Donmar Warehouse, LondonThe stage adaptation of Kavita Puri's extraordinary oral history project is at times superficial and blunt but also deeply moving Few English-language writers have ca…
It was the energy of the baroque gem Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda that first drew choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh, but its enigmatic heroine became an obsession. She explains why …
Stephen Joseph theatre, ScarboroughSkipping between three generations from the 50s to the present, this occasionally poignant play pulls back from the emotional force of its concept At 83, A…
The Broadway legend, who has won more Tony awards than any other performer, on what 'the American songbook' means to her "I'm trying to get to the truth of why I'm singing this song," says A…
Charing Cross theatre, London This soulful celebration of adventurer Annie Londonderry takes time to get into gear, but newcomer Liv Andrusier gives a superb performance Annie Cohen Kopchovs…
The standup on middle-child syndrome, the comedy scene in Berlin and the nightmare gig that she can't forget What made you get into comedy?An unholy need for attention stemming from middle-c…
Theatre Royal Drury Lane, LondonRalph Fiennes introduced this gala honouring the ballet legend, which boasted a dazzling lineup of dancers including Natalia Osipova and Cesar Corrales Introd…
The comedian on bacon butties, daytime TV and church bribesUp early? I'd love a lie-in, but our one-year-old, Billy, gets us up at 6.15am every day. He'll play on our bed, so there's still a…
'Boris' favoured pixie dust rather than trust, and barefaced lies rather than resignation with honour More panto than Pericles. As the curtain comes down early on yet another prime ministeri…
Shows like Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg exist to make politicians seem upright and substantial. ​Lycett rightly pointed out that some of them are not "Memo: don't put comedians on Que…
The comedian is still inspired by Mark E Smith but has finally fallen out of love with Morrissey. But whose sandwiches did he once steal? The first song I remember hearing while on holiday …
Star Trek actor will play Gore Vidal in play based on 1968 TV debates that transformed political broadcasting Zachary Quinto, best known for playing Spock in the Star Trek films, will co-sta…
With little plot and almost no dialogue, Playtime does not seem an obvious fit for theatre. Will the addition of songs by Martha Wainwright and Chilly Gonzales help? Comedy doesn't get any m…
My friend Pauline Stroud, who has died of cancer aged 92, started her acting career with a starring role in the film Lady Godiva Rides Again in 1951. Pauline played Marjorie Clark, who, havi…
Minerva, Chichester; Theatre Royal BathChristopher Shinn's new play of post-Trump politics finds complex characters lost in ego and addiction, while Terry Gilliam and Leah Hausman's take on …
Dundee RepTony Roper's 1987 play conjures a vanished world whose hardship and longing for community feel nonetheless familiar The world of The Steamie is long gone. Public laundries, where w…
Assembly George Square, EdinburghThe Australian physical comedian conjures up a career for himself as a professional spear-thrower in this wacky if uneven show There is a distinguished, if n…
The Welsh actor on breaking hearts in Russell T Davies's hit drama, losing to a dog on Britain's Got Talent and having dinner with Elton John Actor Callum Scott Howells, 23, grew up in the R…
Globe theatre, LondonIsobel Thom gives a visceral, courageous performance as France's patron saint, brought into the modern day by Charlie Josephine's joyous production You might not expect …
Minerva, ChichesterA spin doctor's life spirals into chaos after he's hired by an ambitious senator in Christopher Shinn's grimly comic drama After working on Hillary Clinton's failed presid…
Riverside studios, LondonTwo men trying to spice up their marriage get stuck with their dom in a cosy comedy that's neither naughty nor revealing Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a pigeon?…
M&S Bank Arena, LiverpoolThey are arguably the two greatest US standups of their generation " and both topical for not always lovely reasons. Could this double-whammy possibly live up to…
Duke of York's theatre, LondonThis one-man, one-note show is a blandly sanitised history of Take That. While it won't thrill you with its drama, its slightly smug star does have one hell of …
Monkey Barrel, EdinburghSince her last show, about weightlifting, the 39-year-old has split from her son's father and moved in with a woman. Which adds up to hilarity for the audience if not…
Two of Australia's most visually inventive companies are reclaiming the romance between Achilles and Patroclus in a new show, Holding Achilles Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Fou…