Dance House, CardiffA lonely deer enters a world of natural wonders in this dance-theatre show for children, with spellbinding songs by Casi Wyn Never mind poor red-nosed Rudolph being calle…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18PMHampstead theatre, LondonLoyalty and legacy, privilege and prejudice come into play as the lives of two friends, joined in their love of the basketball star, diverge Without wanting to state…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AMDespite Olivier awards success and a sold out run in the West End, the show received unfavourable reviews from US critics and performed poorly at the box office Tammy Faye, the musical creat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AMWith a career ranging from Shakespeare to EastEnders and the series Great Canal Journeys, actor was a familiar face from the 1960s onwards Michael Billington: West was a modest maestro who e…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMWales Millennium Centre, CardiffThe 2008 Canadian film about zombie-like hordes spreading a verbal virus is given a Welsh update, with a radio host refusing to rein in his divisive rhetoric …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AMA cast recording for the souped-up train musical is released, Michael Sheen plays the NHS hero at the National and David Hare delivers his Covid memoir “Tonight is the most important night…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:31PMDuke of York’s theatre, LondonThe stars of Emily in Paris and Money Heist team up for a curiously flat drama mixing suspense, comedy and politics Emily in Paris star Lily Collins makes her…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36PMThe creator of Hamilton and the writer Eisa Davis explain why they turned the classic film into a Jesus Christ Superstar-style concept album, with the help of hip-hop royalty – from Ghostf…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:31PMLive theatre, NewcastleBrogan Gilbert gives an extraordinary performance as the troubled nurse caring for a terminally ill dancer in a compelling adaptation of the 2019 horror film With its …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM(Atlantic)This concept album based on Walter Hill’s 1979 film features megastar rappers, Hamilton alumni and styles from metalcore to salsa – it is pulled off with breathtaking brio The …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12PMEmpress Museum, LondonWhile there is strength and skill on display, this circus show lacks a knockout performance and the film’s enduring anthems don’t always fit the action A stage adap…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AMUnicorn theatre, LondonA pet marooned with his owner in a ‘place between worlds’ whispers to the audience through headphones in this skilful play for over-nines ‘We’re not in Kansas …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24AMTheatre Royal WindsorEduardo de Filippo’s ode to the family is revived with a stylish design but does not reach enough comical or emotional peaks A quirk of Eduardo de Filippo’s 1946 Nea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42PMSouthwark Playhouse Borough, LondonA thirtysomething couple try a biotech breakthrough in Emma Hemingford’s time capsule of hot button issues If you want to live longer, you could try exer…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMShe was a Broadway hoofer then she helped inspire – and found fame in – A Chorus Line. As she releases her memoir, the great ‘raconteuse’ recalls her Dirty Dancing fears – and the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:55AMMinerva theatre, ChichesterColourful characters gather for a will reading in this horror-comedy, given a larky update with stylish sequences If walls could talk you’d want to hear the rock…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12PMThe Egg, BathPerformance poet Toby Thompson has a breezy rapport with the young audience as he retells the bittersweet novella with modern trimmings One of the pleasures of Toby Thompson’s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AMThe Hollywood giants are joined online by audio noir from Danny Krass, Nicole Scherzinger’s Norma Desmond and a one-woman 25th birthday party Sharon Duncan-Brewster plays Pink, an insomnia…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AMLittle Angel Studios, LondonAs you would expect from the queen of kids’ crime fiction, there’s a grisly murder to solve and a lineup of dubious suspects that leaves the audience abuzz wi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMStage production in Manchester will orchestrate the band’s 2003 recording to ‘chime with the underlying grief and paranoia’ of the tragedy Thom Yorke is to rework Radiohead’s album H…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42PMRebecca Frecknall will direct Normal People actor in Tennessee Williams classic at Almeida theatre in London, opening in December Daisy Edgar-Jones is to star in a new production of Cat on a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AMLondon Transport MuseumThis fond bio-drama charts a draughtsman’s labour of love to create a comprehensible London Underground diagram He may not be a household name but, 50 years after hi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMNottingham PlayhouseThe musical about a boy who fakes a friendship with a dead student is back, capturing the disconnect between the adult world and childhood reality Just in time for a fres…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PMOscar-winning actor will perform the lead role in Anne Carson’s adaptation of Sophocles’ play in London and Brighton next year Oscar winner Brie Larson is to appear on stage in Brighton …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMThe US director draws upon a brawl at her Detroit school, her love of opera and hiphop, and her time as a standup to deliver a fleet-footed version of the star-crossed lovers’ tale When sh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMBased on a Jane Fallon novel and directed by Guy Unsworth, a new show is powered by the Swedish pop duo’s songs. Co-founder Per Gessle reflects on Roxette’s arrival at the opera Greeting…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AMAdaptation of Amy Heckerling’s classic 1995 comedy will open in London in February with a new score by the Scottish musician inspired by its soundtrack Mean Girls has become a West End hit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMMonkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh The Australian standup, nominated for the Edinburgh comedy award, delivers a restlessly zany sequence of songs and thumbnail sketches Promising a set more mem…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThese games lampooning business jargon and CV exaggeration are relatable and initially amusing but soon start to drag A grabby title and a clear concept sell ti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42PMSummerhall, EdinburghIn a compelling collaboration with Bryony Kimmings, the German company Still Hungry deconstruct, satirise and celebrate the circus Three women are remembering their intr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMUnderbelly, Cowgate, Edinburgh A sequinned ‘RaveRend’ and his sidekick Trev help the audience banish sadness in this ebullient hour Anointed with glitter paint, taking our seats to a sco…
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