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The actor and playwright discuss their one-man version, which restores the Russian’s funny, sexy and deeply humane spirit
This double-bill of plays by Simon Stephens and Nick Payne at New York’s Public Theater is subtle and well-observed
A verbatim play about fatherhood that’s all the stronger for being aware of its own limitations
Chekhov’s great drama at the Lyric Hammersmith is refreshing, funny and sad
Simon Stephens’ new play concerns a curious relationship sparked by chance
A portrait of lower-middle-class life in Northern England that loses focus
This collaborative production blends verbatim interviews with a score of looped samples
Simon Stephens’ play is a boldly experimental reflection on death and time
The German playwright’s work is as contemporary as ever and back on the British stage
Brecht and Weill’s musical is performed with mordant relish by a strong ensemble
Simon Stephens’ bleak 2001 drama is given an unsubtle staging by Sean Holmes
Ivo van Hove’s minimalist production gives Simon Stephens’ play space to resonate
Simon Stephens’ new play follows the progress of an unpromising, unlikely romance
The inaugural production at Manchester’s new arts centre is a metaphor for a sick society
Simon Stephens’ new drama is dark and brutal but with a glimmer of hope
This is the only show in the current West End to feature a demonstration of a mathematical proof performed as an encore
This adaptation of Mark Haddon’s immensely popular novel is faithful but flawed
Marianne Elliott is drawing on a ‘magic box of tricks’ to recreate Mark Haddon’s besteller for the National Theatre
Led by a fine turn from Hattie Morahan, Ibsen’s portrait of a hollow marriage is as fresh and relevant as ever
What do young playwrights gain from theatre schemes to nurture ‘emerging’ talent?
Though bleak in its subject matter, Robert Holman’s influential triptych is surprisingly heartening
Simon Stephens has re-imagined Ubu Roi as a courtroom drama – but the result is anti-dramatic
Courtrooms make for vivid theatre. Simon Stephens’ inventive new play puts fictional despot King Ubu on trial
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