On Theatre

It’s a M.A.D. world in Kubrick’s satire

A drama based around the shaky paradox of deterrence no longer feels like a dusty throwback

A shot of Christmas spirit

The Old Vic’s “A Christmas Carol” is properly affecting

Sophocles’s lack-of-foresight saga

Families will feud, from the BC era to 2024

Tom Stoppard’s Hampstead drama

Best not try to memorise this deceptive Connect Four of relationships — just get into the flow

Telling tales out of school

Is it really about sex, race, generational hierarchies — or the changeable nature of student-teacher relationships?

A rollicking, great Kiss Me Kate

Musical and artistic brio can transcend the “problematic”

Sein oder Nichtsein

What a pairing Hüller and Fiennes would make

“Trad” theatre can still feel fresh

West End strikes a balance between keeping their spine and nostalgic appeal, whilst avoiding creakiness

Snook dazzles as Dorian Gray

Wilde’s preoccupation with beauty and artifice brings a sassy Victorian immorality tale into our own times

Mad for this fresh take on King Lear

Farber’s casting and concept feels assured