At 35, Martin O'Brien has already outlived his life expectancy. And in performances in which he attaches pegs to his testicles or smears himself with mucus, he brutally confronts his mortali…
Chichester Festival theatreGina Beck is radiant as Maria in this immaculate and impish production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical Chichester has set quite a record for staging West End-…
The I Should Be So Lucky singer will play a 'specially created character' in the touring show which will feature a string of pop hits by the songwriting trio Kylie Minogue is to step back i…
Krystal Evans was scarred, mentally and physically, by the fire that killed her sister. She blocked out the memories " until she decided to write about them In previous, shorter standup show…
Making seat measurements readily available and providing alternative options would enable everyone to have a nice time at theatres, cafes … and any place with chairs and people I have to c…
Satire by German playwright Marius von Mayenburg will open next year at the Young Vic in London which will also revive Harold Pinter's The Homecoming Patrick Marber is to direct a new play a…
The Channel island now has a professional ballet outfit, run by Canadian former dancer Carolyn Rose Ramsay. She remembers rehearsals in a potato warehouse and shares ambitious plans 'I've ne…
The Glasgow comic on why she has to shower before a gig, taking a show about womanhood to the Edinburgh fringe and the need for more working-class voices on TV Is it true you first performed…
As British politics has got crueller, our comedy has gone in the opposite direction, becoming a haven of decency and diversity. In this extract from his new book, Different Times, David Stub…
Finborough theatre, LondonThe first professional production of Merton Hodge's quippy drama in more than 80 years shows how a play can date Merton Hodge's whimsical play became an internation…
Glasgow Botanic GardensBard in the Botanics stages Robert Louis Stevenson's gothic novella as a tense three-way struggle that asks big questions about human nature It is not quite a Dylan-g…
Manchester AcademyThree dancers are photographed by Reid in real time " and the beautiful still moments he extracts from their choreography form into a striking visual narrative before your …
Leeds PlayhouseThe songs of the big O are used in crafty ways in David West Read's moving, celebratory story about getting a band back together David West Read (writer) and Luke Sheppard (di…
New Century Hall, ManchesterLace-clad dancers writhe and prowl across a packed dancefloor, titillating close-up audience members with their supreme confidence and awesome muscular control Fo…
Harold Pinter theatre; Young Vic; Barbican; Hampstead theatre, LondonMark Rylance mesmerises as the tormented Hungarian doctor; Kwame Kwei-Armah's new satire is all too timely; Kyle Ramar Fr…
The Cuban star on returning to the Royal Opera House stage, commissioning a heavy metal ballet and diversity in the arts Carlos Acosta was one of the greatest classical dancers of the modern…
SBW Stables Theatre, SydneyOlivier-winning playwright Suzie Miller's new work tackles the justice system from another direction " but its power is cheapened by melodrama The percussive beat …
The Thick of It creator will collaborate with actor Sean Foley on first authorised adaptation of director's 1964 apocalyptic comedy Stanley Kubrick's classic film Dr Strangelove is to be ada…
The actor and host of Bake Off: The Professionals talks about her love of soggy bottoms, what she ate while on Strictly and her favourite Nando's I have a massive sweet tooth. I don't think …
Crucible, SheffieldBilled as an opportunity to reframe Boublil and Schönberg's original, this is more of a tweak but it is a visually captivating production Last autumn, a theatre company o…
Actor was best known for portraying Sir Arnold Robinson in hit political satire and in sequel, Yes, Prime Minister The Yes Minister star John Nettleton has died aged 94, his representatives …
Manchester Academy; Whitworth Art Gallery, ManchesterA belief in the transformative power of art unites Reid's sensational autobiographical work and Sehgal's meditation on the grace of footb…
Two shows at Sadler's Wells reveal the range of influences and restless experimentation that are key to the ever-progressing art form Since the annual flamenco festival was first staged at S…
Soho theatre, LondonAn AI comedian cracks jokes tailored to the audience's internet search history in this spoof corporate presentation Streaming platforms increasingly tailor content to our…
Royal Court theatre, LondonThree generations of women in a Merseyside house banter, bicker and disappear into their smartphones in this nuanced play from Michael Wynne Cuckoo is a delicately…