Empty
Tron, GlasgowEmpty is like a tedious night at party full of teenage drunks. It bashes on from one act of domestic destruction to the next, but nothing changes, writes Mark Fisher - Mark Fisher
starstarstarstarstarWarnings
St Pancras Church Crypt, LondonAll is not what it seems in Warnings, a torturous production that feels like being buried alive for 90 minutes with no possibility of clawing your way out, writes Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarMedea
Playhouse, Oxford: A company that has done much good work takes a misstep with this deeply unengaging Medea, writes Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarPeter Pan
Curve, LeicesterThis charmless Peter Pan adds clumsy flying but loses the original's sense of loss and grief, writes Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarGlasshouse
Tobacco Factory, BristolPonderous metaphors and overambitious themes give this climate-change play no chance with the sceptics, writes Elisabeth Mahoney - Elisabeth Mahoney
starstarstarstarstarWho Broke Fred Goodwin's Windows?
Sweet Heart Theatre, Edinburgh Lyn Gardner is less than impressed by Guardian feature writer Stephen Moss's attempt at producing and appearing in his own play - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarDiaspora
Playhouse, Edinburgh An excruciatingly turgid 100 minutes that feels like a cross between a travelogue and a very earnest educational video, writes Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarThe School for Scandal
Pleasance, EdinburghA host of big-name comics embarrass themselves in this under-rehearsed and desperately unfunny version of Richard Sheridan's 1777 comedy of manners, writes Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarBlondes
Udderbelly's Pasture, EdinburghDenise Van Outen's 'celebration' of golden goddesses comes off more like character assassination, writes Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarToo Close to the Sun
Comedy Theatre, LondonThis out of tune musical fails to explain the importance of Ernest Hemingway, writes Michael Billington - Michael Billington
starstarstarstarstarMedea/Medea
Gate, LondonIt's like having teeth pulled slowly without anaesthetic, writes Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarAmongst Friends
Hampstead, LondonThere are some brittle one-liners but this preposterous comedy opts for kitchen-chic realism rather than something more surreal and edgy, writes Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarUnderdrome
The Roundhouse, LondonIt's a mystery how artist-in-residence Darren Johnston could have produced something so inconsquential, says Judith Mackrell - Judith Mackrell
starstarstarstarstarSoho Streets
Soho, LondonThis wild goose chase appears to have been conceived on the back of a postcard and executed in 24 hours, says Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarPurgatorio
Barbican, London: Initially, the scene looks set for some kind of upmarket kitchen-sink drama, says Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarHorne and Corden
Royal Albert Hall, LondonHorne and Corden who are going down - and fast. Surely they can't sink further, says Brian Logan - Brian Logan
starstarstarstarstarScar Stories
BAC, LondonPatrizia Paolini's meandering style is more soporific than intriguing, says Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarDirty Dusting
Royal Court, LiverpoolThis comedy sets the bar so low it's incredible that thos involved can limbo dance beneath it - Alfred Hickling
starstarstarstarstarThe Naked Truth
Perth TheatreMark Fisher is unconvinced by a play about female female bonding – and pole dancing - Mark Fisher
starstarstarstarstarObama On My Mind
Hen and Chickens, LondonThis campy election campaign musical doesn't get Lyn Gardner's vote - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarHippolytus
Riverside Studios, LondonThis version of Euripides' tragedy seems caught in a no-man's-land between reverence and modernity, says Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarThe Taming of the Shrew
Novello, LondonMorrison's revival is no laughing matter - not in its tedious Carry On Shakespeare buffoonery, says Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarWhere There's a Will
Rose, Kingston A production of hammy acting, missed timing and overall laboriousness, says Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarRomeo & Juliet Docklands
The Space, LondonThe real tragedy of this misguided revival is that a youngster may see it and be put off Shakespeare for life, says Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarWell
Apollo, LondonWell? Not particularly after seeing Lisa Kron's play about her relationship with her mother, writes Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarThe Little Prince
Hampstead, LondonIf you want to be patronised, head straight to Anthony Clark's turgid musical, says Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarAmazonia
Young Vic, London This is one of the most misguided Christmas shows ever - despite an erotic coupling between girl and fish, says Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarRomeo and Juliet
With concerns about gang, gun and knife crime currently to the fore, it is little wonder to find a new production of Romeo and Juliet highlighting this theme, writes Elisabeth Mahoney - Elisabeth Mahoney
starstarstarstarstarEdinburgh festival: The Factory
Pleasance CourtyardBy way of dramatising a historical atrocity, Badac Theatre commit a theatrical atrocity - Brian Logan
starstarstarstarstarEdinburgh festival: Pericles Redux
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghShakespeare retold proves an exhaustive and irritating experience, finds Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarEdinburgh festival: The Time Step
Pleasance, Edinburgh: This twisted tale of a dysfunctional family is too preposterous to be engaging, says Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarHigh School Musical Live on Stage
1 star An artful attempt to separate you from your cash, writes Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarGrand Slam
This creaky two-hander about a wild-card entry to Wimbledon is something of a double fault, writes Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarSwindle and Death
1 star A satire with good intentions hits wide of the mark, writes Mark Fisher - Mark Fisher
starstarstarstarstarRelocated
1 star A gothic thriller form for a theme of child abuse is hideously inappropriate, writes Michael Billington - Michael Billington
starstarstarstarstarDickens Unplugged
1 star This rehash of a great writer's works tries very hard to be mediocre and succeeds magnificently, writes Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarTopless Mum
1 star A potentially entertaining examination of media and manipulation is botched by stilted dialogue and a tortuous plot, writes Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarWhat's Wrong With the World?
The joke is on us in this shambolic, gimmicky piece from Station House Opera, says Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarSeven Deadly Sins
1 star A night being roasted in hell would be more fun than watching this tedious display of exhibitionism, writes Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarInstructions for Modern Living
This mix of film, live soundscape and monologue is old hat, says Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarTreasure Island
1 star Lynn Gardner wishes she could keelhaul whoever thought this bland show would make good family viewing - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarA Midsummer Night's Dream
1 star When will young companies learn that a space does not make a play, asks Lyn Gardner - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarThe President's Holiday
1 star Penny Gold's turgid play almost bores Lyn Gardner to death - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarThe Faerie Queen
1 star This modern fairytale's set and costumes were created from recycled materials, says Lyn Gardner, but the whole thing is junk - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarJack and the Beanstalk
1 star Lyn Gardner thought Jonathan Harvey's panto would be a scream, but oh no it isn't ... - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarRent
1 star It's meant to be Rent remixed, says Michal Billington. More like reductive re-hash. - Michael Billington
starstarstarstarstarDon Quixote
1 star This production turns Cervantes' book into a sleazy slice of modern Spain. Lyn Gardner laments a theatrical misadventure of epic proportions. - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarWe the People
Globe, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarWe the People
1 star Eric Schlosser has turned the making of the American constitution into the dullest play of the year, says Lyn Gardner. - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarPeter Schaufuss Ballet: Satisfaction
1 star Sanjoy Roy finds lots of jumping jacks but little flash in this Rolling Stones ballet. - Sanjoy Roy
starstarstarstarstarBigger Than Jesus
1 star The title of Rick Miller's show must refer to the Canadian comedian's ego, concludes Lyn Gardner. - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarLimbo: Stories from 7/7
1 star The blurring of fact and fiction makes a muddle of this account of the London bombings, says Lyn Gardner. - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarSmall Miracle
1 Star Tricycle, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarI Have Been Here Before
1 star Playhouse, Nottingham - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarThe Patriot
Mark Fisher finds little to like about a dreary drawing-room drama of big speeches and small ideas. - Mark Fisher
starstarstarstarstarUnion Dance
1 star Sanjoy Roy finds a fatal lack of composition and aimlessness in a two-part production entitled Heaven and Earth. - Sanjoy Roy
starstarstarstarstarDido and Aeneas
1 star The beautiful, much-hyped opening scene in the pool cannot save Sasha Waltz's over-peopled take on Purcell, says Judith Mackrell. - Judith Mackrell
starstarstarstarstarRicochet Dance Productions
The Place, London - Judith Mackrell
starstarstarstarstarStan Won't Dance
Stan Won't Dance - Sanjoy Roy
starstarstarstarstarChanbara
1 star Pleasance Grand - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarJack the Lad
1 star C, Chambers Street - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarEl Conquistador!
1 star / Theatre/ Traverse, Edinburgh - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarA Right Royal Farce
King's Head, London - Michael Billington
starstarstarstarstarCruising
1 star Bush, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarThe Evocation of Papa Mas
Corn Exchange, Brighton - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarCeltic Tiger
Wembley Arena, London - Sanjoy Roy
starstarstarstarstarHilda
1 star Hampstead, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarThe Jesus Guy
CPT, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarThe Best of Friends
Hampstead, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarTwo Way Mirror
Courtyard at Covent Garden, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarFree-Fall
Brunton, Musselburgh - Mark Fisher
starstarstarstarstarJeffrey Dahmer is Unwell
King's Head, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarCaesar Twins and Friends
1 star Comedy, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarBlue Man Group
New London, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarRomeo and Juliet
Birmingham Rep - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarThe Knight of the Burning Pestle
Barbican, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarMade in Sweden: Premiere Space 05
1 star Linbury, London - Judith Mackrell
starstarstarstarstarWhat We Did to Weinstein
Menier Chocolate Factory, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarDirty Works
1 star Underbelly, Edinburgh - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarNational Hero
1 star Pleasance, Edinburgh - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarTim Minchin
1 star Gilded Balloon - Phil Daoust
starstarstarstarstarTwelfth Night: the Musical
Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarHaunted
1 star C Chambers Street, Edinburgh - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarBehind the Iron Mask
1 star Duchess, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarRomeo and Juliet
Playhouse, Derby - Alfred Hickling
starstarstarstarstarThe Wiremen
Gaiety, Dublin - Karen Fricker
starstarstarstarstarThe Importance of Being Earnest
1 star Bristol Old Vic - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarImmodesty Blaize and Walter's Burlesque
1 star Arts, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarF***ing Asylum Seekers
Cochrane, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarFour Nights in Knaresborough
Riverside Studios, London. - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarWilde Tales
Southwark Playhouse, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarShakespeare 4 Kidz Macbeth
1 star New Players, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarThe Lunatic Queen
1 star Riverside, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarAcorn Antiques
Theatre Royal Haymarket, London - Michael Billington
starstarstarstarstarThe Erotica Project
1 star Greenwich Playhouse, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarTim Fountain: Sex Addict
1 star Royal Court, London - Michael Billington
starstarstarstarstarMeeting Mary
1 star Jermyn Street, London - Lyn Gardner
starstarstarstarstarKafka's Dick
1 star Playhouse, Derby - Alfred Hickling
starstarstarstarstarNey: Flames of Passion
1 star Peacock Theatre, London - Sanjoy Roy
starstarstarstarstarStone City Blue
1 star Theatr Clwyd, Mold - Alfred Hickling
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