Bartlett Sher’s gingerly feminist take on the problematic mid-century musical has superb dancing but is ponderously paced

John Wilson’s scrupulously prepared recording gives us exactly what the audience would have heard on the musical’s opening night in New York in 1943

Gina Beck is radiant as Maria in this immaculate and impish production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical

A revival of Caryl Churchill’s female power play has yet to settle; Paul and Prue become song-and-dance naturals; a fab four get ready for bed; and who can say no to this Rodgers and Hammerstein reinvention

Euphoric songs are delivered with splendour as the duo’s musical finally gets its European premiere, with a fantastic lead performance by Grace Mouat

Daniel Fish’s restaging of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic is no Kansas City cornbread caper. The director explains why he ratcheted up the racial tension and gun violence

Timothy Sheader’s production relocates the musical from New England to the north of England and dismantles the fatal romance at its heart

26 March 1965 Will Guardian readers appreciate a sentimental film about singing nuns and children, wonders the paper’s film critic

The Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical comes to the West End with fine acting, handsome staging and inescapable overtones of western imperialism

The John Wilson Orchestra on their annual Proms visit did not disappoint with an impeccable performance of every last quaver of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical