Sadler's Wells, LondonThe German company perform a trio of suspenseful, deadpan and always sparkling works by William ForsytheIt is not uncommon to see a William Forysthe piece on a ballet p…
York Theatre RoyalA keen young player bonds with his mum on the way to a big match in Tutti Frutti's imaginative kids' showAs England pursue World Cup glory, the hero of Tutti Frutti's new s…
In a £15.8m redevelopment, the influential regional theatre will revert to its old nameThe West Yorkshire Playhouse, one of the most important of the UK's regional theatres, plans to clos…
In the Guardian's new VR 360 film, inspired by solar physics, contemporary dancers from the Alexander Whitley Dance Company explore movement across human and astronomical scalesCelestial Mot…
An immersive dance performance in virtual reality, Celestial Motion is inspired by the imagery of solar physics. Choreographed by Alexander Whitley and made in association with Sadler's Well…
Leicester Square theatre, LondonRoseanne Barr's London gig starts with a video of her in her closet, choosing a frock. The set that follows suggests that, comedically speaking, she no longer…
Lyric, BelfastMillions of children around the world love Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's story of a quest for companionship and understanding. The best-selling French novella from 1943 has succe…
Birmingham Repertory theatreMore than 100 community performers help fill this ambitious modern-day retelling with soldiers, clubbers, salsa, bhangra, robots, ghosts and Pina Bausch-style cho…
Park theatre, London In Alan Bowne's play, an allegory exploring New York's 1980s Aids crisis, a couple meet in secretAn unnamed plague has hit New York. The virus is spread through sexual c…
Playwright defends NSA whistleblower and Cambridge spies in interview extracts published on the eve of his 80th birthdayThe playwright Alan Bennett has said that he is wholly on the side of …
A stage show about the King of Pop's life featuring the biggest hits from his catalogue is now in developmentMichael Jackson's music is set to hit Broadway in 2020 in the shape of an as-yet-…
Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamildrops project gives his leftover lyrics a new life. What happens to other songs dropped from musicals " and how do their creators feel about them?When Hamilton open…
Billionaire vows to continue 'tradition of excellence' at Theatre Royal HaymarketThe billionaire entertainment mogul and arts philanthropist Sir Leonard Blavatnik has bought one of London's …
English, created by National Theatre Wales and Quarantine, is a brainstorm about language and identity On either side of the stage, screens flash up words and phrases. "Accident of birth", r…
Pitlochry Festival theatreLiz Carruthers directs a sprightly, good-looking revival of Barrie's romantic 1902 hitValentine Brown is trying to persuade Phoebe Throssel that age is no barrier t…
They swoop, they soar, they light up the sky! Meet the pigeon-fancier sending his LED-wearing birds heavenwards for a hypnotic night danceYou can see them in the sky long before you get clos…
Finborough, LondonArthur Miller's final play, inspired by the filming of The Misfits, offers a powerful view of the manipulation of Marilyn MonroeWhen Arthur Miller's final play premiered in…
The fourth-most-popular folk duo in New Zealand are back " and selling out stadiums. They're now married, with kids, and fans still love their Sugar Lumps. But is there anything Bret and Jem…
Comedian reveals his heart was 95% blocked before triple bypass surgery in 2015The comedian Bob Mortimer has revealed a doctor told him that he risked having a heart attack on stage had he a…
Sadler's Wells, London A virtuoso ensemble wring nuanced emotions from a triple bill that teams two emerging choreographers with a Twyla Tharp classicDavid Bintley has never made a particula…
She wrote Mamma Mia! Now she's back " with another story about a wedding. Lyn Gardner meets the down-to-earth Catherine JohnsonCatherine Johnson is downing an energy drink that promises to p…
The cast and director of a new Donmar Warehouse show tell Charlotte Higgins what a thrilling and liberating experience it has been tackling one of Shakespeare's great worksOn a table in the …
The Sherlock star on Shakespeare, modern-day morality and playing a Christmas baubleAndrew Scott, 41, was born and raised in Dublin. Recently seen in the BBC adaptation of King Lear, he is b…
The Place, LondonChoreographer Faustin Linyekula brings a ground-shaking intensity to his odyssey through the virulent history of CongoIn Search of Dinozord begins, as earthquakes do, with a…
Previously unknown 'amateur-shot' film shows ballet dancer's sexually provocative sidePreviously unknown footage of Rudolf Nureyev will be seen for the first time in a new British documentar…