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Bill Bailey, Lee Mack, Harry Hill and Diane Morgan are among the fellow comics who have paid tribute to Lock, 'an absolute genius', who died at home from cancer, surrounded by family
' Harry…
Army @ The Fringe, Drill Hall, EdinburghIn this warm and witty solo show, Lubna Kerr, the Scottish daughter of middle-class Pakistani immigrants, recounts a lifetime's encounters with other …
The choreographer felt the urgent need to bring happiness and relentless fun to the weekender she has curated for the Southbank Centre's Summer Reunion series
'With the year we've had, we ju…
The comic legends clicked on the set of 1986's Three Amigos and have been a double act since. They talk fame, fatherhood and finding inspiration for their new series in Murder, She Wrote
It …
Whether it's online or on the streets, women have defined London's huge celebration of Caribbean culture. We talk steel pans and skimpy costumes with the pioneers who set the tone
Sitting in…
Available onlineGetting drunk or looking for love, Florence Espeut-Nickless's character commands the space, finding hope amid despair
Destiny is preparing for a big Thursday night out in ru…
The Broadway favourite, who died of complications from Covid last summer, is remembered by his wife and co-star
When you're on Broadway and suddenly find out that your show is closing, you f…
The trailblazing actor and comedian on asserting her bisexuality in the 80s, misogynistic male comics " and befriending Madonna
During nearly five decades in showbiz, Sandra Bernhard has rac…
Harbottle Park, Byker, Newcastle upon TyneThe story of a relationship unfolds as a thoughtful exploration of attitudes to what we eat in Chris Bush's clever two-hander
At first glance, Chris…
When playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer imagined a worldwide circuit breaker for the climate in 2019, he wasn't expecting it to hit so close to home
In the opening scenes of Hibernation, a minis…
MultiStory, EdinburghLife moves fast in Matsena Productions' piece, which charts boyhood and the clumsiness of adolescence
Perfectly suited to the new outdoor stage of MultiStory, Rituel, fr…
Harbottle Park, Byker, Newcastle upon TyneChatterbox Charli is on a quest to find her voice and stay free in Phoebe Eclair-Powell's warm and funny family play
"Why does everyone say I'm trou…
Regent's Park Open Air theatre, LondonPuppeteers subtly animate a range of folkloric beasties, including a magical unicorn and screechingly strange fairy, in this comical, spellbinding show
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Before they were superstars, Joan Rivers kissed and tried to kill a young Barbra Streisand on stage " or so she claimed. Now her tall tale has inspired drama The Funny Girls
In the late 1950…
The Line of Duty actor will play Claudius and the Ghost when the postponed play opens next month
Adrian Dunbar is to join Cush Jumbo in the Young Vic theatre's production of Hamlet which, po…
Arcola theatreThe comedian draws on his Clapham childhood and violent dad as he rails against the dangers of the government's police, crime, sentencing and courts bill
"Behaviour that causes…
Edinburgh festival fringe, onlineDeirdre Kinahan's play explores how culpable Máire can be for acts of cruelty, when she was brutalised as a young woman in a church-run institution
Deirdr…
As an awkward teen, comedian Phil Wang found making people laugh a superpower. He talks about his British Malaysian upbringing, his one-sided 'beef' with Tom Hiddleston, and why we need to t…
Olivier; Noël Coward theatre, LondonLesley Sharp is magnetic in Kae Tempest's ferocious reworking of Sophocles, while Lily Allen makes a spookily quiet West End debut
It is rare for an au…
Coole Park, County GalwayDruid Theatre's fine production of Thomas Kilroy's adaptation finds rich resonance in the grounds of Lady Gregory's Coole Park estate
Druid Theatre Company is presen…
Army @ The Fringe, EdinburghThe friendship of two female soldiers is the poignant basis of this intense, immersive audio play that takes you on a tour of the local area
When you watch news r…
Available onlineThe comic riffs on arts careers and money while playing video games and fending off his spirit animal in a likable show
Tom Mayhew is performing live on Zoom every night of t…
The standup comedian, writer and actor on the things that make her laugh the most
I went to see Megan Stalter recently with Cole Escola opening. They were both incredible. It was my first gi…
Raffaella Covino is leading the charge for change in an industry whose workers do unstable jobs under unprecedented pressure
It was the winter of 2017 when Raffaella Covino realised she was …
Available onlineLacy's tales about her time on Aussie TV may leave Britons bemused but her show finds its feet with a smart outlook on celebrity
Tania Lacy's standup show, Catch a Falling St…
