Cast, DoncasterLaurie Sansom's bold decision to stage the literary classic with a cast of three pays off in parts thanks to compelling performances and an atmosphere of shadowy dread You mig…
Ã’ran Mór, GlasgowCovering friendship, addiction and death, this dark comedy from the team behind Dancing Shoes celebrates one man's life and his passion for film The title is ironic. …
Citizens theatre, GlasgowEven the safety curtain has a morbid air in Dominic Hill's post-apocalyptic staging of Beckett's classic Productions of Samuel Beckett's modernist classic often evok…
Ã’ran Mór, GlasgowAn anecdote about a trip to find Paul McCartney's Scottish retreat turns into a sweet-natured two-hander Milly Sweeney is a young writer gaining traction. Staged in P…
New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme The cast in this four-person capsule telling of the Conan Doyle thriller bring vigour and charm but it's hard to discern any point to the exercise To get the m…
Citizens, GlasgowNewcomer Mandipa Kabanda plays the Maid of Orleans from obscure teenager to army-commanding conqueror, tearing through dialogue with rare pace When George Bernard Shaw's pla…
Royal Exchange, ManchesterDirector Selina Cartmell delivers a giddily theatrical take on Jim Cartwright's slice-of-life portrait Selina Cartmell's vision for Jim Cartwright's play is big. To…
Birmingham RepThe bands that came to symbolise a divided nation compete to top the charts in John Niven's jokey play but it is woefully short on drama Apparently, they did a lot of sitting a…
Comedians, theatre-makers and actors including Rachel Weisz, Sally Phillips and Simon Munnery recall the late teacher's alarming lessons Philippe Gaulier, clown guru, dies aged 82 Louise Bre…
The Canadian performer visited hospices, mystics and cemeteries to research Age Is a Feeling. The show, which has now been performed in 10 languages, has reduced men in their 70s to tears It…
Hull TruckIn a stark modern staging, Mark Babych frames the tragedy as a story of ordinary lives spiralling into catastrophe For a play that ends so bloodily, Macbeth starts like an improvis…
Cast, DoncasterThrough the eyes of two working-class teenagers, a legendary 90s Doncaster nightclub is brought back to life in Danielle Phillips's sparky but quietly perceptive play If you w…
Cast, DoncasterA visually arresting adaptation trades Martian menace for Enoch Powell-era paranoia " technically dazzling, politically pointed, yet also confusing 'National emergency to repe…
Octagon, BoltonThree grownup daughters display childhood neediness in this well-acted production that explores unrequited desires as a mother comes back from the grave The three grownup sist…
Crucible, SheffieldThe supernatural is all-encompassing in Oladipo Agboluaje's reframing of Shakespeare's power play in 19th-century west Africa Every time the court historian turns up, he h…
In wonderfully bewildering shows, New York's venerable avant garde theatre company mash together everything from baroque opera to sci-fi B-movies. Their next trick? A seance-style tribute to…
New LGBTQ+ festival included McKellen in a fiery monologue and Norton in conversation, as well as a queer ceilidh and 'kilted yoga' Sir Ian McKellen is on stage blowing up a red balloon. For…
Chadderton Town Hall, OldhamSet over the course of local village hall fundraiser, Jim Cartwright's play is charmingly performed and has a built-in sense of community Yesterday it was the sal…
Citizens theatre, GlasgowLewis Hetherington's reworking of the 18th-century fable is creepy and creative, serious and scary It is a rare for a family show to be both funny and spine-tingling…
Dundee RepThis hazily dramatised show is full of pizzazz and features the voice of Brian Cox but in making Jack as cynical as his mum it loses the story's heart Do not be misled by the title…
Gaiety theatre, AyrA rosy-cheeks-and-spotty-socks kind of show full of generous laughs, Fraser Boyle's take on Aladdin also has several original innovations and a subversive streak Who need…
Tron theatre, Glasgow There are jokes aplenty in Johnny McKnight's panto update of Lewis Carroll's Wonderland story, played with delirious daftness by an ebullient cast More than the odd pla…
Royal Court theatre, LiverpoolPaul Duckworth's sweary Scrooge has romantic history with Marley's widow in a pun-heavy festive show Whether it's Paul Hilton at London's Old Vic this winter or…
Theatre by the Lake, KeswickAll the major characters are present in Sonia Jalaly's update, but this is also a journey of self-realisation with brisk songs and cartoonish humour Most people …
Live theatre, Newcastle Jamie Eastlake's play addresses the forces pushing a young man towards the far right " and the school meals supervisor set on saving him When did society become so po…