Theatre reviews

Jurell Carter (Loggo), Jay Johnson (Yosser) and Mark Womack (Dixie)

Boys from the Blackstuff

James Graham

Liverpool's Royal Court and National Theatre

Derby Theatre

15–19 April 2025

Kerena Jagpal (Laila) and Rina Fatania (Mariam)

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Ursula Rani Sarma

Birmingham Rep, Nottingham Playhouse and Leeds Playhouse

Birmingham Rep

15 April–3 May 2025

Picture You Dead

Peter James adapted by Shaun McKenna

Josh Andrews Productions and Peter James

The Lowry, Salford

16–19 April 2025

Jenny Galloway as Alex and Faline England as Georgie

Heisenberg

Simon Stephens

Arcola Theatre

Arcola Theatre (Studio 2)

9 April–10 May 2025

Hairspray

Original screenplay by John Waters, book by Mark O'Donnell & Thomas Meehan

Mark Goucher, Matthew Gale and Laurence Myers

Sunderland Empire

14–19 April 2025

Faulty Towers the Dining Experience

Devised by Alison Pollard-Mansergh, Andrew Foreman and others

Interactive Theatre

The President Hotel

10 April–21 December 2025

Gideon: a play with music

Daniel Mawson

Bradford Cathedral, Bradford Reform Synagogue and Modalways CIC

Halle St Michael’s, Manchester

11–12 April 2025

An Inspector Calls

J B Priestley

National Theatre, PW Productions

Sunderland Empire

8–12 April 2025

Thanks for Having Me

Keelan Kember

KB Productions

Riverside Studios

7–26 April 2025

Dylan Aiello as Adam and Dominic Sullivan as Darryl

Supersonic Man

Chris Burgess

LAMBCO Productions

Southwark Playhouse Borough (The Little)

9 April–3 May 2025

The Forsythe Programme: Rearray (London Edition 2025) / Herman Schmerman (Quintet) / Playlist (EP)

Choreography by William Forsythe

Sadler’s Wells

10–19 April 2025

Cinderella

Choreographer Sir David Bintley; composer Sergei Prokofiev

Birmingham Royal Ballet

The Lyric, Theatre Royal Plymouth

9–12 April 2025

Gabby Wong as Lan Ping /Jian Qing and Millicent Wong as Li Lin / Sun Weishi

Shanghai Dolls

Amy Ng

Kiln Theatre in association with Paines Plough

Kiln Theatre

1 April–10 May 2025

Back to Terra Firma

Tamsin Flower

Stream Lyric CIC and Theatre503

Theatre503

8–11 April 2025

Piaf

Pam Gems

Watermill Theatre Company

Watermill Theatre Newbury

4 April–17 May 2025

International Draft Works 2025

Dutch National Ballet, Northern Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Royal Ballet, Jobur...

Linbury Theatre, Royal Ballet & Opera

9–10 April 2025

Spitfire Girls

Katherine Senior

Tilted Wig and Mayflower, Southampton

Derby Theatre

8–12 April 2025

Kim’s Convenience

Ins Choi

Adam Blanshay Productions and Park Theatre

HOME, Manchester

8–12 April 2025

Abigail's Party

Mike Leigh

Royal Exchange Theatre

4 April–24 May 2025

Jay Johnson (Yosser), Mark Womack (Dixie), George Caple (Chrissie), Jurell Carter (Loggo) and Ged McKenna (George)

Boys from the Blackstuff

James Graham

Liverpool's Royal Court and National Theatre

Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham

8–12 April 2025

Reviews

Boys from the Blackstuff

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Picture You Dead

Heisenberg

Hairspray

Faulty Towers the Dining Experience

Gideon: a play with music

An Inspector Calls

Thanks for Having Me

Supersonic Man

The Forsythe Programme: Rearray (London Edition 2025) / Herman Schmerman (Quintet) / Playlist (EP)

Cinderella

Shanghai Dolls

Back to Terra Firma

Piaf

International Draft Works 2025

Spitfire Girls

Kim’s Convenience

Abigail's Party

Boys from the Blackstuff