WORTH A LOOK?: *****
WHERE?: Park Theatre
WHEN: 9/10 (matinee), runs to 30/10
We’d read quite a lot about this Mart Crowley classic before we decided to give it a go.
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHERE: Almeida
WHEN: 7/10, press night 14/10, runs to 26/11
We last saw Anne-Marie Duff in Husbands and Sons at the National earlier this year where she gave a gritty northern performance that will be tough to be bettered this year and which brings us here to one of our favourite theatres and a first preview of a new play we’ve been excited about for months.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE: Duke Of York’s Theatre
WHEN?: 8/10, runs to 14/1
Ronald Harwood’s 1980 play is based on his experiences as dresser to English Shakespearean actor-manager Sir Donald Wolfit, who is the model for the character Sir.
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
WHERE: Picturehouse Central
WHEN: 26/9
FILM OUT: 28/9
‘It’s been described as an olive branch from the weirdos to the closet weirdos,’ says Daniel Radcliffe, talking about his new film Swiss Army Man which we’ve just seen.
WORTH A LOOK?: ***1/2
WHERE: Hampstead Theatre
WHEN: 3/10, runs to 8/10
The Latin American debt crisis of the 80s might not sound like the most riveting subject for a play but its parallels with Grexit resonate.
WHERE: BFI
WHEN: 1/10
Martin Luther King persuaded Nichelle Nichols to continue her role as Lieutenant Uhura in Star Trek and departing US president Barack Obama imagines seeking the character’s advice.
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
WHERE: Donmar at King’s Cross
WHEN: 30/9, runs to 15/10
Q: How many of Shakespeare’s characters were female? A: 16 per cent.
WHERE?: BFI
WHEN: 7/9
Actress Gillian Anderson wishes she was Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson, the character she plays in acclaimed thriller The Fall, which returns to BBC2 for its third series soon.
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHERE: Theatre Royal Haymarket
WHEN: 24/9, runs to 3/12
Those arriving into the auditorium early would do well to be advised that the cast is let loose on the audience about 10 minutes before curtain up.
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHERE?: Arcola Theatre
WHEN: 24/9, runs to 15/10
Terence Rattigan’s 1952 play The Deep Blue Sea, which ran this summer in an acclaimed version at the National starring Helen McCrory, is thought to be based on the author’s relationship with the actor Kenny Morgan.
