The week in theatre: Patriots; All of It; Yours Unfaithfully – review
All of It review – Alistair McDowall’s extraordinary tales of ordinary life
January 2023
The watcher
Everyone Else Burns: this great new British comedy will make you laugh again and again
The Inbetweeners’ Simon Bird stars in this bright, original show about a hyper-religious family. It’s such an excellent reminder of Britain’s flair for sitcoms that it’s oddly stirring
July 2021
The Two Character Play review – hermetic sibling psychodrama
Tennessee Williams’s play within a play uses ingenious artifice, as its actor brother and sister perform their way into madness, but locks out the audience
July 2019
The End of History ... review – Jack Thorne surveys the death of radical England
Beautifully staged by John Tiffany, Thorne’s new drama explores the pitfalls of socialist parenting
February 2014
Kate O'Flynn: 'You have absolutely no perspective after drama school'
A Taste of Honey's Kate O'Flynn has become a powerful stage presence with her line in outspoken northerners. The actor talks to Maddy Costa about going to extremes
January 2014
Rory Kinnear claims double victory in 2014 Critics' Circle theatre awards
Kinnear wins awards for his debut play, The Herd, and his performance in Othello, while Almeida theatre comes out on top, writes Matt Trueman
February 2013
Port – review
Simon Stephens's drama of a young woman determined to escape her destiny sheds a bleak light on his native Stockport, writes Susannah Clapp
January 2013
Port – review
Kate O'Flynn brings vitality to this inspiring tale of life, love and loss in Stockport, writes Michael Billington
