By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHEN? Monday 26 January, opens 4 February and runs through 21 March 2026 RUNTIME: 170 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
Tom Stoppard died in November and 1993’s Arcadia is considered to be his masterpiece which makes this undercast revival all the more curious.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHEN? Saturday 24 January, opens 30 January and runs through 14 March 2026 RUNTIME: 165 minutes (including a 20 minute interval)
Bret Easton Ellis’ cult 1991 yuppie serial killer novel American Psycho turned 2000 film starring Christian Bale never really screamed to become a musical.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
WHEN? Saturday 17 January, opens 22 January and runs through 21 February 2026 RUNTIME: 100 minutes (without interval)
A pregnant couple make small talk and play guessing games as they await the result of their 20-week scan.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHEN? Friday 16 January, opens 22 January and runs through 28 February 2026 RUNTIME: 100 minutes (no interval)
Corneau (pictured centre above) has written the music and lyrics for this look at the life of Zelda Fitzgerald and her husband F. Scott, who wrote classic novel The Great Gatsby, through the eyes of their daughter.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHEN? Thursday 15 January 2026, runs through 24 January 2026 (review ticket) RUNTIME: 120 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
Non-league Macclesfield beat FA Cup holders Crystal Palace 5 days ago and Gerry & Sewell is the giant-killing theatrical equivalent.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ***
WHEN? Saturday 10 January 2026, runs through 17 January 2026 RUNTIME: 130 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
The best thing about this jukebox musical loosely retelling the Dracula story via the medium of acapella hits is the entrancing blend of voices on show.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHEN? Saturday 10 January (matinee) and runs through 10 January 2026 RUNTIME: 90 minutes (no interval)
Should gay couples get married because they can?
By Aline Mahrud
WORTH A LOOK? **1/2
WHEN? Saturday 13 December (matinee) and runs through 31 January 2026 RUNTIME 150 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
Young Vic artistic director Nadia Fall takes to the stage immediately before this performance to say 3rd ‘tiger’ Peter Forbes (Follies, National Theatre) only read the play on Wednesday, 3 days ago.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK? ***
WHEN? Monday 8 December, runs through 17 January 2026 RUNTIME 90 minutes (without interval)
A 90s house DJ discusses his cancer with the mother of their child as their 60th birthdays approach and he looks for the titular end armed with the ‘best record in his box’.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK? ***1/2
WHEN? Friday 19 December, opens 9 January and runs through 7 March 2026 RUNTIME 100 minutes without interval
There’s a clock above the stage ticking forward in real time to the titular High Noon as Billy Crudup’s marshal Will Kane prepares to meet his fate.
