After its humble run at a regional theater in New Jersey, Joe Iconis' sci-fi musical comedy grew legs on the internet, resulting in its improbable run in New YorkWhen high school-set musical…
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonPhysical gags, interactive moments and a fairytale flourish combine in this revival of Shakespeare's early comedyWhen does a desire to be funny start to feel a…
The classic Edinburgh comedy show lasts an hour, with a strong narrative component and an inevitable 'sad bit'. But this rigid template is stifling creativityThe late Sean Hughes had a reaso…
As the only brown person in the room at The Glang Show, I couldn't shake a sense of otherness when a quip turned sourI'm a few months into a new career as a standup comedian. I've had some l…
It sets history to hip-hop and has a diverse cast " but Sylvia is not riding on the coattails of Hamilton, says its director Kate Prince. Instead its heroine marches to a beat all her own Wh…
Taylor, a dancer who later became one of the world's greatest choreographers, was seen as the last of the 20th century's titans of modern danceThe renowned dancer and choreographer Paul Tayl…
Olivier, LondonThe first fruit of the National's new community theatre programme was a richly sung version with brilliant performances from a cast of hundreds Has the National Theatre ever f…
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh In a spirited Edinburgh debut, the daughter of a former deputy PM of Russia tells her father's fascinating storyPlenty of comics get good material from their p…
Rose Matafeo's take on twentysomething life is toast of the FringeNew Zealander Rose Matafeo has won the coveted best comedy show award at the Edinburgh festival fringe. Steve Coogan, one of…
Author of The Odd Couple and The Sunshine Boys won a Pulitzer and four Tonys, and dominated Broadway for many yearsThe Pulitzer and Tony-winning playwright Neil Simon has died, it was announ…
Gender-swapped classics, Hans Christian Andersen's closet secrets, two giants of US comedy sharing a stage, plus Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo as rulers in love More autumn picks: Film | …
A new work by Jeanie O'Hare distils four Shakespeare plays to retell the story of the Wars of the Roses, focusing on Margaret of Anjou, the formidable wife of Henry VIThe unmissable theatre …
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghThe LGBTQ+ standup twists gender into new shapes in a fringe debut that feels like a great intro to a fresh comic personalityShould we be disowning words like "…
Sunderland Empire Exhilarating new material joins favourite vintage sketches as Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton bring their chilling creations to life again on tourTV tie-i…
CanadaHub at King's Hall, EdinburghCliff Cardinal's visceral tale of addiction, violence and abuse is a shape-shifting tour de force"It's a tough watch," said the man handing over my ti…
Lyceum; Studio, EdinburghPeter Brook's meditation on justice is imprisoned by its own virtues, while Édouard Louis's powerful teenage memoir translates vividly to the stageWhen better th…
Summerhall, Edinburgh; Coliseum, LondonClose encounters with JG Ballard and an Irish girlband. Plus, a Russian Swan Lake that's not always perfect but is full of charmPunchy, intimate dance …
The influential avant garde choreographer and mime has died in Italy, aged 80Turning 80 this year, Lindsay Kemp performed continually with his company of young dancers. He had lost some flex…
The experimental British choreographer and mime, who collaborated with stars such as David Bowie and Kate Bush, has died in Italy at the age of 80 Continue reading...
As her adaptation of The Lovely Bones opens, the 70-year-old playwright and director talks family, feminism and gender-blind theatreBryony Lavery, 70, was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, …
The Kiwi standup thoroughly deserves her success with an uproarious, emotionally intimate and feminist show With the triumph of Rose Matafeo in this year's Edinburgh Comedy awards, a sub-par…
New Zealander's show about sex and modern social mores scoops top comedy gongThe New Zealander Rose Matafeo has won the coveted best comedy show award at the Edinburgh Fringe festival.Her wi…
Influential avant garde creative force who worked with David Bowie dies in Italy, aged 80Lindsay Kemp, the experimental British choreographer and mime, who made his name in the 1960s and col…
As this year's fringe wraps up, look back at some of the shows photographed by Murdo MacLeod in Edinburgh Continue reading...
Peacock, DublinStem cells, DNA and subtle psychology give an edge to Michael West's deft contemporary reboot of FrankensteinPlaywright Michael West fuses old and new ideas in his gripping ad…