Edinburgh Fringe 2015: 10 top tips for survival by Mark Monahan

The Edinburgh Fringe is wonderful, says Mark Monahan, but be sure to keep your wits about you

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 2:18am on August 4, 2015☆⚑

'For me, if it's art, it must be crazy' by Mark Monahan

Ivan Vasiliev is the hottest ticket in dance. Now returning to London, he tells Mark Monahan about the professional and personal rollercoaster he's been on since leaving the Bolshoi

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 4:00am on July 11, 2015☆⚑

Cinderella, Dutch National Ballet, London Coliseum, review: 'supremely fresh' by Mark Monahan

Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella is a delight for all age-groups, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 8:04am on July 9, 2015☆⚑

Ladysmith Black Mambazo: INALA, Sadler's Wells, review: 'intoxicating' by Mark Monahan

This glorious 'zulu ballet' is back - and it's even better than before, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:41am on July 8, 2015☆⚑

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's M¡longa, Sadler's Wells, review: 'sensual, suggestive and organic' by Mark Monahan

Cherkaoui's reinvention of Tango celebrates and subverts the famous genre, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:13am on June 10, 2015☆⚑

Ivan Vasiliev about to marry Bolshoi ballerina by Mark Monahan

The superstar Russian ballet dancer - formerly an item with stellar dance partner Natalia Osipova - reveals to Mark Monahan that he's tying the knot

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:30pm on June 1, 2015☆⚑

Boris Charmatz / Musée de la danse, manger, Sadler's Wells, review: 'magnificently pretentious' by Mark Monahan

A bizarre experimental piece, in which dancers writhe on the floor and munch on sheets of paper, doesn't leave Mark Monahan hungry for more

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 5:55am on May 20, 2015☆⚑

Woolf Works, Royal Ballet, Covent Garden: 'an expensive-looking folly' by Mark Monahan

This adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novels has no emotional impact, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 8:01am on May 12, 2015☆⚑

Bugsy Malone, film review by Mark Monahan

Bugsy Malone is an utterly delightful, tongue-in-cheek love letter to the gangster genre

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:01am on April 28, 2015☆⚑

La Fille mal gardée, Royal Ballet, review: 'Natalia Osipova defies gravity' by Mark Monahan

For all her brilliance, Osipova's début as Lise was something of a curate's egg, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:35am on April 24, 2015☆⚑

Jean-Christophe Maillot: 'What about people who don't know about dance?' by Mark Monahan

Mark Monahan heads to Monaco to meet the director of Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 5:00am on April 19, 2015☆⚑

La Fille mal gardée, Royal Ballet, Covent Garden: 'effervesces with life, love and laughter' by Mark Monahan

Vadim Muntagirov's superb debut was just one delight in this sparkling revival of Frederick Ashton's rustic romantic comedy, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:09am on April 17, 2015☆⚑

Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, Sadler's Wells, review: 'a long haul' by Mark Monahan

This elegiac piece would have been improved with some trimming, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 9:56am on April 16, 2015☆⚑

Diana Vishneva: On the Edge, London Coliseum, review: 'surprisingly dull' by Mark Monahan

The ballerina's dancing is close to perfection, but new showcase On the Edge just makes her look foolish, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:36am on April 15, 2015☆⚑

A Streetcar Named Desire, Scottish Ballet, review: 'tugs at the heart-strings, shreds the nerves' by Mark Monahan

Scottish Ballet's version of A Streetcar Named Desire does Tennessee Williams's steamy, pitch-black masterpiece full justice, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:20am on April 1, 2015☆⚑

Hofesh Shechter mixed bill: 'doesn't make the building shudder' by Mark Monahan

The Israeli choreographer's first ever work for the Royal Ballet goes down a storm but is some way below his best, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 9:00am on March 28, 2015☆⚑

Swan Lake, Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, review: 'Eat your heart out, Fifty Shades' by Mark Monahan

Mark Monahan finds Marianela Nuñez and Carlos Acosta sparking off each other in spectacularly sexy fashion

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 6:40am on February 11, 2015☆⚑

BalletBoyz, Sadler's Wells, review: 'hellishly tedious' by Mark Monahan

Despite the commitment of 13 dancers, Young Men is an opportunity missed, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:19am on January 15, 2015☆⚑

Swan Lake, Coliseum, review: 'a feast for the eyes' by Mark Monahan

Yet Odette and Siegfried's chemistry didn't quite ignite in this expertly executed production

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 8:01am on January 8, 2015☆⚑

Nutcracker, ENB, London Coliseum: 'just about satisfies' by Mark Monahan

ENB's Christmassy Nutcracker has wonderful dancing - but could do with fewer mice, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 8:04am on December 12, 2014☆⚑

Edward Scissorhands, Sadler's Wells, review: 'terrifically atmospheric' by Mark Monahan

Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands is playful and melancholic, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:11am on December 11, 2014☆⚑

The Mad Hatter's Tea Party, Linbury Studio Theatre, review: 'stupendous fun' by Mark Monahan

You'd be mad to miss this adaptation of Lewis Carroll's tale, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:39am on December 10, 2014☆⚑

Paxo: Jeremy Paxman at the Pleasance, Edinburgh Festival, review: 'smooth and beardless' by Mark Monahan

Mark Monahan gives his verdict

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 4:22pm on August 18, 2014☆⚑

Edinburgh Festival 2014: Jim Davidson - No Further Action, Assembly Rainy Hall, review: 'too little, too late' by Mark Monahan

Jim Davidson's Operation Yewtree show is capable but dull and depressingly retrograde, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:09pm on August 6, 2014☆⚑

Coppélia, ENB, Coliseum, review: a light-hearted romp by Mark Monahan

Shiori Kase and Yonah Acosta made a convincingly smitten pair in this charming 19th-century comedy, says Mark Monahan

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:25am on July 24, 2014☆⚑