Royal Court theatre, LondonDaring production ranges boldly from very funny Westminster satire to suffering families at the sharp end of Home Office policy 'Words don't crack bones … Do the…
The experimental collective bus us into unknown woodland at night, where we stumble across mysterious characters and slowly become part of a fugitive community We have been instructed to tur…
Theatre and comedy acts at this year's festival break down their expenses and consider the financial risks "The big, difficult cost this year is accommodation," says RoguePlay's artistic dir…
Pioneering lighting designer with Laurence Olivier and Peter Hall at the National Theare, and later in the West EndLeonard Tucker, who has died aged 94, was one of the British theatre's lead…
Before his high-profile roles in Sex Education, Barbie and Doctor Who, Ncuti Gatwa spent years on stage. Here are some of his roles Continue reading...
Lyric theatre, LondonThis show from Tall Stories brings children into the action with a gentle warmth, squeal-inducing gags and engaging puppetry Tall Stories know a thing or two about adapt…
The comedian on getting old, festival toilets and British standups' failure to talk about inequality How did you get into standup?I always loved comedy, but because I didn't know the who, wh…
Powerful dramas that speak to today's audiences, retrieved after British Library discovery, will be performed in London next month It was a chance discovery in the British Library that has l…
Dorfman; Royal Court, London; Chichester Festival theatreGillian Slovo's new verbatim play about the 2017 tragedy is overpowering theatre that doubles as activism; a comedy of iPhone-fixated…
Sala d'Armi A; Tese dei Soppalchi, VeniceThis year's Wayne McGregor-curated biennale pays tribute to Forti's revolutionary work. Plus, a gorgeous double take from the French choreographer Si…
The Enron playwright felt her career was floundering when the call came from Jesse Armstrong's acclaimed series and changed everything. She talks about why writing is a lonely calling, and t…
Sucession star Brian Cox tells gathered members of Equity union 'we are at thin end of horrible wedge' Brian Cox, Imelda Staunton, Naomie Harris and Simon Pegg were among the British A-list …
My friend Hugh Lennon, who has died aged 77, was a magician, mentalist, daredevil and master of "the world's only hypnotic dogs". When I met him at the Edinburgh festival in the mid-1990s, w…
Abbey theatre, DublinTaking an absurdist approach to sexual consent and false memory, this polished play shifts disarmingly from spiky humour to tense confrontation A children's game of make…
Broadway Theatre, New York David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's disco-infused extravaganza turns the theatre into a dance floor with thrilling results Let's get the shoes out of the way. Here Lies …
Dorfman theatre, LondonPiling up devastating detail, this play with a remarkable cast shockingly lays bare the abject failures behind this disaster During dramas about a national catastrophe…
The comedian, who died in 2018, will be remembered in a new exhibition that brings together props, costumes and an interactive 'giggle map' Tickling sticks, a Dicky Mint puppet and a Yorick …
King's Manor, YorkLarge-scale community play has Henry VIII cancelling the city's beloved Mystery Plays as a clever framing device in a striking adaptation There's more than one kind of myst…
Soho theatre, LondonThe Irish standup's new show swerves from the problems with getting older to 80s nostalgia, and just about pulls it off "I'm ageing by the minute," says Deirdre O'Kane. B…
The theatre's new artistic director proved himself a canny commercialist attuned to promising writing at the New Diorama. How will his maverick sensibility adapt to a major venue? In appoint…
Byrne, who is also an award-winning playwright, said he would 'shape a rejuvenating culture' at one of London's most prestigious theatres David Byrne, an award-winning playwright and directo…
Black Box theatre, GalwayMichael Keegan-Dolan charts how he found his creative voice alongside longtime collaborator Rachel Poirier A dancer drags a bag of compost on to the stage and hacks …
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonTanika Gupta's historical drama has only got more relevant since 2013, but there's an awful lot of migration stories to get through in three hou…
Gillian Slovo's play at National Theatre uses words of survivors of 2017 fire at west London tower block People must be jailed for what happened at Grenfell Tower, the award-winning author G…
Not all buildings are created equal. From sightlines to acoustics to the alchemy of actor-audience rapport, the physical facts of a dramatic space are fundamental What makes a good theatre? …