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2 out of 5 stars.

The Southbury Child review – a vicar picks an odd hill to die on
2 out of 5 stars.

Even-handed to a fault, Stephen Beresford’s new comedy coasts by on sub-Alan Bennett humour and the odd eye-roll at wokeness. But its hero’s stance on balloons beggars belief

Published: 19 Jun 2022

5 out of 5 stars.

Straight Line Crazy review – Ralph Fiennes enthrals as the man who shaped New York
5 out of 5 stars.

Fiennes heads an electrifying cast in David Hare’s dynamic portrait of Robert Moses, an aggressive yet visionary urban planner who refused to back down

Published: 24 Mar 2022

The week in theatre: Bach & Sons; Out West – review

Simon Russell Beale is Bach to his fingertips in Nina Raine’s intermittently brilliant new play

Published: 4 Jul 2021

2 out of 5 stars.

Bach & Sons review – study of the man and his music hits a flat note
2 out of 5 stars.

Simon Russell Beale stars in a visually impressive production of Nina Raine’s play that never quite gets off the ground

Published: 30 Jun 2021

The week in theatre: Nine Lessons and Carols; A Christmas Carol; The Ballad of Corona V; The Dumb Waiter

The Almeida and Big House celebrate connection and isolation, while Hytner’s A Christmas Carol delivers simple pleasures

Published: 13 Dec 2020

3 out of 5 stars.

Beat the Devil review – righteous rage of David Hare's corona nightmare
3 out of 5 stars.

In the return of live indoor theatre, Ralph Fiennes delivers the playwright’s fury at the government’s response to the virus – and his despair when he catches it himself

Published: 30 Aug 2020

Oliver Chris: 'Nick Hytner called me the most disreputable actor he'd worked with'

The actor, who stars in the National Theatre at Home’s stream of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, talks about falling for Bottom and rehearsal-room mischief

Published: 23 Jun 2020

Jodie Comer to star in new BBC production of Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

The series has already begun filming at Elstree, following distancing guidelines, and will feature 10 of the original monologues as well as two new ones written by Bennett

Published: 28 Apr 2020
Lockdown culture One Man, Two Guvnors: Nicholas Hytner on the joy of farcing around

The National Theatre’s smash-hit comedy starring James Corden is available free online until 9 April. Its director reflects on a runaway success

Published: 1 Apr 2020

Stage struck: Tom Stoppard, Cush Jumbo, Brian Cox and more on the magic of theatre

To mark World Theatre Day, leading playwrights, actors and directors share some of their favourite moments

Published: 27 Mar 2020

2020 culture preview Star debuts and happy returns: theatre, dance and comedy in 2020

Tom Stoppard gets personal, Cush Jumbo does Hamlet, Hollywood names bring everything from tragedy to comedy … plus dance confronts shame and there’s standup open heart surgery

Published: 2 Jan 2020

'I love seeing jaws on the floor': Hammed Animashaun, megastar in training

He’s been a blissful Bottom in Nick Hytner’s Dream and triumphed with the breakneck Barber Shop Chronicles. Now the rising actor is in a 50s political drama that chimes with today’s rise of intolerance

Published: 1 Oct 2019

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