Theatre

The Witches, National Theatre, review: Roald Dahl's classic is given a magical - if sanitised - makeover

The National Theatre's big Christmas production is charmingly exuberant - but oddly light on drama

The Mongol Khan, review: Oh no he can’t

This well-meaning Mongolian epic and soft-power bid is stifled by its glacial pace, thin characters, foolish score and propagandist message

Hell’s Kitchen: Alicia Keys’ songs and story make for a real beauty of a jukebox musical

Just opened Off Broadway, and inspired by the pop superstar's own coming of age, this new show mines her back catalogue to powerful effect

Dead Poets Live: Sylvia Plath, review - A refreshing look at the poet's exhuberant personality

A mesmeric Denise Gough refrains from indulging in Plath's cult-like status and somehow makes an evening about poetic technique galvanising

Madagascar the Musical: a hyperactive zoological re-tread that’s not nearly wild enough

Starring Strictly finalist Karim Zeroual, this musical adaptation of the 2005 film has inspired moments, but they're few and far between

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York): shades of Richard Curtis in this charming romcom

Jim Barne and Kit Buchan's heartfelt musical two-hander has all the ingredients to be an irresistibly sweet treat for the festive season

Feeling Afraid As If Something Terrible Is Going To Happen: sex, death and comedy in this ingenious monologue

Samuel Barnett is a revelation as an agonisingly self-aware thirtysomething in Marcelo Dos Santos’s expertly crafted single-hander

Frozen The Musical: a West End spectacle of the most magical kind

Michael Grandage’s production is as staggeringly good as ever, and it remains a perfect way of introducing children to the theatre