Orange Tree theatre, RichmondThis revival gains an eerie topicality, yet its ingenious study of moneyed hypocrisy makes it truly timelessBy an extraordinary quirk of fate, Martin Crimp's 198…
A number of agencies offer freebies for struggling shows, but the growth in 'papering' doesn't seem to be harming salesTheatre in London can mean an expensive night out. While lots of venues…
The Other Palace, LondonEx-service personnel work alongside professional actors in Jonathan Lewis's ingenious piece of meta-theatreWritten and directed by Jonathan Lewis, this is a play abou…
Soho theatre, LondonThe US standup, who spent six years in a Texas prison, delivers an accomplished set drawing on his misspent youth One in three black men in the US will spend time in jail…
The playwright's imagined confrontation with the political activist he was 50 years ago is a triumph of confessional courage " and relentless optimismWhat happened to the Sgt Pepper generati…
It is practically a professional requirement that actors be emotional and vulnerable, but only recently has protecting their mental wellbeing become a priorityActor and playwright Milly Thom…
Arcola, LondonDaniel York Loh's twin tale of the Chinese Labour Corps members who head to Europe during the first world world has emotional resonance but fails to come alive on stage The all…
The acclaimed comic talks about Nanette's legacy, her friendship with Emma Thompson, Louis CK's comeback and how to dress like her on HalloweenEarly in 2018, Hannah Gadsby arrived in the US …
Live theatre, NewcastleA fantastical reworking of The Fall of the House of Usher set in a Tyneside psychiatric ward hits all the right notesA large, bright clock face looms over double doors…
Almeida; Bridge, LondonAll becomes beautifully clear in Robert Icke's pared down Ibsen, while Martin McDonagh overloads his dark, dizzying fairytaleAh, Robert Icke and his theatrical revelat…
Dance East, IpswichA retelling of the Greek myth for the #MeToo generation makes some clever points but clobbers them homeIn her new full-evening show, Jasmin Vardimon tells the tale of the …
As the award-winning writer's new play opens at the Royal Court, the actors involved talk about breaking boundaries in British theatre and tucker green's innovative approachBefore the Royal …
After his sellout shows with Jon Stewart, the US star hosted a free night in London featuring local acts and a raucous slew of close-to-the-bone material"I see a white man," said Dave Chappe…
Live theatre, Newcastle Edgar Allen Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher is restaged in a Tyneside mental hospital in a poignant and politically charged musicalIt sounds like a challenge for…
Lilian Baylis Studio, London Dancers Eleanor Sikorski and Charlotte Maclean weave patterns of wit, absurdity and giddy joy in a strange and quietly radical showTwice a finalist in the Place …
Hampstead theatre, LondonThe Game of Thrones star plays a surly death-haunted 17-year-old whose life is changed by a book of poems and an unlikely friendshipScarcely known in Britain, Lauren…
The John Golden Theatre, New YorkKenneth Lonergan's personal play about a gallery owner losing her memory is a beautifully acted, quietly crushing tragedyThe Waverly Gallery, now revived on …
Traverse, EdinburghAnna Jordan's four-hander for Frantic Assembly, unfolding across time to tell parallel war stories, is performed with heart and focusA man is trying to cross the sea to hi…
Bridge theatre, LondonJim Broadbent is brilliantly buffoonish and sadistic in Martin McDonagh's wildly inventive dismantling of the great Danish storytellerMartin McDonagh's new play is calc…
Theatre world pays tribute to Dodgson, who joined Royal Court's artistic team in 1985Elyse Dodgson, the Royal Court's international director for the past 22 years, has died, the theatre anno…
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonA cod-scientific lecture on animal behaviour is given a comic twist in a surreal show that is too cutesyIsabella Rossellini went back to university to study anima…
Kate Bowen talks about her drama Close Quarters, exploring the aspirations and gender wars of three female squaddiesIn 2016, the ban on women in the British army fighting in close combat ro…
Almeida, London This parasitic rewrite treats a masterpiece as a lecture and totally overlooks Ibsen's elusive comedyIf you want an example of the arrogance of director's theatre, head to th…
A show touring libraries in the south-east aims to help make people affected by dementia feel they are less aloneAn actor sits in an armchair on a makeshift stage. People wander in, some eld…
Sadler's Wells, LondonJasmin Vardimon's twist on the ancient Greek myth features near-contortionist dancers and violent choreography let down by a cloudy central conceptA billowing plastic s…