The Shitheads – Royal Court ★★★★
Jack Nicholls’ debut play, ‘The Shitheads’, explores the very beginnings of who we are, in a world premiere at the Royal Court
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Waiting For Godot – Citizens Theatre ★★★
The stalwart performances of Matthew Kelly and George Costigan uplift an otherwise patchy production of ‘Waiting for Godot’ at the Citizens’ Theatre.
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (touring) ★★★★
Now in it’s 37th year, ‘Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story’ raves on in Bradford as part of a continuing UK tour
Evening All Afternoon ★★★★
Anna Ziegler’s ‘Evening All Afternoon’ receives a world premiere at the Donmar Warehouse
Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes ★★★★★
By turns light and frothy, then dark and grotesque, ‘The Red Shoes’ is a visual treat and a thought-provoking tale of love and artistic compulsion.
Barnum – The Circus Musical ★★★
The 46-year old musical ‘Barnum’ is revived for a UK tour
Mother Russia ★★★★
Perestroika is Painful (and Painfully Funny) in ‘Mother Russia’
Deep Azure – Shakespeare’s Globe ★★★★★
Chadwick Boseman’s ‘Deep Azure’ hits the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.
The Great Wave – Scottish Opera ★★★★
Scottish Opera’s ‘The Great Wave’ explores artist Katsushika Hokusai and his famous woodblock print The Great Wave off Kanagawa
The Battle (touring) ★★★★
Girls and boys roll with it in John Niven’s searing new comedy, ‘The Battle’, surrounding the Blur/Oasis chart clash of ’95.