Theatre

A classic gem with extra polish

Near death experiences, rising stars and cut-throat dopplegangers

Drunks, dames and Dahl

The stories that tell us that women are damned if they play the game of sexual availability and just as doomed if they don’t

The Unfriend explores how closely good and evil can live in cosy accommodation

Frecknall’s Streetcar is a commendable, if not stellar outing

The travails of ageing actors

Boycotting the Crown and handbags at dusk

How John Gabriel Borkman is a hard Ibsen play to like

Sheridan’s The Rivals plot is taken to different heights