Sherman theatre, CardiffTheatr Cymru's bilingual version of Shakespeare's tragedy brings intriguing complexity to the warring families but also some confusion 'Speakest thou from the heart?"…
Sadler's Wells East, LondonDance Umbrella festival opens with a bold yet alienating piece inspired by mythology and magical realism It's as if you've turned up at the party when they're all …
Lyttelton theatre, LondonHiran Abeysekera brings humour to the tragedy and Francesca Mills steals the show as Ophelia but this staging pulls its emotional punches Last week, Indhu Rubasingha…
The versatile star, who has died aged 96, portrayed absurdly pretentious and apparently grotesque characters with wonderful sympathy Patricia Routledge was an actor of uncommon versatility e…
Sadler's Wells, LondonIn a stunning evening, fearless and faultless dancers deliver a trio of classics, ending with a gorgeous yet more subdued piece by David Dawson English National Ballet'…
Traverse, Edinburgh The 2011 book about a mother's struggle to pursue a career while looking after her children becomes a very routine drama Novelist Sarah Moss has expressed surprise at the…
Park theatre, LondonPainter Lee Krasner's rivalry with her husband is laid bare in an affecting play about a relationship both loving and riddled with hostility Art history is littered with …
My grandfather, John Baddeley, who has died aged 92, was an actor who had numerous credits across TV, radio, theatre and film. Among his many roles he appeared in Coronation Street in 1967 a…
Theatre Royal Haymarket, London Maxim Didenko delivers Wilde's version of the biblical tale with a blingy design, topless men in hoods and yodelling Is it morally acceptable to host an Israe…
The great performance artist reveals all about her new four-hour Balkan Erotic Epic " a wild reinvention of ancient rituals that is sure to shock, move and amuse audiences Marina AbramoviÄ�…
Olivier award-winner Hiran Abeysekera plays the Prince of Denmark in a new staging of Shakespeare's tragedy. Tristram Kenton follows rehearsals Continue reading...
Ã’ran Mór, GlasgowKaty Nixon's unsettling play explores the shadowy rules adolescents live by as friends navigate manipulation, secrets and the pressures of conforming There is an unex…
Healthcare is a central issue in the ongoing negotiations between the Actors' Equity union and the Broadway League Broadway actors are preparing to walk off the stage in a strike that would …
The festival delivers a fantastic new work by William Forsythe, pure class from François Chaignaud and a Jan Martens revival that exasperates and enlivens William Forsythe's new piece Und…
Manchester Opera HouseThe stage version of the 2004 film has bright choreography and a likeable lead performance by Lucie Jones, even if the songs are a bit underpowered The adaptation of mo…
Noël Coward theatre, LondonMax Webster's frisky Oscar Wilde revival, first seen at the National Theatre, arrives in the West End with a new cast Oscar Wilde's comedy was, he said, "writte…
London's Canary Wharf is being turned into the Capitol, with a bespoke £26m theatre made for the stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins' bestseller. Our writer goes on a hard-hat tour The sl…
Curve theatre, LeicesterIn a moving memory play, Anna Jordan charts the course of a relationship which begins with the sharing of a mobile hotspot Most of us simply dig up memories but the c…
218 West 57th Street, New York An immersive, experiential reworking of Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running musical turns it into something resembling a mostly fun theme park ride Anyone put o…
Performance of the once controversial poem was planned for its 40th anniversary but will now double as a tribute to writer who died last week Tony Harrison's state-of-the-nation poem V is to…
Kontakthof is a 1978 show full of tenderness, violence and horror. Now, in a spectacular production, its first performers are bringing it back. But would Bausch have approved? Theatres are h…
Bristol Beacon Composer Jóhann Jóhannson's moody film, narrated by Swinton and inspired by a classic novel, gains little from a live dance interpretation Is it possible for the apocal…
Following in the footsteps of Peter Hall and Katie Mitchell, Indhu Rubasingham directs an ancient epic at the National Theatre. Bacchae reveals the virtues and vices of creating a new play f…
The broadcaster and comedian has been delighting and outraging audiences for almost 30 years. Off-air, his life has lurched from crisis to crisis. Has he finally found peace? It's nearly thr…
Based on a New York gallery scandal that was traced back to a Chinese maths teacher, Åukasz Twarkowsk's play makes audiences question absolutely everything 'It was only meant to be a smal…