A trip to the pantomime is a Christmas tradition but they also lift the January gloom and even run later in the year The Christmas decorations have been packed away, kids are back at school …
The celebrated immersive theatre company has launched a new multiplayer stealth game at its headquarters in Woolwich, south-east London. Photographer Tristram Kenton was granted special acce…
As the writer turns 80, his masterful adaptation of the French novel is being revived at the National Theatre. It highlights his lifelong interest in political power play I once dubbed Chris…
Daytime gigs where parents can bring their infants without fear of judgment are proving a sellout success When Nick Page saw the exhaustion of the new mothers arriving at his comedy gig, he …
From laying eggs on stage to coaching the Clintons in clowning, the LA performer is full of surprises. She talks about bringing back her rollercoaster solo romcom Weer and the new project th…
Little Angel Studios, LondonTwo children's books by Benji Davies are adapted for an attractive production that would benefit from a bit more raucous fun Who wouldn't like to be beside this s…
Fans of Jane Austen and Bridgerton delight in recreating historical dances " but how do they learn the right moves? Inside the high-arched lobby of the Bank of England Museum, lines of women…
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonAn outstanding cast grapple with this revival of Lyle Kessler's 80s set drama but the play feels incomplete with too many threads remaining unresolved The quietl…
Hampstead Theatre, LondonWith shades of MR James and Inside No 9 Jamie Armitage's innovative recording studio haunting is a good old-fashioned fairground-ride chiller The trigger warning at …
Harold Pinter theatre, LondonCrudup and Denise Gough lead a tense adaptation that turns the film into a debate play whose McCarthy-era roots resonate powerfully today How do you turn a class…
Pioneering Dutch choreographer who fused classical and modern ballet styles into stripped back movement The Dutch choreographer Hans van Manen, who has died aged 93, was a pioneering and pro…
Soho theatre, LondonThe comic targets Christian sexism head-on " while the argument is well worn, Owens' manic physicality and dark humour keep the show fizzing Who would have thought, in 20…
Led by MÄori and Pasifika queer communities, the counterculture has gone from performing in lounges and clubs to Wellington's national museum In a large gallery at New Zealand's national …
Chloé Zhao's film version of Maggie O'Farrell's myth-making novel powerfully reimagines the agonising loss of a child as the source of Hamlet's grand stage drama 'The joys of parents are se…
The Merseyside comic used her experiences of Oxbridge to create the fringe hit Eat the Rich, but struggled in ways her well-off contemporaries didn't. Now she's determined to use success to …
Samuel J Friedman Theatre, New York The White Lotus and Gilded Age actor takes on her real-life husband Tracy Letts' 1996 thriller, which could have afforded some modern-day tweaks You can p…
Featuring Wood, her famous sidekicks Julie Waters and Celia Imrie and other female standups, this documentary is tender, moving and an absolute hoot There is a moment at the start of this do…
(We indulge in) a bit of roll play is an explicit drama about a young disabled man's sexual expression " and puts uncomfortable questions to its audience "I'm asked quite a lot why everythin…
Engaging in creativity can reduce depression, improve immunity and delay ageing " all while you're having fun For some reason, we have collectively agreed that new year is the time to reinv…
Abbey theatre, DublinBarbara Bergin's tale follows four families through strikes in the slums, the Easter Rising, the early years of independence and the HIV-Aids crisis of the 1980s In Barb…
The Londoner from Lagos wowed the fringe with a show about language, family and cross-cultural identity. She talks about dread, dreams and her bid for 'controlled chaos' Before her first Edi…
After a record-breaking season, big stars and big revivals hope to lure in New York audiences over the next 12 months The year 2025 found Broadway at a major inflection point " New York thea…
Joseph on sussing the school system at the age of four, an awkward audition for the National Youth Theatre, and why he loves his 'horrible' Peep Show character Born in Willesden, north-west …
'You don't have to be tortured to make great art,' says founder of mental health support organisation Artist Wellbeing From Vincent van Gogh to Virginia Woolf, from Nina Simone to Amy Wineho…
The director, who has died aged 98, permanently changed the landscape of British theatre by creating the Young Vic " and it reflected his own energetic and ever innovative nature Frank Dunl…