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Cast, Doncaster Anna Jordan tunes into intertwined lives and captures the oblivion and camaraderie of the dancefloor in her new dramaIt's no spoiler to reveal that Pop Music ends with Come O…
Musical improv elves, cabaret and interactive hijinks abound in these festive shows for familiesRoyal & Derngate, Northampton, 27 November-30 December. Then touring. Continue reading...
Superstar comic will give first UK performances in seven years at the Hammersmith ApolloJerry Seinfeld is to give four rare performances in London when he brings his standup show to the Hamm…
Hampstead theatre, LondonIfeyinwa Frederick's debut play about three friends on holiday veers from comic to serious in a flashThis is a debut play by Ifeyinwa Frederick about three Essex-bor…
The UK tour will visit theatres with a personal connection to the actor and performances will encourage audience members to share the stageIan McKellen is to celebrate his 80th birthday next…
Theatre Royal Bath A village choir's harmony is upset by a sly newcomer in William Gaminara's satire of snobbery, secrets and singing contestsThe Nightingales are a group of a cappella singe…
Broadway Theatre, New YorkDespite the spectacle of a 2,400lb puppet, a shambolic production doesn't know what to do with him and any magic quickly evaporatesKing Kong arrives fashionably lat…
Minerva, Chichester In Laura Wade's bold and playful adaptation of Austen's unfinished novel, the mutinous characters threaten to take control of the dramaI would seriously urge anyone plann…
Company head explains decision to give job to man with white parents who identifies as blackThe theatre company which gave a job targeted at ethnic minorities to a man who identifies as blac…
Institution is claimed as oldest continuously working theatre in the English-speaking worldOne of the world's most historic theatres " Bristol Old Vic " has launched an ambitious new heritag…
Royal Court, LondonReviving their 2010 show, Lisa Hammond and Rachael Spence call on the inspiration of strangers to explore changing attitudes to disabilityEight years ago, Lisa Hammond and…
Theatre boss aims to help Wiltshire city's residents put traumas of 2018 behind themAs a traumatic year for Salisbury draws to a close, its citizens seem intent on cheering themselves up wit…
The standup continued his contentious comeback in Paris " presenting a dilemma for the woman asked to gig with himBeing asked to open for a famous comic is every struggling standup comedian'…
Northern Stage, NewcastleStaged in the round, Elayce Ismail's production relocates Dylan Thomas's dramatic poem about the people of Llareggub In divided times, there's something comforting a…
Soho theatre, LondonIn her new show, Peachy, Pattison perkily traces her efforts to be young, free and single while coping with mental fragilityLauren Pattison's first show was about a break…
Innovative lighting designer who ushered in a new era of stage drama settingWhen Chahine Yavroyan, who has died of cancer aged 68, arrived in London in the early 1970s, theatrical lighting w…
Theatre 503, London A Florida zoo curator befriends a British bat enthusiast in Lily Bevan's engaging pair of interwoven monologuesLily Bevan is a talented writer-performer who has previousl…
Sadler's Wells, LondonRambert showcases its new sister company in Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar's knockout Killer Pig, plus work by Benoit Swan Pouffer and Rafael BonachelaEight hundred young da…
Nottingham PlayhouseGatiss and Adrian Scarborough are electric together in a technically striking outing for Alan Bennett's modern classicFrom The League of Gentleman to Sherlock's smirking …
She thinks ballet's broken " and has a plan to fix it. The star of Disney's Nutcracker reboot talks about racism, nude shoes and growing up bendy'Ballet was definitely my escape," says Misty…
Kiln, LondonStephen Sharkey adapts Smith's immigrant tale with zest but struggles to contain the novel's dizzying temporal leaps Adapting Zadie Smith's phenomenal novel for the stage is like…
I am mixed race but was brought up by white parents. I fear that by identifying as black, Anthony Lennon is elevating whitenessWhat does it mean to be black? The debate around racial identit…
Royal Exchange, ManchesterFor this earnest but often profound cycle of plays, Chris Thorpe and Sam Pritchard quarried local experience around the UK'There's communities " what we have now " …
He has spent half a century dissecting America's dreams and nightmares. Now the great novelist is imagining what his 'deluged' country will be like three years from todayWhenever he's able t…
The Booth Theater, New YorkKerry Washington plays a mother whose son goes missing in a tough, timely play about the dangers of being young and black in AmericaWhen the lights rise on Christo…
