Royal and Derngate, NorthamptonKatori Hall's astonishing drama, based on the alleged visions of three schoolgirls, explores the power of faith and miracles as Rwanda's genocide loomsKatori H…
The French writer-director talks about his highly personal new show, a 'dance of the dead' that pays tribute to artistic heroes including Jacques DemyDirector Christophe Honoré still looks …
Anderson returns to the London stage in an adaptation of the Oscar winner All About Eve. Here's a look behind the scenes of Ivo van Hove's production Continue reading...
My friend Dacre Punt, who has died aged 82, was a gifted and prolific designer. Having joined the BBC in 1968, he became a stalwart of the corporation's art department, his natural panache m…
Park theatre, LondonTwo men compare fiercely different reckonings of the exodus of 7,500 Jews from Denmark in this gripping playAt the heart of Alexander Bodin Saphir's fascinating first pla…
Barbican, London Les Antliaclastes' puppet show is a bewitching ride through the dark side of fairytales with close attention to detailDarkly comic and absurdly charming, this wild gothic ri…
Cuban superstar says he wants to expand repertoire and reach out to more diverse audiencesCarlos Acosta, the ballet superstar considered one of the greatest dancers of all time, is to take c…
Arcola, LondonGabriel Gbadamosi's oblique new play follows three encounters, but too many layers of intrigue throw it off courseThe title is misleading: this isn't really a play about police…
Channing, who has died aged 97, starred in Hello Dolly! and Thoroughly Modern Millie, and had a genius for characterThornton Wilder, having seen Carol Channing in Hello Dolly!, the 1964 Broa…
Dancer withdrawn from Swan Lake after he posted series of sexist comments on InstagramSergei Polunin, the Royal Ballet-trained dancer who revels in a "bad boy of ballet" reputation, has been…
Celebrated for her performances in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Hello, Dolly! Channing also earned an Oscar nomination for Thoroughly Modern Millie Carol Channing, the American actor who ori…
Theatre 503, LondonA catastrophic fact-checking error that nearly breaks the internet cues Osman Baig's expressive and energetic one-man piece about digital journalismThe narrator-protagonis…
Kiln, LondonIshy Din's new play, set in the aftermath of Margaret Thatcher's death, explores the impact of her legacy on two immigrantsIshy Din is a former Middlesbrough taxi-driver on a mis…
The national theatres of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland have all caused a stir about what they represent. How should they reflect a country's identity?They had Richard Eyre on the radi…
Oxford PlayhouseSparky performances and multisensory skits make Oily Cart's singing, dancing and rhyming show feel cheekyOily Cart barely miss a beat in Hippity Hop, a sensory theatrical par…
Katori Hall's play Our Lady of Kibeho is the story of three friends who insisted that they were visited by the Virgin Mary and told of the horror that lay aheadThe 16-year-old schoolgirl Alp…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonLove has one too many aspects in Jonathan O'Boyle's spirited revival, which needs a librettist to trim the untidy narrative 'It is possible to have more than one e…
They never met but the brilliant Polish theatre-maker and theorist had a huge influence on Kathryn Hunter. On the 20th anniversary of his death, she celebrates his radical methodsWhen I left…
From Freddie Mercury to Queen Anne, awards season is set to be dominated by queer characters played by non-LGBT performers. So is this sexuality's equivalent of blackface " or is it simply a…
The Pussy Grabber Plays " eight short pieces premiering in New York on Monday " humanize the people behind sexual misconduct allegations against the presidentNatasha Stoynoff never thought h…
Pleasance, LondonTwo women blot out life's blemishes with feather boas and Shirley Bassey songs until their friendship begins to sourIsolation is gilded in glitter in Annie Jenkins' tender d…
Union Chapel, LondonLife still holds surprises for a woman of 54, including the US presidency, and Sykes plays them for everything they've gotThe first half hour of Wanda Sykes' maiden Londo…
Trafalgar Studios, LondonSexual freedom and emotional commitment clash in Kevin Elyot's debut exploring sexual deception in a gay relationship Kevin Elyot will always be remembered for My Ni…
Harold Pinter theatre; Finborough, LondonThe surprises continue in an extraordinary Pinter season. Plus, the rise and rise of Sheila AtimIt has been hard to guess where lightning will strike…
Old Red Lion, LondonLiv Warden's play explores what happens to the daughters of a powerful man who is charged with GBHWhere are the women closest to once-powerful predators who have been und…