The RSC takes us to a modern African state for Hamlet's latest psychological unravelling.

Sheridan Smith dazzles in the lead role, making each facet of the character scintillate.

The West End version doesn't live up to the rave reviews this musical received in Sheffield.

With this adaptation set in contemporary London, we lose all sympathy for the main character.

A story about a research crew on Pluto eschews the rules of both theatre and logic.

Even with Glenn Close at center stage, the music and atmosphere here don't compare to the original.

Lorraine Hansberry's play about a missionary hospital in a tribal village is passionate, flawed and controversial at the same time.

Comedy and farce fall flat in Kenneth Branagh's unsuccessful attempt at lighter fare.

Michael Coveney’s admiring biography gives a full account of Maggie Smith's extensive career on the stage and on the screen.