The Other Place, Stratford-upon-AvonFour students in Iran are under pressure to pass their foreign language exams in Sanaz Toossi's gentle comedy that puts discussion above drama and ideas a…
Apollo theatre, London John Cleese's transposition of his TV sitcom to the theatre has pitch perfect performances, but it never quite becomes a play What should we hope for when TV hits of y…
A total of 16 women have accused Copperfield of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior spanning decades. More than half said they were teenagers at the time. Copperfield's lawyers say …
Trafalgar theatre, LondonThe Olivier award-winner returns to her role as an actor in rehab in Duncan Macmillan's brutally powerful play Duncan Macmillan's 2015 play about addiction is a tric…
Corn Exchange/Dance House, BrightonStopgap and Lîla Dance deliver poetic and political work at this year's festival, displaying bold innovation and evocative visions 'It's impossible to c…
Cutting the Tightrope: The Divorce of Politics from Art, at the Arcola in London, tackles freedom of expression " with particular focus on Gaza Arts Council England unleashed fury in Februar…
Birmingham RepA strong cast and a magical set make this more or less word-for-word stage transfer of the cult hit an entertaining tribute piece In 1988, I worked on a listings magazine's com…
Director who brought contemporary dance to mainstream British TV audiences with films such as Outside In and Veterans A"magician of the camera" with an extraordinary visual sense, Margaret W…
Actors to play the lead roles in Matthew Warchus's centenary West End revival of Seán O'Casey's Irish civil war classic Sarah Snook has just finished her London theatre run in The Picture…
Hampstead theatre, LondonStrong performances and jibing humour propel this exuberant but flawed revival of Stephen Adly Guirgis's 2014 play about racism in the New York police force This rev…
Minerva theatre, ChichesterWrithing and retching while sandwiched between spectators, revellers navigate class, sex and power at Miss Julie's 18th birthday celebration The Minerva's last pro…
Ustinov, BathAs a woman who has left her husband for a dissolute younger man in postwar London, Greig's quiet despair compels The torch song Stormy Weather sobs between scenes in this reviva…
The actor will play the lead in a stage adaptation of his Oscar-nominated journalism drama from 2005 George Clooney is set to make his Broadway debut in a stage adaptation of his 2005 journa…
The Fawlty Towers actor has often played the monarch in the past and has now recorded audio for a new production at the festival At the age of 91, Prunella Scales has reprised one of her fav…
Cliffs Pavilion, SouthendNow free of cancer, Gilbert looks back on his illness with a characteristic mixture of emotional candour and uproarious humour A standup show about cancer? It's a fa…
Tron theatre, GlasgowThatcher stalks the stage like an untamed monster, but the rest of Barr's account of growing up gay in the 80s is sentimentalised and soppy On the page, Damian Barr's 20…
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonKaty Baird's strange, intimate work of performance art leaves little unexposed " but its lack of depth leaves us wanting more Last time I saw Katy Baird, she hik…
Barbican, LondonThe final hours of Mary, Queen of Scots are enacted with hypnotic precision in Robert Wilson's collaboration with Théâtre de la Ville"Paris In the grand soap opera of 16t…
Royal Opera House, LondonChristopher Wheeldon strips Shakespeare's play of distractions in this boldly choreographed, nuanced masterpiece Ten years ago, when Christopher Wheeldon created The…
Donmar Warehouse; Lyric Hammersmith; Jermyn Street, LondonThe aged servant steals the show in a fast-paced 21st-century Chekhov, Max Webster's dystopian sci-fi dazzles the eye but skips the …
The Black Swan choreographer is bringing his unique take on Shakespeare to Sydney " involving cameras and dancers running outside the Opera House Perhaps no single person has done more to bu…
Standup has enjoyed a rapid rise in India over the last decade, and now its leading lights are conquering the Edinburgh fringe and packing out the Royal Albert Hall. Where better to take aim…
The theatre director, now teaching at Oxford after years running the RSC, thinks The Two Gentlemen of Verona is perfect for a young cast to argue over. We go into rehearsals Which is Shakesp…
Regent's Park Open Air theatre, London Owen Horsley's frolicking staging has jaunty music and mischief, but this production dances over sadness Tonight belongs to the lovers, but not the on…
Nottingham PlayhouseA teenager kills a trainee paramedic with a single strike on a night out in Nottingham in this deftly directed play based on a real story Take note: this is not a play ab…