Algorithms, Clark's hilarious one-woman show, triumphed at the Edinburgh fringe. Is a hit TV series on the way? Sadie Clark is one of theatre's most exciting rising stars but back in 2017 sh…
To kick off our critical tour of Europe's cultural hotspots, Michael Billington reports on thrilling theatre in a post-slump Greece " from a minimalist Doll's House to Beckett like he's neve…
The titan of Irish comics is on a roll after his sitcom and chatshow success, but he is still excited and overwhelmed by the art of standup 'The older you get," asks Tommy Tiernan, "do you g…
Little Angel theatre, LondonGaiman's graphic novel turns into an atmospheric show, as a girl tries to find out what's scratching in the walls of her home After years of going to the theatre …
Pop-meets-Shakespeare show split critics but wins big at awards voted on by public A musical which one theatre critic hated, calling it "silly, misguided and idiotic", and another loved as …
Fairfield Halls, LondonIn his show Taxi Tour, the comic from last year's Britain's Got Talent offers only standard-issue middle-aged standup Kojo Anim was a star of the black standup circui…
The IT Crowd actor on losing things, the lure of Shakespeare, and starring in a stage version of 70s sitcom The Good Life London-born Katherine Parkinson, 41, studied classics at Oxford Univ…
Leeds PlayhouseWith echoes of the murder of Stephen Lawrence, Mel Pennant's new play focuses on the mothers who are left behind Racism, as Mel Pennant's new play explores, does not come from…
Barbican; Sadler's Wells, LondonA magnificent double bill by Taiwan's radical Cloud Gate Theatre overshadows a hymn to Isadora Duncan that only hints at her freedom and force Someone asked m…
Kiln; Riverside Studios; Coronet; Bush, LondonAntoinette Nwandu's play about the US race divide flits thrillingly from laughter to rage, Christopher Reid's poetry is a challenge on stage, an…
The actor on eyebags, his worst job, and trying to be cool by a pool Born in London, Paterson Joseph, 55, trained at Lamda and went on to perform for the RSC and the National Theatre. His fi…
Black Box, GalwayContemporary themes resonate throughout Garry Hynes's production about a debt-ridden aristocratic family on the brink of losing their estate Something in the sombre mood of …
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonThomas Middleton's play seems perfect for the #MeToo era, but this over-stylised production misses the mark Thomas Middleton's revenge drama about patriarchy, …
Radlett Centre, HertfordshireThis grab-bag show sheds little light on our political travails but it's stuffed with funny caricatures and plenty of myth-busting How did we get here? asks Mark…
The Canadian performer's controversial show Daughter is coming to London. Its brutal gut-punch experience is not for everyone When Adam Lazarus complained about a seven-year-old boy putting …
Playground theatre, LondonA woman waits to be stoned for adultery in a curious piece reminiscent of Beckett Brian Cox, so deliciously appalling as Logan Roy in Succession, is the headline d…
Sadler's Wells, London Cheng Tsung-lung's 13 Tongues circles and flows, while Lin Hwai-min's Dust is a slow slide into the dark Forty-seven years ago, a man who knew next to nothing about ch…
The playwright's new work has been seen as a departure from his intellectual stock-in-trade. But look deeper, and passion has always been present What kind of writer is Tom Stoppard? In coun…
Barbican, LondonSweeping nostalgia meets occult menace in this three-part homage to dance pioneer Isadora Duncan Isadora Duncan was a founding figure of modern dance. Replacing ballet's poin…
Tales by Virginia Woolf, Angela Carter and Emily Brontë are all being brought to theatres this year. Their creative teams reflect on what they cut and what they added How does a well-love…
Coronet theatre, LondonNico Holonics is in resoundingly offbeat form as as a stunted child in a solo show that delights in making its audience squirm 'How shall I begin?" asks Nico Holonics …
Deaf and disabled actors are bringing a fresh dimension to the much-loved tale in Leeds Playhouse's new production. The creative team explain its 'aesthetics of access' Entering director Amy…
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London Although well sung and staged, Lliam Paterson's score and Pamela Carter's text fail to make a substantial opera out of this Don DeLillo short stor…
You're meant to shut up, keep still and pay attention at the theatre " but what if that's a problem? We examine the rise of 'relaxed' spaces where anything goes It started with the toes. Som…
Dominion, LondonIt's got pageantry, pyramids and dazzling dance moves, but this lavish stage adaptation drowns out the emotional drama DreamWorks' musical animation The Prince of Egypt was …