Svapnagata Festival

For fans of Akram Khan, this festival he curated with Nitin Sawhney offers a sense of his choreographic journey

Mrs Warren’s Profession

George Bernard Shaw’s 1893 play inevitably upset the censor, but nowadays, it’s the conventional structure that offends

Keira Knightley takes on the West End

Keira Knightley's first West End role is a smart choice: a glamorous young actress. So why does she feel queasy about it?

Orson Welles — a theatrical giant

Orson Welles knew how to make an entrance. Whatever the frustrations of later years, his directorial debut was a triumph

The Priory

A tale of a group of thirtysomething friends seeing in the new year is too lacking in tension to make up for solid writing

La Clique

The adult circus has moved on from its old home at the Hippodrome to bring its wonky, extroverted acts to larger audiences

A Christmas Carol

The show seems unsure whether it is to please adults or children — and ends up being enjoyable for neither

Treasure Island

Northern Broadsides’s adaptation of Treasure Island is ragged and confused, although it does have some fine puppeteering

Bad old days are behind you, says panto queen

Susie McKenna, who has won ecstatic reviews, says the doldrum period featuring celebrities who couldn't act has passed

The new generation of musicals

As Legally Blonde: The Musical opens, doomsayers predict that the musical is dying. But they’ve always said that

The Line

As a man, Degas was not nearly as interesting as Henry Goodman’s charismatic performance manages to make him

Nation

The narrative of Mark Ravenhill’s adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s Nation can be confusing and the political correctness irksome

Robin Williams

Fast talking and irreverent, Williams' come-back performance exhilerated the audience though much was basic toilet humour

Five stars for The Fahrenheit Twins

Funny and resonant, this show is more than just exceedingly clever. It casts a spell

Scouts in Bondage

This blend of Boy’s Own adventure and Carry On caper, more fatuous than funny, is too weak to offer much entertainment

Roman Tragedies

Ivo van Hove’s highly original production suggested that politics haven’t dated much since Shakespeare’s or, indeed, Roman times

Alfred Molina: a Spaniard in the works

British-born of Spanish and Italian stock, the actor has never felt at home in England. Why, then, is he so good in English roles?

1984

This production buzzes with dynamism but it falls short on conveying the sour flavour of George Orwell's riveting prose

Lenny Henry wins newcomer theatre gong

The comedian Lenny Henry won the Best Newcomer prize for Othello at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards