Best known for his inventive work with Tim and Eric, the absurdist comic talks about playing it straight as a 'legit' singer-songwriter, and his newest creation: a 'belligerent and terrible'…
Abbey theatre, DublinPlacing modern tech in the baroque setting, CaitrÃona McLaughlin's production emphasises artifice but leaves the central message unmoored Secrets, lies and disguised …
The actor, better known as a TV cop, is portraying Julius Caesar's assassin in a first for the RSC. She reveals why she's been studying revolutionaries, from Mexican Zapatistas to Welsh nati…
I spent 10 years burying the shame of being a failed contestant on the US version of the show. Then a 15-year-old helped me see it differently My name is Emily, I'm a standup comedian and wh…
Duncan Hess grew up wanting to be an actor, instead becoming a successful director at the BBC. Now he has returned to his first love, and is already walking in the footsteps of the greats Du…
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghKatie Posner directs a high-voltage cast in playwright Ahlam's politically charged portrayal of a group of teens coming of age in post-Arab spring Cairo We view moment…
Ballerina who loved to dance with Rudolf Nureyev and inspired new works from Kenneth MacMillan and Frederick AshtonLynn Seymour, who has died aged 83, was one of the greatest dramatic baller…
Events planned in UK and Ireland, including a British Library exhibition, to mark 400 years since complete works first published Four hundred years ago, a small band of William Shakespeare's…
Sadler's Wells, LondonA virtuoso lineup join the New York City Ballet principal for an eclectic programme celebrating the shared pleasure of music, rhythm and athleticism Tiler Peck is a st…
Shakespeare North Playhouse, PrescotPrescot is pitted against Scarborough " and women get their fair share of the limelight " in this engaging rewrite of Shakespeare's comedy When this impre…
Everyman, Liverpool; Noël Coward; Bush; Wyndham's, LondonA revival of Caryl Churchill's female power play has yet to settle; Paul and Prue become song-and-dance naturals; a fab four get r…
Barbican theatre, LondonMthuthuzeli November's passionate new work celebrating the musician is paired with Will Tuckett's fine piece inspired by the poet Adrienne Rich Two powerful women, ea…
Propel Dance hope their Snow Queen challenges stereotypes, amid rumours Strictly may invite a contestant who uses a wheelchair The founder of Britain's only all-wheelchair-user professional …
One million copies sold, sobbing superfans on TikTok and a new stage adaptation starring James Norton " yet Hanya Yanagihara's 2015 book continues to divides readers On the cover of the Amer…
By channelling money to Edinburgh performers, Phoebe Waller-Bridge is passing on some of her own good fortune The Edinburgh fringe is a shaggy old beast with many ailments. It's too big, too…
Vault festival, Network theatre, LondonA depressed 500-year-old wants to remove her immortality implant in this entertaining and kooky dark comedy which lands just short of saying something …
The breadth of these bills is staggering, and many go beyond their purported goals of protecting children from obscenity When Bill Lee donned a cheerleader uniform, fake pearls and a wig as …
Soho theatre, LondonAustralian comic delivers a compelling but messy exploration of grief " but where's the bear? The "dead dad" show has become a standup genre unto itself in recent years "…
Hudson Theatre, New York The Oscar winner makes for an exceptional Nora in a visually muted yet emotionally effective remount of Ibsen's classic drama Gone is the elaborate 19th-century home…
She performed with DV8 in the 80s before making solo work that defies categorisation " and Houstoun is as compelling as ever in her new show Watch It! There's no one quite like Wendy Houstou…
The award-winning New York City Ballet dancer directs the European premiere of her new show in London " we go behind the scenes Continue reading...
Israeli actor of stage and screen who made Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof his own The sight of Tevye the milkman shaking his upper torso and stomping out his yearning, melodic, future subjun…
New Diorama, LondonEllice Stevens and Billy Barrett's fizzing production traces the story of the Tories' anti-gay legislation If section 28 holds no meaning for you, you were probably not pa…
Everyman theatre, LiverpoolThe drama of women trying to get ahead in Thatcher's Britain is played with kitsch period detail that can distract from its still-relevant story Some plays go thro…
Shakespeare North Playhouse, PrescotThis cartoonish update of Shakespeare's reunion tale, gleefully mixing in Madonna and modern language, has a great sense of fun The Wars of the Roses are …