Olivier, London; Bristol Old Vic; Royal Court, LondonRalph Fiennes's Antony grapples with a midlife crisis while Sophie Okonedo's Cleopatra is the ultimate diva in an outstanding production …
Old Vic theatre trained staff to 'act as an outlet' for concerns around sexual harassment and bullyingA pioneering workplace scheme set up in the wake of the Kevin Spacey scandal at the Old …
The Sheffield-born writer tells how taking part in a clinical trial on LSD gave him the chance to relive his youth " and the subject for his new playLeo Butler was born in Sheffield in 1974.…
Is it OK to tell Irish jokes in a fake Sri Lankan accent? The comedian on talent shows, trolls and his right to offendMy first ever gig was at a Pontins holiday camp when I was nine. It had …
Old Vic, LondonPepys's celebrated diaries come under feminist scrutiny in Big Dance Theater's postmodern mashupWhat's the British slang for penis? The woman in the wig wants to know. She's a…
Community-led performers are flipping theatre's power dynamic by putting on shows in their audience's homeThe rise in immersive and interactive theatre means audiences are used to being part…
York Army Museum Lying in a row of beds, an audience of 10 is transported to a wartime hospital in Sound&Fury's arresting showThere are no images of the first world war in Sound&Fury…
New York City-based company Big Dance Theater makes its UK premiere at the Old Vic in London with 17c, a feminist contemporary dance-theatre presentation of the diarist's life Continue readi…
Harold Pinter theatre, London Antony Sher, David Suchet and Hayley Squires are among the cast for a compelling set of works by the master playwrightJamie Lloyd has had the bold, bright idea …
Various venues, SwanseaWarriors emerge from the waves of Swansea Bay at the start of an epic piece of theatre marking the end of the first world war'Remembrance is not enough." These stark w…
Stars of the West End's Pinter at the Pinter season pick plays by the dramatist that changed the way they thought about theatre Continue reading...
Olivier, London Simon Godwin directs a terrific and epic National Theatre production, filled with passion and delusionThis is the third production of Shakespeare's tragedy on the Olivier sta…
Watermill, NewburyThe 'blasphemous' 19th-century pamphleteer William Hone is at the sharp end of destructive libel action in Ian Hislop and Nick Newman's dramaIan Hislop and Nick Newman, edi…
Most theatres run youth groups but Manchester's Royal Exchange also has a company of amateur actors over 60. Its members discuss acting's cruelty and camaraderie " and the joy of 'not giving…
Royal Court, LondonDebris Stevenson tells how grime became her salvation in a show that explores race, representation and authenticityIn 2003, Dizzee Rascal won the Mercury prize for the sem…
Birmingham RepCharles Lawson is on fine form as a retired John Rebus but the novelist's Edinburgh underworld is missingYou can see the temptation to bring Ian Rankin's rumpled sleuth John Re…
New Diorama, LondonSarah Kane's play becomes an exploration of living with profound disability in Deafinitely Theatre's productionSarah Kane's gruelling last play feels doubly painful in thi…
Park theatre, LondonKaren Archer gives a fine performance as a woman experiencing cognitive difficulties in Sharr White's playHow do you dramatise dementia? Not easily. But Sharr White, in a…
An open letter signed by 40 Welsh playwrights criticising NTW doesn't take into account audiences' responses to the company's recent showsLast week, Wales Arts Review published an open lette…
He was an explosively powerful dancer whose grace and beauty revolutionised ballet. Has anyone ever leapt higher? As two Nureyev films appear, we remember the impoverished Russian kid who el…
Leading dancer Laurretta Summerscales has said the endless repeats of crowd-pleasing classics is one reason she left the ENB. So why is it so keen on Swan Lake and The Nutcracker?How many sw…
Triad theater, New YorkThis musical parody stars Gina Gershon as Melania and is stuffed with unsubtle humour, but no parody is as shocking as the president himselfDemocracy in shambles? Why …
Audiences crave new Welsh plays but NTW is marginalising our stories. It's time for a debate about what our national theatre should beLast week, a group of playwrights sent a letter to the h…
The Egg, BathWith two turntables, a street's worth of houses and a German fairytale, performance poet Toby Thompson creates a beautiful show for over-sevensChildren live in the moment but by…
The Place, LondonDesigned to be playable anywhere from local theatres to village halls, Ben Wright's choreographed play has small resources but creates a big worldThere's a lot to be said fo…