Royal Lyceum, EdinburghWils Wilson's perception-bending production highlights the artifice of a prince's world, exposing the thin veneer of riches and respectability Segismundo has just woke…
Tron, GlasgowThe climate-change summit inspires a production emphasising the land-grab aspects of Shakespeare's late play in an imaginative staging The short-term forecast is for a storm …
The pandemic-delayed staging of Yann Martel's novel is finally arriving in London, and the star of the show is a mesmerising puppet Finn Caldwell is studying four performers perched in the b…
Edinburgh PlayhouseA refreshed version of the Disney perennial begins a tour of the UK with some spectacular visual feasts and a heart-stopping performance by Courtney Stapleton as Belle Thi…
Stephen Joseph theatre, ScarboroughJanice Okoh's version of the 2019 novel waters down the culture clash at its heart and suffers for the lack of the author's rich prose After Benjamin Myers…
Northern Stage, NewcastleLittle leavens the air of hopelessness in Jim Cartwright's 1986 collage of awkwardly staged monologues Angela Rayner would probably approve of the "Tory scum" slogan…
Live theatre, NewcastleThe Durham miners' gala features in both these short plays exploring contrasting experiences of race and class What are the chances of the Durham miners' gala making …
Dundee RepA conscientious citizen stands against the forces of fake news and self-interest in the National Theatre of Scotland's provocative adaptation Lewis den Hertog's images have the sh…
Impact Hub Bradford and onlineStruggling zero-hours sisters risk everything as Kamal Kaan's angsty play transplants the action from Ancient Greece There is a home secretary hell bent on prot…
Pitlochry Festival theatreLesley Orr and Jo Clifford's show about the lives of some who have died in the past 18 months is a necessary act of communal remembrance We've read about it in the …
Royal Exchange, ManchesterLiv Hill is brilliant as a wise-cracking teenager in Stuart Slade's play about cancer, sex and the mystery of life For those of us with limited tolerance for play…
Theatre Royal, WakefieldSet in a northern seaside B&B, John Godber's latest has a healthy dollop of political analysis beneath its very funny surface According to John Godber's latest co…
Live theatre, NewcastleKema Sikazwe " AKA actor and rapper Kema Kay " performs a sunny, charming but vulnerable musical monologue about growing up in the northeast of England Kema Sikazwe's …
Dundee RepJohn McCann's imaginative play follows its characters' search for answers to tough questions during lockdown " watched over by a pair of very unusual seagulls For the seagulls, the…
Traverse theatre, EdinburghActor Amy Molloy delivers an elegant monologue that reveals itself as something greater in this supremely thoughtful show Kate Regan is a woman defined by the men …
Holyrood Park, EdinburghThis open-air performance brings together a multi-generational company celebrating release from pandemic confinement When your stage is the size of a football pitch a…
Summerhall, EdinburghTrevor Lock uses audience participation to satisfy our yearning for community in a show that prioritises connection over action What did we miss most during the pandemic…
Old College Quad, EdinburghKatharine Mehrling delivers the German master's songs in ravishing style, accompanied with restraint by pianist Barrie Kosky We're nearing the end of a medley from…
Available onlineGregor Samsa's sudden bodily dislocation becomes a means of exploring digital-era dilemmas in Hijinx's irreverent adaptation A few days before the first lockdown, Glasgow's V…
Traverse theatre, EdinburghOn an hour-long circuit guided by headphones, graffiti, sculptures and shops wheedle their way into the dialogue If this were a regular show it would be something …
Pleasance at EICC, EdinburghAngelina Chudi gives a powerful performance as she tackles the contradictory, confusing experience of meeting an abuser We've all done it. You bump into a signifi…
Army @ The Fringe, Drill Hall, EdinburghIn this warm and witty solo show, Lubna Kerr, the Scottish daughter of middle-class Pakistani immigrants, recounts a lifetime's encounters with other …
Harbottle Park, Byker, Newcastle upon TyneThe story of a relationship unfolds as a thoughtful exploration of attitudes to what we eat in Chris Bush's clever two-hander At first glance, Chris…
Harbottle Park, Byker, Newcastle upon TyneChatterbox Charli is on a quest to find her voice and stay free in Phoebe Eclair-Powell's warm and funny family play "Why does everyone say I'm trou…
Army @ The Fringe, EdinburghThe friendship of two female soldiers is the poignant basis of this intense, immersive audio play that takes you on a tour of the local area When you watch news r…