The Pulitzer-winning show about gender-fluid bohemians in a time of pandemic is back. As Rent hits Manchester, the original cast remember its barrierbusting magic " and its tragic, visionary…
UK choreographer Ivan Blackstock and dancer Nafisah Baba worked on the groundbreaking Black Is King visual album, connecting with a wealth of black peers Choreographer Ivan Blackstock was ha…
This month the school scrapped several longstanding and unwritten rules that governed the behaviour of students for decades For more than a century the Takarazuka Music School has transforme…
Theatre Royal BathStaged in a Covid-safe auditorium, this rattling revival of Harold Pinter's mind-stretching drama is enjoyably brisk Harold Pinter came to regret his frequent speech direct…
This funny, tragic and deeply unsettling one-woman tour de force shows who the US constitution serves " and who it lets down. The statistics alone are horrifying Heidi Schreck tells us she f…
A year on stage cut short by Covid has resulted in delayed nominations with Moulin Rouge, Jagged Little Pill and Slave Play out in front Jagged Little Pill, Slave Play and Moulin Rouge! The …
A strange year for Broadway, with fewer shows than usual eligible for major awards, has brought up an equally strange, if intriguing, set of nominees "What?" James Monroe Iglehart said. "You…
Tim Rice's lyrics rewritten to 'humanise' KGB agent and reflect new geopolitical reality In a week when Moscow and Washington squabbled over arms treaties and Europe imposed fresh sanctions …
The pandemic supercharges the atmosphere in this film version of Ian Rickson's recent stage production Here is an extraordinary, transfiguring leap from stage to screen. Ian Rickson's produc…
Female and non-binary performers deal with issue of playwright's instructions A dead man's voice can travel a long way. In 1988, Samuel Beckett sued a Dutch theatre company for casting women…
The Guardian's Future plays series continues with Vishnu and Brahma trying to restore the balance of good and evil on a boozy night out My first play, The Last Queen of Scotland, dealt with …
Battersea Arts Centre, London, and online Audience participation at arm's length via screen happily injects some welcome randomness into this six-person improvised sketch show How do you do …
The Place, LondonPart of the Splayed festival of queer art, Azara's witty combination of spoken word and effortless groove takes the audience on a night out that leaves you longing to dance …
Royal Opera House, LondonFor the RB's first performance to a live audience since lockdown, Kevin O'Hare prepared an optimistic, invigorating selection of classics The history of the Royal Ba…
Available onlineWayne Eagling's choreographic pedigree is clear in this wartime story of Marie Rambert " founder of Britain's first ballet company " and her playwright husband Canadian chor…
For 20 years, the psychological illusionist has delighted TV audiences. He explains why he's ready to give it all up and paint caricatures " and how magic made him question his religious fai…
The stage maestro says the magic of live performance is vital for our mental health. And now she's bringing that alchemy back with comedy duo The Pin and their debut play The Comeback It's s…
Available onlineUntimely deaths, ritual sacrifice, the supernatural ... steel yourself for a 90-minute immersive quest that's an escape room for the age of social distancing It's bad form to…
With the industry on its knees and audiences running scared, a handful of creatives have pushed on with planned new venues, determined to rise to the current challenges of making theatre Is …
What makes a great teacher? We meet the three nominees " all dancers " who are in the running for the educator category of this year's Black British Theatre awards Dollie Henry started danci…
I've worked as the only person of colour on improv nights for years and found problems " and potential. Now diverse groups are finding laughs a more inclusive way In improv, when one comic d…
In the UK's most southwesterly county a burgeoning standup scene thrives everywhere from remote village halls and old bakeries to the cliffside Minack theatre A cliff edge, an old bakery or…
A DJ turned shaman, a lighting designer turned railwayman, a dancer turned gayrobicist … as the government causes fury with a ballerina job ad, we meet workers forced to retrain due to Cov…
London PalladiumJason Robert Brown's song cycle on the theme of life choices adapts well to social distancing, with a cast whose big voices make the huge auditorium feel small Balancing dram…
English National Ballet will return to the stage soon, but dance's wider future looks precarious. The company's artistic director tells us about bubbles, business models, and ballet classes …