MARY CONWAY is disappointed by a production that panders – if inadvertently – to Western prejudice against China

MARY CONWAY recommends a beautifully judged performance that shines a light on the experience of all female war babies and boomers

A nervous year, showing that the theatre, like the world, stands on a precipice and seems uncertain where to jump

MARY CONWAY applauds a worthy revival of the US 1939 classic drama that studies the dehumanising consequences of affluence

MARY CONWAY relishes the revival of two classics for the naked expression of truthful thoughts and class anger

MARY CONWAY evaluates a polemical play whose actors, rather than the writer, introduce the humanity and the light and shade

The relationship between an over-ambitious mother and her damaged daughters makes for a muddled evening of drama, finds MARY CONWAY

In communities where exploitative warehouses have replaced coal mines, Beth Steel has fashioned an uproarious state-of-the-nation comedy, says MARY CONWAY

MARY CONWAY is in awe of an immaculately orchestrated analysis of inequality, rendered with precise and simple clarity

A kaleidoscope of human emotions offered by Andrew Scott’s virtuoso performance as multiple characters gets the thumbs up from MARY CONWAY

MARY CONWAY points out that superb acting and production can't remedy a contrived idea

MARY CONWAY salutes an outstanding play with a firm moral compass that transforms the audience