When they weren't having screaming rows, the members of this overlooked 1930s collective changed the course of cultural history. Why isn't it better known? The year is 1937, and at a farmhou…
The Taiwanese group's compelling dance and William F Buckley Jr and Gore Vidal's heated debates are among November's offerings " plus an interactive theatrical quest Cloud Gate Dance Theatre…
Wyndham's theatre, LondonAt two hours with no interval, the actor-director's production hurtles past at such speed that the depths of the play are too rarely realised Kenneth Branagh has con…
Theatre Royal, BathAn excellent cast give the story of Ruth Snyder, a woman executed by electric chair in 1928 for killing her husband, a cleverly inventive, chillingly modern update Ruth Sn…
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Shortly before his death this year, the iconic Japanese composer worked on mixed-reality concert, Kagami " featuring new music, 48 cameras and magic glasses for the audience Todd Eckert is …
Sadler's Wells, LondonA loose, casual dance based on an artist's interpretation of a Cézanne painting via a Pete Harden score is full of ideas that often feel out of sync You could watch F…
Featuring contributions from poets, novelists and a Nobel laureate, this highly charged night " interrupted by updates from Gaza in real time " marked the suffering on both sides of the conf…
Sherman theatre, CardiffManon Steffan Ros has translated Ionesco's play into Welsh for this technically ambitious and compelling production Eugène Ionesco's absurdist classic warns that un…
The Place, LondonThe set is a claustrophobic flat, the clothes are baggy, the prop is a gaming console … this three-part show lets us peer into its characters' lives There's something abo…
Minerva theatre, ChichesterDespite fine acting, Harry Davies' political thriller about a contaminated water scandal fails to plumb the depths of its characters In two senses, this debut play…
Silver ticket promising free theatre shows for life is expected to sell for as much as £2,500 The Bristol Old Vic has vowed to honour a centuries-old policy and provide free tickets for …
Hope Mill theatre, ManchesterAdapted from the 1995 film, this musical about three drag queens stuck in a US small town is low on tension but has plenty of heart " and wigs Manchester's mini …
Venues across the UK closed over building safety fears sprinkle a little magic to keep their shows on the road Every good pantomime needs a menacing villain to threaten all the fun, and this…
Royal Exchange theatre, ManchesterNicholai La Barrie's production edits out some of Shakespeare's characters, but amps up the modern-day relevance of this play about a divided community Rel…
Swan, Stratford-upon-AvonGender identity comes to town in writer-co-director Charlie Josephine's atmospheric but slow-going tale of a disruptive stranger Last year, in I, Joan, at London's G…
Donmar Warehouse; Lyttelton, London; Theatre Royal BathLynn Nottage wires us into American life with her all-consuming truck-stop cafe drama; Alexander Zeldin weaves slow magic from his moth…
Royal Opera House, LondonLauren Cuthbertson and Marcelino Sambé reprise their roles to glorious effect in Cathy Marston's inspired paean to Jacqueline du Pré, while an adaptation of Sam St…
The US author of Sex and the City will appear on stage in London in early 2024 before going on a UK-wide tour Candace Bushnell, the real-life Carrie Bradshaw, is bringing her one-woman show …
The everyman standup delivers substantial comic payloads by itemising the oddity of human behaviour. A successful formula his new tour continues to exploit All the countries of the world hav…
Northern Stage, NewcastleStories from across the world intertwine through activism in an ambitious production, but the delicate threads never quite mesh The title of Open Clasp's new show re…
Welsh and Scottish venues have progressed, but only male artistic directors have run the National Theatre. It's time to address that Let's begin with a pub quiz style Q&A about British t…
Jeton Neziraj's Negotiating Peace is a frenzied comedy drawing on Bosnian and Kosovan wars When political leaders present war as the only solution, it is up to artists to remind people that…
Harold Pinter theatre, LondonStarry cast including Lily James and Doon Mackichan are tossed around in a plot that never gets hold of its many concerns Lyonesse has all the makings of a power…
The Everton FC chairman and hands-on producer of dozens of stage hits, who has died aged 78, ceaselessly radiated the bonhomie of the actor he originally was While he was primarily a theatri…