Rupert Goold is an audacious innovator. He will make waves at the Old Vic
Michael Billington
Rupert Goold named as next artistic director of Old Vic
Eileen Diss obituary
Elton John’s musical Tammy Faye to close on Broadway less than a month after opening
October 2024
The week in theatre: Giant; Roots; Look Back in Anger – review
John Lithgow as Roald Dahl towers over Nicholas Hytner’s production of an extraordinary debut play; Morfydd Clark finds her voice in a Wesker revival; and a John Osborne staging is a step backward
John Osborne and Arnold Wesker captured the 50s but remain playwrights for the ages
Michael Billington
I was 16 when I became obsessed with Look Back in Anger. Now, in a double bill with Roots at the Almeida, both dramas’ eternal truths are clear
Look Back in Anger/Roots review – double bill of 1950s gamechanging kitchen sink dramas
Watching John Osborne’s fulminating Jimmy Porter feels curiously cold, while the same cast bring subtleties to Arnold Wesker’s classic
September 2024
Daisy Edgar-Jones to star in new production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Rebecca Frecknall will direct Normal People actor in Tennessee Williams classic at Almeida theatre in London, opening in December
August 2024
The week in theatre: The Years; Pericles – review
The Years review – Annie Ernaux’s faint-inducing masterpiece roars into devastating life
July 2024
The week in theatre: Slave Play; Skeleton Crew; Alma Mater – review
‘Each time I read one of her books, I wanted to read more’: five actors on bringing Annie Ernaux’s memoir to the stage
June 2024
Observer New Review Q&A
Actor Lia Williams on playing Paula Vennells: ‘I think she’s more shallow than malicious. She created her own set of truths’
The actor on starring in a new play about sexual harassment, her portrayal of the Post Office’s Paula Vennells, and the playwright closest to her heart
April 2024
The Comeuppance review – eloquence, tension and wit in a dysfunctional reunion drama
From the Arctic Circle to the top of European theatre: director Eline Arbo on being ‘an outsider looking in’
March 2024
Ava Pickett’s drama of female friendship in Tudor England wins Susan Smith Blackburn prize
Pickett’s ‘very funny and very angry’ play 1536 follows three women as they discuss the arrest of Anne Boleyn
February 2024
The week in theatre: An Enemy of the People; King Lear; Double Feature – review
King Lear review – Yaël Farber’s modern-dress take is shockingly vicious and supremely moving
December 2023
Observer critics' review of 2023
Theatre: Susannah Clapp’s 10 best shows of 2023
The week in theatre: The Little Matchgirl and Happier Tales; Cold War; Pandemonium – review
