Cambridge Arts, then touringRebus fans will relish Ian Rankin and Simon Reade's play in which the spiky Scottish cop must solve a crime at a posh dinner party Ian Rankin gave his spiky but o…
Barn theatre, CirencesterMarie Jones's 1996 hit play is given a spectacular, Hollywood-style makeover by her son Matthew McElhinney, though the momentum of the drama suffers Throw a stone in…
Royal Court Upstairs, LondonInspired by urban legends and Afro-surrealism, Tife Kusoro's spooky tale of three schoolchildren pursued by unknown forces is an audacious original A hand curls u…
Sadler's Wells, LondonYip Man, who taught Bruce Lee, is the inspiration for this series of awesomely executed showdowns and acrobatics History may be about the past but it speaks to the pres…
Theatre Royal, Bath; Sadler's Wells, LondonFresh talent shines, though nuance could try harder, in a 20th anniversary revival of Alan Bennett's glinting schoolroom comedy, while the Broadway…
London Coliseum; Dance Base, EdinburghThe Tbilisi-based company's first ever visit to London delivers a precise if traditional take on a classic. Plus, a knockout new duet from Mufutau Yusuf…
QPAC, Brisbane festivalTelling the tale of a historic single day in 1968, this celebration of Torres Strait culture is spirited and generous. Let's hope it gets a national tour Get our weeke…
As a child in Lagos, he felt like Billy Elliot, following a passion for dance despite his family's disapproval. Now, having found success in France, he's returned to his native Nigeria to ma…
Minerva theatre, ChichesterThis adaptation of the cold war spy thriller elegantly compresses the narrative and boasts star-making performances In John le Carré's 1963 name-making novel The …
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Princess theatre, MelbourneShake and Stir's stage version finds plenty of modern parallels to Mary Shelley's tale of creator and creation " especially as the lines between human and machine …
Theatre Royal, BathSpruced up for its 20th anniversary, Alan Bennett's beloved play now has 80s musical numbers, but its blase attitude to teachers with wandering hands remains dated Just ov…
London ColiseumWhile the dancing is sound and the swans are strong, the performance suffers from a staid Russian feel, lacking fire and vitality Nina Ananiashvili was one of her generation's…
@sohoplace, LondonThe final part of Clint Dyer and Roy Williams' trilogy is a bold, brash reflection on racism and working-class identity but the tone is too screamy for the tension to build…
Our series on theatrical discoveries continues with Buddy, remembered by an experimental writer and poet who first saw it as a schoolgirl My mum had an admin job at the Belgrade theatre in C…
Why Am I So Single sets dating angst to music; more Hollywood stars hit the West End; and a Brummie dance trilogy reaches its finale Continue reading...
Anger grows over proposed cuts of up to £10m for Creative Scotland affecting freelance artists and performers Actors and directors have protested on stage during the Edinburgh festival af…
A £15m, four-storey space in Liverpool is to be dedicated to the man once known as Professor Yaffle Chuckabutty. Let's hope it will delve as deeply as he did into comedy's infinite variat…
Friendships based on sport and alcohol don't always allow us to be our true selves. Shared vulnerabilities enrich our lives In my early 20s, I worked as a naked dancing ghost. I was a late s…
Mark Haddon's bestselling novel gets an Australian adaptation 'that Christopher himself would enjoy' " with a warning system, 'timetables' and an autistic star The play has barely begun, but…
When Atoosa Sepehr fled Iran overnight for a new life in London, family recipes helped her stave off homesickness. Now her story has been turned into a drama " with mouthwatering onstage coo…
Monkey Barrel Comedy, EdinburghThe Scottish standup retains his bouncy charm in a show that parallels his recent autism diagnosis with the story of his grandmother's descent into Alzheimer's…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe fringe veteran unpacks his idiosyncratic childhood in a vividly realised show about class, family and neurodiversity Colin Hoult has been performing at the …
Royal Lyceum; Church Hill; Underbelly; PleasanceJack Lowden and Sean Gilder compel in David Ireland's crackling new AA drama; Amy Liptrot's wild addiction memoir somehow works on stage; and …
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghThe improv star showcases all his charm and skill playing a delusional actor who keeps pausing his show to record self-tapes for superior productions elsewhere Few f…