Lyric theatre, LondonJumpy new student Frog overcomes his starting-school nerves in this exuberant musical adaptation of Kes Gray and Jim Field's picture books Cats sit on mats, mules sit o…
The Egg, BathMurray Lachlan Young and Joe Allen deliver a sinister epic about a seven-year-old who inherits his ancestral home Murray Lachlan Young is a born storyteller " even his name has …
Drew McOnie's Merlin and Kenneth Tindall's Geisha will mark the company's remarkable half century, alongside digital archive 'Years ago, when I danced, you did what you were told," says Nort…
Stratford Circus Arts Centre, LondonFilskit's theatre show for young audiences features clowning, aerial tricks and an engaging tale of friendship Here's a set that little hands would love t…
Judges praise her experimental, starkly violent play based on a Cornelia Parker installation as 'astonishingly emotional' Phoebe Eclair-Powell has won the 2019 Bruntwood prize for playwritin…
Stanley and Audrey Burton theatre, Leeds Northern Ballet's retelling for young children gives the baddy a craving for sugar rather than flesh Never mind the red shoes " it's a red cape that…
The West Wing writer's play will coincide with the 60th anniversary of the publication of Harper Lee's novel The hit Broadway play of To Kill a Mockingbird, adapted by The West Wing writer A…
An exciting new adventure for Tiny Tim, a penguin chick with two daddies and a furry green grouch's plot to steal Christmas are among the jolliest shows to unwrap this festive season Scrunch…
Caroline Cornélis draws on everyday life to make elegant shows for young audiences. In 10:10, three dancers and a drummer recreate break time Shows for young audiences are frequently set in…
Choreographer Jennifer Lacey explains why there is more modern art than movement in her new life-coaching piece In the basement of Nottingham Contemporary art gallery, Jennifer Lacey fans ou…
Unicorn theatre, LondonA mischievous arachnid from folklore is given fresh life in a silky show that leaves its audience charmed In one of many stories spun about Anansi, the trickster spide…
State-of-the-art West End theatre opens its doors with a season including plays by Cormac McCarthy and Lucy Prebble A "novel in dramatic form" by Cormac McCarthy, a revival of Lucy Prebble's…
Comedian will make his West End stage debut as Shakespeare in comedy adaptation promising troubles, twins and a dancing bear Ben Elton's sitcom Upstart Crow, which imagines the beleaguered p…
The essence of dance is a ritual, says the choreographer whose seductively mysterious works embrace everything from the annunciation to the apocalypse Angelin Preljocaj is celebrated for hi…
Jubilee Hall, AldeburghEve Austin is vividly volatile as a schoolgirl adrift over summer holidays in Sophie Ellerby's slow-burning drama for HighTide Year 9 is said to be the toughest for sc…
James McNicholas is used to performing comedy sketches. Now he's letting his guard down for the story of middleweight champ turned movie star Terry Downes They called him the Paddington Expr…
Renowned as the squire and surprise Casanova in Thrones, the star is now wrestling with audiences in Edinburgh. He talks about his meteoric rise to fame and why he won't be going back to sch…
Swedish comedian feasts on the acclaim after his food-themed quip tops list of 10 best gags from this year's fringe The surrealist Swedish comedian Olaf Falafel has won the Dave funniest jok…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghKatie Arnstein uses Dorothy's yellow-brick road to map her own struggles and issue a raw reminder of the urgency of #MeToo 'We saw your boobs! We saw your boobs…
Performing at the fringe can cost a fortune " little wonder so many comics bunk in together. We drop in on Jon Richardson, Rose Matafeo and Josie Long, among others, to see how they live It …
Summerhall, EdinburghA trio of siblings make their childhood sparring literal in a mesmerising dance show with heavyweight potential Edinburgh's Summerhall has a rowdy late-night festival hi…
Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghBrigitte Aphrodite and Quiet Boy's colourful show follows a trio of teens in Margate who form a punk band and campaign to save a tree Planting saplings has …
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThis musical for over-threes adapted from the eponymous picturebooks comes with delightful puppets and lashings of puns Kids love pirates. Kids also love dinosa…
Roy Alexander Weise and Bryony Shanahan unite to 'make work with and for' the city's people Two acclaimed young directors are to jointly run Manchester's Royal Exchange, one of the UK's most…
Sleepovers, bossy monarchs and a desert-island McDonald's … The Orange Tree theatre introduces kids to The Tempest with a hands-on creative extravaganza 'Suspense!" "Romance!" "And a twist…