Jeremy Brien

A thought-provoking family drama focusing on racial and generational tensions

A star cast of Felicity Kendal, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Matthew Kelly give stellar performances in Michael Frayn’s rollicking farce

Theatre company New Old Friends’ tennis-themed, serve-and-volley crime comedy is hilarious

Patrick Marber’s angry play about football finds the back of the net

After 50 years of reviewing theatre for The Stage, our critic in the South West Jeremy Brien recalls some of the many unforgettable moments, from Warren Mitchell in Death of a Salesman to circus clown Tweedy

Eye-catching seasonal entertainment with a twist in its tale

Featuring Tweedy the clown, this year’s Everyman panto is big on fun, but short on originality

Almost 50 years after it first aired on TV, the BBC’s comedy about suburban self-sufficiency has been adapted for the stage by writer and director Jeremy Sams, and stars Rufus Hound, Preeya Kalidas, Dominic Rowan and Sally Tatum

Inventive, if uneven, spoof of Hollywood private-eye movies from Bath theatre company New Old Friends

Social distancing made palatable by a feast for both the senses and the appetite