Crucible, SheffieldDrifters and deadbeats populate four lesser-known Williams shorts in this un-sultry Northern Broadsides anthology Northern Broadsides has a history of putting a northern E…
Terera kept a rehearsal diary while learning the part of Aaron Burr for the London launch of Hamilton in 2017. These extracts reveal the thoughts racing through his mind as he rose to the ch…
Greenwich theatre, LondonA respiratory crisis in a world tensed by terrorism is among topical themes in this compelling showcase of the playwright's shorter, earlier works If Caryl Churchill…
Royal Opera House, LondonA wild variety of pas de deux fuel this mixed bill, from kitschy Strauss to a duet with a table, plus part of Sleeping Beauty Much as happens with real-life weddings…
Grosvenor Park Open Air theatre, ChesterNeither too Disney nor too Kipling, this witty staging also carries an ecological message Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera " Kipling may have created them but…
Cork Midsummer festival onlineVirginia Woolf's novel, centring on an Edwardian marriage and the rupture of war, is richly adapted and beautifully staged with a strong ensemble cast Shadow a…
Notting Hill carnival and Dylan Thomas's radio masterpiece come to the stage, while no one does lockdown like Beckett It is an unlikely phenomenon in the West End. Women slamming their argum…
Available online; live streamHofesh Shechter's groundbreaking 2010 work has lost none of its power, while Scottish Dance's Joan Clevillé revels in a single take It would be hard to match on…
Soho theatre, LondonThe platonic love between thirtysomething Myah and her elderly landlady moves and empowers in Amanda Wilkin's one-woman show "I would rather be anywhere. Anywhere else in…
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonTanika Gupta sends Gandhi overseas, Simon Stephens sees devastation in locked-down London and Roy Williams lightens the mood with a local hero story The monologue be…
The comedy duo Adam Drake and Ben Rowse on the things that make them laugh the most Adam Drake The first time I saw Lolly Adefope do her character Gemma.Ben Rowse The first ever Horne Sectio…
Laura Wade, writer of Posh and Home, I'm Darling, criticises government's attitude to industry as unions fight cuts to performing arts degrees The government has insufficiently supported the…
Award-winning young people's TV producer and leading promoter of folk dance and balletRon Smedley, who has died aged 92, made a significant contribution to three spheres of artistic life: fo…
Bristol Old Vic and onlineMalaika Kegode embraces audiences with her warm, honest poetry, backed by musicians Jakabol " but her true-life tale quickly takes a dark turn A sense of homeliness…
Harold Pinter theatre, LondonIn Yasmin Joseph's play, three girls wind their way through the streets, guided by the spirit of the activist who founded the carnival J'Ouvert evokes the spirit…
Abbey, Dublin, and onlineUna McKevitt's droll domestic drama shows us a day in the life of a family dealing with the ill health of an ageing father Reopening to live audiences for the first …
Turbine theatre, LondonUsing home videos of their own childhood, Rob Madge presents the moving and funny story of how a young Disney fan got to grow up to be Belle of the ball "Are you filmi…
Regent's Park Open Air theatre, LondonCavan Clarke's Mercutio steals the spotlight in an entertaining production that foregrounds past trauma Rapiers and sand-timers mix with skinny jeans an…
Fundraisers say 17th-century author who was first woman to make her living as a professional writer should be celebrated by town Playwright, poet, novelist and spy: Aphra Behn is often refer…
From a fake forest in central London to Chekhov's Cherry Orchard told from the orchard's point of view, writers, directors and artists are exploring the roots of nature Let me tell you a st…
Barbican denies Sir Nicholas Kenyon's departure was prompted by claims organisation was 'insidiously' racist Sir Nicholas Kenyon, the Barbican's managing director for 14 years, is to stand d…
National Theatre, LondonLyndsey Turner's production is a charming albeit emotionally distanced retreat into nostalgia Dylan Thomas's drama, broadcast on radio in 1954 , has been recited by p…
The explosively funny standup has joked provocatively about race, leftwing politics and gender. Next up, his mother-in-law In 2019, a performance of Fin Taylor's #MeToo-themed When Harassy M…
Royal Court, LondonJasmine Lee-Jones's striking debut drama is a sparky exploration of racism, gender and social media Veering between real life and the virtual timeline, Jasmine Lee-Jones'…
Almeida, LondonYomi á¹¢ode's startling play about death, mourning and young masculinity is intensified by its weight of emotion and sensational stagecraft This is a strange and startling…