Monday, May 11, 2026

‘I told him, “Go ahead, do it”’: Juliette Binoche on how a strangling attack as a teen inspired her directorial debut by Owen Myers

The French actor steps into unfamiliar – and bracingly raw – territory with In-I In Motion after four decades reigning the international arthouse. You have to go out of your comfort zone…

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‘Being offended isn’t the worst thing. Being poor is’: how Robby Hoffman became a controversial comedy sensation by Lucy Knight

She has suddenly become one of the world’s most successful comedians, with a hit Netflix special, an Emmy-nominated role in Hacks and another opposite Steve Carell. But many of her jokes r…

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Sunday, May 10, 2026

Foal review – British Asian’s search for belonging ripples between tenderness and rage by Miriam Gillinson

Finborough theatre, London Titas Halder’s raw solo play relays one young man’s feverish struggle in the face of racism, deftly played by Amar Chadha-Patel in his stage debutTitas Halder�…

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‘My dad cannot see me on stage doing this’: will the stigma around boys who dance ever shift? by Lyndsey Winship

As the pioneering BalletBoyz company celebrates its 25th anniversary and Billy Elliott returns to the stage, the male dance landscape appears transformed from where it was at the turn of the…

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Bank of Dave: The Musical review – ebullient local hero story bursts into song by Mark Fisher

Lowry, Salford The tale of a Burnley businessman who gives his town a financial leg-up overeggs the north-south cultural divide, but Pippa Cleary’s bright musical numbers propel the positi…

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Party Season review – kids’ birthday marathon pumps up parental anxiety to bursting point by Brian Logan

Connaught theatre, Worthing Balloons meet the sharper points of competitive parenting over a weekend of back-to-back kids’ parties, in this broad comedy of social mannersSome of my most tr…

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The Wasp review – tormented reunion with school bully lacks sting by Arifa Akbar

Southwark Playhouse, London Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s revenge drama has plenty of rug-pulling twists, but stilted presentation leaves little sense of jeopardyAs a revenge fantasy between a f…

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Friday, May 8, 2026

The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher review – Hilary Mantel tale is provocative, powerful theatre by Mark Fisher

Everyman theatre, LiverpoolBeginning as a culture clash comedy with cups of tea and deadly intent, this two-hander becomes boldly arrestingIf you want someone to credit for the big laughs in…

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Bullyache: A Good Man Is Hard to Find review – banking bros face their reckoning in grim gameshow by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells East, LondonCourtney Deyn and Jacob Samuel conjure a bleak world of excess, ritual and power in a visually striking but limited piece of dance-theatreIt’s like the afterma…

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Fourteen Again review – make a new musical out of Victoria Wood’s warmly witty songs? Let’s do it! by Arifa Akbar

The Victoria Wood theatre, Bowness-on-WindermereMarking 10 years since the late comic’s death, this affectionate show blends her songs with a time-slip tale of friendship, regret and middl…

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Thursday, May 7, 2026

The objects that escaped from the museum: magical spectacle Return to the Forest – in pictures by All Photographs By Tristram Kenton

A trip to a museum becomes an unexpected adventure in a new immersive family show by Theatre-Rites and Factory International Continue reading...

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Arthur Miller opens up about marriage to Marilyn Monroe in newly unearthed recordings by Donna Ferguson

Exclusive: Taped conversations also cover playwright’s relationship with fame, self-doubt and communismHe was one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century and she was one of the gre…

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Ashley Gavin review – a close look at the clitoris, gender and the ‘manly’ business of getting pregnant by Brian Logan

Glee Club, GlasgowThe masc lesbian comic from New York delivers a superb set with big laughs and twisty logicOld-school standup celebrating the traditional masculine virtues? It’s fallen a…

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The Psychic review – medium strength tale of iffy spiritualists from Ghost Stories’ creators by Mark Fisher

Theatre Royal, York Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman’s story of high competition in a long family line of female stage tricksters loses its powers as it goes onSheila Gold, suppo…

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The play that changed my life: Jack Shepherd’s dazzling jazz drama was somethin’ else by Mehmet Ergen

The late playwright was also a great actor and pianist who combined all three talents in Chasing the Moment, which flowed like real lifeJack Shepherd’s plays have such an easy way of doing…

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Ian McKellen: ‘Of course Gandalf would beat Dumbledore in a fight’ by As Told To Rich Pelley

