They were a couple doing a performance about women, sex and bodily fluids. Then they broke up " and made it more explicit. Meet the duo behind Hotter The pants arrived today. They're bright …
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonMichelle Terry is revelatory as Hotspur and Sarah Amankwah makes a majestic Henry in a valiant if uneven trilogy 'A good heart," says Shakespeare's Henry V, "is th…
The Warren, BrightonFrom nappy challenges to a grotesque clown show about carehomes, this year's theatre festival is full of surprises The two performers rush behind the vulva-esque velvet c…
Exeter NorthcottIt's all for one and one for all in an enthusiastic if haphazard riot of dad jokes, dodgy accents and gleeful gallivanting The cast of The Three Musketeers tell us they have …
Barbican, LondonPeake's anguished Woman goes through six rounds of fertility treatment in Julia Leigh's adaptation of her own memoir As part of the Barbican's first Fertility Fest, Julia Lei…
New Diorama, London Jesse Fox's play about the perils of surveillance is at its best when observing the bond between sparring siblings What makes technology scary are the unknowns: our inabi…
Derby theatreThe tales of Mowgli, Baloo and Bagheera are inventively staged with integrated sign language and a community cast Accessibility is too often treated as an afterthought in theatr…
Above the Stag theatre, LondonChoreographer Jack Cole's vitality is lost in Liam Burke's play that tackles issues of ownership of women's bodies All high kicks and hip swings, Jack Cole's d…
Liz Richardson's new show explores the transformative qualities of a freezing cold dip. She takes us to the source of her inspiration 'I want to jump in right now," says Liz Richardson. She …
Bristol Old VicA spider-like central performance dominates a production that offers charm, hi-tech excess and a spattering of bodily fluids Tom Mothersdale's Richard III licks, spits and bit…
Belgrade theatre, Coventry Amy Ng's family drama has the seeds of a great story, but is undone by melodrama and parody The definition of a good future differs significantly for three generat…
O2 Academy, Newcastle Ill-judged jokes and a lack of wit and grit make for a tedious set from one of the queens on RuPaul's series In an interview with Rolling Stone, drag queen Trixie Matte…
Two joyful shows " And the Rest of Me Floats and Sex Sex Men Men " use standup and striptease to discuss trans rights, pegging and the patriarchy In their kaleidoscopic celebrations of queer…
Bush theatre, LondonEve Leigh's new play " about grief and old age " is overbearing in its manipulative attempts to make us feel sad It is billed as a magic show about grief but The Trick ha…
Ustinov Studio, Bath Tanya Barfield's 2006 play about a man meeting his ancestors asks: am I ever black or white enough?Tracing four generations backwards from 1995, Tanya Barfield's 2006 pl…
The Drum, PlymouthSam Steiner's hilariously bleak show about helpline volunteers has a charming cynicism and moments of compassionIn his new play, Sam Steiner makes us beam as the world burn…
Vault festival, LondonThe ethereal star " as seen in an exuberant drag act by Tom Lenk " becomes a spirit guide in this wry show about the role movies play in our livesExuberantly strange an…
Sherman theatre, CardiffEvery emotion is tangible as Elgan Rhys's play about a 30-something gay couple races to a violent climaxWoof is a triumph for the Sherman theatre. In Elgan Rhys's per…
Royal Court, LondonNicôle Lecky's astute one-woman show, punctuated with rap, pins down the financial and moral dilemmas of her peersBusiness and pleasure collide and combust in Nicôle…
'demonstrating how hard true understanding - of both oneself and of another - is to achieve': Kate Wyver writes on the NOW Festival Week 3 double bill. The post Review: NOW19 – Greg W…
Vault festival, LondonHolly Beasley-Garrigan didn't want to perform a show about being a gay working-class woman, she tells her audience … that's just how arts funding worksWith anger and …
Barbican, London Les Antliaclastes' puppet show is a bewitching ride through the dark side of fairytales with close attention to detailDarkly comic and absurdly charming, this wild gothic ri…
Pleasance, LondonTwo women blot out life's blemishes with feather boas and Shirley Bassey songs until their friendship begins to sourIsolation is gilded in glitter in Annie Jenkins' tender d…
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonA king's daughter sells her unborn baby to a wicked fashion designer in a patronising show with abrasive songsMoney can't buy love but it can buy theatre tickets.…
Tobacco Factory, BristolBea Roberts' adaptation is best when it amps up its visual gags, though it searches for a plot and a perspectiveThe world can be scary when everything else is bigger …