Festival theatre, Chichester; Theatre Royal, Bath Timeworn tropes work their magic as Chichester does the Lambeth Walk, while a knockout Katherine Kingsley overcomes a galumphing script in D…
Barbican, Londonörjan Andersson's dance version adds little if anything to Bach's joyous keyboard variationsGoldberg Variations is a collaboration between 11 musicians of Scottish Ensemble …
Could new science and high-tech training protect dancers from the injuries that end so many of their careers far too early?At the Royal Opera House in London, home of the Royal Ballet, art i…
New Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeAn action-packed production tells the story of the local man who invented big-top entertainment 250 years agoCircus is hopefulness in action. Objects fly, people…
The standup comedian and activist talks about finding humour in unlikely places, such as the NHS… and BrexitMark Thomas is a comedian and activist from south London whose work has tackled …
This year's Edinburgh festival features many young standups with parents " from Mark Steel to Gyles Brandreth " who blazed the same trailAmong the many voices booming out across comedy venue…
Adelphi, LondonDirected by Rupert Goold, this stage version of the film suffers from its caricatures, relentless jokiness and functional score ' Ford fiesta: Made in Dagenham musical opens i…
He's probably the most notable stage actor around, a master of the classics who seems to be making Shakespeare's greatest characters his own. Next on the agenda is Macbeth at London's Almeid…
The RSC actor on the moral ambiguity of Mantel's Tudor world and the thrill of bringing her Wolf Hall books to the West End' Michael Billington's review of Wolf Hall/Bring Up the Bodies' Mar…
National, London"Only an artist can understand religion." So says the emperor Nero at the end of Howard Brenton's new play about Saint Paul.But, even if Nero's point is debatable, Brenton's …
Black Books star claims to have become the first professional English-speaking comedian ever to perform in Russia after two St Petersburg gigs last weekDylan Moran, the Irish standup and sta…
The Edinburgh comedy award winner and millennial poster boy on the things that make him laugh the mostBrent Forrester's "Pre-Taped Call-In Show" sketch for Mr Show or any one of the more ana…
Patrick Ness's popular children's book about a worried boy visited by a storytelling monster has been turned into a new show by director Sally CooksonAll photographs by Tristram Kenton Conti…
Leicester Square theatre, LondonWith his expert delivery, the US standup can lead even unpromising and overfamiliar material to giddy heights of comic dismayJim Gaffigan is touring the world…
The comedian's new show questions how to cope with the relentlessness of today's politics. He discusses the 'cult' of Catholicism, his love of poetry and giving up his vices"I've been doing …
New Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeTheresa Heskins' epic saga of the big top delivers daring archery, breathless breakdancing and an aching romance Horses fly and flip above our heads. Fireworks s…
Lyttelton, LondonThis engrossing play about the banking family provides a history of western capitalism and an acting masterclass from Simon Russell Beale, Ben Miles and Adam GodleyWhat an a…
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker will collaborate with the director on first Broadway version not to follow original choreographyThe Jets and the Sharks are returning to Broadway with some new mov…
Roundhouse, LondonThe Hot Brown Honey collective join forces with nine young performers to explore prejudice in a blast of hip-hop and burlesqueLast year, the Roundhouse put out an open call…
Open Air theatre, Regent's Park, LondonOlivia Vinall and Edward Hogg light up a production whose pleasures outweigh its preachinessMax Webster's production of Shakespeare's comedy sets out w…
Composer, conductor, inspiration, FBI suspect … Leonard Bernstein was born 100 years ago this August, and this summer's Proms will celebrate his work. Musicians, critics and his own family…
Following a fire that damaged the building in 2015, BAC opens up renovated hall " and celebrates community spirit in a photo-letter to the US presidentBattersea Arts Centre is to reopen its …
Soho theatre, LondonTuppence Middleton and John Hopkins star in Vicky Jones's play about the sadistic games of a bored coupleIn Vicky Jones's vicious relationship drama, originally staged in…
They've been a cornerstone of the entertainment industry for more than 200 years, but children are increasingly turning away from them. Why? And will the clowns have the last laugh? By Tim A…
The creator of Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson is back on stage with a show highlighting the dangers of censorship. He talks about living in a prudish age, sexual harassment and why …