Theatre
Revel in Runyon
A classic gem with extra polish
Infra digs
Near death experiences, rising stars and cut-throat dopplegangers
The madding crowd
Drunks, dames and Dahl
A devil to relish
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
Killer jokes
The Unfriend explores how closely good and evil can live in cosy accommodation
Family troubles
Frecknall’s Streetcar is a commendable, if not stellar outing
Cross questioning
The travails of ageing actors
Royal blush
Boycotting the Crown and handbags at dusk
Norse mode
How John Gabriel Borkman is a hard Ibsen play to like
A bumpy flight
Sheridan’s The Rivals plot is taken to different heights