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‘Is it antisemitic? Yes’: how Jewish actors and directors tackle The Merchant of Venice

Tracy-Ann Oberman’s Shylock, who has been relocated to 1930s Britain, is inspired by her tough great grandma – while Henry Goodman felt shame after losing himself in Shakespeare’s most notorious character

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023

Romeo and Julie review – a sweet spin on Shakespeare

Gary Owen’s tale of star-crossed, working-class lovers in modern Cardiff offers existential questions and awkward encounters

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023

When is London Theatre Week 2023? How to get tickets

What is it, when is it, how to get cheap theatre tickets, and what shows are on offer?

Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2023

A Streetcar Named Desire review – Paul Mescal brings a fierce and dangerous energy

One of the year’s most hyped shows delivers with powerful performances from the Normal People star, Patsy Ferran and Anjana Vasan

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2023

A Streetcar Named Desire at the Almeida review: Paul Mescal is horribly good and Patsy Ferran is astonishing

With this revival Frecknall proves herself again to be a director of great vision and invention

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2023

Jodie Comer, a gen-Z Elle Woods and a giant swimming pool: The best theatre of 2022, ranked

The Independent’s theatre critics have chosen their top stage shows of 2022, a year in which fresh new writing and charming musicals reigned supreme

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022

Theatre: Susannah Clapp’s 10 best shows of 2022

Thirties Harlem and the siege of Troy rocked, along with Joan of Arc, Orlando and the Ladies of Llangollen, to be greeted by funding cuts across the board

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2022

Sons of the Prophet review – overstuffed drama by The Humans’ Stephen Karam

There’s some promising material in this tale of a struggling Lebanese American family – but too much story for the play to successfully contain

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2022

The week in theatre: Orlando; Hex review – an elemental Emma Corrin, and a bit of a beast at the National

Corrin shape-shifts to perfection in Neil Bartlett’s zestful take on Virginia Woolf, while a bad fairy casts a spell on Rufus Norris

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022

Kerry Jackson review – Fay Ripley’s lively striver is riddled with working-class cliches

April De Angelis’s comedy about a leave-voting entrepreneur in a gentrified area has echoes of Abigail’s Party and Educating Rita – except all the characters are reduced to types

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022