Theatre reviews

Hannah Morrish (Lydia), Rosie Sheehy (Billie), Eimhin Fitzgerald Doherty (Brendan), Brian Gleeson (Stephen), Seán McGinley (Pierre), Derbhle Crotty (Elizabeth), Aisling Kearns (Freya) and Chris O'Dowd (Dermot)

The Brightening Air

Conor McPherson

The Old Vic

10 April–14 June 2025

The Great Gatsby – A New Musical

Based on the novel by F Scott Fitzgerald, book Kait Kerrigan, lyrics Nathan T...

Chunsoo Shin

London Coliseum

11 April–7 September 2025

Gabriell Salgado, Diana Burbano and Diana Garle

Laughs in Spanish

Alexis Scheer

Seattle Rep

Bagley Wright Theater

17 April–11 May 2025

Daphnis and Chloé / La Valse

Maurice Ravel

London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Singers and Circa

Multitudes Festival at Southbank

23 April 2025

Kinky Boots The Musical

Book by Harvey Fierstein; score by Cyndi Lauper

Made at Curve

The Lyric, Theatre Royal Plymouth

22–26 April 2025

Jodie (Justina Kehinde) and Brad (Archie Backhouse)

How to Fight Loneliness

Neil LaBute

Trish Wadley Productions

Park Theatre, London

16 April–24 May 2025

Much Ado About Nothing

William Shakespeare

Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

12 April–24 May 2025

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Ian Fleming, adapted for the stage by Jeremy Sams

David Ian for Crossroads Live

Sunderland Empire

22–26 April 2025

Personal Values

Chloë Lawrence-Taylor

Hampstead Downstairs / Celia Atkin

Hampstead Theatre Downstairs

11 April–17 May 2025

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë, choreography by Cathy Marston

Northern Ballet

Sheffield Lyceum

22–26 April 2025

Dracula

Bram Stoker adapted by Nick Lane

Blackeyed Theatre in association with Harrogate Theatre and South Hill Park

Exeter Northcott Theatre

22–24 April 2025

Boys from the Blackstuff

Alan Bleasdale, adapted by James Graham

Bill Kenwright Ltd, Liverpool’s Royal Court and The National Theatre

The Lowry

22–26 April 2025

Andreé (Lara Manela) and Sylvie (Ayesha Ostler)

The Inseparables

Grace Joy Howarth, based on the novel by Simone de Beauvoir, translated by La...

Finborough Theatre, London

15 April–10 May 2025

Joanne Arber as Adrienne and Laura Kaye as Carol

Sisters

David Storey

Uncommon Theatre

Jack Studio Theatre

8–26 April 2025

Parade

Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, book by Alfred Uhry

The Fifth Avenue Theatre

16 April–4 May 2025

Danielle Bird, Mateo Oxley and Phil Yarrow

The 39 Steps

Adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan and the movie by Alfr...

Octagon Theatre Bolton, Wiltshire Creative and Mercury Theatre Colchester

Octagon Theatre Bolton

16 April–10 May 2025

Toxic

Nathaniel J Hall

Dibby Theatre and HOME Manchester

The Lowry, Salford

16–19 April 2025

A practical guide on how to save the world when no one f***ing else is

Nicole Latchana

Tara Theatre

15–19 April 2025

Ryan Kopel as Evan, Tom Dickerson as Jared and Killian Thomas Lefevre as Connor

Dear Evan Hansen

Book by Steven Levenson, music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul

Nottingham Playhouse

The Lyric, Theatre Royal Plymouth

15–19 April 2025

Rhashan Stone as Anderson and Victoria Smurfit as Helen

Ghosts

Henrik Ibsen, new version by Gary Owen

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre

10 April–10 May 2025

Reviews

The Brightening Air

The Great Gatsby – A New Musical

Laughs in Spanish

Daphnis and Chloé / La Valse

Kinky Boots The Musical

How to Fight Loneliness

Much Ado About Nothing

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Personal Values

Jane Eyre

Dracula

Boys from the Blackstuff

The Inseparables

Sisters

Parade

The 39 Steps

Toxic

A practical guide on how to save the world when no one f***ing else is

Dear Evan Hansen

Ghosts