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Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThe Royal Ballet star electrifies in Didy Veldman's tricksy new reworking of a ubiquitous classic
Natalia Osipova is such a particular talent. The force of her pe…
Dictating to the Estate uses documentary evidence to tell a story of everyday heroism and scandalous political neglect
While the nation commences its parties for the Queen's Jubilee this wee…
My friend and colleague Mike Pearson, who has died aged 72, was professor of performance studies at Aberystwyth University and an influential theatre director and author. He was at the foref…
Royal Opera House, LondonWheeldon choreographs Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel's 1989 tale of food and forbidden passions into a fulfilling ballet full of buoyant movement and visually arre…
Mick Lally theatre, GalwayRevival of Billy Roche's sweet-sour memory play in which years of guilt and betrayal haunt friends in late-1980s Ireland
The streets of Wexford form a self-containe…
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonTimberlake Wertenbaker's take on Racine's version of ancient Rome is replete with power-crazed emperors, deadly poison and juicy family politics
Rome might have teem…
Pitlochry Festival theatreMusical built around the Proclaimers' music is tear-jerking and joyful and awash with life
We've romped most of the way through Life With You, the title track from …
The actor has become the first openly trans performer to receive a Tony nomination for her role in the Pulitzer prize-winning musical A Strange Loop
L Morgan Lee, the first openly trans pers…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe rightly revered US choreographer returns with an enigmatic piece that blends Mozart with Afrofuturism and feels experimental but authentic
Very few choreographers …
Live theatre, NewcastleDespite lively performances the story of three 13-year-olds in 1980s Sweden skips by with nothing at stake and nothing to be resolved
You can see why Jack McNamara was…
Soho theatre, LondonThe comedian's latest show is quarried from the darker subsoil of a disturbed soul, delivered by a man whose warmest smile still stirs a tincture of unease
It's quite the…
Duke of York's theatre, LondonTennessee Williams's story of yearning, passion and despair never puts us under its spell in Jeremy Herrin's production
Tennessee Williams's narrator begins by …
Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes political plays, an assortment from the Brighton fringe, an epic rehearsal at the RSC and a musical about a guide dog
It started out as an onli…
Ustinov Studio, BathA strong creative team featuring Lindsay Duncan and Hilton McRae cannot bring this dreary revival to life
August Strindberg's 1900 drama of marital drudgery and torment h…
Authorised charges relate to alleged attacks in London and Gloucestershire between 2005 and 2013
The actor Kevin Spacey will travel voluntarily to the UK to face sexual assault charges, he h…
Olivier award-winner Simon Hale on the thrill of orchestrating two legends' tracks on Get Up, Stand Up! and Girl from the North Country
It's not often you get the green light from Bob Dylan …
Much of the leftover material from Burnham's twisted Netflix special sparkles as brightly as the original
A year after the release of his Netflix special Inside " by any measure, one of the…
The standup and author on what she's learned from comedy, her traumatic gig at Glastonbury and who makes her howl with laughter
What made you get into comedy?Benny Hill was my inspiration as…
Saddam gets a Groucho Marx makeover, Gordon Brown sings about macroeconomics " and Cherie is part Lily Savage, part Lili Marleen. The big-collared comic reveals all about Tony!
It's a Tuesda…
The revered comic, who died last year, recorded his last Netflix set at home in 2020. It has the feel of a wake, as fans including David Letterman pay tribute
After two years of closed venue…
Christopher Wheeldon's new ballet is an adaptation of Laura Esquivel's tale of magical realism, starring Francesca Hayward and Marcelino Sambé. Tristram Kenton went into rehearsals Continue…
Medina, who set up the Bristol School of Acting, takes over next spring as Tom Morris steps down after more than a decade
Bristol Old Vic has appointed Nancy Medina as its new artistic direc…
Sadler's Wells, LondonUsing music from Americana to Afrobeats, the final part of this Israeli company's trilogy on love is beautifully danced but doesn't go anywhere
This final part of a tri…
Olivier, London; Theatre Clwyd, Mold; Regent's Park Open Air theatre, LondonGandhi's murderer turns on the charm in an extraordinary production; the ladies of Llangollen come to vibrant life…
Everyman theatre, LiverpoolChloë Moss's well-intentioned new play can't quite navigate the choppy waters of sex and race among the crew of a cargo ship
This ambitious new play by Chloë…
