Royal Exchange, Manchester; Arcola; Lyric Hammersmith, LondonOut go the finger clicks but the knife crime stays in Sarah Frankcom's vital reworking of West Side Story. And Little Miss Sunshi…
Bridge Theatre, London Smith returns to the stage in triumph as she relives one woman's extraordinary experience in Nazi Germany Absent from the stage for 12 years, Maggie Smith returns in t…
Ian McKellen throws his wand behind underdog in dramatisation of themed pub's legal threat from Middle-earth Enterprises It is the nail-biting, crowdpleasing story of a plucky everyday hero …
Jimmy Carr and Katy Brand among those to pay public respect to 'fearless' comic who fell suddenly ill during Bicester gig Tributes have been paid to the anarchic comedian Ian Cognito, who di…
Barbican, LondonPart installation, part prose-poem, this strangely beautiful piece takes its audience into other people's heads Enda Walsh's plays are often about people trapped inside four …
New Diorama, London Jesse Fox's play about the perils of surveillance is at its best when observing the bond between sparring siblings What makes technology scary are the unknowns: our inabi…
Royal Exchange, ManchesterSarah Frankcom and Aletta Collins ditch Jerome Robbins' choreography and keeps the stakes high in a superb production For more than 60 years, productions of West Si…
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On his 80th birthday, actors Penelope Wilton, Ben Miles and Nina Sosanya celebrate an achingly funny playwright People recognise themselves in Alan's plays. He understands the British and th…
Sean Foley directs story of chemist who invents a fabric that never fades, angering mill owners A 1950s Ealing comedy starring Alec Guinness as a brilliant chemist whose invention pits him a…
A Piece of the Continent, a festival celebrating the unifying influence of European theatre, includes dramas about patriarchy, dogmatism and dementia As Britain seeks to finalise its divorce…
This energetic account of the life of the electrifying Cuban never shies away from the truth about his tough upbringing This energetic, emotionally reflective movie follows the rise of the C…
British East Asian performers are still offered offensive roles while "yellowface" casting persists. Channel 4's new drama might make a difference In many ways, there's never been a better t…
As her acclaimed take on Four Quartets heads to London, choreographer Pam Tanowitz explains why she's still trying to crack the poem Her choreography has been hailed by the New York Times as…
Leyton Sports Ground, LondonThis craft-based installation celebrates a London borough's history of metalwork " and the wonder of tin On a wall opposite Blackhorse Road underground station i…
With her stereotype-smashing strip, Emma Maye Gibson toys with sexual objectification tropes " then yanks the rug out In the back row of Sydney's Griffin theatre, Betty Grumble's mother cove…
Tommy Cooper's fez and Paul Daniels' saw-in-half box part of display at Wellcome Collection Tommy Cooper's fez, a gorilla mask used by Derren Brown and a wooden box and saw that Paul Daniel…
Derby theatreThe tales of Mowgli, Baloo and Bagheera are inventively staged with integrated sign language and a community cast Accessibility is too often treated as an afterthought in theatr…
The Sharks-v-Jets classic is told with Jerome Robbins' 'perfect' moves, admits Aletta Collins. How did she create new ones? Aletta Collins is telling me about what arrived in the post when s…
As her hit TV series and off-Broadway solo show come to an end, take a look back at Phoebe Waller-Bridge's start in theatre, opposite Fleabag co-stars including Andrew Todd, Hugh Skinner and…
Bush theatre, LondonThis gently uplifting play about child migration " performed in English and beautifully signed " delights in language Child migration might sound like a difficult subject…
Take a closer look at the UK creations that made the cut for this year's edition of the Prague Quadrennial, the largest scenography event in the world, held from 6-16 June. A selection will …
Royal Court, LondonAbhishek Majumdar's play launches a philosophical inquiry into non-violence and defying oppression A special virtue attaches to playwrights who take us into unfamiliar ter…
Theatregoers in York and Manchester have been recruited to bring fresh ideas and talent to the cities' stages in revolutionary programme initiatives 'How do we bridge the gap between theatre…
The horror-film choreographer's new show, Vessel, weaves spells with writhing limbs, menacing ritual figures and a cauldron of gloop. He explains its origins 'A sculpture contains an energy,…