“The production is a scorching dissection of Tibetan and Chinese conflict and examines the vicious consequences of non-violent protest.”

“Last week the National Theatre announced its new season. Out of six plays there are four new commissions and two revivals. A man has written every one of them. A woman – Amy Hodge – will direct only one, and it’s the kids’ show.”

“Arthur Miller’s 1953 allegory of the Salem Witch Trials is eerily reframed for our modern era of scapegoating and fake news.”

“As the National Theatre causes controversy with a season of all male playwrights, we’d like to spotlight some of the talented women writing and directing.”

“Actor Nadia Nadarajah, director Omar Elerian and translator Kirsten Hazel Smith talk about their creative process and how they blended English, British Sign Language, Creative Captioning and Visual Vernacular into the show.”

“I had never seen a play which explores how life in and after the care system truly feels.”

“David Hare’s chamber piece elegantly illustrates mother-daughter feuds, the bitter aftertaste of self-sacrifice, and the appreciation of art.”

“With the sun starting to peek out of the clouds, and Seasonal Affective Disorder beginning to dissipate, here are some spritely activities to put a spring in your step.”

“It’s a celebratory piece, bouncing from laugh-out-loud gags to tender, honest insights into what prison life has been like for these charismatic women.”

“Invisible Cabaret are a burlesque and cabaret troupe that perform vaudeville-style variety shows devoted to raising mental health awareness. Through the mediums of burlesque, comedy, dance and original song they aim to break down stigma.”

“Playwright Anne Washburn and director Rupert Goold tackle the monolith of Donald Trump’s presidency and the dark side of liberalism head-on in this three-hour theatrical fantasia. ”

“Part of Jermyn Street Theatre’s mission is to champion plays that have been ‘lost, forgotten or neglected’. Unfortunately there is a reason why Agnes Colander has never been produced until now: it’s not very good. ”

“The frailties of capitalism play out as director Rachel Chavkin revives Arthur Miller’s Great Depression drama The American Clock at The Old Vic”

“Does Valentine’s Day have to mean hastily bought cards, cheap chocolates and a random bottle of bubbly? No! Get quirky and make this heartfelt holiday one to remember! ”

“Leave To Remain is a new British musical about gay marriage in the UK. It’s a topic ripe for exploring. Sadly it does not follow through on its potential impact, insight and sentiment. ”

“Vault Festival’s head of theatre Gillian Greer: ‘It’s intimidating, there are a lot of artists to support’”

“Natasha Sutton Williams spoke to four disability-led theatre companies who are leading the way to making disability arts more visible at London’s trendiest underground festival.”

“Terry Johnson makes Chekhov’s classic feel accessible in a lucid but overly-long production at the Hampstead Theatre”

“Trémolières has designed a wildly elaborate set for Hole at the Royal Court, the debut play written by Games of Thrones actress Ellie Kendrick, directed by award-winning feminist theatre company RashDash. ”

“Hole bullishly tackles the patriarchy and how it affects women’s lives, merging this universal female oppression with ideas on the universe itself.”

“Writer, director and BSL interpreter Sue MacLaine (creator of the award-winning Can I Start Again Please?) returns to the stage with a new show that connects the personal with the political.”