The actor on dealing with disruptive drinkers in his pub, what he’d ask Shakespeare, and being urged by Alec Guinness to withdraw from StonewallIn more than six decades of acting, what has…

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Magic review – spellbinding standoff between Houdini and Conan Doyle by Mark Lawson

Chichester Festival theatreDavid Haig shines as writer and star of this dramatisation about the fraught friendship of two entertainment giants and their debate over what is real or simply il…

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Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo review – slapstick ballet troupe is always on pointe by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells, LondonMen in tutus and pointe shoes loving and parodying their art form never ages; it’s both simple and very sophisticatedDepending on how you look at it, drag ballet tr…

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Tuesday, May 5, 2026

The Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! lead Tony nominations with Rose Byrne and Daniel Radcliffe in the race by Benjamin Lee

Nominations also include recognitions for actors including Nathan Lane and Luke Evans while stars such as Lea Michele and Ayo Edebiri were snubbedThe Lost Boys and Schmigadoon! lead this yea…

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Michael Spicer: ‘Monty Python taught me that authority figures must earn our respect’ by Interview By Liam Pape

The Room Next Door star on overnight success, ‘sneaky follows’ from politicians and how internet commenting has dragged society downHow did you get into comedy?I was submitting sketches …

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Monday, May 4, 2026

Feminism play Liberation and first world war novel Angel Down among Pulitzer winners by Associated Press and Agencies

This year’s winners also include Jill Lepore’s book on the constitution and Brian Goldstone’s on housing insecuritySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Pulitzer prize offi…

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Fire causes ‘substantial damage’ to Book of Mormon theater in New York by Associated Press and Agencies

‘Deep-seated fire’ forces temporary closure of Eugene O’Neill Theatre, which is home to the long-running musicalSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA fire broke out Monday…

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Tender review – modern masculinity laid bare in pumped-up strip club drama by David Jays

Soho theatre, LondonDirected with swagger and finesse by Matthew Xia, Dave Harris’s play explores sex, pleasure, parenthood and what makes a manThere are two kinds of people in the world �…

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Sunday, May 3, 2026

You Are Here review: Danny Boyle’s postwar pop-culture tribute lets it all hang out by Alexis Petridis

The director’s immersive Southbank Centre takeover has vim and ardour in spades, if not complete coherenceYou Are Here is an undertaking on an impressive scale: a self-styled “epic, one-…

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Kohlhaas review –Arinzé Kene thunders as a wronged resistance fighter speaking truth to power by Arifa Akbar

Brighton Dome Corn ExchangeThe timeless parable of a 16th-century horse dealer turned violent protester questions the personal cost of resistance in this awe-inspiring production from Omar E…

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Saturday, May 2, 2026

‘We have to mock the site’s insanity’: comedian Tim Heidecker on the allure of becoming Infowars’ new boss by Matthew Cantor In Los Angeles

As the Onion waits for a court to approve its takeover, creative director Heidecker previews his ambitious plan to parody the site – already sending Jones into a furyIf you’ve tuned in t…

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Friday, May 1, 2026

Océan Brun review – Caribbean islanders’ lament ripples through Leicester Cathedral by Lyndsey Winship

Leicester CathedralPart of the Let’s Dance International Frontiers festival, Compagnie Kaméléonite’s piece about the climate crisis features two transfixing performersIn the once clear…

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – hilarious and heartfelt, from top to Bottom by Miriam Gillinson

Globe theatre, LondonA spunky Helena and an inspired Puck elicit cheers and laughter in Emily Lim’s generous, creative and clever showI can’t remember the last time I got the giggles in …

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As a schoolboy, I was dazzled by the Festival of Britain in 1951 – but it revealed a divided nation | Michael Billington by Michael Billington

From the Dome of Discovery to the massive cigar-shaped Skylon, the spectacular cultural showcase was an exhilarating sight in 1951. The Tories demolished those prime exhibits yet, 75 years o…

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The best theatre to stream this month: David Harewood has unfinished business with Othello by Chris Wiegand

The actor commands the stage in Tom Morris’s striking production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, while Rachel Zegler and Ben Platt unite for The Last Five YearsWhen David Harewood was offered …

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Thursday, April 30, 2026

Unnatural Harmony: Sounds of Lee Alexander McQueen review – MOR tribute to a fashion maverick by Lyndsey Winship

Royal Festival Hall, LondonFeaturing music that inspired the designer, this show brings together Le Gateau Chocolat, dancers in body stockings and a formal orchestra to mild effectThe small …

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off