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From Yesterday to Ed Ruscha, here's our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
Coliseum, London Christie Prades is superb as the Cuban-American singer in a rags-to-riches story charged with sociopolitical significance
On paper, a West End jukebox musical based on the w…
Hoxton Hall, London Donna Berlin is intense as an astronaut in Oneness Sankara's play about the emotional cost of female ambition
'I would like to tell you a story about being the first," Am…
Almeida, LondonRupert Goold directs a taut adaptation of Thomas Vinterberg's film about an innocent man falling prey to clannish locals
Back in 2004 the Almeida had a big hit with a stage ve…
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon A melancholic exploration of music and love changes key to explore astrology and the occult
The first half of Robin French's Crooked Dances is a love let…
The heroine of Ben Weatherill's play is strong, witty and learning disabled. So is Sarah Gordy who portrays her. About time too, say the writer and actor
When Ben Weatherill set out to write…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThree dances with differing tones and temperament, including Jessica Lang's Lyric Pieces and Ruth Brill's Peter and the Wolf, make for an ambiguous show
As a title, [Un…
My friend Alan Drury, who has died aged 70, was a playwright responsible for some outstanding and distinctive work during the 1970s and 80s.
His first big success came in 1975 with The Man H…
Old Vic, London Scott is richly funny as a peacocking Peter Pan whose theatrical bohemia is threatened by outsiders
Andrew Scott gives a virtuosic performance in Noël Coward's imperishabl…
Playwright will return to West End with Leopoldstadt, based in old Jewish quarter of Vienna
Tom Stoppard, whose four Jewish grandparents and much of his family from his parents' generation …
David Greig and Matthew Lutton take on the somewhat impregnable cult story, which premieres in Australia before transferring to Scotland
It's the lure of the unknowable that drew the Austral…
Arcola, LondonAl Smith's searching, sad play is revived to mark the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing
Here's a play to enjoy with your eyes closed. It's not that Radio isn't lovely …
Aged seven, comic Steve Bugeja helped his mum find a new partner. They had to watch his magic tricks " and know how to handle a trellis
When I told my mum that my fringe comedy show was goin…
Franco Zeffirelli, who died this month, directed beloved versions of Shakespeare's tragedy on stage and screen. We look back at productions starring, among others, Peggy Ashcroft, David Tenn…
William Baldwin concealed his 16th-century book Beware the Cat because of its satirical swipes at the Catholic church. Now, it's celebrated on stage
What was the first novel in the English l…
The actor celebrates all big events in his life by wrapping his arms round a sturdy trunk. With the help of director Kwame Kwei-Armah, he has turned his obsession into a show
Idris Elba has …
As his bold new Oedipus heads to Edinburgh, the director discusses revamping Sophocles and the 'poisonous nostalgia' behind Brexit
The teenagers in the audience are all squirms and giggles. …
Jessie Cave's intimate standup, a beatbox Frankenstein and a twist on the star-crossed lovers are among the Edinburgh shows we've previously reviewed. Here's what we said …
Pleasance Court…
Various venues, LondonRobotic alien puppets ran riot in south London to open a festival that tackled issues of gender, disability, race and Brexit
Stories are scattered like confetti across …
Finborough, LondonDion Boucicault's convoluted melodrama is elevated by the earnestness and imagination of Phil Willmott's canny revival
"Spare me the theatricals," pleads a character in Dio…
Our critic reflects on the exciting developments sweeping our stages and below, some of the top new recruits share their stories and ways of working
British theatre is in the process of a ma…
Sadler's Wells, LondonKatya and Neil Jones' show is an old-fashioned crowdpleaser full of cheese, gimmickry and heart-bursting pride
Rare is the Strictly Come Dancing pro who hasn't branched…
Theatre Royal BathJennifer Saunders stars as Madame Arcati in this touching production of the Coward classic
When Charles summons a psychic to perform a seance in his home so that he can obs…
Garrick; Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire; Bush, LondonJohn Malkovich cannot save David Mamet's lame post-Weinstein satire. Thank heavens for Giffords' groovy circus spectacular
Any sex play by …
Avatars of actors may soon perform in 3D dramas in our living rooms, thanks to new technology from British company ImaginariumTheatre is set to be revolutionised by new technology that can …
