An afternoon with aerial director Gwen Hales reveals the dedication and expertise this stage show requires for its magical effects Just before lift-off, I'm asked if I've ever done anything …
Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonThe misadventures of a hapless hero led astray by his false friend are funny but don't quite fill three dimensions There was a setback last month for this pla…
The actor, 65, on growing up in a loving family, recognising her partner, and getting more interesting while the parts she is offered get less interestingMy earliest memory is jumping off a …
The former League of Gentlemen star on his love of low-budget British spinechillers, his loathing of Brexit and a slew of projects opening this winter Mark Gatiss scans the breakfast menu at…
Next round to Grace's dining room is the actor Russell Tovey. Over a bowl of his favourite childhood treat, he tells Grace about his upbringing in Essex, embarrassing acting scenes, reconnec…
Ahead of the release of Home Sweet Home Alone, The Guardian will be putting readers' questions to the actor and comedian Ahead of the release of Home Sweet Home Alone, the Guardian will be p…
Mischief Theatre's calamitous magicians are back in the West End for another run of their show created with Penn & Teller. We take a look at the topsy-turvy tricks Continue reading...
Playwright Al Smith discusses his continent-hopping new work about the climate crisis, inspired by rusting locomotives and the Lithium Triangle in the Andes There was a worry that when theat…
Tron, GlasgowThe climate-change summit inspires a production emphasising the land-grab aspects of Shakespeare's late play in an imaginative staging The short-term forecast is for a storm …
The pandemic-delayed staging of Yann Martel's novel is finally arriving in London, and the star of the show is a mesmerising puppet Finn Caldwell is studying four performers perched in the b…
Barbican, LondonThis anarchic discourse on the power of the e-commerce giant takes place behind a plastic curtain, as fresh produce gets annihilated "Your package will arrive in 60 minutes,"…
Leicester Square theatre, LondonThe comic who showered Fifa's Sepp Blatter with banknotes reveals little of the person under the character comedy mask What a coy coming-out party of a show …
Various venues, London; Bristol Old VicLittle Amal makes human hearts beat faster, while compassion fuels Emma Rice's great whirl of a Brontë adaptation In Arabic, Amal means "hope". And …
Leeds PlayhouseA strong cast and the world-weary Pittsburgh cab drivers they portray are all battling circumstances beyond their control in this overly busy production of Wilson's 1982 play …
David Harewood cast as William Buckley in James Graham's new play of fiery 1968 debates with Gore Vidal It was a battle royale fought between American political titans, and it played out on …
Selfridges Loading Bay; Sadler's Wells, LondonWhile Sharon Eyal's repetitive works writhe with energy, Dimitris Papaioannou's new piece lacks momentum but not beauty A work by Sharon Eyal pr…
Bush theatre, LondonIgor Memic's prize-winning debut is an affecting if slightly uneven conflict romance brought to life by vivid detail Igor Memic, winner of the 2020 Papatango new writing …
Canadian-born comedian who rose to fame in the 1950s credited with 'yanking comedy into the modern age' Tributes have been paid to the trailblazing standup comedian Mort Sahl after his death…
Drapers' Hall, CoventryPunchdrunk Enrichment's site-specific project for children aged six to 11 turns a historic building into a secretive library On the way to The Lost Lending Library, a …
Hampstead theatre, LondonCompelling performances aren't enough to save Roxana Silbert's staid restaging of this Pulitzer-winning suicide drama Marsha Norman's mother-daughter drama is driven…
Comedian says he's 'more than willing to give you an audience but you will not summon me' in apparent response to protest The comedian Dave Chappelle has spoken out about backlash against hi…
The choreographer found himself in a dark place after his son's birth. He talks about drawing on his fears of being a father to create the Olivier award-winning BLKDOG When Botis Seva was a …
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonIt is spirited and witty, with superb puppetry and comedic performances, but this new musical's songs don't stay with you and the messages are o…
He was adored as Geoffrey the butler in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Now, as he stars opposite Cush Jumbo in Hamlet, the actor discusses stardom, being one of the first Black Othellos " and …
Soho theatre, LondonThis play daringly switches tone as it follows three mothers and explores exhaustion, panic and feelings of inadequacy The title of Mum " a fertile-with-ideas play by Mor…