Yat-Sen Chang sentenced to nine years after using 'fame and prestige' to sexually abuse young dancers A former English National Ballet (ENB) principal dancer who used his "fame and prestige"…
The creator of the show Samskara on how race, masculinity, psychology and emotion have shaped his work for stage and screen " and why he never wants to be put in a box Who is Lanre Malaolu? …
Leeds PlayhouseWilson's play eavesdrops on the lives of an African American taxicab crew in a quietly compelling snapshot of men on the margins in the 1970s Single-location dramas are all ab…
Lyric theatre, LondonIt's the music that carries the emotional weight in this tale of love, loss and roots rock, starring the superb Arinzé Kene A fortress-like wall of speakers is wheeled …
Oscar-winning composer and lyricist known for his hugely successful songs for Willy Wonka and Doctor DolittleThe songwriter Leslie Bricusse, who has died aged 90, was a quiet man with an uns…
HighTide's Inventing the Future weekender will feature six new scripts that playfully consider serious subjects, says artistic director Suba Das A sense of joy and playfulness is vital for t…
The giant puppet representing a nine-year-old Syrian girl has reached the UK, making her first stop in Folkestone, Kent, after walking thousands of miles across Europe. Choirs sang and child…
The Virginia-born Irish dancer explains how posting a TikTok video on her mum's advice led to an invitation to join the hit show's 25th-anniversary cast Morgan Bullock almost didn't post the…
Reading Rep theatreThis experimental adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray is a riotous homage to queer culture It might sound like a safe bet to christen a new theatre with a bit of Osc…
Birmingham Repertory theatreThe 18th-century novel and Welsh crooner meet on 1960s Carnaby Street in a spirited jukebox musical This is a madcap mashup of a musical. Its basic premise is, bi…
A new female-led festival aims to challenge the sexist tropes and subvert the narratives of scary theatre Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Abi Zakarian and Sampira are self-professed horror fiends. All…
The comic has come blazing out of lockdown fearless and on full throttle, buying a motorbike for her 50th birthday and turning the menopause " along with an incident in a park " into comedy …
Bush theatre, LondonShahid Iqbal Khan's signed play about a young Muslim's spiritual journey could be fantastic, but it needs a better narrative It is a tremendous relief to see a play abou…
Watermill theatre, NewburyPolished production brings Rice's innovative adaptation of the classic film to life, with an electric central partnership and personality to spare Emma Rice's estee…
Tabernacle, LondonVerbatim reconstruction of the inquiry into the 2017 disaster points up the horrifying, amoral capitalism that fuelled it Grenfell Tower housed many of the "have-nots" in a…
For World Ballet Day, Guardian photographer Tristram Kenton has selected twenty of his favourite balletic jumps. Fans will have the opportunity to stream content, including morning classes a…
Milton Keynes theatreGood albeit digressive gags keep the routines endearingly amusing in the comic's new touring show Regional Trinket "I hate being camp," says Alan Carr, which would be su…
From being pelted with stones in Greece to receiving a papal welcome in Rome, the giant girl's migrant trek from Syria to Manchester provoked powerful responses In Greece, far-right proteste…
John Golden Theatre, New York The first Broadway show to be written, directed by, starring and produced by Black artists offers a patchy mix of insight and unoriginality What does it mean to…
Royal Opera House, Linbury theatre, LondonMaurice Béjart's adaptation of Happy Days sees Alessandra Ferri up to her hips in ballet shoes in this sparse, dreamlike work Alessandra Ferri is d…
New Diorama theatre, LondonRyan Calais Cameron's exploration of race and masculinity is timely and has potent moments but this production feels underdeveloped British dramatist Ryan Calais C…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonThree senators at a hearing in Washington DC try to find out where all the fish have gone in Marek Horn's smart but deliberately frustrating one-room play Tuna has…
Sadler's Wells, LondonFascinating in its form, enigmatic in its meaning, this double bill is full of delights As a company of variously abled and disabled dancers, Candoco generally presents…
Donmar Warehouse, LondonA poet and a physicist begin a relationship under a fascist regime in Cordelia Lynn's audaciously jagged play about the tipping point of tyranny Love and Other Acts o…
Bell Square, Hounslow; available onlineDance Umbrella's football-themed piece fails to score, but Dimitris Papaioannou's 2009 work saves the day Never let it be said that dance doesn't broad…