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Crucible, SheffieldAn arrogant elite, populist fury … Robert Hastie charts the rise and fall of Tom Bateman's hero with a modern-day edge
For all of its ruthless violence and ferocious mil…
Everyman, LiverpoolJosie Lawrence stars in Jonathan Harvey's story of the Domingo clan who have plenty of skeletons in their cupboards
As messed up families go, the Domingos are off the char…
Epstein theatre, LiverpoolTouring for the first time in seven years, it's clear that the standup veteran hasn't lost any of his sharp humour
'As Emperor Hirohito said after the Hiroshima bom…
Three drama school productions highlight the appeal for established names in sharing passion projects with actors flexing their performance muscles
'Strap in, lads." The Scottish playwright …
SSE Hydro, GlasgowThe Two Amigos deploy mutual mickey-taking and the odd banjo riff in a variety show with comic timing to die for
It started life as a cosy Q&A at a comedy festival. The…
Royal Court, LondonVicky Featherstone directs EV Crowe's play about a working mother who loses a shoe and her grip on reality
'I'm often frustrated by the rhythms of naturalism," EV Crowe ha…
A Chelmsford swimming baths has turned Ballard's prescient apocalyptic novel into a truly immersive performance. Our writer pulls on his trunks and dives in
It's Saturday night in Chelmsford…
The writer's 1968 play was seen as groundbreaking for prioritising gay characters and their stories
Mart Crowley, whose play The Boys in the Band was a hit in the late sixties, has died at …
The comedian, who always wanted to be a pop star, is finally getting the chance with his new show paying homage to the King
If you were to list the comedians who would rather be a rock star,…
A superb documentary immerses you in the choreographer's creations and shows off his own wild and weightless performances
Given the gift of time travel, you'd have to drop in on the early co…
Lionel Burman and Robert Leach shed more light on the country's theatrical history, while Jean Baker extols the merits of joining the Society for Theatre ResearchMark Lewinski (Letters, 6 Ma…
As she hits the stage in a powerful solo show, the frenetic star talks about sexist miners, over-friendly horses " and what really happened at that No 10 drinks party
Speaking breathlessly b…
Amateur nights, 'chaos energy' and jokes about yeast … Our writer continues her UK comedy tour and discovers Mancunians' appetite for the alternative
It's Manchester's first ever Grubby Co…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe company's final outing after 25 years ran through some of Alston's most dynamic newer works, with performances ranging from the spellbinding to the effortless
To wa…
Many black actors leave Britain to find fame, but the Londoner's BBC lead role follows years of acclaimed work on stage and screen Related: Noughts & Crosses author hits back at race-bai…
Leeds Playhouse; Stratford East; Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonOliver is both deaf and poor in a sign-language version of Dickens's tale that speaks to 21st-century London. And Frantic Asse…
Sadler's Wells; the Place, LondonCrystal Pite and Jonathon Young take Gogol to extremes, while Joan Clevillé puts the agony into Antigone
Revisor is, at first glance, a dramatisation of a G…
Storyhouse, ChesterFour female undergraduates in 1890s Cambridge struggle for equality in this buoyant production of Jessica Swale's 2013 classroom classicA renowned expert has come to the U…
The playwright and director on writing and depression, collaborating with Tom Stoppard, and reconnecting with his Jewish roots
Patrick Marber is a playwright, director, screenwriter and come…
Park theatre, LondonSome nifty staging and a strong performance from Tom York as two warring brothers cannot enliven this outdated caper
Gerald Moon's 1983 comic crime caper is set in the ye…
A year in the making, this fictional video series uses personal stories to explore the relationships of member countries to the European Union
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Production uses hits of Welsh singer Tom Jones to tell story of the character Tom Jones in Henry Fielding's 1749 novel
Delilah, Sex Bomb and other Tom Jones hits are to be brought together i…
Dead Ringers impressionist takes lead role in stage version of bestselling book on British identity
The impressionist Jon Culshaw is to play Bill Bryson in a new stage adaptation of Notes fr…
With Jennifer Saunders playing Madame Arcati in London, and a new film adaptation with Judi Dench on the way, we look back at productions starring Angela Lansbury, Joanna Lumley and many mor…
Leeds PlayhouseAfter being told one too many times to 'cheer up, love', Andrea Heaton's Lisa lashes out and is sent to a finishing school to suppress ideas of resistance
We're basically poli…
