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Sherman theatre, CardiffWhile there are some strong performances and the conceit is intriguing, this modern-day version of the classic fails to convince
Towards the end of Brad Birch's reima…
Dominion theatre, LondonThe unreconstructed sexism remains but so too do the big song and dance numbers in a production featuring Peter Andre
If you don't like the idea of joining an entire …
Soho theatre, LondonMelissa Johns articulates how she learned to navigate an ableist world as a woman with one and a half arms
Bullies sneak in at the sidelines of this story, but Melissa Jo…
Almeida, LondonBeth Steel's ambitious new play follows the Webster family over decades, with Duff as a thwarted singer
This is an intergenerational family drama, inspired by Greek myth, with…
Lyceum Theatre, New York
The audacious and uproarious musical, which leads this year's Tony nominations, is a meta masterpiece about a Black queer writer writing about a Black queer writer
M…
The writer and actor, who received an OBE for her work in 2009, was best known for writing ITV shows including Girlfriends and The Syndicate
Kay Mellor, who wrote hit series including Band o…
The standup on his worst gig, being inspired by his cat, and the comic genius of Rylan
Who inspires you?My cat, Pig. He wakes up, eats a bowl of tuna, does a huge dump, acts like an idiot fo…
The revered American choreographer looks back at his political family life and the inspiration of his mother's movement ahead of a rare UK production with Rambert
During the endless screen t…
Whether you want to go far out or snoop at someone else's home, our critics will keep you busy for the next seven days
Everything Everywhere All at OnceOut nowFirestarter notwithstanding, he…
From Shakespeare's dithering Dane to Desperate Housewives' steely-eyed Bree, our critics serve up the coldest revenge dishes
In Desperate Housewives, when her gay son, Andrew, sleeps with he…
Two friends delighted half a million kids with a tiny production in a cardboard box. Now they're sizing up the much-loved bulbous bear for the Little Angel theatre
'We made nearly half a mil…
Back to Back Theatre shocked when it took out one of the most prestigious prizes in theatre, but, says artistic director Bruce Gladwin, 'they deserve it'
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Having written about sex tapes and the Delhi bus gang-rape, Anupama Chandrasekhar is tackling Nathuram Godse, the gunman who was raised as a girl " and is now a hero to Hindu nationalists
'S…
Sadlers's Wells, LondonFear and intimidation play out in the Matsena brothers' raw, impassioned new work, while Julia Cheng's female warriors strike a pose
Julia Cheng's choreography for Cab…
Young Vic, London; Brighton festival; Bush, LondonRodgers and Hammerstein's first musical is roughed up; dreamthinkspeak amble around Brighton; and a first for Amharic on the British stage?
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Nottingham PlayhouseA young footballer is groomed by his coach in a new play lacking the intensity and drama of the beautiful game at its best
"If your first touch is good, life is easy. If …
Turbine theatre, LondonSophie Golby and Tom West stray too far from home in their soft-rock musical about the 2015 Paris terror attacks, let down by repetitive numbers with tourist-board lyr…
Gate, DublinThis intricate production of Nick Payne's high-concept romance poses existential questions with elegance and levity
There were two lovers, Roland and Marianne, who lived in Londo…
Hampstead theatre, LondonQuestions of consent, violation and trauma go unanswered in this stolid staging of Naomi Wallace's oblique drama
The Breach is packed full of shocks. A story of dou…
Leeds PlayhouseEithne Browne gives a superb depiction of the bewilderment brought on by Alzheimer's in Francis Poet's sharp-witted play
Frances Poet has form when it comes to dramatising ill…
The Vaults, LondonMarking the French playwright's 400th anniversary, this chaotic bilingual comedy lacks clarity
Tonight we're listening to Dom Juan's seductive escapades in English. Tomorro…
Nottingham PlayhousePlaywright Nathaniel Price's aim is true in a predatory pitch-side tale from the 1970s
If there is a victory in Nathaniel Price's new play, it takes place in extra time. …
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonLess a tense examination of a failing republic, or even of women in power, there is little electricity or danger here
The Globe's audience serve as the easily sway…
Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe standup returns to the stage on fine form, though one might wish The Slap was addressed, not glossed
"I'm OK, if you're wondering …" Of course, Chris Rock broa…
Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonThe rich abilities of the dancers are beautifully showcased in the double bill of Say It Loud and Black Sun
Over the past 21 years, Ballet Black have blaz…
