Perth theatreThe beanstalk in Barrie Hunter's jolly, tightly choreographed and on-message show is actually a fossil fuel mountain, and the giant is a massive polluter The temperature is risi…
Lost Dog has a reputation for taking sideways looks at classic tales and taking them into unlikely spaces, but might an interrogation of the murderous Medea in the bowels of the Royal Opera …
Royal Court, LondonA British Iraqi and her father re-enact his wartime memories under the direction of three ghoulish clowns in a daring if uneven debut There are searing moments in this tal…
Curve, LeicesterCatwalk-ready costumes, expressive puppetry and a knockabout cast make this a fun, if rather cluttered, production Even without the ubiquitous Wicked, there is no shortage of…
Pitlochry Festival theatreThis wholesome adaptation, featuring a preening Captain Hook, focuses on playroom fun in a beautifully designed production Captain Hook looks as if he has stepped o…
Marylebone theatre, LondonThere's only one sleuth in Victorian London who can get to the bottom of the suspicious death of Ebenezer Scrooge, in this winning crossover mystery This is Sherloc…
Whodunnit running in the West End since 1952, interrupted only by Covid, will open in New York in 2023 The world's longest-running play, The Mousetrap, is to finally make its Broadway debut.…
Orange Tree theatre, LondonThis 1894 farce set during the Serbo-Bulgarian war is impeccably played in a production showing the playwright's radical vision still resonates When Channel 4 bega…
Dominion theatre, LondonChoreographed candy cane twirling and funny moments from the Will Ferrell film don't save this show from being a bland corporate Christmas experience Son of a nutcrac…
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonIn this coruscating production from Headlong and Shakespeare's Globe, Henry's grasp for power is cast in a stark light The king is weeping as his subjects sing…
The Place, LondonThe dancer returns to the stage with an eclectic piece that complements cool posturing with honest personality A 72-year-old with close-cropped silver hair, tattoos and a le…
Artistic director of English National Ballet decries Arts Council England move to divert money from capital One of the ballet world's biggest stars has accused Arts Council England of "simpl…
UK cultural institution for central and eastern European people forced to seek alternative support The only publicly funded arts and culture organisation for central and eastern European peo…
Soho theatre, LondonThe tale of two 'mucky northern oiks' on a quest for success is less important than the joyful jokes, backchat and smutty puns en route The barely realised comic play, fo…
Ustinov Studio, BathDickie Beau offers a merry miscellany, featuring stories from Ian McKellen and Fiona Shaw, in a meditation on theatre that is closer to possession than parody Dickie Beau…
Coronet theatre, LondonJonathan Slinger is the antihero " and all the other characters " in an adaptation of Scott McClanahan's novel, staged by Oliver Reese Based on the 2015 semi-autobiogr…
'Fierce, feminist' show from Francesca Moody is written by former Grange Hill actors Ricky Simmonds and Simon Vaughan and tells an 'almost true' story A musical about Silvio Berlusconi that …
In an extract from her new book An Actor's Alphabet, the former Coronation Street and Broadchurch actor unpicks the prejudices that are still rife in the arts industry Our arts industry, lik…
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonThe cast's hard work can't save a confused script that struggles to mine comedy from a desperately sad story A gentle chuckle is never the aim of a great farce. …
Author Hanya Yanagihara and director Ivo van Hove adapt 'mesmerising' story about effects of child abuse for London stage An adaptation of Hanya Yanagihara's bestselling novel A Little Life …
Wyndham's theatre, LondonLaura Dos Santos and Lucy May Barker are excellent as the frenemies in a queasy verbatim drama From the moment Coleen Rooney dropped her Instagram post ("It's … Re…
Available onlineTwo actors share the role of Maya, telling stories of her absent sibling and the illusive title character which are unresolved but compelling This is a bracingly odd 30-minu…
Actor joins demonstration over plans to slash £50m from arts bodies in London as part of levelling-up agenda Recent cuts to arts funding are part of "an agenda of cultural vandalism" that…
Written by Jack Thorne and directed by Sam Mendes, The Motive and the Cue is about the famous 1964 production of Hamlet and will open at the National Theatre Johnny Flynn is to play Richard …
She starred in Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights while eight months pregnant and played Cinderella's stepmother in Andrew Lloyd Webber's abruptly closed musical. Now Hamilton-Barritt has b…