The standup, writer and social media master on the things that make him laugh the most Alan Partridge's Nomad is perfect. Either that or Reach for the Ground, Jeffrey Bernard's collected art…
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonSandi Toksvig hosts a knowingly slapdash evening of irony-charged singalongs that revels in the magic of its venue Snowdrop the fairy has misplaced the magic of Ch…
The Game of Thrones actor will play Nina in the adaptation by Anya Reiss, directed by Jamie Lloyd Emilia Clarke is to make her West End theatre debut in a new production of Chekhov's The Sea…
Ken Dodd's laugh riot, Dustin Hoffman as Willy Loman, Lucy Prebble's dazzling debut and 'off-with-your kit Harington' … revisit the hits and flops assessed by our outgoing theatre critic F…
Royal and Derngate, NorthamptonAstrid Lindgren's nine-year-old rebel is suitably anarchic and altruistic in a festive musical show that leaves you chuckling I've come late in life to Astrid …
Green Dragon hotel, Hereford2Faced Dance put on a reality-busting promenade performance featuring parkour, slapstick and a sit-down dinner 'Come along, chop-chop!" say our minders, rather br…
Guardian's outgoing chief theatre critic 'thrilled' that best play award will carry his name in recognition of 48 years' service to drama journalism A prestigious theatre award for the best …
Soho theatre, LondonWith repurposed classics such as 12 Gays of Christmas, this festive satirical show delivers big-hitting performances and cunning lyrics If you should find yourself at a c…
Wyndham's, LondonJason Manford is a charming, showtune-obsessed homicide cop in this fun companion to Chicago and Cabaret Cabaret (1966) and Chicago (1975) became Broadway and West End peren…
Do you have to be British to get panto? We sent a French critic to three shows full of cross-dressing dames and adults playing cows. Will she ever forget the experience? Oh no she won't! Sta…
Andrew Scott was spellbinding in Present Laughter, Life of Pi stunned Sheffield and Tao of Glass was a tour de force Dundee Rep, Dundee Continue reading...
Curve, LeicesterAn adaptation of Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees's bestseller loses some of the grace of the picturebook despite a moonlit acrobatic ending Author Giles Andreae and illustr…
New York Theatre Workshop, New York An adaptation of the 2016 comedy is charming and well-performed but so slight that it fades from the memory fast I left Sing Street, the new musical from …
Katori Hall gave us a miracle, Caryl Churchill delivered a dark quartet and Tom Hiddleston astounded in Betrayal. But the year's highlight was a breathtaking Ibsen with Hayley Atwell More on…
Festival theatre, Edinburgh; Coliseum, LondonThe icy monarch meets her match in Scottish Ballet's sensuous new production, while English National Ballet's Clara dreams on Scottish Ballet clo…
Actor who also appeared in EastEnders was diagnosed with cancer 20 years ago The Fawlty Towers actor Nicky Henson has died at the age of 74. Henson, who also appeared in EastEnders, Downton …
The Egg, BathSome scenes sparkle in Annie Siddons' version of the fairytale but this unruly show is as long and knotty as the heroine's locks A wild boar squats centre stage and, much to thi…
A double dose of Stewart Lee, Hannah Gadsby's follow-up to Nanette and London Hughes' uproarious blue humour tickled the comedy circuit this year More on the best culture of 2019 Continue re…
Arts organisations will have to provide data on socio-economic background of employees for first time next year Arts organisations will for the first time have to provide data on the socio-e…
Sheffield CrucibleAgainst a spare backdrop, the cast generate energy, comedy and romance in spades in this revival of Frank Loesser's New York musical In turbulent political times, how can t…
With all the thrills and daredevil entertainment of a turn-of-the-century circus, the sensational Circus 1903 returns to the Southbank Centre this Christmas. Photographer David Levene goes b…
Published as war broke out in 1939, TS Eliot's Book of Practical Cats outsold The Waste Land. The 1980s saw a West End smash. Will the new film speak to us today? When Old Possum's Book of P…
A snogtastic Romeo and Juliet from Matthew Bourne and an international dance-a-thon celebrating Merce Cunningham join a mixed troupe of winners More on the best culture of 2019 Continue read…
Jerwood DanceHouse, IpswichPita's adaptation of Mick Jackson's splendigly lugubrious children's book mixes mime, acting, song and dance to pleasingly twisted effect If you like a happy endin…
Songs by the Broadway composer and lyricist are popping up in films and TV shows from Joker to Marriage StoryHe is an 89-year old reclusive New Yorker who has been working on his new show fo…