Dave Fargnoli

Lively performances and a vivid design energise Shakespeare’s frothy farce of multiple mistaken identities in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s newly constructed outdoor theatre

Starring Golden Globe Award-winner Emma Corrin, this slick two-hander, partly inspired by the real-life case of Anna Sorokin, investigates themes of technology, ethics, and unrestrained ambition. 

Lightweight comedy about friends finding dignity in death, which struggles to balance its clashing themes

Unrelentingly bleak monologue addressing threats posed by man-made climate change

Poppy, polished, and jarringly wholesome high-school musical returns to the West End

Elegant and restrained production gives shape to Yomi Sode’s resonantly compassionate poetry

Strong performances and an atmospheric setting elevate this detailed depiction of the Dissolution of the Monasteries

Tamasha and Oxford Playhouse’s audio installation provides an authentic insight into the experiences of front-line doctors

Dynamic National Youth Theatre production that finds the fury and euphoria in Orwell’s political fable

Ambitious but unwieldy concert piece celebrating the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber