Here and Now – The Steps Musical (touring) ★★
The jukebox musical ‘Here and Now’ packs the shelves with Steps’ irresistible back catalogue but finds some unwanted items in bagging area
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Indian Ink (touring) ★★★★★
Hampstead Theatre reunites Felicity Kendal with Tom Stoppard’s Indian Ink in this top-quality revival of ‘Indian Ink’, now playing at Bath.
American Psycho – Almeida Theatre ★★★★
‘American Psycho’, Rupert Goold’s final production as artistic director of the Almeida, ends with a bang, not a whimper.
Così Fan Tutte – ENO ★★★★
A whirl of love, folly, and human frailty in Mozart’s timeless comic masterpiece, ‘Così Fan Tutte’
Murder She Didn’t Write (touring) ★★★★
Spontaneous sleuthing and impromptu ill behaviour from improvisation troupe Degrees of Error
Maggots ★★★★★
Bush Theatre breaks down systemic failure and isolation with short play, ‘Maggots’
And Her Children ★★★★★
Mother Knows Best in ‘And Her Children’
Story Platform at the Gilded Saloon ★★★★
Laughs aplenty to be had at ‘Story Platform’, a showcase for new Scottish comedy
talent.
Ballad Lines ★★★★★
From award-winning songwriter Finn Anderson, ‘Ballad Lines’ is a new musical about the stories we inherit — and what each generation chooses to break, reshape, or carry them forward.
The Tempest – Shakespeare’s Globe ★★★★★
Tim Crouch directs and stars in his stripped-back and self-aware re-imagining of ‘The Tempest’.