In My Name

The widespread faithlessness of British society is set against the burning certainties of religious fundamentalism

David Copperfield - the Sunday Times review

Giles Havergal’s is a rather likeable adaptation of Dickens’s novel

Horrid Henry

Is the show a riot of bad behaviour? Alas, no – it’s not only disappointingly tame, it’s surprisingly slow and boring

Boys and girls: come out to plays

The Government plans to tempt young people into the theatre by giving away a million free tickets: but will it work?

Lesley Garrett's musical merry-go-round

The Diva from Doncaster loves appearing in a West End musical every bit as much as singing opera. It's the mix that counts

The Family Reunion - the Sunday Times review

Penelope Wilton brings great authority to the role of the sister, and a fine cast give all the satisfaction of a West End whodunit

August: Osage County - the Sunday Times review

A great American play has arrived at the National: it's sad, funny and honest, says Christopher Hart

Relative Values: Anna Carteret and her daughter Hattie Morahan

Anna Carteret, 65, and her daughter Hattie Morahan, 30, both actresses

Alas, I can’t get a bit part for any of my body parts

Apianist’s skull has achieved fame in Hamlet, but Cosmo Landesman finds few takers for his own anatomy

Alison Steadman: Britain's lady-in-waiting

From prostitutes to neurotic mums, there’s no role the actress hasn’t slipped into. So why hasn’t she conquered Hollywood?

How theatre offered McCraney a lifeline

Raised unloved in poverty, Tarell McCraney has channelled a toxic childhood into riveting theatre, says Lucy Powell

In a Dark Dark House

The insight at the core of the play is maybe the most disturbing of all. A man may be abused and enjoy the experience

Nobody Will Ever Forgive Us

Paul Higgins's fine first play is given the full-bore treatment by the massed talents of the National Theatre of Scotland

The Ballad of Crazy Paola

In an underpowered production translated from Flemish, a trip into a past love proves that memories are mutable

Daedalus & Icarus

This opening production in a short season of Iranian work is a fascinating struggle, embodied in the performances of the leads

Pianist's bequeathed skull stars in Hamlet

The macabre prop was kept secret from the audience for fear of distracting from David Tennant's performance

Heer Ranjha

Arranged marriages, twisted codes of honour, and the inevitable tragic ending all are thrown into the pot

Tombstone Tales and Boothill Ballads

A grisly Wild West cabaret promises much but lacks pace and ghoulish glee

The Dickens of a career in musicals

With a new production of Oliver! opening Cameron Mackintosh explains how doing what he loves just comes naturally

In the company of Wolves

Steppenwolf, the company that brought John Malkovich and Gary Sinise to fame, is strutting its stuff at the National Theatre