Anya Ryan

As Priscilla, Queen of the Desert becomes an immersive party show, the Oscar-winning costume designers of the original film and musical are returning for the next phase of the drag-queen musical’s journey. They take Anya Ryan behind the scenes

Eye-opening but frustrating satire about censorship

Disruption during the pandemic underlined the importance of understudies – but have things changed now theatre has returned? And what impact has understudying had on performers’ careers? Actors and producers talk to Anya Ryan about the pressures and joys of these crucial jobs

Touching and authentic exploration of biracial identity and family life

Eerie fable about power and its misuse

Directed by Stella Powell-Jones, this rare revival of Caryl Churchill’s housing-crisis drama is dated but still penetrating

James Corley reinvents the life of American writer Merle Miller, as he writes his legendary essay What It Means to Be a Homosexual

Epic adaptation from Miriam Fernandes and Ravi Jain is luminous and transporting

Drama from Juan Carlos Rubio that deals feebly with the taboo question of whether we ever regret a child’s birth

Stephanie Mohr and Fukiko Takase adapt this theatre-dance version of the gothic novel that dials up the intensity