Christopher Wheeldon is bringing his in-the-round Cinderella ballet to the Royal Albert Hall in London, complete with 370 costumes. We went behind the scenes for English National Ballet's fi…
Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonAugust Wilson's overheated story of an ex-con attempting to rebuild his life is buoyed by an energetic cast with meaty roles The parts are sometimes bigge…
The Grand, Clapham, London The Inbetweeners' actor gears up for her 30s with a look back at her regrets and a plea for us all to be nicer to one another Emily Atack isn't your regular standu…
Barbican, LondonWith unfussy, Cunningham-influenced movement alongside Kathleen Chalfont's readings, Pam Tanowitz has distilled Eliot's essence Choreographer Pam Tanowitz has been quietly p…
Regent's Park Open Air theatre, LondonThe classic snapshot of a community is given fresh life by a youthful production that stresses the story's harsher moments Thornton Wilder's 1938 hymn t…
Soho theatre, LondonNyla Levy's play about London schoolfriends, divided when one goes to Syria, is savvy, streetwise and energetic What makes a 15-year-old from Mitcham, south London, leave…
Opera House, WuppertalPina Bausch merges the domestic and dream worlds in a dark but playful version of Shakespeare's tragedy In Since She, the first of two new full-length pieces created by…
Wild parties, stunning performances, silhouette erections and marrying Patrick Stewart twice. As the actor turns 80, friends including Derek Jacobi, Janet Suzman, Michael Sheen, Bill Condon …
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghZinnie Harris reframes the tragedy to take in the consequences of male violence, as Kirsty Stuart's duchess provides a defiant centre They're a pathetic lot, the men w…
Arcola theatre, LondonThere are entertaining performances in Bim Adewunmi's lively debut play about a British-Nigerian family with a dinner guest The dinner party has served as the setting f…
Dorfman theatre, LondonElla Hickson's inventive thriller turns the audience into spies behind a glass wall, with fascinating but flawed results Created by Ella Hickson and sound designers Be…
The Stay Awake party, the polling station in an area populated by lions … on the eve of results in India, Anuvab Pal reveals how the biggest election in history " with 900 million voters "…
Eden Court, InvernessJohn McGrath's 1973 play uses ceilidhs and hoedowns to tell the shocking tale of the exploitation of Scotland's natural resources John McGrath's 1973 play is a legend in…
Various locations, GlasgowThis performance art festival serves up brazen tests of audience exploitation, a TV sleepover and feminist futurism How much would you have to be paid to make a foo…
These late 17th-century plays " with their sea of unfamiliar words " can be daunting for actors. But this disillusioned world speaks to our own age of uncertainty 'It's the most terrified I…
Tron, GlasgowJemima Levick revives this tale about three sisters coming of age with wit and charm The clue is in the socks. We're faced by three girls, identical in their yellow coats, red b…
Chronic fatigue has left Amy Rosa 'watching life through glass'. Her new show urges viewers to make vulnerability a radical act 'We're not taught how to process difficult emotions," says per…
A new Horrible Histories show celebrates the achievements of deaf figures, while Mathilda and the Orange Balloon also makes creative use of British Sign Language Inspiration hit while theatr…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonA stunning cast sing, play and even puppeteer as the life-lived-backwards tale is relocated to Cornwall in ingenious style This musical has almost nothing to do wi…
The Place, LondonBased on classical Indian dance forms, Seeta Patel's interesting chamber version uncovers the lyricism in Stravinsky's score The Rite of Spring is a totemic work in the worl…
The playwright captured an entire century of black American experience. His widow Constanza Romero explains how she shares his message, as gritty play King Hedley II returns to the stage 'It…
Alexandra Palace theatre, LondonIn Facing the Beast, the US comic offers an erratic hour of uncharitable observations and forced 'edge' As he mentions several times during his latest show, F…
Alban Arena, St AlbansMurray's Pub Landlord character, a patriotic little Englander, is well-placed to comment on our political moment, but Murray seems unwilling to take sides "Having your …
The actor on playing a factory owner in Rutherford and Son, shyness, and Peter Mannion's take on Brexit Roger Allam is a distinguished English actor whose stage work has ranged from Inspecto…
Assembly Hall theatre, Tunbridge WellsThere may be a weary air to some of the obligatory scripted smut, but Clary's affectionate put-downs remain acutely calibrated A week shy of his 60th b…