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THE TEMPEST

at Theatre Royal, Haymarket

LESS-THAN-ENCHANTED ISLE

Trevor Nunn's staging of Shakespeare's late romance comes across as an untidy, curiously dated disappointment.

Reviewed by: SAM MARLOWE

THE TEMPEST

at Theatre Royal, Haymarket

CONJURING THE STORM

As Prospero, Ralph Fiennes conducts his campaign with an almost childish pleasure in the havoc and spectacle he wreaks.

Reviewed by: MICHAEL COVENEY

THE KITCHEN

at the National (Olivier)

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN

So seductive is this whirling production, it keeps any reservations about the absence of realism on the back burner.

Reviewed by: JOHN NATHAN

THE KITCHEN

at the National (Olivier)

IF IT'S TOO HOT...

While lacking in a dramatic, storytelling sense, The Kitchen delivers with its high-energy theatricality and an interesting statement about humanity.

Reviewed by: CLIVE HIRSCHHORN

THE GOD OF SOHO

at Shakespeare’s Globe

CHEAP THRILLS

It's a painful thing to watch a play that is not daring yet clearly thinks it is.

Reviewed by: JOHN NATHAN

EDGAR AND ANNABEL, THE SWAN

at The National (Paintframe)

DOUBLE FEATURE 1

The industrial space gives these new 80-minute plays the chance to be presented with an edgy, experimental feel.

Reviewed by: JOHN NATHAN

SOUTH PACIFIC

at venues across the U.K.

ALMOST ENCHANTED EVENING

A musical that has accumulated a trove of accolades since 1949 seems to have lost some of its magic on its way to modern London.

Reviewed by: ALLEN ROBERTSON

CRAZY FOR YOU

at Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park

DANCING IN THE OPEN AIR

Few British productions deliver the all-American song-and-dance musical the way Timothy Sheader and Stephen Mear can.

Reviewed by: JOHN NATHAN

THE GLOBE MYSTERIES

at Shakespeare's Globe

FALL FROM GRACE

You can’t help but feel a little sullied by a show that robs one of the greatest stories in theatre of its mystery.

Reviewed by: CLAIRE ALLFREE

TOP GIRLS

at Trafalgar Studios

QUEENS AT THE TABLE

Caryl Churchill’s landmark play is rightly celebrated for transcending theatrical conventions.

Reviewed by: JOHN NATHAN

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SCHEDULE UPDATES -

Yes, Prime Minister contracts its run, while A Chorus Line expands its own.

POWERHOUSE OF THEATRE - After 11 years as the Almeida Theatre's artistic director, Michael Attenborough is stepping down to focus on directing.

SONGS FROM THE HEART - Once the Tony-Award winning musical is set to hit London in January.