Clive Davis

In Tim Carroll’s staging at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, the characters speak across polite distances

The comedian plays all four main characters with aplomb, but this reboot at the Noël Coward theatre in London could have done with more creative flourishes

The Emily in Paris actress stars opposite Money Heist’s Álvaro Morte in Bess Wohl’s two-hander, which is so schematic that its musings on life seldom ring true

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This amiable touring show, seen at the Omnibus Theatre in south London, goes over familiar ground but adds plenty of energy and songs to the narrative

This debut play about Frankie Lucas, winner of a gold medal at the 1974 Commonwealth Games, has a strong cast but underdelivers at the Park Theatre in London

As the director and choreographer brings his reworked Oliver! to the West End and remounts his all-male Swan Lake, he talks about the battle to keep theatre affordable

From a sparkling new Nutcracker to Julian Clary’s Robin Hood; from Oliver! to Bill Bailey, our critics choose the finest festive tickets

This offering from Sam Ward’s experimental company YESYESNONO at New Diorama trundles along like some endless nursery Nativity play

Rajiv Joseph’s pensive but often funny two-hander at Hampstead Downstairs is a study of male friendship, punctuated by rap and R&B