Tugan Sokhiev resigns without stating his position, saying he could not choose between 'my beloved Russian and beloved French musicians' The Bolshoi Theatre's music director and principal co…
They were pigeonholed, derided " and even shot at. With The Marvelous Mrs Maisel back on TV screens, we find out what life was really like for women who dared to be funny in the postwar year…
Royal & Derngate, NorthamptonJosie Lawrence, Niall Ashdown and Ruth Bratt's joyful creation in action is a delight to watch A favourite place, a word that makes your mouth happy, and a s…
What's going on in our theatres? A recent spate of rowdy behaviour " notably at jukebox musicals " raises the question: have audiences simply forgotten how to behave? A drunk woman in the se…
Former Strictly Come Dancing professional says growing up in South Africa helped give her the determination to win Oti Mabuse has spoken of how her mother created her own dance school in the…
The actor, best known for her role as Lavender Brown, says her symptoms have lasted for weeks Harry Potter star Jessie Cave has been admitted to hospital after testing positive for Covid-19 …
The Lowry, SalfordElaborate sets and bejewelled dancers abound as Carlos Acosta brings Don Quixote and Sancho Panza's chivalrous adventure to the stage Why make a ballet of Don Quixote? To e…
York Theatre RoyalA Rohingya refugee boy in an Australian detention centre befriends a local girl in a moving adaptation of Zana Fraillon's novel In staging Zana Fraillon's 2016 novel, York-…
Donmar Warehouse; Dorfman, LondonKit Harington's a natural as Shakespeare's military monarch, while Alecky Blythe's long-awaited new verbatim play captures five years of teenage introspectio…
Royal Opera House; Wilton's Music Hall, LondonVadim Muntagirov stars in the late Liam Scarlett's reworking of a Russian classic. And Mark Bruce's new work needs less drama, more dance Even a…
Use 'all possible means of communication' to directly contact Russian citizens, 17 signatories say Russia-Ukraine war: live news A group of eminent writers has appealed to Russian speakers a…
Rose theatre, Kingston upon ThamesJeff James's take on the classic novel has pounding pop music, wacky dancing and a standout debut from Matilda Bailes Imagine the world that Jane Austen cre…
Can you do a whole standup set about blowjobs? The New York comedian thinks so, but don't assume her show is a feminist rallying cry "Even I would be irritated hearing about this show if I …
Olivier theatre, LondonA superb new cast show this story of love, war and racial prejudice has earned its place in the National Theatre pantheon There is arguably a calculated safety in stag…
Leeds PlayhouseWith striking design and compelling leads, Amy Leach directs a triumphant version of Shakespeare's tale of murderous deeds The first time we meet the Macbeths in Amy Leach's p…
Curve, LeicesterMolly-Grace Cutler is in fine voice in this jukebox musical but the story shortchanges the singer-songwriter's achievements Like her 2012 memoir, A Natural Woman, this jukebo…
Soho theatre, LondonBohart's shift from coupledom into pandemic isolation " and plotting revenge with a drill-happy dentist " is told with relatable warmth Five years ago, Sara Pascoe and Jo…
Coronet theatre, LondonThis drama about a sculptor looking back on his life is powerfully staged by the Norwegian Ibsen Company In the last year of the 19th century, when Henrik Ibsen began …
Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonThis dated two-hander about colleagues cowering in the wake of an explosion creates all-too-familiar disgust and fear This intense two-hander is one of De…
York Theatre RoyalThe story of Rohingya 'limbo kid' Subhi, born in an Australian detention centre, is powerful but awkwardly adapted from Zana Fraillon's book Stories are powerful. That's th…
Belgrade theatre, CoventryA couple with disabilities find their witty dating-app personas are at odds with real life in this charming romcom Online, Lucy and David are slick and witty. Meeti…
Donmar Warehouse, LondonThe Game of Thrones star impresses in an uneven production balancing boardroom and battlefield It is impossible to watch Max Webster's modern-dress staging of Henry V…
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonAbigail Graham trims and reshuffle's Shakespeare's play with glitzy gameshow scenes and a brutal, lonely reckoning A stained, lidless plastic container rests o…
As he beams aboard another Star Trek adventure, the 81-year-old actor talks about playing Picard as an intergalactic Prospero, hitting the bottle during Macbeth " and reaching page 310 of hi…
Dorfman, LondonAlecky Blythe's masterful play " which features a brilliantly charismatic cast " follows real youngsters across five years of their lives Ali, 14, wants to be a criminal lawye…