Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonAdjoa Andoh is extraordinarily expressive in a production with politics to the fore that makes one see the play afresh By casting an iconic English history pl…
Barbican, LondonSimon Stone's smart and harrowing retelling of Euripides is performed by a flawless ensemble Euripides' Medea was first performed in Athens, in 431BC" and it came last in a …
Magic Goes Wrong has been co-written with magicians Penn & Teller There has been a creaky murder mystery that went wrong, a catastrophic Peter Pan and a chaotic A Christmas Carol. Next w…
He was sacked from the Paris Opera Ballet after homophobic and sexist online rants. In an exclusive interview, he talks about the joy of self-sabotage " and his Vladimir Putin tattoo It is f…
Royal Court, LondonClean Break's satirical look at the stereotypes around life in jail ends up undone by its own artifice Inside Bitch is a drama about drama and its misrepresentations. Four…
Sherman theatre, CardiffJo Clifford's inventive and playful production gives the characters new conflicts, complexities and genders Notwithstanding its running gags at the expense of academi…
Bridge theatre, LondonJoanne Froggatt plays a lowly journalist who ascends into elite literary circles in Nicholas Hytner's smooth production Journalists enjoy seeing themselves depicted on …
Belgrade theatre, Coventry Amy Ng's family drama has the seeds of a great story, but is undone by melodrama and parody The definition of a good future differs significantly for three generat…
A unique National Theatre project has given 200 amateur actors, dancers and musicians of all ages new confidence Until the start of last year, 13-year-old Blessing had never been to a theatr…
From pom-pom headwear to multicoloured jigsaw suits, a new exhibition celebrates the late performance artist and fashion icon's unique style Continue reading...
He grew up listening to his father Pete reciting Shakespeare over breakfast. Now Billy Postlethwaite is taking on the part that obsessed them both: Macbeth Billy Postlethwaite has lost his m…
The theatre broke ground this week on a 50,000 sq ft project that will include a 400-seat theatre-in-the-round The renowned Steppenwolf theatre in Chicago has broken ground on a $54m expansi…
Duncan Weldon was indeed "star-struck from the outset". He seemed to be larger than life even when a mere year ahead of me at the local grammar school in Southport: shortly after we had left…
Tom Mothersdale plays the ruthless king in Headlong, Bristol Old Vic and Alexandra Palace's new touring production of Richard III. Tristram Kenton went backstage Continue reading...
The gender-switched Sondheim classic and 9/11 heartwarmer each received nine nominations for the awards, to be held on 7 April A gender-switched revival of a Stephen Sondheim classic and a f…
After her celebrated Jane Eyre, Cathy Marston is staging a revelatory regal ballet. She talks about binge-watching ITV's Victoria and the politics of storytelling Queen Victoria is falling …
O2 Academy, Newcastle Ill-judged jokes and a lack of wit and grit make for a tedious set from one of the queens on RuPaul's series In an interview with Rolling Stone, drag queen Trixie Matte…
US dramatist wins Susan Smith Blackburn prize for female playwrights with Fairview, beating dramas by debbie tucker green and Ella Hickson The American dramatist Jackie Sibblies Drury has wo…
Salisbury PlayhouseThis frenetic rewind for Agatha Christie's mystery splits between Hollywood homage and send-up In a bare room, an elderly woman sleeps in an armchair, sprained ankle on a …
The ghostly showgirls of Follies, Wayne McGregor's spellbinding Raven Girl and the madcap world of The Cat in the Hat have all been realised by the designer, who looks back at five of her …
Winning musicals also earn their lead actors prizes, while Company and The Inheritance also among winners Hamilton was the biggest winner at the only major theatre awards decided by the publ…
Sadler's Wells, LondonClassical virtuosity combines with contemporary sensibility in this selection of highlights from a 25-year repertoire 'How small a thought it takes to fill a whole life…
After her icy spymaster role in Phoebe Waller Bridge's Killing Eve, the acclaimed stage actor couldn't resist a part in Fleabag. Finally, she says, women's roles are improving For an actress…
Royal & Derngate, NorthamptonNiamh Cusack and Stephen Boxer shine in a clunky adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Kazuo Ishiguro's 1989 Booker prize-winning novel is narrated by Stevens…
The star of Trevor Nunn's West End production talks heritage, horror and making magic with Derren Brown The versatile actor, writer and director Andy Nyman is about to play the harassed milk…