Holly Williams

Two-hander about an ill-fated queer relationship lacks originality

Thrilling, visually arresting storytelling from Crystal Pite and Simon McBurney

A multidisciplinary talent directing a multifaceted play, Ann Yee’s production of Chris Bush’s Otherland is not only about the transgender experience, but also about women whose bodies are not doing what they ‘want’. And it’s definitely not a romcom, she tells Holly Williams

First seen in 2023, Tim Foley’s tender play about two brothers grieving for their father, directed by Neil Bettles and Elle While, returns on tour

What’s the secret to a good pantomime script? From eliciting boos and hisses from audiences of all ages, to making sure there are enough local jokes and updating old stories for today, Holly Williams hears from playwrights tackling their first pantos and veterans who pen several every year about how they keep the tradition alive

Jack Holden is thrilling in this monodrama of American small-town horror

David Edgar’s new electoral drama is sharply topical and beautifully crafted

Ambitious examination of grief from Mohamed-Zain Dada

Ahead of the West End premiere of their second musical, Why Am I So Single?, the award-winning creators of mega-hit Six the Musical talk to Holly Williams about what sparked their interest in the genre, their partially autobiographical new show on the hideousness of modern dating and why the whirlwind success of their first production still feels surreal

Tamara Harvey’s first production as RSC head is slow to find its sea legs