Playwright was an unusual mix of originality and authority and in high demand as a cultural criticBonnie Greer, who has died at the age of 77, moved to the UK from New York in 1986. She grew…
A brush with mortality inspired sisters Sophia and Camilla Minden to create a death-themed event featuring live bands, wild swimming … and an ‘emoshpit’Raised in the Lake District on �…
Theatre503, LondonLauryn Ajufo makes Tracey her own in a vibrant revival of Coel’s monologue, capturing the cruelty, confusion and comedy of adolescenceThe self-flagellations of adolescenc…
The actor makes her directing debut with a raw, fascinating film about her 2008 collaboration with the British dancerIn the way that wedding rehearsals can be more emotional than the big day…
The British-American novelist and playwright who regularly appeared on panel shows will be remembered for her ‘warmth, humour and generosity’, says her husbandThe British-American noveli…
Poet in da Corner by Debris Stevenson revealed that acting in a theatre can have a lot in common with MCing in a clubBy 2018 I was in my third or fourth year professionally as a grime MC and…
Sadler’s Wells, LondonSkill, craft and beauty infuse pieces including Lar Lubovitch’s Many Angels and Judith Jamison’s A Case of YouThe Alvin Ailey company’s New Works programme migh…
Almeida theatre, London Josh O’Connor makes a powerful return to the stage as a New York violinist driven by dire straits to risk everything in the ringClifford Odets proved himself a cont…
As a teenager, Edmonds had a three-year residency at the Royal Opera House. Her eclectic career – creating NFTs, adverts and films as well as for the stage – reveals a precarious industr…
Greenwich House Theater, New YorkThe Oscar-winning actor transfixes in a Marin Ireland’s masterfully nuanced play about a woman reeling from a toxic relationshipParadoxically, the more sta…
The Fijian Flying Circus is a lo-fi, high-energy mix that teaches its performers a valuable grab-bag of theatre and life skills even as they charm the crowdsI’m watching a young man dresse…
Adolescence co-writer criticises government inaction and calls for laws banning secret use of AI to generate scriptsJack Thorne, one of Britain’s most successful screen and stage writers, …
The star-studded Sondheim musical has hit the buffers after a second star, Jonathan Bailey, joined his Wicked colleague Ariana Grande and left the productionFirst, it was Ariana Grande who d…
Linbury theatre, LondonDirected by Natalie Abrahami and choreographed by Loughlan Prior, this is an evening of many parts that sometimes feels bolted togetherIt’s an evening of two halves …
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonA catastrophic explosion forces retired nuclear engineers Syal and Declan Conlon to confront their past after a visit by Kerry Fox in this revival of Lucy Kirkwood�…
Theatre Royal, GlasgowThe premiere of Julia Cheng’s Entress and a bold return for Crystal Pite’s Emergence both explore collective powerIt is a significant moment for a choreographer to …
Royal Court theatre, LondonStarting in Germany in the 1930s, there is a stinging topicality to Manfred Karge’s play addressing the renaissance of Nazi ideologyEarly autumn London theatre h…
Theatre Royal Stratford East, London In Ava Pickett’s tense play, Michelle Dockery’s heroine returns to a Towie-styled world where the violence and misogyny are all too recognisable‘An…
Marylebone theatre, LondonDarren Raymond’s update drops Rylance’s impostor into a Jamaican-Nigerian wedding, with clever rhyming couplets but less political stingSpitting posh platitudes…
Stephen Joseph theatre, ScarboroughThe playwright explores our relationship with technology, asks if robots have souls and even questions the value of art in this sci-fi courtroom dramaFor p…
Dominic Dromgoole’s new book, Time Frames, shows how this format’s stuffy reputation belies the room it has made for daring experiments from Chekhov to Brecht and beyondHow do you make t…
The Ali G and Borat creator is reported to be taking the lead in The Popinjay Cavalier, a swashbuckling comedy Tarantino is developing for early 2027He will soon be seen resuming his old Sta…
Hampstead theatre, London Maria Friedman plays a 15-year-old with a rare ageing condition in a heartfelt and funny show that manages to sustain its sweetnessIt’s a bizarre concept for a mu…
Tango is an art form which, as the competitors themselves described, serves as a deeply personal means of expression, communication and connection between people beyond cultural and geograph…
Finalist in 2025’s inaugural celebrity iteration will be the host of several variants, which will see different characters banished, murdered and victoriousIn another twist for the intrigu…