Comedian lays into victimhood, Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband during his new standup show, saying 'she hurt him way more than he hurt me' Chris Rock has spoken at length for the first ti…
Riverside Studios, LondonThe desperate extremity of women's experiences trapped in the UK immigration system gets an intense multimedia treatment This production startles not only with its s…
EartH Hackney, LondonADHD, Tory supremacy and the limited appeal of 'Sir Keir' combine in another unrestrained report from the standup's struggles to hang on to optimism Some comics alight o…
New Wolsey theatre, IpswichThis riff on HG Wells's sci-fi novella has a sharp cast but relies on a wearisome play-within-a-play concept and lacks momentum In 2021, HG Wells fans were aghast …
Watford Palace theatreA striking, slick adaptation of Shakespeare's problematic play sees Tracy-Ann Oberman play a Jewish matriarch up against the fascists of 1930s London In Tracy-Ann Ober…
Alphabetti theatre, NewcastleIn Alfie Heffer's frightening play, theatregoers become recruitment reps as a candidate is put through her paces In the late 1800s, Frederick Winslow Taylor set …
Bush theatre, LondonFour girls joke, squabble and share their secrets in this exhilarating tableau of young friendship starring Rocks' Bukky Bakray Change into your pyjamas, grab a bag of po…
Reading Rep theatreIt makes sense to rethink the sexual currents running through the classic drama, but this version has lost the nuance it needs Queering Hedda Gabler feels completely natur…
Royal Opera House, LondonReturning to the role created for her by Wayne McGregor, the dancer portrays the great modernist with emotional power It's 40 years since Alessandra Ferri became a p…
The comedian on getting permission to be silly from Eric Morecambe, meeting the Spice Girls and how Comic Relief brings people together What made you get into comedy?It seems like a scripted…
Duke of York's theatre, LondonWilly Russell's 1986 monologue about a neglected woman's midlife liberation is given new life in this perceptive production Willy Russell's 1986 monologue was a…
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander queens and trailblazing performers from Indigenous communities around the world gathered for a glamorous and sassy showdown in Sydney as part of WorldPr…
Based on an original story by the Duffer Brothers, Kate Trefry and Jack Thorne, Stranger Things: The First Shadow promises 'a journey into the past' After a dance-theatre version of Peaky Bl…
The Vaults, LondonKatie Arnstein's captivating show about her mum's treatment for cancer lies somewhere between storytelling and standup The crowd carries you along in a marathon, says Katie…
Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes Hans Christian Andersen on skates, a verbatim play five years in the making and poems from Ukraine Zak Zarafshan's "audacious and adventurous" …
Distinguished critic who chronicled the development of British theatre through a postwar golden age It seems extraordinary that arguably the leading actor of the past 50 years, Ian McKellen,…
Trust responsible for overseeing legacy projects received £1m loan from city council in October The trust responsible for overseeing legacy projects from Coventry's year-long UK city of c…
Stage version of 1988 Japanese animation leads the pack while Standing at the Sky's Edge has eight nominations My Neighbour Totoro, the new stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli's beloved 1988 a…
Shoreditch Town Hall, LondonThe new work by Charlie Josephine gives us teenagers' thoughts about objectification, shame, body image and sex Last year Charlie Josephine presented Joan of Arc …
Harrogate theatreAdding their own flashbacks, narration and expletive-laced modern language, Imitating the Dog reimagine the Macbeths as damaged teens killing their way to the top of a crimi…
Influenced by the music of Billy Bragg, Bonnie Tyler and Meatloaf, After the Act explores the culture of fear and self-censorship caused by the law, voted through by the Tories during moral …
Dance company project enables parents to find a community of likeminded people in the area It's Friday afternoon and there's a casting for a new show at Leeds Playhouse. Dancers are asked to…
Belarus Free Theatre currently face years in prison if they return home. Now living in exile, they're bringing their show Dogs of Europe to Australia Get our weekend culture and lifestyle em…
Home, ManchesterThe star performs with a musician's sense of rhythm in this alternately arch and elegiac piece by Simon Stephens and Mark Eitzel about a bereaved brother attempting to reconn…
Playground; @sohoplace; Donmar Warehouse, LondonRichard Norton-Taylor and Nicolas Kent's second Grenfell drama is a shocking dissection of negligence; Sophie Okonedo breathes fire as Medea; …