However, if LACRIMA was intended to serve as a dissection of the haute couture world, an intense exploration of both its beauty and brutality, ultimately it falls short, a production that relies so heavily on melodrama and immense scale that it loses the very humanity it seeks to celebrate.

As a play about Gareth Southgate's drive to redeem himself to his sport and his country, 'Dear England' is a gripping, moving achievement.

Brian Cox, as Bach, delivers a solid performance with a grandiose energy that harkens back to an older, less naturalistic style of acting.

An incredible script is only as good as the actors who perform it. Here, 'The Years' soars, as all five women deliver masterclasses.

There is much to enjoy about this folk-infused, upbeat musical, but they come at odds with the flatness of the musical itself.