Crucible, SheffieldBy rendering its hero completely passive, Steve Waters loses a key aspect of Giles Foden's novelGiles Foden describes the narrator-hero of his 1998 multiple prize-winning …
Producers extend preview run indefinitely due to building setbacks and a script 'in flux' An immersive theatre adaptation of The Wolf of Wall Street has postponed its opening night and exten…
Move comes as opposition grows to fossil fuel firms' linsk with UK arts bodies The National Theatre has announced it will end Shell's membership from next year, as the arts organisation acce…
Finborough theatre, LondonA patriotic history professor clashes with her activist student in a smart play sustained by an early surge of ideas First produced in Boston in 2018, Eleanor Burge…
Swan theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonPolitics is all about preening in this pulsing production of Shakespeare's rare history Shakespeare's King John is rarely performed but, on the basis of Elea…
Unicorn theatre, LondonA mischievous arachnid from folklore is given fresh life in a silky show that leaves its audience charmed In one of many stories spun about Anansi, the trickster spide…
From ancient mysteries to moments of joy, one place tells many stories over time. The creators of While You Are Here reveal how they made physical drama by staying put It seems like a ridicu…
Trafalgar Studios, LondonThere are excellent performances from a cast including Toby Stephens and Claire Skinner, in a fine revival of Nichols' humane play It is 52 years since Peter Nichols…
The writer and director of We Anchor in Hope sink a few pints and discuss memory, community and what unites pubs with the theatre In the three years since an underground car park in London, …
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonTalking over each other, getting the audience to choose the ending: Bert and Nasi's new show may look scrappy but it's highly relevant Maybe it's a state-of-the-…
State-of-the-art West End theatre opens its doors with a season including plays by Cormac McCarthy and Lucy Prebble A "novel in dramatic form" by Cormac McCarthy, a revival of Lucy Prebble's…
Lyttelton, London Athol Fugard explores South Africa in 1950 through a white teenager and two black men who practise ballroom routines The plays Athol Fugard co-created with John Kani and Wi…
Crucible, SheffieldTobi Bamtefa gives a swaggering, thundering performance as the dictator Idi Amin, but this adaptation of Giles Foden's novel is stodgy and plodding Swaggering and lumberin…
Theatre company's move comes after growing criticism over its links with oil firm The Royal Shakespeare Company is to end its sponsorship deal with BP after growing opposition to big oil's i…
She's had small roles in hipster thriller Search Party and the new Tarantino movie but comedy is Berlant's first love. Why? Because it's 'a place of terror' To fellow comic Bo Burnham, she i…
The suspicion and stereotypes encountered by young black men are explored in the hip-hop star's latest show, Born to Manifest, performed with Theo Oloyade One night when Joseph Toonga was a …
Vivian Beaumont Theater, New York A Tony-worthy performance from the acclaimed actor dominates a sequel to All the Way, telling the story of the president's ambitious mid-60s agenda Early in…
Watermill, NewburyThis is a punchy revival of the icily ironic 90s musical about assassination attempts on US presidents Assassins is almost certainly the musical we deserve right now, but i…
He's been a blissful Bottom in Nick Hytner's Dream and triumphed with the breakneck Barber Shop Chronicles. Now the rising actor is in a 50s political drama that chimes with today's rise of …
Sadler's Wells, LondonIt struggles to make an emotional connection, but this gorgeous-looking, pulsing tale of love is sprinkled with magic When your love interest is basically a mirage, it'…
Nottingham PlayhouseFifteen years since he last performed standup, Elton's new show humbly embraces the madness of the modern world 'It hasn't been easy," says Ben Elton, "trying to decide …
Unfinished Jane Austen novels have been adapted for television and the stage. Theatre's room for experiment delivers the most satisfying imaginative leap By a strange chance it is currently …
The former flight attendant started standup as a dare " now he's a sellout star. But how will his Nordic innuendos work in England? This winter, comedian Ari Eldjárn will play to thousand…
Birmingham HippodromeThis beautifully danced production captures the innocence, betrayal and supernatural spirits of the story's early sources There's a spate of Giselles about at the moment…
Cliffs Pavilion, SouthendRob Brydon, Lee Mack and David Mitchell take the off-the-cuff gags of Would I Lie to You? on the road for a nonessential but entertaining night of comedy The panel s…