As You Like It, Barbican Theatre, stage review: ‘Brave but messy reinvention’
Kimberley Sykes’ take on the Shakespearean comedy feels ‘novel for the sake of it’
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The Lovely Bones, Hackney Empire, stage review: ‘Slick look at life in all its shades’
Bryony Lavery’s adaptation of the bestselling novel shows ‘once again that theatre has a magic like nothing else’
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’
Ivanov, Barbican Theatre, stage review: ‘A shining cast dimmed by technical flaws’
Theatre of Nations brought Anton Chekhov’s first full-length play to London in its original language – but subtitling issues resulted in confusion
Holocaust Brunch, Artsdepot, stage review: ‘Humour and food open up traumatic history for a modern audience’
Tamara Micner’s one-woman play uses everyday devices to ‘make us think anew about a topic no-one can afford to forget’
Boy Blue, Barbican Theatre: ‘Hip-hop dance troupe lacking its usual punch’
The Olivier Award-winning company’s latest show, REDD, deals with grief and betrayal, but ends up feeling ‘flat and emotionless’
Hackney Empire boosts youth engagement by 12 per cent in a year
Four thousand youngsters got involved in the theatre’s Creative Futures scheme in 2019, and its annual talent show is set to go global
Giselle, Sadler’s Wells, ballet review: ‘Dark, twisted and imaginative’
Akram Khan’s interpretation of a classic is ‘utterly magical to behold’
Circus Circus Circus in the heart of East London
Local arts organisation Certain Blacks brings its eclectic new festival to Hackney in November
‘Alternately sombre and exuberant’: All of Me at the Yard Theatre – review
‘A wide-ranging reflection on fear, hope, pain, death and the meaning or lack of meaning of life’
The Doctor, Almeida Theatre: ‘High-calibre, unique drama that will leave you a changed person’
Robert Icke’s third collaboration with Juliet Stevenson, and his last outing as the theatre’s associate director, is ‘impeccable’
Jesus Christ Superstar, Barbican Theatre: ‘Modern, but with all the clout of the original’
Director Timothy Sheader’s fresh take on the classical Lloyd Webber musical ‘enthralls, appalls and innovates’
CASA Festival, Dalston: ‘A Latin American fiesta that reminds us why diversity is so vital’
We look at three plays from July’s two-week festival, hosted by the Arcola Theatre, Rio Cinema and the Curve Garden
The Time Of Our Lies, Park Theatre: ‘Compelling – if you’re of the right mindset’
Bianca Bagatourian’s play about the life and work of American intellectual Howard Zinn is a ‘history lesson with sonorous contemporary relevance’
Wrestling the Walrus, Yard Theatre: ‘The pain and joy of the dementia experience’
This award-winning play about the life of someone with declining cognitive powers is ‘hugely compelling’
Three Sisters, Almeida Theatre, review: ‘Captivating display of human suffering’
Sharp choreography and bursts of humour lift this terrifying glimpse over the abyss