Roots/Look Back in Anger, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Extremes are the rule of the day’
An ambitious run of two plays using the same cast enables some serious acting chops
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The Comeuppance, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Emotional guts and gore’
The UK debut of Branden Jacobs Jenkins’ play is ‘engaging, if not mind-blowing’
Portia Coughlan, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Impressive depiction of crumbling mental health’
Marina Carr’s drama features a ‘jaw-dropping’ lead performance, but is somewhat let down by its ‘unrelentingly pounding’ subject matter
A Streetcar Named Desire, The Almeida, stage review: ‘little mistakes puncture a layered tapestry’
Shouts, snatches of song, and sudden clashes of cymbals keep everyone on edge
Patriots, Almeida, stage review: ‘A must-see for anyone worried about Europe’s future’
Peter Morgan’s masterpiece ‘deconstructs what patriotism means to Russians’
Daddy, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Floundering in a sea of conflicting story arcs’
Jeremy O. Harris’s play has ‘undeniable beauty and skill’ but it is ‘simply too long and too busy’
Vassa, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Classic family drama given a good shake’
Maxim Gorky’s dark comedy about power and greed, adapted with aplomb by Mike Bartlett, ‘rings as true today as it did in 1910’
Hamlet, Almeida Theatre, review: method and madness
The N1 theatre stages the tragedy with a variety of bells & whistles that make for a stylish production
From the Ground Up, Shoreditch Town Hall, review: 'a lo-fi game show experience'
The show, devised by the Almeida young company, saw audiences peppered with provocative yes-or-no questions
Richard III – review
Echoes of Rigsby from 70s sitcom Rising Damp in the way Fiennes turns dialogue into series of japes
Bakkhai – stage review: Greek tragedy's modern makeover
Ben Whishaw impresses as a Greek god in Anne Carson’s slick adaptation of The Bacchae by Euripides
Alecky Blythe: ‘I don’t think theatre can change things greatly’
Alecky Blythe reflects on a successful run with her verbatim play about the Hackney Riots, Little Revolution