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Traverse, EdinburghThe real story of food writer Atoosa Sepehr, who fled her abusive husband in Iran, is retold with the warm familiarity of a friend " while cooking up a fragrant dish live …
Traverse, Edinburgh In this story by Oliver Emanuel, posthumously presented with songs by Gareth Watkins, a couple's romance is told through the paper trail it leaves
When Oliver Emanuel was…
Monkey Barrel, Edinburgh The BBC New Comedy award-winner resurrects a cadaver of an idea as a Rotherham working men's club MC with a devilish twist
Subterranean and claustrophobic, Monkey Ba…
Roundabout @ Summerhall, Edinburgh The writer-performer's playful show sends up actorly tropes while battling intrusive thoughts that could derail her bid for stardom
Temi Wilkey is chasing …
Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh A fallen queen bee turns to a social media pyramid scheme in a technological whirlwind of a production, grounded by Emma-Louise Howell's darkly comic, rhythmic scri…
Gilded Balloon at the Museum, EdinburghThe former SNP wunderkind brings her popular touch to the standup stage, pairing irreverent personal stories with a gasp-inducing exposé of Westminste…
Church Hill theatre, EdinburghVicky Featherstone's directing and Isis Hainsworth's fine lead turn valiantly blur the wild and the urban to portray the writer's introspective journey to sobri…
Roundabout @ Summerhall, Edinburgh Daisy Hall's play finds two men attempting to calm an impending storm, even the climate crisis itself, with the perfect peal of bells
The greatest dilemma …
When Nadia Nadarajah takes the stage at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre from tonight as Cleopatra, she will fulfil a longheld dream: to show others how far you can go as 'a deaf brown woman who …
Williamson Park, LancasterAndrew Pollard turns Lewis Carroll's classic into a delightful quest, tirelessly acted and cleverly designed
We are sitting in a wooded dell, ranged on felled tree …
Grosvenor Park Open Air theatre, ChesterThe streets could be meaner in this new stage adaptation, which is at its best when exploring the challenges of the immigrant experience
Sprays of liq…
@sohoplace; Lyttelton, London; Gulbenkian Arts Centre, CanterburyThomas Coombes and Paapa Essiedu grip in an all too timely revival of Clint Dyer and Roy Williams's state-of-the-nation monol…
Tese dei Soppalchi; Piccolo Arsenale, VeniceHip-hop meets Samuel Beckett in one of two new commissions by Italian choreographers, while the other struggles under the weight of its ambition
O…
With every streaming service now searching for their version of the Netlfix hit, Mark Watson, Lucy Porter, Celya AB and more pitch the TV show of their lives, from real-life origin stories a…
Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh What could have been a fiery exchange of fiercely held viewpoints is more likely to incite yawns than outrage
Joshua Kaplan's play starts with an amusing conceit: D…
Almeida theatre, LondonEline Arbo's profound but playful adaptation celebrates the multitudes contained within a single life, as big history is embodied by womanhood " including Romola Garai…
Their on, then off, then on-again relationship has given the standup couple plenty of material. They discuss oversharing on stage, comedy after cancellation, and explaining monogamy to their…
The actors will star in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot from award-winning British director Jamie Lloyd
The Bill & Ted co-stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are set to head up a new t…
Lyttelton theatre, LondonThe hardship in Steinbeck's classic Depression-era novel is well captured in Frank Galati's atmospheric adaptation, but you long for more tension, more to happen
A s…
King's Head theatre, LondonHannah Kumari's monologue about family angst and teenage isolation has potential, but despite a squealingly spirited performance by Nikhita Lesler, it doesn't quit…
From ruminations on life, love and being Keir Starmer to dance-theatre unpacking toxic masculinity, here's our pick of 2024's 'Burgh necessities
Edinburgh fringe comics pitch their own Baby …
Get a taste of Edinburgh fringe, enjoy Shakespearean insights from illustrious actors and sing along with a handful of musicals in our pick of streaming shows
Lindsay Duncan shines in the Na…
Immersive theatre is booming. So what's the next stage? A 24-hour, up-all-night scarefest in a spooky manor. Our writer grabs her smelter " and prepares for the thrill of her life
It's 10…
Stalwart of the British stage who was also known for her film roles in Romeo and Juliet and 10 Rillington Place
The actor Pat Heywood, who has died aged 92, was a stalwart of repertory theat…
Mainly male audience members had to step out of preview performance of The Years after graphic scene
An award-winning play premiering in London had to be stopped for 10 minutes during a prev…
