Winged intruder 'put in a fantastic performance' after arriving in Sadler's Wells auditorium amid a staging of The Rite of Spring Audience members at Sadler's Wells theatre in London were ta…
Tower Vaults, LondonA thrilling live adventure is marred by moments of bewildering VR in this immersive voyage back to 1605 It may set Harry Potter fans' hearts aflutter to know that Tom Fel…
Royal and Derngate, NorthamptonJudith Kerr's warm-hearted children's book is faithfully realised with a vivid and gently ingenious tale of family life Who could forget about Judith Kerr's eg…
A landmark turn as Hermione in the Harry Potter play brought the actor to Disney and HBO's attention. Now she's playing godmother to a new generation of Black talent Noma Dumezweni is enjoyi…
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonFine acting and lively dialogue save this philosophical play from feeling static as it applies Athenian ideals to modern dilemmas Howard Brenton's play about th…
Adam Meggido's comedy considers the PM's blustering school performance as Richard III, drawing potent parallels to his current political position It is the tale of a leader's ruthless ambiti…
Park theatre, LondonCo-written by Hill and Steve Brown, this is a messy jamboree-bag of songs and silliness that pokes enjoyable fun at the messianic ex-PM Harry Hill and Steve Brown's X Fac…
As a kid growing up in Aberdeen, she rebelled against singing. Now she's proving sensational in the classic Weimar musical " but finds its present-day parallels chilling Let's get one thing …
Arcola Outside, LondonSorcha Kennedy gives an astonishing performance as a cycle delivery rider with grand literary dreams Firstly the venue: what a delight this covered wood and corrugated …
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghStephen McNicoll and Barnaby Power make a consummate team as the comedy legends, delivering knockabout hilarity with a melancholy undertow Movie director Leo McCarey h…
Sadler's Wells, LondonA company of dancers from African countries deliver Bausch's shattering vision of Stravinsky with devastating force 'How would you dance if you knew you were going to d…
In the first of our festival previews, we round up some of the best offerings we've already reviewed " including Tim Key, Liz Kingsman, La Clique and Hungry This searing, sweaty disco is a h…
Atlantic Theater, New York The comic's memoir, about trauma and incontinence, lands on stage after a long delay with wit, depth and fart jokes A musical about trauma, fart jokes and incontin…
In April, the half-Ukrainian dancer left Moscow and her position as the Stanislavsky Theatre as her family hunkered down in Mariupol. Ahead of a performance in Sydney, she talks about her fu…
You don't have to shell out to enjoy the best in music, film, theatre, art and comedy " from a Francis Bacon in Aberdeen to Notting Hill's unique and spectacular carnival Music Continue read…
A series that promises to expose the offstage antics of comics including Seann Walsh and Jimmy Carr gets off to a slick and intriguing start Is there anything connected to comedians that TV …
A meeting of minds at the National Theatre showed ways to stage drama along environmentally sound lines. But is everyone on board? 'Theatre will be measured by its response to the climate em…
King's Head theatre, LondonA mixture of ghoulish horror and atmospheric history, Mark Ravenhill's play vibrates with frights and fury The jump scares are perfectly placed in Mark Ravenhill's…
The latest city to win the cultural crown must now work to transform its citizens' hopes and possibilities Bradford is celebrating: it has won the competition to become UK city of culture 20…
In her Edinburgh fringe show, the musical theatre performer exposes the pressures faced by singers and reflects on her own vocal healing I had always known something wasn't right with my voi…
After 27 years, the groundbreaking Saturday night at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern in London ends next month. Performers past and present and famous fans reflect on how it changed them and the q…
Watermill theatre, NewburyThis fast-paced comedy mashup of the great Victorian novelist sends up Britishness with oodles of silliness Some may already know this ticklish literary comedy from…
Pitlochry Festival theatreDespite the actors' efforts and some wide-collared 1970s designs, Ben Occhipinti's adaptation suffers from a lack of clarity The actors in Noises Off have to play t…
Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath; and touringRebecca Lenkiewicz's version of this 1900 play loses the high stakes of the influential original August Strindberg is probably best known in th…
Duke of York's; Kiln; Arcola, LondonAmy Adams's star power fails to illuminate underpowered Tennessee Williams; Eileen Walsh burns bright as Clytemnestra; and Barbara Flynn and Robin Soans e…