United Kingdom Noël Coward’s Hay Fever: Wyndham’s Theatre, London, 2.10.2026. (BF) ****
Noël Coward’s Hay Fever – Richard E. Grant brings star quality to a decent production
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Twelve Angry Men – A tremendous touring production of a classic courtroom drama
United Kingdom Reginald Rose’s Twelve Angry Men: Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, 29.9.2026 (BF) *****
Martin Crimp’s second Misanthrope reaches the screen in an inventive NT staging
United Kingdom NT Live – Molière’s The Misanthrope (by Martin Crimp, after Molière): Filmed (directed by Christine Lalla) during its run at the Lyttelton Theatre, Royal National Theatre, London, broadcast in cinemas from 22.9.2026, and viewed at Cineworld, Newport, Isle of Wight. (DH) ****
The Tempest from Vache Baroque and Out of Chaos was a true company effort
United Kingdom The Tempest: at The Vache, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, 6.9.2026. (CC)
Holy Fool at the Park Theatre about Shostakovich is a ‘must see’ for music and theatre-lovers alike
United Kingdom Holy Fool (a play by Rosalind Adler and Lea Sellers): Park Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, 3.9.2026. (JR)
Mesmerising Budapest rendering of the Závada-Mohácsi collaboration on Egy piaci nap
Hungary Závada-Mohácsi: Egy piaci nap (One Day in the Market): Komáromi Jókai Színház, Városmajor Theatre, Budapest, 25.8.2026. (AK)
Abigail’s Party at the Harold Pinter Theatre is acute, convincing and cruel, but was it funny?
United Kingdom Mike Leigh’s Abigail’s Party (directed by Nadia Fall for Theatre Royal Stratford East): Harold Pinter Theatre, 19.8.2026 (BF) ***
In Burn the Floor’s Supernova Nikita, Nadiya and a talented ensemble display a love and passion for dance
United Kingdom Burn the Floor presents Supernova Nikita Zuzmin: Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, 21.7.2026. (JP) ****
