Secret location, LondonBest experienced in a group, this immersive dining experience is exquisitely designed - if the food seems an afterthought As a hairy monster swells towards me in its …
Menier Chocolate Factory, London With two excellent lead performances at its heart, Trevor Nunn's production of the musical version of the bestselling love story is focused and honest First …
Chichester Festival theatreJosie Lawrence stars in a revival that perfectly delivers both the jolly and sombre elements of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Although it begins with someon…
How do actors cope with having their defining line shouted at them in the streets " for decades? Richard Wilson, Maureen Lipman and Tony Robinson tell all When it happens to Richard Wilson, …
Leicester Square theatre, LondonOne of the US's most outspoken social commentators tackles sex and gender in a sparky show that confirms her place in the big league 'I've learned a lot," sa…
As the Edinburgh festival approaches, Ed Byrne, Susan Calman, Stevie Martin and others on why their pets are friends, companions and a source of inspiration Comedians are needy, so of course…
Palladium, LondonThe voice of Miss Saigon and Princess Jasmine controls the audience as finely as the vibrato in her expressive vocals Musical-theatre singers are in an odd position: they ne…
Once the toast of Russia's avant garde, Serebennikov now faces a 10-year jail sentence. As his powerful, sexually charged play Outside is staged in Avignon, he vows he won't be silenced On t…
Avignon festivalMartin Crimp's version of Euripides' Phoenician Women is sly and violent, while its sphinx's riddles read like exam questions from hell He might recently have been haunting t…
Town Hall theatre, Galway There are echoes of Joyce and Beckett as guests gather at a dinner party and grapple with their own disconnectedness A highly strung dinner-party host looks set for…
Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera HouseHugely enjoyable revival of a play equal to Summer of the Seventeenth Doll gives a taste of what might have been A hefty chunk of contemporary Australian pla…
Sadler's Wells, London There are plenty of ideas and energy in this showcase for young choreographers and dancers, with scope to hone skills further ★★ ☆☆☆/�
Park theatre, London Christopher Durang's breezy sextet of plays takes the cast from pique to panic as he explores the insecurities of performing life To complement its main-house productio…
Glasgow Botanic Gardens A superb Nicole Cooper plays Hamlet as a fiercely wronged daughter, while a stripped-down version of Richard reveals an impulsive gambler on a wild streak ★★
The Dancehouse, ManchesterTrajal Harrell's thrilling take on Cat on a Hot Tin Roof stands apart at the Manchester international festival " but more is less elsewhere Sometimes you see a danc…
Two star performances breathe life into Tennessee Williams, Vanessa Redgrave's memories could do with an edit, while Jasmine Lee-Jones is someone to watchTennessee Williams can make the stag…
Stoller Hall, Manchester; The Lowry, SalfordMaxine Peake is a woman possessed in The Nico Project, while Ivo van Hove adapts Ayn Rand's controversial novelHow can The Nico Project excavate a…
It started so well: a lead role with the Royal Shakespeare Company, ecstatic reviews, a hotshot agent. But then I started losing parts to Dev Patel, and the years of hustle and humiliation b…
The Vaults, LondonThere's an air of holiday fun in Ryan Craig's play about searching for romance in a digital world. It's a fun, if predictable, watch A giddy carefreeness underpins this lig…
Watermill, NewburyMarietta Kirkbride's play about a village torn over forgiving a sex offender convincingly channels older voices The #MeToo movement has inspired a number of plays giving v…
Ustinov Studio, BathThe star mines her family history in this passionate but haphazard ride through socialist resistance to the Nazis This is a show unlike any other. Subtitled "A Family Alb…
Ukrainian Cultural Centre, ManchesterThe King's unique physicality is the source for Claire Cunningham's compelling and illuminating show The world of Elvis tribute artists proves far more t…
Soon to star in the Game of Thrones prequel, the Olivier-winning actor presents Anguis at the Edinburgh fringe 'The last thing I did in any kind of creative-writing capacity would have been …
Former Beatle is to write songs for Frank Capra's 'universal story', working with Lee Hall, author of Billy Elliot He has written perhaps the greatest canon of pop music, collaborated with …
She did Swan Lake on her 15th birthday, collaborated with the combustible Rudolf Nureyev and was the first westerner to perform with the Bolshoi. The dame reflects on a life in dance 'It's s…