The founder of ZooNation on how the company " about to celebrate its 20th anniversary " helped to bring hip-hop dance into the mainstream The choreographer, director and writer Kate Prince, …
Abbey theatre, DublinO'Brien's empathy for Joyce shines through in this lavish production, as she brings him to life, seen through the eyes of his mother, wife, daughter and lover Marking th…
Caryl Churchill and Dominic Cooke defend the play Seven Jewish Children, and John Pelling recalls plays by Arnold Wesker and Bernard Kops In his article (Once even Jews would utter the word …
Riverside Studios, LondonAn overreliance on technology and a doomy score can't replace old-fashioned chemistry in this emotionless offering Anhedonia is a condition that renders the sufferer…
Bush theatre, LondonWill Jackson's endearing two-hander pairs a nervous learner driver with an overbearing instructor Driving instructor extraordinaire Max has just three rules. No drinking.…
Theatre Royal Stratford East, London At first, Anthony Neilson's play is a bewildering affair, but its sombre aftermath imparts understanding with crushing effect Anthony Neilson's 2004 dram…
Watermill theatre, Newbury An excellent cast animate Karla Marie Sweet's adaptation with a drilled menace, while contemporary songs are employed to remarkable effect Karla Marie Sweet's adap…
Even though it affects one in five pregnancies, the loss of a baby is rarely talked about, especially among men. But standups Jacob Hawley and Will Duggan are using comedy to break that tabo…
Soho theatre, LondonThe standup was planning an altogether sillier show, but life got in the way, resulting in a set that spins grief and loss into an uproarious hour Before Covid, and in co…
Soho theatre, LondonThe notorious comic and performance artist explores loneliness and the human/animal divide in an intricately assembled scrapbook show It's taken Kim Noble seven years to …
Curve, LeicesterThis physical, modern-day version is immersed in violence, with gang members vying for sex and authority around a pool table There is nothing polite about Frantic Assembly's …
Too pricy, too elitist, just too big? After the criticisms of this year's event, a panel of festival regulars consider the way forward for Edinburgh's summer spectacular Katy Koren, co-artis…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonYouTube philosopher Abigail Thorn moves offline and on to the stage with an ambitious exploration of identities and the performance of gender Using the intelligent…
Josh and Jack used to interrogate life via absurdist jokes and sketches. But the questions they had just kept getting bigger " and led them both to embark upon a profound transformation Jack…
How do you give the star-cross'd lovers a lift? Drop them in 12th-century Japan and add a classic Queen album. As it opens in Britain, A Night at the Kabuki sends shivers down our writer's s…
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonA bestselling romance writer leaves his wife for a glamorous new partner in this 1940 play whose gender politics feel toothless now Dorothy L Sayers is not prima…
Arcola, LondonKyo Choi's shocking and intelligent play tells the story of a Korean woman who was forced into military sex slavery for Japanese troops at the age of 16 The Apology dramatises …
In Lullaby for Scavengers, the no-holds-barred performance artist returns to outfox and outrage audiences. He talks about trying to snog his mother, bathing with maggots and being an 'old wh…
The fate of Jewish people is to be seen through a lens clouded by centuries of myth and imaginings. For a new play, I spoke to 12 British Jews whose stories illustrate the painful " and even…
An immense task awaits the Royal Shakespeare Company's new artistic directors who must attract top talent, prioritise verse-speaking and combine classic repertory and contemporary drama It i…
The set, costume, video and lighting designers of Disney's London production " now in its second year in the West End " break the ice about its frocks, crystals and astonishing effects Chris…
The comedian teams up with Bo Burnham for a subversive and striking performance that plays into her knack for the absurd Even if you were only remotely involved in the making of Don't Worry …
Enid Blyton's adventurers roam the stage in a new show that considers the climate crisis, gender identity and the impact of the pandemic on children Anyone who has grown up reading The Famou…
The multihyphenate set designer has worked with Adele, Kanye West and Beyoncé " but her new project is a shrine to endangered species whose stars are pipistrelles, planthoppers and bearded …
Italian actor, who often worked with his wife Kathryn Hunter, was a co-founder of Complicité, a gifted clown and a voiceover artist for Pingu Tributes have been paid to the actor Marcello M…