Readers on their memories of the founder director of the Hampstead theatre club As a theatre-obsessed teenager, I used to volunteer at the wonderful Hampstead theatre club in its early days …
Xander Parish, who fled St Petersburg in March, talks about his performance this weekend with Russian and Ukrainian artistes When the dancer Xander Parish made his return to the London stage…
Sadler's Wells, LondonMats Ek's riveting new Rite of Spring for the #MeToo era is the centrepiece of the company's last triple bill under its transformative artistic director This was Tamara…
The Star Trek actor is making his West End debut in a play about the 1968 US TV political debates between Gore Vidal and William F Buckley. But he fears the pair's fiery exchanges may be par…
The standup is returning to the stage to welcome us back into his lovably parochial world. But will we ever know the man behind the homely persona? It can't be easy to become the nation's fa…
Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler's Wells, LondonIn this double bill, a queer response to Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky, the dancing is direct, controlled and compelling Jules Cunningham is best kno…
Camden People's theatre, LondonDonning an insect costume, the magnetic Liv Ello uses clowning to land a deeply serious point about our times Liv Ello is the director of Frankie Thompson's de…
Hampstead theatre, LondonJoe White's romantic tragedy is a brave and original depiction of the hedonistic excess and inner battles of a co-dependent couple struggling with alcoholism The cou…
White Bear theatre, LondonInspired by real-life accounts, Jules Chan's play returns the audience to the early months of the pandemic but doesn't create enough drama This part-verbatim drama …
In the first of a series of case studies exploring the impact of Arts Council England's new funding decisions, we consider the view from the Watermill theatre, Welsh National Opera and Paine…
Sadler's Wells, LondonMats Ek's Rite of Spring is a pared back but powerful take on Stravinsky's mighty score and William Forsythe's Blake Works 1 is intensely watchable It's 109 years since…
Theatre503, LondonMatthew Gabrielli's play about abusive online culture cleverly uses puppets as trolls but feels didactic Everyone knows you should never respond to trolls. In Zombiegate, a…
As Wright pulls on the Black Panther catsuit, we meet Femi Oguns, whose acting school for black Brits " started two decades ago with a handful of flyers " is now Hollywood's go-to talent hot…
Graham Fellows' film Father Earth records the Sheffield comedian's trip to Orkney with his dad " and a bid to step out of his alter ego's shadow When I last saw Graham Fellows in character a…
Charing Cross theatre, LondonTim Rice's lyrics are the most striking aspect of a crisp production which can also feel heavy-handed The members of G Company are going stir crazy in Hawaii. Th…
'A world of rising prices' ushers in the final curtain for the second longest running non-musical play in London The Woman in Black, one of the longest-running plays in London, is to close a…
Ian McKellen in Mother Goose, Robin Hood as a rock'n'roll panto, a circus spin on The Little Prince and glitter galore … it's our selection box of festive theatre Unicorn, London, 17 Novem…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonExploring the agent's life after she fell into Nazi hands, this beguilingly played story reflects on bravery and culpability Not enough is known of Noor Inayat Kha…
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonDavid Edgar's sharp script feels close to home in this exuberant, illusion-filled version of Dickens' seasonal but socially conscious story Ther…
Jason Manford, Keala Settle, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Chelsea Hall get set for the glitter and gags of festive season Panto was my first experience of going to the theatre. At school in sout…
The BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ turned theatre director is celebrated for his progressive, community-minded productions, so why is he bringing a children's TV cartoon about a dog to the stage? The pa…
Veteran actor, known for his catchphrases such as 'ding dong', spent 80 years in the spotlight ' Peter Bradshaw on Leslie Phillips: master of raffish comedy and immortal catchphrases Leslie …
Bernard B Jacobs Theatre, New York Solid performances and rock'n'roll nostalgia can't overcome lackluster lyrics and source material flaws in the musical adaptation of the 2000 film Almost F…
The English National Ballet soloist on the pandemic, director Tamara Rojo's departure, the magic of one's own big toe " and her university degree Precious Adams likens being a dancer to havi…
The actors will bring a revival of Sam Steiner's 2015 play Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons to London, Manchester and Brighton, directed by Josie Rourke Jenna Coleman and Aidan Turner are …