Thursday, May 14, 2026

Theatre news:

“Krapp’s Last Tape” at Royal Court Theatre Downstairs
“Sweat”, Citizens Theatre
“The Last Black Messiah”, Jack Studio Theatre
“The Elixir of Love”, Vienna State Opera
“Pity Party”, D&Q Theatre (Disabled and Queer Theatre) at Bread and Roses Theatre

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“Romeo and Juliet”, Harold Pinter Theatre

Jeremy Malies in the West End ★★★☆☆ 2 April 2026 Robert Icke has his trademark digital clocks again here. They

Milan round-up
Northern theatre round-up
Dublin and Galway theatre round-up

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“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Globe Theatre

Maryam Philpott on the South Bank ★★★★☆ 3 May 2026 A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Shakespeare’s Globe each year is

“Macbeth” at Tobacco Factory, Bristol

“The Tempest” at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

“Twelfth Night” at the Barbican Theatre

Book reviewsSEE ALL

“The Real Shakespeare: Emilia Bassano Willoughby”, Irene Coslet

Book review by Simon Jenner I Irene Coslet’s The Real Shakespeare: Emilia Bassano is a fascinating book about a woman

“Dark Renaissance”, Stephen Greenblatt

“Female Playwrights and Applied Intersectionality in Romanian Theater” by Catalina Florina Florescu

“Hirschfeld’s Sondheim: A Poster Book”, David Leopold

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Hrvatsko narodno kazalište U Zagrebu

Jeremy Malies at a theatre showcase in Zagreb 16–20 November 2025 Much of the year had been hectic for Emperor

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