PAUL DONOVAN recommends an intriguing tale of abuse, bullying, revenge and long-held grudges

PETER MASON applauds the revival, 39 years later with the same team and cast, of Manfred Karge’s version of Brecht’s 100-year-old play, Mann Ist Mann

MAYER WAKEFIELD applauds a fearless attempt to bring to the stage the 1984 toxic gas disaster in Bhopal, India

MAYER WAKEFIELD is entertained but let down by an audacious production that, sadly, doesn't ring true

MARY CONWAY is disappointed by drama that, despite accomplished performances, cannot overcome an unfocused script

MARY CONWAY keeps up with the sheer pace of a drama about the terrible gap between sanitised reporting and real-life turmoil of race and gender

GEOFF BOTTOMS applauds a world-class production King Lear that pits late feudalism against a rising bourgeoisie

EWAN CAMERON witnesses a political farce that lacks a clear message

If you only see one show in Edinburgh, make it this one urges EWAN CAMERON

Family issues and dragon-fuelled history amount to a vacuous spectacle that ill-fits the theatre, muses SIMON PARSONS

SIMON PARSONS applauds the timely revival of a play about solidarity and betrayal within Britain’s Pakistani community

GORDON PARSONS appreciates fine performances and a feel for ambiguity, but misses the music of the dialogue