Having settled the 'sound wars' of their childhood, Ben and Max Ringham reveal how they went from drum'n'bass maestros to prolific theatrical duo Max and Ben Ringham had wildly clashing musi…
Standup Joe Lycett has revealed that he was reported to police for one of his routines. From Sacha Baron Cohen to Jo Brand, our writer looks at what happens when laughter and the law collide…
Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonRousing children's musical provides a zippy guide to the great women of history that sets toes tapping and young minds alight "What's a suffragette?" asks…
Changing Arts Council priorities are raising the stakes for a sector that deserves steady support The reopening of London's historic Africa Centre in new premises south of the Thames is happ…
The actor, writer, musician, podcaster and comedian is returning to standup after overwork and parenthood left her burnt out. She discusses motherhood, Fomo and life after Peep Show In one v…
Ambassadors, LondonTheresa Rebeck's play follows the relationship between a terminally ill father and a mentally unstable son Theresa Rebeck's play opens as a dysfunctional father-son drama …
Ahead of her British stage debut in The Seagull, the Game of Thrones star talks about her self-doubt as the hit show took off, her decision to write about her brain aneurysms " and showing h…
American actor, playwright and lyricist who co-wrote the 1960s hippy rock musical HairFor all its hippy-drippy dawning of the Age of Aquarius aspect, Hair (1967), the first theatrical rock m…
Due to open in Stratford next year, the sibling to the Islington institution will have a special emphasis on local talent, hip-hop and artists of colour The sun is beaming across London's Qu…
Conway Hall, LondonMcGlade pours his heart and soul into the show but his picture of a golden age of working-class racial harmony is a stretch When Soho theatre declined to re-book Chris McG…
The Place, LondonChoreographer Cha Jinyeob's intimate and at times opaque exploration of womanhood Seoul-based choreographer Cha Jinyeob has been a judge on Korea's version of Strictly Come …
Donmar; Old Vic, LondonLucas Hnath's sequel to the Ibsen classic is intriguing rather than revelatory; but August Wilson's taxi-stand drama has developed new flavour with age Ibsen's A Doll'…
New Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeClowning and humour are brilliantly woven into the darkness and danger of this prisoner-of-war story, best known from the 1963 film Tom, Dick and Harry are the t…
Internationaal Theater AmsterdamThe American dance-maker brings the audience to tears with a highly textured ritual of remembrance for a dying person You always remember the moment when a ch…
The playwright on the poetry and silliness of Aldous Harding, an inspiring new theatre in Suffolk and binge-reading Saba Sams's short stories The playwright and screenwriter Lucy Kirkwood wa…
New Vic theatre, Newcastle-under-LymeDirector Theresa Heskins adopts a larky tone as captured air force personnel attempt to tunnel their way to freedom The writers of Tom, Dick and Harry ma…
Birmingham HippodromeThe director manages to stretch ballet's mould while retaining mass-market appeal with an exhilarating summer triple bill As Birmingham Royal Ballet director Carlos Acos…
Soho theatre, LondonThe comedian's troubled relationship with his 'alpha dad' is under scrutiny in this enjoyable show of (mostly) new material There's a choice joke, midway through Travis …
Sheffield TheatresChris Bush's audacious production, performed simultaneously by the same cast across three theatres, intertwines comedy, romance and political rage to dazzling effect Think …
Cork cityFrom reflections on exile to an erotic turn in a lighthouse and a play about the stark reality of war, the festival makes a dramatic return Cork's annual festival makes an invigorat…
My friend Roger Chapman, who has died aged 77 from heart failure, was a director and producer who made a huge impact on international theatre touring. In the 1980s, while based in Australia,…
The actor and campaigner came to Britain from Trinidad and Tobago in 1954 and rose to join Laurence Olivier's National Theatre company. Clint Dyer and others explain why we should remember h…
Comedian says he was asked to explain context of gag to investigating officers, and will keep it in his show The comedian Joe Lycett has said he was investigated by the police after an audie…
The standup on the upsides of touring, her worst gig and finding reasons to be optimistic What's an important lesson you've learned from being a standup?Don't worry about what anyone else is…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThis company of six men show playfulness and humour, but also serious and passionate self-expression As a boy, Manuel Liñán used to love to try on dresses and dan…