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Monday, January 12, 2026

Chaos, crying and poo explosions: baby-friendly comedy clubs take off in Britain by Amelia Hill

Daytime gigs where parents can bring their infants without fear of judgment are proving a sellout success When Nick Page saw the exhaustion of the new mothers arriving at his comedy gig, he …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AM

‘It feels so taboo’: Natalie Palamides on playing both halves of a toxic couple and her shocking next show by Brian Logan

From laying eggs on stage to coaching the Clintons in clowning, the LA performer is full of surprises. She talks about bringing back her rollercoaster solo romcom Weer and the new project th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AM

The Storm Whale review – touching tale of a little leviathan’s surprise visit by Chris Wiegand

Little Angel Studios, LondonTwo children’s books by Benji Davies are adapted for an attractive production that would benefit from a bit more raucous fun Who wouldn’t like to be beside th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AM

Take your partner for Mr Beveridge’s Maggot! The boom in regency balls by Priya Bharadia

Fans of Jane Austen and Bridgerton delight in recreating historical dances – but how do they learn the right moves? Inside the high-arched lobby of the Bank of England Museum, lines of wom…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32AM
Sunday, January 11, 2026

Orphans review – oddball hostage power play is a peculiar gem by Arifa Akbar

Jermyn Street theatre, LondonAn outstanding cast grapple with this revival of Lyle Kessler’s 80s set drama but the play feels incomplete with too many threads remaining unresolved The quie…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM

A Ghost in Your Ear review – truly terrifying ‘headphone horror’ by Arifa Akbar

Hampstead Theatre, LondonWith shades of MR James and Inside No 9 Jamie Armitage’s innovative recording studio haunting is a good old-fashioned fairground-ride chiller The trigger warning a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM
Friday, January 9, 2026

High Noon review – Billy Crudup brings classic Hollywood western back with a bang by Arifa Akbar

Harold Pinter theatre, LondonCrudup and Denise Gough lead a tense adaptation that turns the film into a debate play whose McCarthy-era roots resonate powerfully today How do you turn a class…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24PM

Hans van Manen obituary by Lyndsey Winship

Pioneering Dutch choreographer who fused classical and modern ballet styles into stripped back movement The Dutch choreographer Hans van Manen, who has died aged 93, was a pioneering and pro…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM

Kate Owens: Cooking With Kathryn review – recipes for religious repression, rebellion and ruin by Brian Logan

Soho theatre, LondonThe comic targets Christian sexism head-on – while the argument is well worn, Owens’ manic physicality and dark humour keep the show fizzing Who would have thought, i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM

Strike a pose: vogue balls go mainstream in New Zealand by Eva Corlett

Led by Māori and Pasifika queer communities, the counterculture has gone from performing in lounges and clubs to Wellington’s national museum In a large gallery at New Zealand’s nationa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM

Hamnet review – Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley beguile and captivate in audacious Shakespearean tragedy by Peter Bradshaw

Chloé Zhao’s film version of Maggie O’Farrell’s myth-making novel powerfully reimagines the agonising loss of a child as the source of Hamlet’s grand stage drama ‘The joys of pare…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM

Jade Franks on how cleaning toilets at Cambridge inspired her hit show: ‘I’m not watering down the fury – just sneaking it through the back door by Kate Wyver

The Merseyside comic used her experiences of Oxbridge to create the fringe hit Eat the Rich, but struggled in ways her well-off contemporaries didn’t. Now she’s determined to use success…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM
Thursday, January 8, 2026

Bug review – Carrie Coon brings intensity to paranoid Tracy Letts revival by Jesse Hassenger

Samuel J Friedman Theatre, New York The White Lotus and Gilded Age actor takes on her real-life husband Tracy Letts’ 1996 thriller, which could have afforded some modern-day tweaks You can…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:30PM

Becoming Victoria Wood review – intimate and hilarious portrait of the trailblazing standup by Cath Clarke

Featuring Wood, her famous sidekicks Julie Waters and Celia Imrie and other female standups, this documentary is tender, moving and an absolute hoot There is a moment at the start of this do…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18PM

A provocative new play challenges society’s ‘discomfort that disabled people have sex lives’ by Caroline Butterwick

(We indulge in) a bit of roll play is an explicit drama about a young disabled man’s sexual expression – and puts uncomfortable questions to its audience “I’m asked quite a lot why e…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Art could save your life! Five creative ways to make 2026 happier, healthier and more hopeful by Daisy Fancourt

