London PalladiumThe clubbable comic casts himself as master of ceremonies in a self-effacing musical story of his life " with celeb mimicry 'I've done so many strange things in my career," s…
Soho theatre, LondonThe standup's rich and playful show about the menopause combines ingenious silliness with campaigning ferocity A handful of times in the opening stages of Bridget Christi…
55 Aldgate High Street, LondonSwamp Motel's latest immersive experience has an intriguing set design and cracking sound effects but might just be too scary for some Is it OK to want to escap…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonYoung Jean Lee's satire, unfolding at a family Christmas, finds brothers struggling with midlife Straight white men run the world. But in Young Jean Lee's 2014 sat…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe performers of the Belgian company Les Ballets C de la B revive a decade-old stage show with added poignancy Vanessa Van Durme walks falteringly to the mic, shoulder…
Royal Court, LondonEverything here is plot as Al Smith's play speeds over many huge issues with little time to register their impact In Al Smith's ambitious and cynical new play, everybody h…
Festival to celebrate black culture and creativity, with Lemn Sissay and Shingai as headline acts The Lyric Hammersmith theatre is launching its first festival celebrating black talent, cul…
Looking for a jolly good trip to the theatre this winter? Here's our pick'n'mix selection of musicals, pantos and festive spectaculars, featuring circus tricks, high kicks and puppet rodents…
The actor is finding it 'worryingly easy' to channel his inner Scrooge for A Christmas Carol. He and director Matthew Warchus talk about faith, family entertainment and festive mayhem Let's …
Founder member of the Royal Shakespeare Company with roles in stage and screen productions from King Lear to Doctor WhoWell graced, well spoken and (usually) well dressed on the stage, Cliff…
Coliseum, OldhamGags, raps and forceful female energy boost this production, which has a huge sense of silliness and good cheer It's not often you hear a good fart gag, but the Coliseum pant…
The star of Catastrophe and Home Sweet Home Alone answers your questions on everything from family tragedy to the value of comedy Rob Delaney " comedian, actor, writer, tweeter, activist " c…
The prolific playwright behind the soaraway hit Dinner, Netflix's The Dig and Harlots reflects on coming up in the 1990s, her new play Manor and putting her characters 'through a grinder' "I…
Linbury theatre, LondonYolande Yorke-Edgell and company join the dots between the founder-mother of American modern dance Martha Graham and the late Robert Cohan Programmes by Yorke Dance Pr…
He has written powerful dramas about the likes of Rupert Murdoch and Dominic Cummings. The playwright explains why he's now tackling 11 vitriolic TV debates that gripped America Last May, th…
Hoxton Docks, LondonDespite impressive technical illusions, this immersive journey into an evil mastermind's headquarters feels too aimless to live up to its potential Immersive theatre, at …
Duke of York's; Hampstead Theatre Downstairs; Jermyn Street, LondonThe National's striking Neil Gaiman adaptation sweeps into the West End. A day inside the mind of a traumatised woman sound…
Park theatre, LondonMike Leigh's 1970s masterpiece of aggressive hospitality, embarrassing silences and gauche behaviour is back in a slightly more naturalistic portrayal Mike Leigh's comic …
Royal Opera House, LondonSix hundred performances of Giselle and counting, the Royal Ballet's peerless dancers continue to make this once revolutionary work their own The historical roots of…
Beneath the slapstick humour, venues remain anxious over fresh restrictions and lower ticket sales Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage There were cheers and boos,…
Leeds PlayhouseWhen a pupil confronts his teacher after she fails to defend him from police, more questions are raised than can be contained in this drama What does solidarity look like? In …
Hampstead theatre, LondonThis version of the day-in-a-life book, directed by Katie Mitchell, achieves the same lingering power using a quartet of actors Towards the end of Rebecca Watson's d…
Chanice Alexander-Burnett stars as Fantine in the West End while 12-year-old Chanai Owusu-Ansah plays Young Nala up the road. The pair talk nerves, show tunes and homework Is talent inherite…
The Place, LondonDevised piece presenting the hopes and fears of its young, untrained cast contemplates a burning world severed by divisions There's no way this many teenagers have this litt…
Liam Scarlett, 35, was suspended from Royal Ballet in 2019 over allegations and died in April 2021 A former Royal Ballet choreographer killed himself after feeling "humiliation" over allegat…