Lloyd Evans

The far right are on the march so I decided to take a look. I travelled to a market town in deepest England and joined a rally organised by Britain First.

The Standard of Living Theatre Royal Haymarket, until 12 December Hay Fever Wyndham's Theatre, until 12 December

Rent is a show about mortality haunted by the untimely death of its author, Jonathan Larson. On the eve of the first preview in 1996, he underwent heart surgery but he didn’t survive to see his creation become one of the most enduring hits in musical...

Rent Tom Stoppard Theatre, until 29 May 2027 Oh Zeus! Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch

Fresh eyes can see a solution the experts may miss. At school I discovered the cure for cancer aged 13. I was in a science lesson and I was only half-listening because I found the nerdy, white-coated teacher faintly absurd. And yet the branches of...

Where are we? That’s the question raised by Ian Rickson’s version of The Cherry Orchard adapted by Conor McPherson. The setting appears to be a capitalist Russian society that never existed. The young characters wear casual 1950s gear – T-shirts,...

The Cherry Orchard Harold Pinter Theatre, until 9 January 2027 Don Black's From the Heart Garrick Theatre, until 18 October

Fresh eyes can see a solution the experts may miss. At school I discovered the cure for cancer aged 13.

Plus: the perfect deterrent for any teenager who dreams of cycling in the Tour de France

Helen Edmundson has given her new play an ingenious title, Some Woman. The phrase may be admiring, ‘that is some woman’, or dismissive, ‘she’s just some woman’. The central character, Julie, is a timid domestic drudge who reinvents herself as a...