
Theatre review: Tru brings a strong performance to a modest script about Truman Capote
Jesse Tyler Ferguson stars in an 85-minute monologue about the life of author Truman Capote at the Menier Chocolate Factory, running until November 14.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson stars in an 85-minute monologue about the life of author Truman Capote at the Menier Chocolate Factory, running until November 14.
Justin Audibert and Hannah Joss's Chichester Festival Theatre production sets Shakespeare's comedy against a narcotic, orgiastic woodland rave, the Guardian reports.
The Irish standup's Soho theatre show digs into her OCD and self-doubt with humour that the Guardian calls captivating.
Martin Sherman's new play at Pitlochry Festival Theatre follows a writer, played by Fra Fee, struggling to capture the flamboyant pianist on the page, the Guardian reports.
The Royal Shakespeare Company's prison-set revival, led by Harriet Walter, held a hall of teenagers in silence during a schools tour stop, The Guardian reports.
A triple bill at Sadler's Wells draws on Stravinsky, tap and William Blake's poetry in a showcase of powerful performances.
Marisha Wallace and Jamael Westman play exes reconvening over dinner in Douglas Lyons' sparky play, running at London's Kiln Theatre until 24 October.
The comedian's new show at Soho Theatre Walthamstow blends grown-up musings on moustaches, homeownership and cyclists with jokes poking fun at millennial preoccupations.

A New Vic and Not Too Tame co-production reimagines Romeo and Juliet with two experienced older leads, swapping teenage rebellion for a comedic midlife spin on Shakespeare's tragedy.
Soprano Claire Booth's isolated mouth captures a desperate woman's racing mind in Rufus Norris's production at Reading's Minghella Theatre.
The Guardian's review praises Alex Keenan's performance as Christopher in Ned Bennett's new staging of Simon Stephens' adaptation.

Company Chordelia's new work blends warm-up routines, humour and reflections on the physical realities of performing later in life

A Guardian review describes Titas Halder's solo stage production, starring Stranger Things actor Linnea Berthelsen, as a poetic but imperfect portrayal of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak.

A Guardian review praises the company's latest London programme for its skill, craft and beauty, highlighting pieces by Medhi Walerski, Lar Lubovitch and Judith Jamison.

A 2022 production of Handel's opera returns to London with much of its original cast, blending sorcery, sensuality and dark comedy on a wide, busy stage.

A review in The Guardian describes the world premiere of Julia Cheng's 'Entress' alongside a restaging of Crystal Pite's 'Emergence' at Theatre Royal, Glasgow, both exploring themes of collective power.

A new production at Theatre Royal Bath reimagines Noël Coward's 1942 comedy with a female lead and a New York setting, according to a Guardian review.