A new play touring England uses beds to reflect on experiences of former unaccompanied minors For most people, bed is a place of comfort, somewhere to recline and switch off. For others, it …
She grew up in an artistic dynasty and was once rejected for a part by her dad. Now the director is turning her life into an epic new project. She reflects on Chekhov, Shakespeare and Iggy P…
London PalladiumChris and Rosie Ramsey's material about their married life is jolly enough, but a five-minute advertorial is rather less so It has 65m downloads and counting. It claims the r…
Dorset's Inside Out festival brought audiences closer to nature with rock star-guided rambles, dirt-digging dances and a globe suspended in woodland Have you held a seashell to your ear, ima…
'I once performed Defying Gravity at the White House within spitting distance of the Obamas,' says Idina Menzel. 'In fact, I might actually have spat on them' I'd played with the story of Th…
Glasgow Theatre RoyalScottish Ballet make a post-pandemic return with a rousing version of Kelly's ballet about Greek gods in the south of France Sixty years ago, American dancer and choreog…
The playwright pays tribute to the director's complex mind, sophistication and clairvoyant sense of what would work Michael Billington: 'Michell brought the unexpected out of actors' The col…
The adaptation of Baz Luhrmann's musical picked up 10 awards in a ceremony that also acted as a comeback for New York theatre Moulin Rouge! swept the board at the 2021 Tony awards, picking u…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonCordelia O'Neill's romcom about a pair of mismatched Londoners nails the giddy energy of young love, but isn't as adept at tragedy Alex and Rupert should never hav…
Nottingham Theatre RoyalKevin Poeung impresses as the Arthurian sorcerer in an energetic but unsubtle telling for family audiences of his younger years Drew McOnie's first full-length balle…
Royal Court; Old Vic; Donmar Warehouse, LondonAleshea Harris sets the Royal Court alight with her blazing family drama; Patsy Ferran and Luke Thallon are marooned in a US Nazi summer camp; a…
Theatr Clywd, MoldThe love triangle is gone, the wounds of war still raw in Kaite O'Reilly's alternately intense and laboured adaptation set in Wales in 1921 Kaite O'Reilly's new adaptation …
Stone Nest, LondonInna Dulerayn's hallucinatory and astonishingly costumed fantasia disintegrates into incoherence in the second half Under the arches of an old Welsh chapel, beaked angels s…
London PalladiumThe veteran provocateur, with his usual equal offensiveness policy, is amusing when he isn't railing at straw men in this revival of his 2019 show Supernature "I'm a white he…
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, LondonYou the audience are part of the action in this perspective-altering performance for disused spaces The first time I encountered the work of the dance-mak…
The actor and playwright is rapidly becoming one of the most exciting faces of British theatre. Now he's stepping into the shoes of Bob Marley in the new West End musical Get Up, Stand Up Ar…
Above the Stag, LondonAn illicit affair blossoms around a Victorian London park in this gentle comedy from the creator of Taggart It is 1850s south London and the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens i…
Hampstead theatre, LondonCharm and camaraderie lie at the heart of a smart, soap opera-style attempt to unpick issues of history, heritage and empire Malindadzimu is a mother-daughter soap o…
Kae Kurd begins libel case at high court against Darius Davies over public accusations of plagiarism Joke theft is as old as comedy itself " and not easy to prove | Brian Logan Have you hear…
Sadler's Wells, London Starring the superb Jeffrey Cirio, Khan's third work for ENB is full of urgent ideas. But you can't tell what they are without reading the programme It opens with a de…
Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonTwo brooding men are slowly sunk by their own narcissism in this subtle play about a counselling session When Conor McPherson's brooding play premiered at…
The much-loved Michell was renowned for a lack of ego and his understanding of the fine art of collaboration Roger Michell, who has died aged 65, had two great qualities as a theatre directo…
Oldham ColiseumTwo impressive actors play a total of 15 characters but Tanika Gupta's breezy airport comedy struggles to take off Opening in the departures lounge at Heathrow, Tanika Gupta's…
The director, who made films including Notting Hill, Enduring Love and My Cousin Rachel, has died Peter Bradshaw on Michell: a quiet genius still hitting his stride Roger Michell: a career …
Jacksons Lane, LondonA 10-strong troupe featuring trapeze artists and foot jugglers delivers a warm, sometimes silly and gloriously unglamorous show Tonight was supposed to be the grand reop…