My reduced vision badly affected my ability to appreciate films and art, but the stripped-back staging and immediacy of the play gave me back my sense of self I began to notice my sight dete…
The writer's former partner and her co-star Ruby Ashbourne Serkis describe the bittersweet nature of remounting his 90s play so soon after his death ' 'We were swimming in the mind pool of T…
London site's theatre, music venue and galleries to close in June 2028, in first stage of upgrades before 50th anniversary The Barbican will close its doors for 12 months from June 2028 as i…
The Riverdance creator's feet blew away a century of tradition, yet he's oddly absent from this docuseries about young dancers preparing for the World Championships. Why? 'Irish dancing was …
Lyttelton theatre, LondonCoughlan plays a barmaid, alongside Derry Girls co-star Siobhán McSweeney, in JM Synge's 1907 classic Every woman loves a bad boy, or so the cliche goes. Here it …
Baxter enjoyed a decades-spanning career on radio, TV and film, and was famous for impersonating famous people including Queen Elizabeth II 'Astonishing': how Stanley Baxter's TV extravaganz…
Inspired by the scary film franchise, playwright Levi Holloway and Punchdrunk maestro Felix Barrett are bringing the 'bizarrely joyous' world of terror to the stage Malevolent spirits be dam…
Bridge theatre, London Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairytale adventure follows its archetypal characters into real-world emotion, brilliantly drawn and sung Can Stephen Sondheim and …
Bristol Old VicAn inventive production crammed full of puppets, sword fights and rousing melodies shrieks with life It's all aboard this Christmas with Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary's musica…
Singer told Jimmy Fallon that 'the ink is not dry' on a deal but the prospect of a stage version of her critically acclaimed album was 'very exciting' Lily Allen has said she is in discussio…
Norwich Theatre RoyalThere are eye-popping designs, playful puns and musical flourishes as Joe Tracini's story unfolds on its own madcap shoreline Here is a sun-kissed panto to dispel any dr…
Young Vic theatre, LondonA powerful blend of VR, testimony and theatre exposes the human toll of benefit cuts " and asks what justice looks like in a new political era David Cameron did not …
Director, actor and a co-founder of Monstrous Regiment, whose work would concentrate on women's experience In 1975 the stage director Susan Todd, who has died aged 83, teamed up with the act…
The Emily in Paris actor and writer of the Tony-nominated Slave Play remains in Japan while prosecutors investigate the alleged discovery of MDMA in his bag The American playwright and Emily…
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon This adaptation of the beloved tale about an ogre looks beautiful but does not grow into a giant to rival the company's hit Roald Dahl musical …
Young Vic theatre, London Rajiv Joseph's tale of a captive animal that returns from the dead after the 2003 invasion is bracingly unconventional There is an exciting wildness to the European…
Park theatre, LondonGleefully leaning into all the cliches and groansome laughs, Dan Patterson and Jez Bond's musical vampire romp is supremely silly If ever there was a show where the title…
York Theatre RoyalPaul Hendy's panto includes some silly surprises, well-handled audience interaction and a twinkling dame Anyone remember the bit in Sleeping Beauty with the velociraptor na…
Hayes Theater, New York The return of the 2014 play, now starring June Squibb as an octogenarian using a tech program to speak to her dead husband, veers between poetry and cliche When Jorda…
Punchdrunk Enrichment Stores, LondonThis gentle and generous piece of immersive theatre combines captivating storytelling with moments of wonder We're on our way to see Fireside Tales and my…
The Bridge theatre in London presents Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's classic this Christmas. Take a closer look " and revisit past revivals Continue reading...
The actor has said she is increasingly facing problems with her memory as well as failing eyesight, struggling to remember appointments or see faces The actor Judi Dench has spoken about her…
Until she reached her 50s, the actor was a constant presence on stage and screen. Then the offers disappeared. Now, as her renaissance continues, she is taking on Mrs Malaprop in The Rivals …
As bombs fell on the capital, a Bengal tiger was left all alone " until a US marine shot it. Rajiv Joseph explains why he brought the beast back from the dead for his Pulitzer-nominated dram…
Citizens theatre, GlasgowLewis Hetherington's reworking of the 18th-century fable is creepy and creative, serious and scary It is a rare for a family show to be both funny and spine-tingling…