Sadler's Wells, LondonThe Temple of Fine Arts explode with energy and Nahid Siddiqui captivates with her lightness and gravity Initially a showcase for Indian classical music, since 2017 the…
Actor pays tribute to the 'genius' writer and director, who has died aged 85 He was one of my greatest heroes. Years ago, when I was being photographed for Vogue, I saw him walking past with…
Orange Tree, Richmond upon ThamesThis production of George Bernard Shaw's remarkable play about a poet and a priest in love with the same woman induces giddy delight Paul Miller is almost si…
Polymath also had career in medicine and was member of Beyond the Fringe comedy team Jonathan Miller, the writer, theatre and opera director, and member of the Beyond the Fringe comedy team,…
National Theatre, LondonNiamh Cusack and Catherine McCormack perform the central roles with magnetic force in this frenetically comic adaptation of Ferrante's Neapolitan quartet At the start…
Bush theatre, LondonBijan Sheibani's writing debut about two half-Iranian brothers relies on a puzzling backstory, yet vivid staging and beautiful performances fill it with vitality You can …
Shot on location with lashings of fighting and flirting, Romeo and Juliet: Beyond Words is a vibrant, up-close take on one of the Royal Ballet's best-loved gems It's been an ongoing quandary…
Dominion theatre, LondonWith firecracker performance and singalong sounds, this version of the Bing Crosby classic glistens with sexy razzmatazz, but tenderness lies beneath the shiny surfac…
Arcola, LondonAdapted from Knut Hamsun's first-person novel, Fay Lomas's production is an empathetic and frightening look at a writer whose senses begin to turn on him as he falls into pover…
Bridge theatre, LondonAslan is more substitute Churchill than surrogate Christ in Sally Cookson's brilliantly inventive production of CS Lewis's wartime fable The popularity of CS Lewis's 19…
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonPrince Charming? You must be joking " but this show will still leave families and festive fun-seekers satisfied You might think assignations with princes have lost t…
Chicago's pioneering club " where comics from John Belushi to Tina Fey learned their craft " is 60 years old. We crash an improv class in search of its secrets In the fashionable Old Town di…
New Vic theatre, Newcastle-under-LymeSisters Danielle and Nichole Bird create a dreamlike mirror image in a superbly staged production, alive with music, wit and spectacle It was written as …
Brighton DomeIn an endearing but gentle show, the comedian tries to leave his Father Ted alter ego behind Father Dougal casts a long shadow, Ardal O'Hanlon laments at the start of his tourin…
Coliseum, OldhamWhat used to be one boy's coming-of-age struggle with a tyrannous ogre is now a free-for-all Boisterous, full-throttled and cheery it may be, but it's hard to locate the hear…
Putin flip-flops, a Darth Vader plant pot, Fleabag's hot priest meltdown, No Man Is an Island oven gloves … get your Christmas in gear with our guide to the hottest, artsiest presents arou…
Andrew Scott is best actor and Sweat wins play of the year at Evening Standard awards Dame Maggie Smith's return to the stage after a 12-year absence has won her a record fifth best actress …
Noël Coward; Duke of York's; Arcola, LondonA dazzling West End debut lights up a newly arrived Broadway hit, while Joe Simpson's Andes ordeal is all too real on stage, and a jailed report…
O2 Arena, LondonThe comic, who doesn't seem to have any interest in people or the world, puts on a weak show with anecdotes that ring untrue It's not an auspicious start to Jack Whitehall's …
Shaftesbury theatre, LondonA fun, feminist makeover of Romeo and Juliet chooses life " with a great pop soundtrack What if Juliet's end was a new beginning? That's the question & Juliet …
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe Cuban star returns with a buoyant showcase of his Havana-based company, while Michelle Dorrance takes tap to another level Both Acosta Danza and Dorrance Dance are …
York Theatre RoyalJo Mousley and Emilio Iannucci excel in this engrossing production of Fugard's tale of a brother and sister's ambiguous reunion "I am a regional writer," claimed South Afri…
The acclaimed theatre director on his latest West End production, his Pinter obsession, and why offering free tickets to first-time theatregoers is so important Theatre director Jamie Lloyd …
New staging takes aim at the author's misogyny by casting a female leadHe's remembered as a champion of the poor and downtrodden in Victorian society. Yet behind closed doors Charles Dickens…
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonThe winter of our discontent gets an ungrounded production that even scene-stealing performances by the Globe ensemble can't make glorious Fickle, brittle head…