cheerful songs-from-the-shows extravaganzaGood luck generating festive cheer on the same day your show – like every show at this venue – has been Covid-can…
Continue ReadingHe has made a career out of winding people up in everything from The Office to his Golden Globes speeches – but is the comedian’s bark worse than his bite?Ricky Gervais’s assistant leads me past a huge, empty room to the top floor of an office above a …
Continue ReadingIt was a year of revivals in every sense, as venues threw open their doors again. From fresh takes on classics to blazing new talents and shows that captured the current moment, our critics pick their favourites of the yearTHEATRE Continue reading…
Continue ReadingBournemouth International CentreTree snails, Coldplay and the current cabinet all get the full Bailey treatment in a zinging performanceSometime around the second curtain call, you begin to wonder if Bill Bailey is ever going to leave the stage. There …
Continue ReadingChaotic life, lots of sex, little sense of purpose … the Anglo-Aussie’s hilarious takedown of Fleabag and the booming ‘messy-woman genre’ was halted by Covid. Now, after a year and a half of worry, it’s finally backGiven the content of her smash-hit co…
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