Lloyd brings hipster edginess, style and unpredictability to this revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical – though it’s more surface-level than penetrating closeup
September 2023
On my radar
On my radar: Jamie Lloyd’s cultural highlights
The award-winning theatre director on being stopped in the street to talk about his tattoos, the influence of the musician Ryuichi Sakamoto and the play he’d love to direct
August 2023
The week in theatre: The Effect; Makeshifts and Realities – reviews
The Effect review – Lucy Prebble’s intense and intoxicating encounter
June 2023
Safe pair of hands or time for a shakeup: who’s going to get the biggest job in UK theatre?
After Rufus Norris’s departure from the National Theatre, who is most likely to be the London powerhouse’s next artistic director? We look at eight potential candidates
July 2022
The week in theatre: The Seagull; The Southbury Child; Richard III
The Seagull review – woodchip-walled Chekhov is hypnotic
January 2022
Never mind the nose: what makes Cyrano de Bergerac a hero for all time?
Edmond Rostand’s great romantic has drawn actors including Ralph Richardson, Antony Sher and James McAvoy to its lead role. It is a tale of glorious theatricality, glittering poetry and heroic self-sacrifice
May 2021
Spotlight on
Eben Figueiredo: electric actor, soul singer and Star Wars mudtrooper
The rising star’s rich career is built on a determination to widen diversity in theatre – and bring a true voice to his roles
March 2021
Seun Shote, 'superbly talented' actor, dies unexpectedly aged 47
Shote appeared on the West End, television and stages across the UK, and was artistic director of Orísun Productions, focusing on talent from the African diaspora
July 2020
Theatres that made us
'It stank of fags and booze and we loved it' – theatres that made us, from Glasgow to Soho
In the final part of our series, UK arts figures give the lowdown on the precious places that nurtured their careers
March 2020
Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Andrew Scott up for Olivier awards
TV co-stars compete for acting prizes at this year’s theatre awards, whose nominations are led by the musicals & Juliet, Fiddler on the Roof and Dear Evan Hansen
December 2019
Emilia Clarke to make West End theatre debut in The Seagull
