The choreographer on struggling with fatherhood, why dancers are like football fans, and taking hip-hop to Sadler's WellsChoreographer Botis Seva was born in south London in 1991 and&nb…
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The standup and 2017 Chortle best newcomer award winner on the things that make him laugh the mostCardinal Burns as Dean and Murf, playing two drug casualties dining out on their minor dance…
Minerva, ChichesterCharlotte Jones's drama pitches a non-violent religious community on to the Napoleonic wars' spiritual frontlineCharlotte Jones is an unpredictable dramatist. In her most …
Tower of London The Israeli choreographer led youth groups in an exhilarating open-air performance to celebrate the gory, glorious history of the city's East EndIt sounds like a sterling ide…
The writer of The Vicar of Dibley and Mrs Brown's Boys discusses the funny side of living with the illness and his new Edinburgh show, Incurable Optimist"Good news," the comedy writer Paul M…
Royal Court, LondonRory Mullarkey's unfocused drama of a Britain collapsing in apocalyptic chaos is not helped by the production's aural and visual overkillI guess this new play by Rory Mull…
Malthouse Theatre, MelbourneWorld premiere stage adaptation replaces feverish imagery with a Chekhovian sensibility while contemplating the end of the worldMelancholia, Lars von Trier's leas…
The Bridge theatre, LondonPatients' singalongs and Bennett's stinging wit light up a state-of-the-nation play set on a geriatric ward Hospitals make good theatre. Shortly after Alan Bennett …
Mother Clap's Molly HouseNational Theatre, London Rating: ****Mark Ravenhill clearly likes to have it both ways. In this wonderfully exuberant new musical play at the Lyttelton, he celebrat…
National Theatre, London· Picture gallery: images from the productionNothing is more tempting than the apparently impossible. But, although director Nicholas Hytner and his creative team …
Alan Bennett's new play is not just about history - it makes history. Michael Billington hails a masterpieceSchool shapes our ends - almost literally so in the case of the more sexually prom…
Dramatist and screenwriter who enjoyed success with Stevie, Breaking the Code and The Gathering StormThe dramatist and screenwriter Hugh Whitemore, who has died aged 82, was an accomplished …
Old Vic, LondonSally Cookson delivers an exhilarating production of Patrick Ness's story about a lonely boy coping with grief, bullying and a monster in a yew treeSometimes it is good to go …
Ancient tales 'go to the dark core of human experience', writes Harry EyresClaire Armitstead (Ancient tales are back in fashion " for telling it like it is, 16 July) is only partly right. Su…
Park theatre, LondonThe politics of comedy is examined through the prism of faltering father and son comedians played by Les Dennis and Blake Harrison'I realised why I never liked jokes," sa…
Indigenous dance company wins all seven of its nominated categories for work that tells the first contact story of the titular Aboriginal warriorBangarra Dance Theatre is a big winner at the…
Park theatre, LondonStephanie Martin's drama " part comedy of manners and part state-of-the-nation play " is one killer scene short of greatnessAlkaline takes the well-worn drama of the midd…
Lost Gardens of Heligan, CornwallThis haunting outdoor show created by WildWorks fuses ancient myth with a tale of returning soldiersHidden among the roses, a soldier and his lover kiss good…
This summer, community-led shows are encouraging residents to tell their own tales of loss, love and Bruce Springsteen gigsAt the Crucible theatre, Sheffield's teenagers are thinking about w…
Sadler's Wells, LondonDriven by an immersive techno score, this visceral performance by Sharon Eyal's L-E-V dance company was irresistibly intenseLove Chapter 2 is an extension of OCD Love, …
In her show Nanette, the Australian standup speaks out about homophobic and sexual violence " the set is now a Netflix sensation. She opens up about shame, rage, her autism diagnosis and the…
With its culture of discipline, control and pecking orders, the dance world has always been plagued by claims of bullying and sexual exploitation. But old hierarchies are being challengedBal…
O2 Arena, LondonThe anarchic comedy crew's first ever UK date offers warmth, wit and mischief in an irresistible cavalcade of songs, skits and incongruous celebsThe Muppets long since conque…
Our step-by-step guide to mastering the moves for a summer of danceWhat Emerged on Harlem's drag and gay scene in the late 70s. Dancers would mimic the fashion runway in fierce ballroom batt…