Engaging in creativity can reduce depression, improve immunity and delay ageing – all while you’re having fun For some reason, we have collectively agreed that new year is the time to r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AM

Dublin Gothic review – epic ‘losers’ history’ of the city traces 100 years of family life by Helen Meany

Abbey theatre, DublinBarbara Bergin’s tale follows four families through strikes in the slums, the Easter Rising, the early years of independence and the HIV-Aids crisis of the 1980s In Ba…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AM

‘I’d never told the same joke twice!’: the explosive rise of Ayoade Bamgboye, Edinburgh’s best new comedian by Brian Logan

The Londoner from Lagos wowed the fringe with a show about language, family and cross-cultural identity. She talks about dread, dreams and her bid for ‘controlled chaos’ Before her first…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:06AM

Dolly, Dreamgirls and Daniel Radcliffe: the biggest Broadway shows of 2026 by Adrian Horton

After a record-breaking season, big stars and big revivals hope to lure in New York audiences over the next 12 months The year 2025 found Broadway at a major inflection point – New York th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03AM

Actor and writer Paterson Joseph: ‘Tilda Swinton asked me a question that changed everything that came next’ by Harriet Gibsone

Joseph on sussing the school system at the age of four, an awkward audition for the National Youth Theatre, and why he loves his ‘horrible’ Peep Show character Born in Willesden, north-w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:02AM

UK arts groups offer therapeutic support to performers as they challenge myth of tortured artist by Amelia Hill

‘You don’t have to be tortured to make great art,’ says founder of mental health support organisation Artist Wellbeing From Vincent van Gogh to Virginia Woolf, from Nina Simone to Amy …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:02AM

Frank Dunlop was a theatrical visionary and the Young Vic is his enduring legacy | Michael Billington by Michael Billington

The director, who has died aged 98, permanently changed the landscape of British theatre by creating the Young Vic – and it reflected his own energetic and ever innovative nature Frank Du…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54AM
Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Woman in Mind review – play stands the test of time for its originality by Arifa Akbar

Duke of York’s Theatre, London Sheridan Smith’s disconsolate housewife seeks refuge in a fantasy world, in critique of the emptiness of married life Susan is not the first woman battling…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32PM

Frank Dunlop obituary by Michael Coveney

Founder of the Young Vic who later became the director of the Edinburgh international festival A pocket dynamo of a man who seemed to bounce as he walked along, Frank Dunlop will be remember…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06PM

‘Melancholy magic’: how Judi Dench and a host of stars came under the spell of the greatest comedy in history by Michael Billington

The Twelfth Night Reunion gathers some of the grandest names in British theatre, including Simon Callow and Stephen Fry, to explain why Shakespeare’s play continues to bewitch audiences Ma…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM

‘I love money!’: Katherine Ryan on success, feminism, bad reviews and ballsiness by Zoe Williams

When the Canadian comedian first arrived in the UK, she says she was instantly poor. But her career soon began to take off. She discusses provocation, perfectionism and telling people her se…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:02AM
Monday, January 5, 2026

‘Pinnacle of westerns’: the Oscar-winning writer of Forrest Gump on staging High Noon – with songs by Springsteen by Ryan Gilbey

He’s written screen smashes like Dune and Killers of the Flower Moon. As Eric Roth plunges into theatre, he talks about classic westerns, being sacked by Robert Redford – and why writing…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AM

Pippin review – Stephen Schwartz’s wondrous songs still cast a spell by Chris Wiegand

Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London A revival of the Wicked composer’s 70s medieval-quest musical brings magic and joy but malevolence is missing Once upon a time, long before Wicked became …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM

Cynthia Erivo is Dracula, Gentleman Jack does ballet and Phil Wang’s mega-tour: theatre, dance and comedy in 2026 by Arifa Akbar, Lyndsey Winship and Brian Logan

Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner unite for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Michael Sheen launches Welsh National Theatre and Bridget Christie revs up for a return to the stage Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM
Sunday, January 4, 2026

Simon Stone on luring film stars on stage, family tragedy and staging Chekhov in Korean: ‘It’s one of the proudest moments in my career’ by Steve Dow

Directing the likes of Alicia Vikander, Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman on stage, the Australian director is returning to Adelaide festival with a bold new take on The Cherry Orchard Get our …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:02PM

The Rivals review – heady, flapper-ish revival is stylishly silly Christmas fun by Arifa Akbar

Orange Tree theatre, London Comedy’s upper-class antics are transposed to 1920s Bath and bring a crowd-pleasing mix of anarchic spirit and silliness, though it slackens occasionally Richar…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AM
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