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Circle in the Square Theatre, New York
A funeral at a Black church promises chaotic and culturally specific comedy but the end-product feels more like a broad, lukewarm sitcom
"It's not a fu…
As a new production opens at Theatre Royal Windsor, look back at some of the most memorable stagings of Anton Chekhov's final play Continue reading...
The Place, LondonThis imaginative stage show is ripping fun for under-fives, who will be mesmerised by the paper birds and monsters
My son Jamie has just turned four and he's seen a few show…
Lyric, BelfastEx-lovers attempt to rebuild a fence in Michael Patrick and OisÃn Kearney's play marking the centenary of the partition of Ireland
An invisible line bisecting a boggy field …
It started with lockdown and a broken angel, but Coventry's year as city of culture is highlighting its reputation for resilience
Shortly before midnight on 23 January 2020, security camera…
He fell for it as a boy on holiday in London " and American author Ethan Mordden is still obsessed by this whimsical show. Why? 'It's a lesson in being openly what you are'
My parents took m…
Impact Hub Bradford and onlineStruggling zero-hours sisters risk everything as Kamal Kaan's angsty play transplants the action from Ancient Greece
There is a home secretary hell bent on prot…
Drop off in digital performances sparks fears better access provided by online shows may be lost
More than half of UK theatres that offered online performances during the Covid pandemic have…
Hammersmith Apollo, LondonGilligan's cartoonish parade of misunderstandings and manipulations have perspective and heart
When you get rich and famous for your relatable comedy, how do you st…
Leeds PlayhouseImitating the Dog's technical marvel of a show turns an updated version of Bram Stoker's novel into a live-action graphic novel
New Year's Eve; a police interrogation room in …
Galvanised by the killings of Sabina Nessa and Sarah Everard, the playwright tells how she penned the eviscerating drama in just two days
It usually takes Lucy Kirkwood two years to write a …
Royal Opera House, LondonFrancesca Hayward and William Bracewell reprise their roles with new partners as they give a fresh feel to one of the Royal Ballet's most performed works
In Michael …
Young Vic; Gielgud; Royal Court, LondonCush Jumbo is a perfect prince, Ben Miles bows out as Hilary Mantel's Cromwell, while Caryl Churchill gets to the heart of love and loss in under 20 mi…
A regressive Netflix special only serves as further reminder that the once-groundbreaking star has lost his way (and his sense of humor)
Dear Dave,
We're both comedians. I guess that makes m…
From Anne Enright's novel about an actor's daughter to the diaries of former National Theatre director Peter Hall, the theatre critic chooses his favourite titles about the stage
Theatre is …
The comedian and her dad recreate a childhood photo and talk about early days in India, agoraphobia and swapping banking for comedy
Born in New Delhi in 1969, Sindhu Vee spent her childhood…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe choreographer draws rich inspiration from the lonely, thwarted characters of the novelist Patrick Hamilton in this beautifully danced new work
Sexy, smouldering and…
The Australian composer has returned to performing after a 10-year break. He writes about fame, failure and his surprise comeback
In 2003, I booked a tiny venue for Melbourne fringe festival…
Carrie Hope Fletcher is the star of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella; Oliver Ormson is in Disney's Frozen. The pair discuss romance, musicals and returning to the stage amid theatre's crisis…
More than 60% consider leaving jobs amid concerns that 'safe' work by men could be prioritised
Leading women in British theatre have expressed concern that cash-strapped theatres could prio…
Gulbenkian theatre, CanterburyActions speak louder than words as a talented cast take a guided tour of our most intimate relations
Didy Veldman's @Home grew around the idea of being "at hom…
Mercury theatre, ColchesterWendy Kweh plays Creon as a politically minded queen in Merlynn Tong's adaptation steeped in grief and decay
The chorus has been banished, the cast of five has no …
In her new memoir, New York City Ballet's first Asian-American soloist speaks out about racism and sexual bullying in ballet. Now she wants to overhaul the industry from within
When Georgina…
Lockdown's dance legacy is evident in a new series of films, including one that matches the ex-Bolshoi ballerina with hip-hop choreographer Joseph Toonga
Just because we can get back into th…
Chichester Festival theatreTara Tijani and Llewella Gideon are superb in this unblinking portrait of dignity amid moral horror, which follows a Jamaican woman looking back on her life
An add…
