Sadler’s Wells, London The annual Flamenco festival kicks off in spectacular style, with a show of serpentine grace and rhythmic precisionThere are lots of places in life where being full …
‘I wanted to celebrate the women who are reinventing morris dancing. They took me to a pub and gave me a pickled egg mashed up in a packet of crisps. I felt like I’d entered a magical wo…
Arcola theatre, London Despite some strong satire, there is too much telling and not enough showing in Christine Bacon’s play exploring global inequalityThis play about the ethics of inter…
From Noël Coward to Martine McCutcheon, the famed institution has been hothousing talent for more than a century. Our writer finds there’s a softer approach these days – and a food bank…
James Bond actor, who is only the second non-royal woman to be celebrated in this way, called the honour ‘truly overwhelming’Dame Judi Dench is to have a West End theatre renamed after h…
Marina Market, CorkMichael Glenn Murphy is the accidental soldier and reluctant revolutionary reckoning with his past in Deirdre Kinahan’s touching drama of regret and returnA ferry termin…
Hugely successful London show to open in the US, with performances beginning in MarchMarmalade bagels at the ready: London’s Paddington Bear musical is to open on Broadway next spring. The…
Play at Gillian Lynne theatre in London will cycle through versions with weekend crowds able to pick oneIn keeping with its well-earned reputation for cloak and dagger, the stage adaptation …
The Crypt at St Luke’s, CorkLuke Casserly’s playful, participatory exploration of Ireland’s 10,000-year-old bogs involves touch, sound, taste – and an earthy perfumeSeated at a circu…
A cat decided it was the main character during the final scene of a Romeo and Juliet performance by the Imperial Russian Ballet Company in Izmir, Turkey. The cat had a lie down, licked itsel…
From a Noh Othello that puts Desdemona centre stage to a requiem for a family killed in the Rwandan genocide, the theatre at this year’s festival gives voice to the marginalisedWhen Willem…
RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Danny Beard to step into Lily Savage’s heels in Jonathan Harvey’s playFew showbusiness careers begin in a towering blond beehive in the gay pubs of Vauxhall a…
The Standard of Living by James Graham traces economist’s influence on British politics and cultureAfter exploring the rise of Rupert Murdoch and the emergence of Gareth Southgate’s Engl…
Disruption during performance of Inter Alia comes weeks after Pike berated audience member for texting during playRosamund Pike kept her cool after a phone alarm in the front row interrupted…
Regent’s Park Open Air theatre, LondonPerformers representing the four seasons of life – and a wide range of styles – dance to a ravey remix of VivaldiIt was a great idea: a dance thro…
Theatr Clwyd, MoldEmily White’s lyrical, if contrived, play is based on a real coastal village whose residents are being made climate refugees by rising sea levelsIn 2014, residents of Fai…
This collection of ‘art meets theatre meets activism’ by more than 80 writers can feel overwhelming, writes our critic, but it devastatingly conveys the cumulative horror and anger of ab…
Royal Opera House, LondonProdigal son Paul Lightfoot returns with Sol León for their first performance by a British dance company. The result is impressively choreographed, if in need of mo…
Citizens theatre, GlasgowThe novel is adapted with equal parts wit and horror to capture the depravity of a notorious crime in GlasgowOn the bare brick wall backing Jen McGinley’s set – …
Most of us loved dancing when we were kids. I dip my toe in at Melbourne’s Rising festival and rediscover that simple, pure joyAs I wait for my first Cuban salsa class to begin, I have the…
How does a 100-year-old dance company face the 21st century? For Rambert’s Benoit Swan Pouffer the answer is combining innovation with popular adaptations such as the Brummie crime sagaOn …
What will life be like in 2034? Will kids surf in quarries – or live in the woods since they think Earth is hollow? We meet the film-maker behind Gener8ion, whose dark predictions have a h…
Luhrmann’s goofy and lovable film is reissued for generations who don’t know where TV’s Strictly Come Dancing got part of its nameGenerations who don’t know why TV’s Strictly Come …
Sadler’s Wells, LondonThe company’s centenary celebration isn’t about nostalgia – this occasionally thrilling triple bill of recent creations showcases some excellent dancersBritain�…
The programme So Are We marks the first time a British company has performed the work of choreographers Sol León and Paul Lightfoot. Tristram Kenton took a first look at Covent Garden Conti…