Soho theatre, LondonThe raucous folk songs, open-hearted performances and tender love story make this queer gig-theatre romcom a delight Gently directed by Ria Parry, this is a queer romcom …
In his new play, the screenwriter and author investigates ideas of individualism, sexual freedom and mortality through a woman who recreates herself as a cyborg David Farr is perplexed by tw…
Soho theatre, LondonRubina Pabani and Poppy Jay hop between banter, song and comedy skits in a show with a solid emotional and political core You get a particular type of laughter, undergird…
Golden Theatre, New York The actor makes a searing impact in the surreal Pulitzer prize-winning play about two brothers, Lincoln and Booth, struggling to get by in America Abraham Lincoln wa…
Bristol Old VicWith inky backdrops, jagged sound and frenzied violence, John Haidar's production stars Billy Howle as a prince emanating unhinged anger The opening scene suggests that this p…
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonGill weaves an intricate, poignant picture of London's queer history as two elderly men ruminate on the long-gone loves of their youth Two elderly men sit side b…
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonHumour and rage intertwine in Back to Back theatre company's playful debate of ethics, language and philosophy The unjust treatment of people with learning dis…
Orange Tree theatre, LondonBrilliantly acted, designed and directed, Thorne's tender but brutally powerful portrait of a couple gets an overdue revival After this play premiered in 2015, Jac…
Producer says trial asked questions about boundaries between privacy and celebrity and what it is to be a Wag A play about the "Wagatha Christie" trial is to be staged in the West End by the…
After more than 40 years in film and TV, the star of Our Friends in the North is about to share the screen with Harry Styles. She talks about 90s sexism, her start in drama and playing the v…
Royal Opera House, LondonWith shimmering music and a signature use of massed bodies, Pite transforms her acclaimed Flight Pattern into a full-length work When Canadian choreographer Crystal …
Shakespeare North Playhouse, PrescotA crisp production tells the extraordinary real-life story of Eva Moorhead who laid the groundwork for the ANC In December 1919, dock workers in Cape Town…
The production, beginning next February, will be directed by Dominic Cooke for @sohoplace in London Sophie Okonedo is to star as Medea at the new West End theatre @sohoplace in a production…
Everyman theatre, Cheltenham This adaptation of the postwar caper has its moments but lacks the adroit humour and tautness of the film Ealing Studios' 1951 comedy of bowler-hatted banking an…
Barbican, LondonThe Royal Shakespeare Company's production has astonishing puppetry, magical music and huge emotional impact How to adapt an iconic film made by the creative giants at Studio…
After months of rumors and gossip, the controversial star takes the reins from Beanie Feldstein and stars in the role hallowed by Barbra Streisand Unless you truly believe all press is good …
When his show was pulled this summer over reports of nudity, sexism and racism, it caused a furore. In his first major interview since, the comedian explains why he will never tone down his …
The comedian on the return of her alopecia, her midlife crisis, and finding the funny in life's curveballs How did you get into comedy?At university I spent most of my time doing am-dram, us…
Minerva theatre, ChichesterIn spite of a nifty set and new songs, this story of an oil-man trying to buy a Highlands village never quite comes alive This adaptation of Bill Forsyth's 1983 fi…
Lyric, BelfastEffervescent jazz and operatic lyricism tease out the characters in Conor Mitchell's ambitious production which grows thrillingly in impact " and in contemporary resonance Fake…
In 2014 the legendary US grande dame " who died this month " returned to the theatre in Blithe Spirit. Her co-star remembers their Christmas together and getting the giggles on stage On the …
Costumes, props, posters and archive footage all feature in an exhibition that leaves you itching to see some shows again Weave your way round the new exhibition Re:Imagining Musicals at the…
MJ the Musical, based around the making of the singer's 1992-93 Dangerous world tour, won four Tony awards in New York A new musical about Michael Jackson that has been feted in New York yet…
As his new version of Alfred Jarry's scandalous Ubu Roi is staged in Spain, the innovative director considers the collision of the terrifying and the comic Somewhere between revisiting his f…
Sixty-five years after his first rave reviews, the star of I, Claudius and Last Tango in Halifax is still drowning in work " and self-doubt. Can a man who won Ian McKellen's heart really see…