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'The Comedy About Spies' review — Mischief scores again with this riotously silly Cold War spy spoof | London Theatre

1 day ago | londontheatre.co.uk | Aliya Al-Hassan

London, 1961. A rogue British agent has stolen a secret file containing Project Midnight. Now on its way to Moscow, the file would help either Russia or America win the Cold War. Enter the best KGB and CIA operatives, tasked with intercepting both the file and the agent.
'House of Games' review — David Mamet's con artist movie becomes a slick, noirish play with plenty of twists | London Theatre

2 days ago | londontheatre.co.uk | Theo Bosanquet

Richard Bean's stage adaptation of David Mamet's highly enjoyable 1987 film was first seen back in 2010, and returns at a time when the idea of con artistry being a strictly underground activity in America feels altogether rather quaint. Set in Chicago, it centres on Margaret Ford (Lisa Dillon), a psychotherapist and bestselling author who gets sucked into the orbit of a trickster when one of her patients reveals he is in debt to him.
'Here We Are' review — Stephen Sondheim's final musical is a witty, audacious, dreamlike and ultimately poignant tribute | London Theatre

6 days ago | londontheatre.co.uk | Marianka Swain

The late Stephen Sondheim left us with one final work to savour, asking a question, appropriately enough, no less profound than “What is the meaning of life?”. Here We Are opened Off Broadway in 2023 and now makes its UK debut at the National, a witty, dreamlike, insightful, sometimes maddening, ultimately moving tribute to the man who left an indelible mark on musical theatre.
'An Oak Tree' review — Jessie Buckley and Tim Crouch rip up the theatrical rule book in this transformational show | London Theatre

1 week ago | londontheatre.co.uk | Matt Wolf

I defer to no one in my admiration for Tim Crouch, the maverick theatre-maker whose defining An Oak Tree has returned for a brief 20th-anniversary run at the Young Vic, reminding us afresh of this practitioner’s desire to rip up the rule book.
Discover the highlights of Indhu Rubasingham's first National Theatre season

1 week ago | londontheatre.co.uk | Marianka Swain

It’s a brave new world at the National Theatre. The venue’s incoming artistic director Indhu Rubasingham has revealed her keenly anticipated debut season, and it’s a corker of an opening statement, from a host of fascinating names (including Paul Mescal and Stormzy!) to numerous world premieres and the popular return of rep.
'Romeo and Juliet' review — this fresh, energetic take on a classic is an excellent start to the summer theatre season | London Theatre

1 week ago | londontheatre.co.uk | Julia Rank

An unexpected hot spell coincided with the opening of the first al fresco production of the year – which happens to be Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s heatwave of teenage passion and recklessness. Sean Holmes’s nifty production is set in the Wild West of the 19th century, where everyday violence pervades, and he also extracts the full comic potential of the play. The tragedy isn’t inevitable and things could have worked out very differently with more effective communication methods.
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Artistic Director Drew McOnie on taking the reins

1 week ago | londontheatre.co.uk | Holly O'Mahony

In a room overlooking the tarpaulin-wrapped seats of Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre (OAT) — a space that has, in one capacity or another, entertained audiences since the early 1930s — Drew McOnie is contemplating his first season as artistic director. “I feel quite emotional about it,” he shares.
'Giant' review — John Lithgow gives a career-best performance in this blisteringly topical colossus of a play | London Theatre

1 week ago | londontheatre.co.uk | Matt Wolf

A big play has got bigger still in the West End upgrade of Giant, which arrives for a commercial run bearing three Olivier Awards, Best Play included, and, in keeping with its title, announces itself as a colossus. I admired director-turned-author Mark Rosenblatt’s playwriting debut upon its Royal Court premiere last autumn. But I wasn’t prepared for the seismic jolt that Nicholas Hytner’s production now delivers.
'Scenes from a Repatriation' review — this daring drama balances biting satire with extraordinary personal depth | London Theatre

2 weeks ago | londontheatre.co.uk | Anya Ryan

Joel Tan’s bold, shape-shifting play follows the journey of a thousand-year-old statue of the Bodhisattva Guanyin, currently housed in the British Museum. Taken from its birthplace in China and brought to be displayed on foreign soil in London, the statue now stands at the centre of protests for its return.
Star-crossed lovers on stage in London

2 weeks ago | londontheatre.co.uk | Julia Rank

“Like Romeo and Juliet / It was written in the stars before they even met / That love and fate and a touch of stupidity would rob them of the hope of living happily” sings the title character in Matilda with a touch of exasperation. Star-crossed lovers are irresistibly dramatic and the idea stems from the idea that one’s fate is determined by the position of the stars and it’s impossible to alter what has been pre-ordained. Examples can be found from antiquity onwards.