The Other Place, Stratford-upon-AvonTwo strategists from the US and New Labour are recruited to help win a ruthless election in a former Russian colony The New Real is bookended by scenes wh…
Bristol Old VicFussy filmic visuals hobble fine performances in the European premiere of the Inheritance writer's study of three characters struggling for connection London-based American wr…
Gielgud theatre; Lyttelton theatre, LondonMark Rylance goes to fabulous extremes in an enjoyable if unbalanced revival of O'Casey's Irish civil war drama. And a grieving family confronts its…
Royal Court, LiverpoolStaged in their hometown, the true story of one of the first all-female rock bands is told with low stakes, though the singing is great Despite being one of the world's…
Barbican, London; onlineThis year's festival opens with a formally rigorous work from the South African choreographer and a film premiere from Lea Anderson London's annual international Danc…
The Lyric theatre Belfast's new take on Richard III is produced by, and stars, disabled people. But bringing fresh authenticity to Shakespeare's storied tragedy was not without its challenge…
The comedy show reaches its 50th anniversary this week and to celebrate, a look back to its funniest moments ever With the season premiere this past weekend, Saturday Night Live celebrated i…
Donmar Warehouse Oscar winner makes London debut in Lindsey Ferrentino's busy play that sometimes lacks intensity As true crime stories go, Nick Yarris's tale is stranger than fiction and a …
Florentina Holzinger's bloody Sancta was criticised by Austrian bishops and is now a sellout in Germany Eighteen theatregoers at Stuttgart's state opera required medical treatment for severe…
Theatre Royal WindsorEduardo de Filippo's ode to the family is revived with a stylish design but does not reach enough comical or emotional peaks A quirk of Eduardo de Filippo's 1946 Neapoli…
Barbican, LondonOpening this year's Dance Umbrella festival, the South African company deliver a distinctive show by the non-conformist choreographer At times, Mamela Nyamza's Hatched Ensemb…
Royal Court, LondonOli Forsyth's play about a honeymooning couple caught up in a disaster is let down by unconvincing dilemmas and characterisations In its setup, this is an edge-of-the-seat…
As hundreds of personal effects belonging to playwright John Osborne go up for sale, Hare laments that the V&A is not bidding The vital memorabilia and personal effects of our greatest p…
After years of misery with undiagnosed Lyme disease, the entertainer shares her lessons for living Miranda Hart's latest book feels unexpected coming from a comic actor famed for her on-s…
Southwark Playhouse Borough, LondonA thirtysomething couple try a biotech breakthrough in Emma Hemingford's time capsule of hot button issues If you want to live longer, you could try exerci…
New Diorama theatre, LondonSisters navigating a harsh immigration process conjure up an unnerving helper in Sonali Bhattacharyya's drama Sonali Bhattacharyya's shivery new play begins with a…
Truth, by Australian playwright Patricia Cornelius, will feature multiple actors playing Assange as it probes questions about whistleblowers The WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is the subje…
Soho theatre, LondonInspired by joint therapy sessions with her father, the standup's joyful show has vivid portraits of her 'borderline-delusional' parents How would you describe my vibe, S…
The Place, LondonMoody masses of bodies, a gang of club kids like shamans at a stick-up … this company is always trying something new Matthew William Robinson, artistic director of Nationa…
Lyttelton theatre, LondonEvery performance is compelling in this rivetingly naturalistic modern-day reworking of Antigone, written by Alexander Zeldin This modern family psychodrama bills it…
Safe House is a haunting song cycle by Walsh and Anna Mullarkey while the experimental company's Signal to Noise pushes language to breaking point In a Dublin theatre festival programme jamm…
She was a Broadway hoofer then she helped inspire " and found fame in " A Chorus Line. As she releases her memoir, the great 'raconteuse' recalls her Dirty Dancing fears " and the sharp suit…
Minerva theatre, ChichesterColourful characters gather for a will reading in this horror-comedy, given a larky update with stylish sequences If walls could talk you'd want to hear the rock'n…
Recovery of stage foundations, which will be part of new London museum, has changed understanding of theatre development Three metres below ground in a newly developed square in Shoreditch, …
The role of Charlotte 'Big Jugs' Hinchcliffe made her a star " then she spent years trying to get the respect and the roles she deserved. Now, at the age of 34, she's been having the time of…