Garrick theatre, LondonChandran is brilliantly bratty in Rosie Day's one-woman story of vulnerability masked by sarcasm and bravado Rosie Day's one-woman play takes teen pain seriously. In a…
She outraged Mary Whitehouse, worked with Tina Turner, Elton John and Freddie Mercury, and is up for an Olivier for choreographing a smash hit production of Guys & Dolls. Will she ever s…
The character comic on gigging with chickens, harnessing the power of embarrassment and her spoof Radio 4 current affairs show What first drew you to character comedy?As a kid I loved televi…
Company founder Felix Barrett says Viola's Room, written by Daisy Johnson, will be an audio-driven production perfect for date nights Punchdrunk's last immersive production, The Burnt City, …
Experimental British theatre director whose confrontational style often featured loud rock music, nudity, blasphemy and free dance There was a short period in the British theatre " 1968 to 1…
Shakespeare North Playhouse, PrescotHistorical novelist Philippa Gregory has fun reframing the notorious Richard III and the women in his life in her first play From a hole in the stage, a v…
Sadler's Wells, LondonWayne McGregor's DNA-themed work is an evolving delight. And back in the UK for the first time since 2008, the New Yorkers exude classy athleticism in works by Balanchi…
Bristol Old Vic; Orange Tree theatre, RichmondBamber goes to Bristol in a buoyant musical of David Nicholls's University Challenge romcom, while Trevor Nunn's impeccably traditional Chekhov …
Production of Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People halted when protesters warned the audience about environmental damage Climate change protesters disrupted a preview showing of Jeremy Stro…
From Fern Brady to Hannah Gadsby, a host of comedians have discovered that they are autistic. What is it about standup that lends itself so well to neurodivergent people? In 2020, Pierre Nov…
Corn Exchange, BrightonCharlotte Vincent revisits her 30-year back catalogue with a focus on young performers, offering fascinating glimpes into the world she's created Unlike painters, say,…
Theatre by the Lake, KeswickSeán Aydon's laboured attempts to shriek the play into life with overstated and almost unintelligible clowning only serves to flatten Richard Brinsley Sheridan…
Schoenfeld Theatre, New York The much-loved romantic drama, made into a hit movie in 2004, reaches Broadway with some parts intact but with others sorely missing For diehard fans of romantic…
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot In novelist Philippa Gregory's telling, the much maligned king reveals a more human side amid rather too much exposition If you wanted to invent a funny…
A pivotal figure in contemporary dance, known for stripping the artform of its classical and modern techniques In the early 1970s a rangy Arizonan arrived in Devon as a guest teacher at Dart…
Ambassadors theatre, LondonA timid midwesterner adopts a geezerish British persona in David Cale's often shrewdly observed yet meandering monologue Harry Clark is the former lance corporal f…
Launchpad for theatre and comedy talent, which had planned to open its new longterm home this year, announces its closure London's Vault festival, which has kickstarted countless theatre and…
Soho theatre, LondonSnarling at the audience and cracking cynical jokes, Hoffman's intriguing faux-boorish persona wears thin, undermining her subversively funny riffs Robby Hoffman recently…
On tour with her daughter after her cancer diagnosis the Scottish national treasure opens up about her life and finds big laughs in the face of death Here's a documentary following the Glasw…
New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme Amanda Whittington's sequel to Ladies' Day sends her characters off to Australia for an enjoyable range of epiphanies It is 2007 and the four women who struck i…
Stage and screen actor known for his political campaigning, both in his choice of roles and his personal life You might say of the actor Michael Culver that, in Harold Wilson's great phrase …
Sorry/Not Sorry tells the story of the comedian's sexual misconduct through the eyes of the women who spoke out " and endured a vicious backlash from fans, podcasters and fellow standups Car…
Football drama Dear England receives nine nominations in a year that featured a string of celebrity castings' Complete list of nominations James Norton, Andrew Scott, Sarah Jessica Parker, S…
Sunset Boulevard and Dear England have the most nominations at this year's awards " see who else is in the running Noël Coward award for best new entertainment or comedy playAccidental D…
A decade after his award-winning Dracula, Mark Bruce has pared down Mary Shelley's gothic classic and taken a cue from its subtitle 'The Modern Prometheus' 'The idea of a creature made of sh…