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Traditionally the next few weeks in theatre land become a bit barren, with many theatre spaces dark whilst technical maintenance takes place, however if you look carefully there are still many great shows playing across our many stages this week and our Executive Editor John Roberts picks five shows that you shouldn’t really miss. Mack [...]

2012 is turning into an epic year, the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympic Games seeming to inspire theatre companies to come up with their own epic productions. Here Glen Pearce takes a look at five larger-than-life productions filling theatres this week. Macbeth – Tramway, Glasgow The National Theatre of Scotland and Alan Cumming team up [...]

Following the launch of the World Shakespeare Festival this weekend, which is to run alongside the Olympics as part of the London 2012 Festival, it seems only appropriate to focus on the works of the great man in this week’s theatrical recommendations, from all-male productions to the Bard in hip hop. Catherine Love casts her [...]

As The Iron Lady brings the story of the only female Prime Minister to cinemas across the country, it’s not only on the big screen that the intricacies of power and gender are being examined. From private relationships to public power games, this week’s top picks all touch on the often delicate theme of gender [...]

Director: Peter Glanville Writer:Michael Rosen Reviewer:Emily Maloney (age 10) The Public Reviews Rating: I was really excited to see The Magician’s Daughter because it sounded different to anything I’ve seen before. I was really impressed when we got there because the theatre staff made sure all the children were happy and comfortable where they sat before they started. [...]

The course of true love, as the inherited wisdom of Shakespeare tells us, never did run smooth. This is perhaps never more so than in the theatre, where its course is usually dotted with a good few potholes and more often than not winds up in a dead end. This week, therefore, our top picks [...]

While there’s no ‘I’ in theatre, it’s undeniable that some productions rise and fall on the shoulders of the central star. As much as theatre should be about collaboration, the involvement of a big name can be a major factor in getting bums on seats, and this week’s hot productions all have big-hitting box office [...]

As we enter the May half-term holiday, why not keep the kids entertained at the theatre? There is theatrical fare on offer for teenagers and little ones alike, be it a fresh look at Shakespeare or an adaptation of a much-loved children’s book. It’s not all child’s play either, with many of the shows delivering [...]