Almeida, LondonNatalie Abrahami directs Sophie Treadwell's unforgettable portrait of a young woman suffocating at home and workNow is obviously a good time to revive Sophie Treadwell's 1928 …
Autistic performers share their own stories in an outdoor production which turns Naoki Higashida's remarkable book into a journey through a labyrinthThe theatre can be a difficult place for …
Park theatre, LondonTorben Betts's social satire about a beleaguered kitchen goddess builds to a bewildering climax of panic and violenceTorben Betts clearly sees cooking as a source of dram…
After last year saw Kevin Spacey making a litany of bad jokes, this year's celebration of Broadway was a kinder affair with a theme of inclusivity throughoutHas it really only been a year si…
Nottingham PlayhouseMufaro Makubika's play about Jamaican migrants focuses on the days leading up to a race riot in Nottingham in the 1950sShebeen is one of a few dramas about the lives of B…
The Band's Visit picked up 10 awards at the celebration of American theatre, held on Sunday in New York' Band's Visit and Harry Potter triumph in politically charged ceremony' The red carpet…
Students of drama teacher Melody Herzfeld at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school give an emotional performance at the 72nd annual Tony awards. Herzfeld was honoured at the award show after …
Parkland students perform as drama teacher Melody Herzfeld receives awardThe Band's Visit, an Israel-based musical adapted from a 2007 movie, was the major winner at this year's Tony awards,…
Bernie Grant Arts Centre, LondonThe immersive theatre pioneers invite the audience into a gran's pebbledash home and bring her memories to lifeI'm crouched down alongside a bunch of kids and…
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Various venues, BoltonAn inventive adaptation of the Cliff Richard movie takes its audience all aboard for an unashamedly feelgood outingMany transport promises have been broken round these …
Whether too avant garde, too shocking or simply unlucky, sometimes a great play doesn't find favour with the public. I'd like to see these given another run " how about you?CE Montague, a fa…
Glenda Jackson nominated as best actress and Britons dominate best actor category but Bruce Springsteen adds rock star lustreThe Tony Awards on Sunday night will feature first-time hosts, a …
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonWatching Huppert's expert differentiation of the Marquis de Sade's Justine and Juliette in solo recital makes you wish she would bring a conventional play to Lond…
Laura Linney is utterly assured in a fine adaptation of the bestselling novel, but fellow Hollywood star Orlando Bloom fails to convince in Killer JoeWhat fascinates me about the rise of the…
Coliseum, LondonAbsolute commitment and attention to detail make for a memorable Beauty at English National BalletIt's not the newest production in the world, nor the most lavish, but Kennet…
Tron, EdinburghAway from the big three venues, the wildest comedian in Edinburgh is playing for just six days. Doug Stanhope is performing his first European gigs as part of the Tron's Velve…
Leicester Square theatre, LondonTonight sees bilious US comic Doug Stanhope at his best and worst. When his scorn and loathing is intelligently applied, he tears away the veil of socialised …
Brixton Academy, LondonOne of the sharpest minds and loosest cannons in comedy is back with material about rape, race and #MeToo"Is it wrong to use racism to try and stop gang rape?" America…
Young Ones stars to appear on stage in Vulcan 7 as has-beens stuck in a literal and TV-career wastelandTwo slightly matured Young Ones, Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer, have reunited to wr…
The comedian, writer and author on the things that make her laugh the mostNot the Nine O'Clock News is timeless. My favourite one is Gerald the Gorilla with Rowan Atkinson. It's genius, sill…
Richard DeDomenici is reshooting 1984's harrowing BBC drama over two days. The artist and his volunteer cast reflect on the original's relevance in the Trump eraIt's 7.15pm on a dreary sprin…
In Rhiannon Faith's new production, the audience play pass-the-parcel and listen to pop as performers dance on stage. But the light tone is used to tell raw stories of abuse and courage"I ha…
Lyttelton, LondonThe Crown's Vanessa Kirby impresses but this updated version of the class-conscious tragedy is overblownPolly Stenham is not the first dramatist to update Strindberg's Miss …
While mainstream visibility is still limited, LGBT comics are moving past cliches and homophobic roadblocks to take their place in the US comedy sceneTwenty-five years ago, Lea DeLaria becam…