National Theatre; Savoy theatre, LondonThe fourth in Clint Dyer and Roy Williams's state-of-the-nation play series is precise, fierce and moving, while Nicole Scherzinger hammers home the dr…
The Paris-based British playwright, back at the National Theatre with The Confessions, inspired by conversations with his mother, talks about the secrets she revealed and the heroism of unex…
Barbican theatre, LondonPam Tanowitz's heartfelt work, inspired by her late father, is delicate, mystical and timeless Song of Songs is a thing of beauty. It's a work of profound connection …
This month, Sadler's Wells celebrates the quarter centenary of its current building in Islington, north London, which was remodelled in 1998. Revisit 25 shows from those years Continue readi…
Sherman theatre, CardiffAstounding tale of how a volunteer at a Welsh hospital changed the lives of neurodivergent people globally is dynamically directed and movingly told This is a local s…
Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily James take centre stage in the playwright's new drama Lyonesse, which explores power, abuse, and why things haven't changed as much as people hoped Things are n…
A mixed bill of standups, presented by the Nanette star and due to be recorded for the streamer, is a valuable response to its Dave Chappelle controversy When Dave Chappelle released his Net…
Savoy theatre, LondonLloyd brings hipster edginess, style and unpredictability to this revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical " though it's more surface-level than penetrating closeup W…
Barbican, LondonMeditation on the Bible's great love poem can feel opaque but it is performed with great precision and set to a bewitching score There's something unsolvable about Pam Tanowi…
Royal Court Upstairs, LondonAn aspiring journalist comes up against the difficulties of accurately representing his shisha-going community in Mohamed-Zain Dada's energetic debut This debut d…
Play based on the beloved 1987 comedy will open at Birmingham Rep next year directed by Sean Foley It is one of British cinema's most quotable comedies: a tale of destitute London actors "dr…
My penchant for menswear had been treated as a mildly immoral habit when I was growing up. But one night all the shame melted away It was 2018. I had a craving for an overpriced can of Red S…
This year's shows include a meditative new play from Janet Moran and an ironic variation on the romcom by Nancy Harris Martyna Majok's Ironbound (★★★★☆), first …
Sharma, who directed the theatre's acclaimed production Retrograde, will take over from Indhu Rubasingham in December Amit Sharma has been appointed as the new artistic director of London's …
As it fills the Royal Albert Hall on tour, the comedians' 'dream restaurant' show questions what ingredients a live performance really needs 'I can't believe this many people like your podca…
Jonathan Lynn's new play finds the political double act in their 80s, in a suitable final chapter to a magnificent comic project For Britons interested in politics, 25 February 1980 was a gr…
Thirty-eight years since the concert, the false narrative about a broken continent plagued by poverty, conflict, corruption and disease still persists Some people love musicals. I am not a f…
Wilton's Music Hall, LondonRichard Cant is superb as Merle Miller who takes a stand against homophobia in this clever retelling of his landmark essay Merle Miller, a distinguished mid-centur…
Dorfman theatre, LondonClint Dyer and Roy Williams' state-of-the-nation series continues, this time giving the perspective of the women in its central duo's lives From its inception as an on…
The comedian was booked in for a biopsy after noticing a neck abnormality. Standups are used to leaving audiences jolly but he could not share his diagnosis without causing worry I felt an a…
Whether running for parliament or in multiple marathons, performing on film and in multilingual standup, the star will be here to tell you how on earth she does it From running 32 marathons …
Riverside Studios, LondonDepicting the insinuating villain as a trio of manipulators is striking and gives the drama thrillerish momentum, but intimacy is lost Othello's nemesis has come in …
The Place/Somerset House, LondonHighlights of the opening weekend of the annual month-long dance festival included an arresting piece about gender expectations by Taiwan's Su PinWen and an e…
From Hugh Jackman's black eye to 'benevolent' ghosts in the back seats, tour guides, security and stage managers guide us through five decades beneath the white sails Get our weekend culture…
Riverside Studios, LondonJenna Russell gives a shining performance of quiet resolve in this musical adaptation of Paul Gallico's novel about a widowed cleaner in gloomy postwar London who se…