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Cleansed at the Almeida: A gruelling, gripping orgy of cruelty

4/5 Sarah Kane’s notoriously extreme play returns to shock audiences again, but with good reason

Evening Standard

Under the Shadow review: Iranian chiller builds tension but the djinn is a let down

3/5 This adaptation at the Almeida of the 2016 film has a mother and daughter haunted in a war-torn Tehran

Evening Standard

Olivier awards 2026: full list of winners

Paddington: The Musical, Evita, All My Sons and Punch were among the winners at the Royal Albert Hall ceremony – find out who won what

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How to watch 'Olivier Awards 2026' for FREE – live stream ceremony online from anywhere

It's the 50th anniversary of London's theater awards, celebrating the best on stage. Here's how to watch "Olivier Awards 2026" online, on TV and from anywhere.

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Olivier Awards 2026: Full list of nominations as Paddington and Into the Woods dominate

Nick Mohammed will host the Olivier Awards at The Royal Albert Hall in April

The Independent UK

Christmas Day theatre review: Boldly tackles rising antisemitism

3/5 An ambitious new play in which a North London Jewish family comes together and discovers tensions within and without make for a difficult occasion

Evening Standard

Line of Beauty at Almeida Theatre: 'Hugely entertaining skim across shiny 80s Britain'

4/5 This adaptation of Alan Hollinghurst’s novel looks at Thatcherism, the AIDS crisis and class in 80s Britain in satirical fashion

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Romans, a novel at Almeida Theatre: 'hugely ambitious portrait of masculinity'

4/5 An epic tale of three brothers in Alice Birch’s critique of manhood

Evening Standard

Ruth Wilson and Michael Shannon are mesmerising in A Moon for the Misbegotten at the Almeida Theatre

4/5 Rebecca Frecknall stages a surprisingly funny revival of Eugene O’Neill’s Prohibition-era romantic tragedy

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1536 at the Almeida Theatre review: Ava Pickett's debut play is electrifying

4/5 This look at Anne Boleyn’s life is bold, idiosyncratic and disturbingly funny

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John Lithgow and Lesley Manville take home acting gongs at starry Olivier Awards

Imelda Staunton and Romola Garai were among the winners of the night

The Independent UK

Olivier awards 2025: full list of winners

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Giant and Fiddler on the Roof were among the big winners at the Royal Albert Hall ceremony

The Guardian - UK

Olivier awards 2025: complete list of nominations

From Adrien Brody up for best actor for The Fear of 13 to Hello, Dolly! up for best musical revival, see who else is in the running at this year’s awards

The Guardian - UK

The Years at the Almeida Theatre review: there's so much to love in this startling and enthralling show

This stage adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s novel offers much that’s still unusual in theatre

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Alma Mater at the Almeida Theatre review: Justine Mitchell's heroic last-minute substitution can't save a problematic play

A fine cast is defeated by hairpin character turns that make no sense whatsoever

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The hottest London theatre tickets to book right now from Slave Play to Opening Night

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Portia Coughlan at the Almeida Theatre review: slice of Irish Gothic is darkly funny but unremittingly bleak

Alison Oliver is absolutely transfixing in this dark Irish Gothic tale

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A Mirror at the Almeida Theatre review: thrilling and infuriating in equal measure

Clever, thoughtful and tricksy, Sam Holcroft’s work about a playwright in an authoritarian regime is also exasperating

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The Secret Life of Bees at Almeida Theatre review: this musical adaptation is very odd, but you won’t be bored

The Secret Life of Bees embraces many troubling tropes, mixes them all up in a musical bran tub, and - I think - synthesises something new

The Guardian - UK

Olivier awards 2023: full list of winners

My Neighbour Totoro, A Streetcar Named Desire and Prima Facie were among the winners at the Royal Albert Hall ceremony

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