The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Lia Williams impresses as Muriel Spark’s snootily idiosyncratic teacher-toremember, avoiding the shadow of Maggie Smith’s Oscar-winning 1969 film performance. But she has to battle with the downbeat tendencies of David Harrower’s version, which misses the wry, dry humour of the original.

Dominic Cavendish Donmar Warehouse, London WC2 (020 3282 3808), until July 28