New drama about the downfall of Margaret Thatcher is theatrically exciting and immensely enjoyable

Comedy about Labour Party history is starry, but politically reactionary and tediously overblown

The longest-running play in world history is in good shape, despite the lackluster and mechanical cast

An ambitious four-way exploration of the politics of climate change and global warming remains too cool

The Critic releases a howl of anguish as he goes against the will of the people

Yippie! American play deconstructs Dion Boucicault’s 1859 melodrama, The Octoroon, and then some!

The final episode of Florian Zeller’s domestic trilogy is powerfully, even melodramatically, effective

Explore the work of a handful of British theatre’s brightest and most exciting writing talents

The death of David Bowie provokes the Critic to take a trip down the motorways and side alleys of memory

Fresh and powerful revival of Barrie Keeffe’s still relevant 1977 classic in a found space is both frightening and moving

Debut play about the parliamentary ruling class is timely, and amusingly perceptive, but ultimately unsatisfying

Video of the week: The Kite Runner actors read out a plea for compassion.

Julia Pascal’s retelling of the Medea myth situates the story in the contemporary struggle of the Kurdish people for their own homeland

Magnificent revival of David Greig’s 1990s visionary classic is timely, tough and tender, brutal and brilliant

This time, I have time travelled with my companion Lia Ghilardi, crossing four hundred years of British theatre history.

New play about participation and democracy is entertaining enough, but a bit too tricksy and too so-what-ish?

In the Brexit era, this site-specific revival of Agatha Christie’s 1953 courtroom drama works like a treat

On the 50th anniversary of 1968 David Edgar looks back at his younger self and explores the results of radical politics

Miniature masterpiece by Duncan Macmillan is emotionally honest, and funny, but also sometimes a bit clichéd

Censorship appears to be simple, but is actually quite complicated.

Michael Frayn’s meta-comic masterpiece easily stands the test of time — even when things go wrong!

New staging of Shelagh Delaney’s 1958 play is more of a vivid cartoon than a reimagined classic

Latest from Ponyboy Curtis is a reconfiguration of Stravinsky. It’s okay, but shame about the hype

Yes, it’s spooky! Coups de theatre and sudden shocks in trilogy of shorts from television duo

Pix of the week: sneak preview of The Time Traveler’s Guide to British Theatre.

Latest episode in this venue’s examination of the culture of fear is surreal, silly and oddly satisfying

The classic TV serial takes to the stage like a politician to a pay rise, but lags a bit behind reality

Tanika Gupta explores an episode from her family history that is both highly relevant and humane

Text of the day: “See this is what you don’t understand about writing, it’s the detail, it’s the human interest, the small intimacies of great souls.”

More overviews of British new writing from the In-Yer-Face Theatre archive.

Text of the day: “I made a.”

Text of the Day: “The truth?”

Nick Stafford’s sturdy beast rides again — and retains its colt-like freshness and wild beauty