Theatre

Aphra Behn’s best-known play was written in 1677, at the height of the vogue for Restoration comedy which drew so much of its rakish flavour from the character of Charles II’s court....

Shows that imitate famous double acts are often indications that two actors are out of work, willing to indulge their often mediocre talents and passable at impressions. If you’re lucky, one...

Running at only 45 minutes, yet still in need of a trim, this devised sci-fi satire never quite amounts to a play. Based on a short story by narrator Brendan Wyer and directed by another chorus...

‘A Lament for Medea’ is Zecora and Urban Dolls’s third shot at the Euripides tale in just under a year. And it’s probably their best yet, which, sadly, doesn’t say...

‘Forbidden Broadway’ has been pricking the pomposities of the big Broadway shows since 1982. Constantly revamped by lyricist Gerard Alessandrini, it has become an institution in America...

David Greig’s three-hander about Dr Janusz Korczak, founder of the Jewish Orphanage and pacifist hero of the Warsaw Ghetto, takes an admirably clear and gentle look at the Holocaust through...

Watching John Dove’s powerful revival of Frank McGuinness’s play, I kept being reminded of the Armonico Consort’s recent take on Purcell’s ‘King Arthur’, which...