Dave Fargnoli

Read our review of Cyrano de Bergerac at the RSC: Adrian Lester’s passionate performance empowers a bold adaptation of Rostand’s romantic tragedy

Read our review of Hamlet at the National Theatre, London: Hiran Abeysekera makes a flippant, manic Hamlet in this muddled take on the quintessential tragedy

Read our review of Lord of the Flies at Chichester Festival Theatre: Anthony Lau’s overwrought production takes a symbolic approach to William Golding’s classic

Read our review of Measure for Measure at the RSC: Emily Burns’ lucid modern-day adaptation paints a bleak picture of a corrupt political system

Read our review of Creditors at the Orange Tree Theatre: Charles Dance stars in Howard Brenton's take on Strindberg’s study of insecurity and coercive control

Read our review of Deaf Republic at the Royal Court, London: dreamlike, conceptually ambitious adaptation of Ilya Kaminsky’s poems of occupation and resistance

Read our review of Interview at Riverside Studios, London. Adapted for stage by Teunkie Van Der Sluijs, the plodding, frustratingly superficial two-hander explores celebrity and self-importance in the internet age

Read our review of Good Night, Oscar at the Barbican Centre, London: Sean Hayes’ powerful, committed central performance holds together this story of a musical genius unravelling live on air

Read our review of Lost Watches at London's Park Theatre. Written by and starring Lorenzo Allchurch, this new play puts an intriguing twist on a familiar theme

Read our review of The White Chip at Southwark Playhouse Borough: Ed Coleman’s performance brings believable heart to this autobiographical story of addiction and recovery