The Strangers, a horror tale written during the playwright's college days, appeared in the Strand magazine this week As one of the 20th century's most successful playwrights, Tennessee Willi…
Sainsbury theatre, London Academy of Music and Dramatic ArtBoutique staging with just 12 dancers makes up for its small scale with inventive choreography by Valentino Zucchetti and a spirite…
Joe Kennedy III, JFK's grandnephew, said he doubted the Trump-Kennedy Center name change was legal The board of the Kennedy Center in Washington DC is moving ahead with a proposal to rename …
Trafalgar theatre, London Arriving from Broadway with much fanfare, Cole Escola's play about Mary Todd Lincoln is loaded with obvious jokes and squanders the talents of its cast Oh, my! Mar…
As his 1981 film is rereleased, the director talks about his Oscar-winning fable about an actor's Faustian pact with the Nazi party " and its new relevance At the 54th Academy Awards, in 198…
Panto season is upon us, and for the performers, anything could happen. Actors recall their most excruciating moments " from a panic attack while dressed as a cow, to dripping blood while in…
Dance Centre Kenya, one of the leading performing arts schools in east Africa providing opportunities for talented young dancers from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, has staged The Nutcr…
A meet-cute between Humanity and Earth, a mod ballet and Nick Mohammed's career-best standup set " our critics pick the best stage shows of the year 10. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry…
Almeida theatre, London A north London Jewish family share a meal " and heated arguments " in this complex and courageous drama Stella Adler, the renowned actor and teacher of Yiddish origi…
While the former arts minister's call for tax breaks and a bonfire of red tape will be welcomed, we seem to be going round in circles. And why hasn't the single most calamitous cause of fund…
Arts Council England must remain free from interference to ensure artistic freedom, says report by Labour peer Arts Council England needs to scrap its flagship strategy, ensure that arts fun…
Soho theatre, LondonThe comedian's compelling show explores gender politics in modern India, singledom and self-improvement Modesty: "I don't speak for all women …" Swagger: "… but I do …
St Martin's theatre, London Little Bulb's ingenious show for children features sword fights, crooning mice and some cheesy gags Think of this joyful show as a cheeky nod to The Nutcracker ra…
Soho theatre, London Lauren Lyle and Alexander Arnold make a compelling pair in a surprising drama about a one night stand It is set on a summer morning in Edinburgh during the festival but …
Surprise is a key ingredient of standup but Jack Rooke and Joseph Morpurgo explore the potential of dusting down their hit 2015 shows for rare revivals Bands tour classic albums in their ent…
Hampstead theatre, LondonThe actor gives a skilful performance in the late playwright's 1995 meditation on love and literary posterity, directed by Jonathan Kent A fortnight after West End p…
Ambassadors theatre, LondonWith expert direction and eye-catching stagecraft, the tension is ramped up in a play inspired by the film franchise Darkness holds us long enough for the dread to…
Culture is not immune from the advances of the hard right " but it isn't too late for resistance Into the pale stone wall of the Kennedy Center, above its elegant terrace on the edge of the …
Apollo theatre, LondonMischief Theatre return to the am-dram battlefield, turning the Victorian tale into a blizzard of bruised egos and expertly timed farce In the interval, I hear a newcom…
Who's that daring young farmyard animal on the flying trapeze? The creatures of Mossy Bottom have been put on stage by 'edgy' circus stars Circa " but the burlesque shearing had to go 'It's …
It started out as a fringe musical about an outlandish war plan " and became a West End and Broadway smash. As the show hits China, Australia and Mexico, its 'nerd' creators explain how they…
St Ann's Warehouse, New York Oscar-nominated actor struggles to convince in an emotionally inert attempt to resurrect one of the playwright's lesser-known works Though it won a Pulitzer priz…
DanceEast, Ipswich This colourful quest story is stylishly simplified for a young audience and an energetic cast of just four, choreographed by Luca Silvestrini to a melodious Frank Moon sco…
Festive theatrical feasts serve audiences a slap-up dinner with their entertainment. But is what's on stage as appetising as what's on your plate? In west London, a line of smartly dressed t…
A reboot of Peter Shaffer's play hopes to repeat the 1984 film's magic and lure a fresh audience to classical music Forty years ago, Amadeus won eight Oscars, four Baftas and four Golden Glo…