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Cameron Mackintosh plans Queen's theatre name change to honour influential composer
A West End theatre is to be renamed in honour of Stephen Sondheim, one of the most influential figures in…
Sleepovers, bossy monarchs and a desert-island McDonald's … The Orange Tree theatre introduces kids to The Tempest with a hands-on creative extravaganza
'Suspense!" "Romance!" "And a twist…
Ovalhouse, LondonThe second instalment of Koko Brown's colour trilogy is a darkly humorous piece about depression
White, the first part of Koko Brown's "colour" trilogy, was about growing up…
Royal Court, LondonBeautifully staged by John Tiffany, Thorne's new drama explores the pitfalls of socialist parenting
How does one cope with being reared by radical parents? It's a theme th…
Curve, LeicesterAlice Walker's novel is transformed into an exuberant celebration of community and female empowerment
Incest. Child abuse. Rape. Domestic violence … the foundations of Ali…
In a production that fuses theatre, dance, design and visual art, a cavernous old railway depot has been turned into a series of fantastical worlds. Invisible Cities unpicks ideas of identit…
Donmar Warehouse denies it is pandering to easily offended by listing disturbing content
Theatre audiences are used to being warned about nudity and violence when booking tickets, as well as…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe Spanish dancer exudes a powerful authority in this festival-opening show that ranges from poetic interludes to precision-tooled moves
Increasingly in flamenco, it's…
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonMichael Frayn's witty parody of backstage antics endures in an entertaining production that hit a real-life on-stage glitch
What irony! Just as Michael Frayn's famou…
New Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeThis dizzylingly funny drama boasts a tremendous cast, witty costumes and surprising set
'This is not a ballad," says Prudencia Hart early on in David Greig's di…
The queen of the caustic punchline talks about plastic surgery, embarrassing her daughter " and turning her life as a single mum into a sitcom
Katherine Ryan is busily scrolling through a ne…
Tree is billed as a collaboration between Elba and director Kwame Kwei-Armah
Two writers claim they were removed from a high-profile theatre production about to open at the Manchester intern…
Chiswick House, LondonCal McCrystal brings a woozy vibe to Giffords Circus, though these hippies are versatile performers and formidable athletes
We expect a display of random skills. But th…
The standup's dedication to the scout movement waned because computer games were cooler than camping. Now, she's saluting her Brown Owl at the Edinburgh fringe
Why did the sand blush? Becaus…
Her revelations about Harvey Weinstein sparked #MeToo. Now, as the disgraced mogul's trial approaches, the actor is back with an Edinburgh show
Sometimes Rose McGowan can say his name, and s…
Trafalgar Studios, London The Star Trek actor plays a fading TV star in a play that blends giddy pastiche with affecting ruminations on fame and fandom
It will come as no great shock to Star…
After a string of hits, the writer and director are collaborating again but The End of History, a drama based on Thorne's parents, is filling him with anxiety
When Jack Thorne's wife read th…
Almeida; Old Vic; Barbican, LondonYoung performers shine in a riveting adaptation of Thomas Vinterberg's film about a falsely accused teacher. And Andrew Scott is a Noël Coward natural
It…
Minerva, Chichester Nancy Carroll is magnificent as a woman shamed by a failed affair with a younger man, in a play that seethes with postwar English anger
Two critics, a Young Turk and an O…
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-AvonRobin French's new play mixes music, folklore and contemporary ideas to intriguing, if overlong effect
Into a house in a forest go a boy and a girl. Wolve…
Turbine Hall, Tate Modern; Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonTwenty-two dancers never make the same move twice, while Natalia Osipova floors a deadly foe
There's a resolute formalism at work in Bo…
The actor, writer and standup on the things that make her laugh the most
I went to see Daniel Kitson in Edinburgh and that left me feeling like I'd had a spiritual experience. But in terms o…
Vaults, London Staging issues and noisy distractions mar a coming-of-age musical that offers tantalising flashes of fervour
Given the deeply troubling recent headlines about homophobic attac…
Park theatre, London A mother's fierce love lies at the heart of Tuyen Do's nuanced portrait of a family forging a new life in the UK
A light Vietnamese dish served at a family's restaurant?…
Donmar Warehouse, London David Greig's 1994 play about yearning for a united Europe as fascists gather strength is deeply resonant
Refugees desperately seek shelter, neo-fascist thugs roam …
