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We had volcanic eruptions from Nish Kumar, open-heart anguish from Jessie Cave and cold lasagne from James Acaster. But no one could beat the wild blazing brilliance of Flight of the Conchor…
Romeo and Juliet muddled into middle age, Akram Khan suffered shell-shock, Rambert2 lost control " and William Forsythe gave ballet a stratospheric street shakeupMore best culture 2018 Over …
The Place, LondonIt's bright and bouyant and the music, influenced by Afrobeat, is excellent but Vicki Igbokwe's fairytale has problems in toneChoreographer Vicki Igbokwe is best known for r…
Curve, LeicesterStorytelling is secondary to spectacle in this chaotic retelling that features cakes, wigs and a fraught balancing actBefore Dr Seuss's infamous Cat has made his entrance, th…
A gender-switch Company got Sondheim's blessing, Sam Mendes probed the doomed Lehman dynasty and Austen had a sparkling rewrite. But the year belonged to Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins fac…
Derby theatreThe classic tale plays out on a lusciously crafted eco-friendly set by a company gently pushing the boundaries of kids' theatreWe're deep in the woods and inside the three bears…
Tobacco Factory, BristolBea Roberts' adaptation is best when it amps up its visual gags, though it searches for a plot and a perspectiveThe world can be scary when everything else is bigger …
Young Vic Theatre, LondonPaapa Essiedu and Black Panther's Letitia Wright are captivating in Danai Gurira's story of religious and linguistic colonialismEnglish-speaking missionaries in 19th…
Mel Brooks's classic musical about two swindling impresarios gets a risky reprise, while a brilliant cast carry off Cole Porter"It ain't no myst'ry. If it's politics or hist'ry. The thing yo…
Royal Court; Dorfman; Hampstead, London Corporal punishment still hurts in Mark Ravenhill's haunting new play, Poe is channelled for festive creepiness, and fine performances spruce up Chek…
26 August 1945 " 23 October 2018The playwright remembers the Royal Court's international director as a powerhouse who encouraged new writing and shook up the world of theatre' Emma Chambers …
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe Royal Ballet's Matthew Ball soars in Matthew Bourne's enduring version of Swan LakeIn Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake, we see the return of the show which, in 1995, chan…
The TV comedian who helped bring us the football anthem Three Lions has become a prolific children's author. How did it happen?David Baddiel is a comedian, TV presenter, screenwriter and aut…
Crucible, Sheffield Standout turns from strong female leads can't tame the darkness at the heart of Cole Porter's Shakespearean musicalKiss Me, Kate is a musical of many layers. The fiction …
The standup, actor and drag superstar on the things that make him laugh the mostMyra DuBois. She's the best standup on the gay scene in London. Best off script and she can rattle on without …
When Indhu Rubasingham turned the Tricycle theatre into the Kiln earlier this year, there were protests and passionate defences. Vicky Featherstone, Richard Eyre and Charles Saumarez Smith d…
The Swan, Stratford-upon-AvonA searing central performance flips the gender dynamics as Shakespeare's study of greed gets a ravishing revivalShakespeare's embittered satire, notoriously, sho…
Sam S Shubert Theatre, New YorkThe Oscar-winning writer's controversial adaptation of the Harper Lee novel hits the stage with a splash and a strong central performance from Jeff DanielsAaro…
Royal Court, LondonA deputy head's historical deeds trouble his retirement in this tense drama starring Alun Armstrong, Nicola Walker and Maggie SteedFor the second time in a week on stage, …
Award-winning comic Louise Reay faced lawsuit for using personal material in her showThe estranged husband of an award-winning comedian who was suing her for defamation over material in her …
Griff Rhys Jones ate John Sessions' socks, Josie Lawrence hit the high notes and Colin Mochrie's Salmon Man went low. Ahead of three live Albert Hall specials, the presenter-cum-drummer look…
Dorfman, LondonAnthony Neilson's adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's short story has a sexual frisson, schlocky gore and a shape-shifting setThe Tell-Tale Heart is Edgar Allan Poe's short story …
Liverpool PlayhouseSpymonkey riff with pop culture " from funk-anthem carols to Torvill and Dean " in a bizarre take on the Dickens classicAt this time of year, Scrooge is as reliable as min…
London PalladiumRollerskating snowmen, a hydraulic dragon, a Strictly duo and Nigel Havers are among the attractions in this variety pantoWith Snow White, Julian Clary enters his third conse…
Sadler's Wells, LondonIntensity surges from the stage in this dark contortion of the classic ballet, given a mighty injection of new energyIt's funny that Matthew Bourne's shows are associat…
