The best theatre to stream this month: The Hot Wing King, Sister Act and Swan Lake
Katori Hall’s culinary comedy, a heavenly Beverley Knight and English National Ballet at Royal Albert Hall are among this month’s highlights
January 2025
Elizabeth Debicki will return to the stage in London this summer
Scissorhandz review – musical reanimates Burton classic with cuts from Radiohead and Aerosmith
Broadway hit Shucked kicks off Drew McOnie’s debut season at Regent’s Park Open Air theatre
My heart will go onstage: Céline Dion and Dolly Parton celebrated in outlandish musicals
‘A sight to behold!’ Soho Theatre Walthamstow brings live performance back to historic venue
Jack Lowden joined by Martin Freeman in alcoholism drama The Fifth Step
Calamity Jane review – mighty pretty music but this western could be wilder
‘Impish, tremendously warm, never grand’: Sheila Reid pays tribute to Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright, celebrated star of stage and screen, dies aged 95
Beverley Knight to play rock’n’roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Imelda Staunton and daughter Bessie Carter to star in West End revival of Mrs Warren’s Profession
The Little Mermaid review – musical fable is a valentine to the oceans
The best theatre to stream this month
The best theatre to stream this month: Mathew Baynton’s Dream, Hadestown and more
December 2024
Christmas Comes to Moominvalley review – sleepy trolls get into the festive spirit
Tove Jansson’s beloved creations have their hibernation interrupted by snowball juggling and jolly ukulele tunes in this sweet adaptation
Hold on to Your Butts review – Jurassic Park redone with DIY dinos
This recreation of Steven Spielberg’s 1993 classic is frenetic fun, with the dinosaurs brought to life using physical comedy – and traffic cones
Well Done, Mummy Penguin review – Antarctic antics warm the heart
Ewan McGregor returns to the West End in new play My Master Builder
The best theatre to stream this month
The best theatre to stream this month: Hot Orange, The Warriors and Macbeth
November 2024
A very British omnishambles: how The Play That Goes Wrong conquered the world
This farce about a gaffe-laden am-dram whodunnit was born above a pub. How did it become one of Britain’s greatest ever exports, the toast of more than 50 countries? Our writer travels to Europe to solve the mystery
