Theatre Royal PlymouthJesse Jones directs a superb production of Samuel Bailey's nuanced drama about a friendship between two young men which is put to the test Fletch and Liam have been bes…
From unreadable scripts to 'cripping up', a career in theatre with a visual impairment can be a challenge. Chloë Clarke and Douglas Walker share their successes and hopes for the future W…
She studied law, became a model, and then starred in everything from arthouse films to blockbusters. Now the multilingual Italian actor is overcoming a lifetime of stage fright to play opera…
As the president of Ukraine, his defiance has made him a hero across the world. Could his success as a politician lie in his years as an entertainer? Hugh Bonneville was as surprised as anyo…
Riverside Studios, LondonTim Walker's drama reconstructs the battles between Theresa May and Gina Miller after the Brexit vote, and their misogynist context Kenneth Clarke's description of T…
Theatre accused of perpetuating offensive stereotype in naming character Hershel Fink The Royal Court Theatre has apologised "unreservedly" to the Jewish community for naming a fictional, ma…
The controversial festival, hailed as a 'once in a lifetime' cultural event, opens with an immersive history of the universe, About Us, at Paisley Abbey Unboxed " the controversial and now …
Southwark Playhouse, LondonA couple bicker through the night in a remote cabin in a well-performed revival of David Mamet's two-hander from 1977 David Mamet's odd if intriguing two-hander fr…
In a new monthly roundup, we pick 10 of the best shows to enjoy from home " including Shakespeare filmed in a church, a lavish musical and Gabriel Byrne's return to Dublin With three new pla…
Grammy and Brit-award-winning violinist will take over from Fergus Linehan after this year's 75th anniversary event Nicola Benedetti, the award-winning Scottish violinist, is to take over as…
The former Royal Ballet dancer and model is set to make his theatrical debut in Bruce Norris's knotty, Pulitzer prize-winning play. He explains how he found his voice on and off stage Twenty…
Concerts, dance recitals and exhibitions have been postponed indefinitely after Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine The Russian invasion of Ukraine has prompted responses from the cultural …
The comedian has fond memories of feeling grownup listening to Macy Gray, and gets Alexa to play Barry White for a laugh. But what does she listen to behind closed doors? The song that is my…
What do you get if you cross a 1,000-year-old Bavarian shoe-slapping dance with an all-male Italian folk routine that was on the brink of extinction? A sweaty, joyous double-bill! When Aless…
Leith theatre, EdinburghHope Dickson Leach relocates RL Stevenson's gothic chiller to its spiritual home in Edinburgh and gives it a modern format, but it's a verbose, old-fashioned work Tw…
Veteran Ian McKellen, who raised more than £1m for theatre charities and arts groups, also honoured The West End musical Frozen, the story of an ice queen and her fearless sister that cap…
American actor and singer who played Major Margaret Houlihan " 'Hot Lips' " in the 1970 film M*A*S*HWomen in M*A*S*H (1970), Robert Altman's boisterous comedy about a mobile army hospital du…
Former Royal Ballet star speaks out ahead of film update of Coppelia, which focuses on the pressure to change looks in pursuit of happiness A ballet that conveys a powerful message to young …
Warwick Arts Centre, and touringThis Dickens adaptation is at its most vibrant when it relies on Ben Duke and co's expressive choreography rather than complex dialogue "It was the best of ti…
Lantern theatre, SheffieldClyde dockworkers take a stand in 1970s Scotland, in an affecting new play by Townsend Productions The letters UCS, so firmly affirmed in the title, stand for Upper…
Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon TyneA startlingly handsome production of George Orwell's allegorical farmyard tale, with hints of kabuki and film noir, is given ever more meaning and relevance…
Hull TruckOne-liners and vernacular idiosyncrasies at the ready, the Hull-born One Man, Two Guvnors playwright Richard Bean takes us back to 1971 and the founding of a local institution Ori…
Shakespeare's tragedy becomes a one-man story of homelessness in And Tomorrow's online production, filmed during lockdown on the streets of London Read the rest of this year's entries King L…
Young Vic; King's Head, LondonWarhol and Basquiat prove fertile inspiration for writer Anthony McCarten, while a rare airing of an early play by Victoria Wood reveals more than a glimpse of …
State Ballet of Siberia performs as fans say it's not performers' fault they have 'despot as leader' Ukraine invasion: latest updates Outside Northampton's Royal & Derngate theatre on Fr…