Here in America review – Miller and Kazan test the bonds of friendship in McCarthy-era witch-hunt drama
David Edgar: ‘If you can only think yourself into the shoes you’re wearing it makes creating fiction impossible’
June 2024
The week in theatre: Viola’s Room; A View from the Bridge – review
A View from the Bridge review – Dominic West leads 50s drama into the present
March 2024
The Crucible review – a deeply affecting take on Arthur Miller’s American classic
DirectorAnthony Lau brings his fiercely rigorous intellect to bear on this intensely felt love story, with standout performances from Simon Manyonda and Anoushka Lucas
February 2024
The best theatre to stream this month
The best theatre to stream this month: Free Your Mind, Harry Clarke and more
Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes Danny Boyle’s remix of The Matrix, Billy Crudup’s solo show and the New Wolsey’s Romeo & Juliet
January 2024
The Good John Proctor review – Salem gears up for witch hunting
Set in the year before the events of The Crucible, the volatile children’s games that seed the later hysteria are brilliantly played but the drama is missing
October 2023
Ghosts of the Chelsea Hotel (and Other Rock & Roll Stories) review – a roll call of dreamers and degenerates
Celebration of the legendary New York hotel and haven for actors, artists and musicians that spills secrets of squalor, celebrity and death
September 2023
A View from the Bridge review – a fresh look at an elemental tragedy
Death of a Salesman review – Anthony LaPaglia leads an electric, devastating tragedy
June 2023
The Crucible review – a witch hunt for truth-denying times
Harnessing horror film conventions, Lyndsey Turner’s intelligent revival conjures places where truth is a political inconvenience
Australian arts in focus
Anthony LaPaglia ‘scared and excited’ to make Australian stage debut in Death of a Salesman
Golden Globe and Tony-winning actor will star as Willy Loman in a Melbourne production directed by Neil Armfield
TV tonight
TV tonight: Natasha Lyonne rocks in excellent new series Poker Face
The must-watch comedy crime drama continues. Plus: the undercover mission gears up in Black Ops. Here’s what to watch this evening
March 2023
Michael Rudman obituary
Theatre director best known for his three major productions of Death of a Salesman, written by his hero Arthur Miller
October 2022
The week in theatre: Blues for an Alabama Sky; The Crucible; Dido’s Bar – review
Thirties Harlem is vibrantly alive at the National, while mob rule meets Little House on the Prairie in an assured revival of The Crucible. Elsewhere, a night on the tiles in Carthage
September 2022
The Crucible review – stylish restaging is all beauty and no bite
Director Lyndsey Turner misses the opportunity to give Arthur Miller’s allegory modern resonance with a too-faithful interpretation
May 2022
National Theatre to stage The Crucible with Erin Doherty and Brendan Cowell
Revival of Arthur Miller’s allegory is part of a new season featuring The Boy With Two Hearts and a 40-week tour of Neil Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End of the Lane
February 2022
At last, theatre that takes on today’s politics
Monica Vitti obituary
January 2022
Beyond Poirot: David Suchet on stage – in pictures
As his autobiographical show Poirot and More: A Retrospective comes to the West End, look back at the star’s celebrated theatre career
