Bush theatre, LondonA young cast excels in this effervescent new play by Kit Withington, as young classmates reflect on a tragedy The fizzing energy of a school coach trip. The gentle escape…
Almeida, LondonSam Holcroft's drama delights in the theatrical trickery of dual identities and false realities to throw a final surprise punch Extending the long tail of works influenced by …
Monkey Barrel Comedy, EdinburghWritten in the shadow of grief and nominated for the Edinburgh comedy award, this barnstorming set takes in race, class and migration Quite the fringe journey …
Festival theatre, EdinburghThe American company brought Ailey's legendary Revelations, still hugely powerful after 65 years, alongside modern pieces of precision and fire The thing about th…
Underbelly Bristo Square, EdinburghNominated for best newcomer at last year's fringe, Sonubi is a warm performer but this leisurely new show lacks shape 'I never asked to be so goddam gifted…
Assembly @ Dance Base, EdinburghBobak Champion is a storyteller who dances from one character to another in these travels between Bristol and Tehran There is a fragrant scent when you walk i…
Actor accuses Royal Central School of Speech and Drama of paying lip service to anti-discrimination pledges after 2015 incident The actor Shaniqua Okwok has criticised the Royal Central Scho…
Julia Masli, Ahir Shah and Janine Harouni are on the eight-strong shortlist for the coveted £10,000 prize at the festival A clown-therapy show that takes place in the middle of the night.…
The festival's musicals this year range from theatrical introspection to a rip-roaring improvisation inspired by Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash hit The world's most popular musicals have often b…
Underbelly's Circus Hub on the Meadows, EdinburghThe enthralling Canadian company offer up a fast-paced but often jarring show that treats Shakespeare like the Super Bowl Here is a twist on …
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe duo, doing separate shows for children and adults at the fringe, have hit on a winner " their daft pranks bring the young audience right in It's a thing, co…
A glimpse behind the scenes of the predominantly young cast of the London theatre's LGBTQ-aware, gender-bending casting production of As You Like It, directed by Ellen McDougall. The play ru…
Donmar Warehouse, LondonThe performances are superb in this tale of a family dealing with bipolar disorder but the storyline is thin Given that Next to Normal is about a woman with bipolar d…
Patsy Ferran takes on Eliza in Pygmalion, Andrew Scott plays multiple characters from Uncle Vanya and Mlima's Tale tells a powerful tale of the ivory trade. Here's what's in store on stage C…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghVoloz Collective's satirical thriller set during the subprime mortgage crisis is staged with style but has little emotional impact Who needs a load of props whe…
Coming-out tales, ventriloquism, a musical set in a public loo and glamorous late-night cabaret are among the festival's uplifting LGBTQ+ shows No one ever pays attention when you're handed …
The comic, who has survived cancer and once sleep-jumped through a closed hotel window, is bringing his Broadway smash about mortality to the UK. 'I guarantee you'll laugh,' he says For some…
Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh The real beasts " not the internet kind " have come to teach us their ways, learn human stuff and dish the dirt on billy goats It's not easy being green. Just a…
Assembly George Square, EdinburghThe Australian comedian makes it immediately clear you are in safe hands with a show of sketches and characters It's a thrill when a comic you're seeing for …
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghSchoolteacher-by-day Tothill's foppish persona is a delight and his thesis, that hedonism died with the Reformation, is convincing There are newcomers on the fr…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe conceit in the comic's fringe debut is that his sleazebag persona has been #MeTooed and returns with a barrage of bad-taste jokes "Too dark and weird for m…
Group founded 18 years ago raised £2.6m for renovation but says council has not carried out repairs As a little boy, Kris Lalaj would watch with envy as his big sister ran around Kensal H…
Comedian 'blooming chuffed' as she becomes the second woman to win the award in its 14 years A one-liner described by its author as "stupid" has topped the poll for best joke of the Edinburg…
Phoebe Waller-Bridge's uncouth one-woman show is seen as the epitome of festival success. But 10 years on, we speak to three fringe performers battling to escape its long shadow Ten years ag…
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghRamoso delivers an irresistible show featuring dozens of characters in sketches, improv and a comic play Sketch is usually a team game " and you could believe there'…