From The Social Reckoning to Harriet Kemsley: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Jeremy Strong plays Mark Zuckerberg in Aaron Sorkin’s sequel to The Social Network, and the Last One Laughing star reckons with divorce in her new standup tourThe Social ReckoningOut nowThe David Fincher-directed The Social Network has only come to seem…
Rent review – Jonathan Larson’s New York bohos move into the West End and unpack their passions
Tom Stoppard theatre, LondonStranger Things’ Gaten Matarazzo leads the grief-stricken 90s musical about friends living under the threat of AidsIs Rent one of the musical greats? It’s a forever fan favourite – this new production extended its run even…
Honouring Sylvia and Emmeline Pankhurst on stage and in political action | Letter
As we approach the centenary of equal franchise in 2028, it is important to build on the rights that were won by the suffragettes, writes Helen PankhurstThere was a proud Pankhurst in the audience in Leicester as Sylvia: A Musical Revolution began its…
Franz & Marie review – Woyzeck folk musical finds heart amid the horror
Charing Cross theatre, LondonBüchner’s jagged masterpiece about a soldier’s descent is told with enchanting and stirring songs that occasionally defuse its stark terrorWhen Georg Büchner died aged 23 in 1837, he left behind Woyzeck as a bundle of papers…
Lourdes gets a Vegas glow-up at Dublin theatre festival, where canvases are slashed
A musical about a drama group’s pilgrimage and reflections on activist art join an intriguing show about lost languagesIn a Dublin theatre festival programme tackling heavy themes of racism, conflict and prejudice, Lourdes! The Musical (★★★★☆) promises…
Contact review – Jonny Donahoe delivers a heated reunion at a bonfire of family photos
Òran Mór, GlasgowBlythe Duff and Mark Barrett are excellent as two people helplessly bound to each other in this bitter two-handerThe arrival of a first baby changes everything. It is not just the upheaval of fitting the child into your life: the shift…
As You Like It review – there are no mere players in the RSC’s ravishing all-male escapade
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonWith a WWE-style wrestling match, playful eroticism and a fine cast including Hamilton’s Jonathan Groff, this is an exquisite production‘To liberty, and not to banishment,” exclaims Celia to Rosalind, the…
Eva Marie Saint obituary
Oscar-winning actor celebrated for her outstanding performances in On the Waterfront and North By NorthwestEva Marie Saint, who has died aged 102, made a lasting impression in two outstanding American films: as Edie Doyle, the wholesome, sensitive,…
The Hungry Ghost review – this sexy, juicily spooky romcom is a scream
Bush theatre, LondonMei Leng Yew’s play veers between humour and horror as a young woman ignores her mum’s warning about big life changes during a ghost festivalWith shapeshifting performances and smart, heartfelt writing, Mei Leng Yew’s juicily spooky…
Affluenza review – Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp can’t save this baffling disaster
Riverside Studios, LondonAndy Sandberg’s play gets off to an intriguing start before coming off the rails in spectacular, almost fascinating style. For all the wrong reasons, it’s hard to look away It starts off with a car crash, and enters its own…