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 …
Playhouse, SheffieldA strong cast and plenty of physicality bolster Eve Leigh's hour-long, plane-set takedown of climate-crisis apathy As we arrive, so do the actors. On stage, passengers gr…
The Vaults, LondonLovely portrayals of childhood friends in postwar Ireland can't really make up for a muddled production This coming-of-age story begins in postwar Ireland and follows a fri…
Known by his last name alone and beloved for his performance as Tevye in both the musical and film, Topol's death was announced by Israel's president Chaim Topol, the Israeli actor and singe…
The Vaults, LondonRoann Hassani McCloskey and Joel Samuels' show at the Vault festival reimagines and reclaims mythical characters Remythed dramatises several mythic tales but not as we know…
'Coulrophobia' is more common than a fear of heights, according to researchers from the University of Wales. But at least now we know what causes it Name: Coulrophobia. Age: About 4,500 year…
Live theatre, NewcastleIn 1996, campaigners in the north-east are watching their values being written out of Labour politics. But at least Kevin Keegan seems to be winning Tony Blair is on t…
Hull Truck theatreLydia Marchant's sparky debut play about pregnancy and the cost of living finds three generations of mothers sharing a flat Three generations of women in the same family un…
In episodes developed with communities around England, the production aims to tell 'a story of resilience and healing and hope' In his opening monologue for The Lotus Eaters, the first episo…
When a podcast by Seamas Carey created a storm, he began investigating second homes, cream on scones …. and where local pride meets unwelcoming xenophobia. Now he's taking his one man show…
Arcola theatre, LondonTim Edge's harrowing and darkly funny play starring Evanna Lynch has razor-sharp dialogue and swerving plot twists Northern Ireland's Troubles are channelled through on…
After several years away, the cheeky cockney comic is doubling down on his good-old-days brand " but despite his geezerish nostalgia he's no anti-woke crusader Micky Flanagan was worried, he…
The Place, LondonThe choreographer has collaborated with oncologists and others for an examination of cellular death Sometimes you see shows you don't enjoy but find you have to admire, for …
As their Edinburgh fringe hit Sap heads on a UK tour, playwright Rafaella Marcus and producer Ellie Keel discuss the future of new writing, the rise of 'safe' programming and the need for be…
Set in 1933, Waldo's Circus of Magic & Terror features a cast relishing the chance to shine a light on the kind of heroes often airbrushed from history Actor Abbie Purvis is sitting in w…
A new sibling to Montreal's big comedy shindig has launched in the UK and despite the corporate guff there was a lot to laugh about You've heard of Just for Laughs Montreal: it's one of the …
Swansea Grand theatreRichard Mylan's grim narratives are filled with sympathy and compassion, lifted by Sophie Melville's all-consuming and fearless performance As noted in a programme gloss…
Rich Hardisty cut himself, Harriet Dyer numbed her pain with drugs. A new wave of comics are working out their issues in their acts. But is it really helping them? And should we be laughing?…
The work will be part of the estate's Missing Portraits series, while the actor's lineage traces back to people enslaved on Harewood property in the Caribbean A portrait of the actor and aut…
Vault festival, LondonEloka Obi and Saul Boyer re-examine the forgotten story of 19th-century Sierra Leonean barrister August Boyle Chamberlayne Merriman-Labor, who wrote a delicious spoof o…
Vault festival, The Cage, LondonSophie Bentinck tells the stories of herself, her mother and her grandmother, tracing the latter's descent into depression, dependency and suicide Sophie Bent…
Harrogate theatre, and touringImitating the Dog's exciting live action-video fusion, which sets the Scottish play in a modern-day crime syndicate, leaves Lady Macbeth out in the cold In turn…
Almeida; Dorfman; Duke of York's, LondonDirector Rupert Goold and co have a field day with Lulu Raczka's elusive new Jacobean folk horror; star-crossed Cardiff teenagers snare hearts and min…
Royal Opera House, LondonThe Italian star graces a flawless revival of McGregor's dreamlike 2015 ballet inspired by the writings of Virginia Woolf Woolf Works is a beauty " a ballet of ravis…