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Duke of York's, LondonForget all the hype about Polly Stenham, at 21, being the youngest West End debutant since Christopher Hampton.What matters is that her 90-minute play, first seen at th…
National Theatre, LondonThe ideas get lost in this violent thriller that explores the political legacy of colonialismBe careful what you wish for. Reviewing Polly Stenham's last play, No Qua…
As her explosive update of the sex-and-class classic Miss Julie hits the stage, playwright Polly Stenham explains why liberal hypocrisy is her new target'We think we are super 'woke'," says …
Vaudeville, LondonIt's hard not to warm to the sweet silliness of Ian Ashpitel and Jonty Stephens's tribute to Morecambe and Wise"Where would you be without me?" asks Eric Morecambe. "Be a c…
The US comedian slams Two and a Half Men's Chuck Lorre for nabbing her gags, Jennifer Saunders slags off the BBC and Johnny Vegas interviews himselfIt's a powderkeg issue in the world of com…
Theatre Royal Haymarket, LondonChristopher Hampton's erratic California-set adaptation features strong performances by Audrey Fleurot and Paul Anderson, but its lack of coherence is not just…
Injuries allegedly caused by faulty rigging spark latest lawsuit to beset Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the DarkEvery superhero needs a suit, but not the kind that beleaguered Broadw…
Arcola, LondonJack Gamble directs a first-rate revival of DH Lawrence's even-handed account of a conflicted marriageThree years ago, the National Theatre pointlessly conflated DH Lawrence's …
Harold Pinter theatre, LondonRoger Michell directs the West End transfer of Nina Raine's smart play about a group of lawyers and their private livesConsent opens in an unapologetically upper…
I got to know Tom Murphy during the early 1960s in pubs along the Fulham Road favoured by Irish migrants to London with an interest in theatre. Already he had a reputation on the strength of…
Traverse, Edinburgh, and North Edinburgh Arts CentreBaba Yaga, a delirious take on Slavic folklore, and the masterful one-man show Stick By Me offer joyful explorations of rules and how to b…
British stage success's big screen transfer to be made by Warp Films and overseen by stage director Jonathan ButterellEverybody's Talking About Jamie, the hit musical based on 2011 BBC docum…
Musicians calling for equal rights regardless of gender, race and sexuality in 1930s Germany were banned. We need their voices more than everA few weeks ago I posted a photograph on Twitter.…
Coliseum, LondonFredrik Rydman's Swedish techno remix of the Tchaikovsky classic makes a brilliant spectacleThe swans are prostitutes. Rothbart's a drug-dealing pimp. Prince Siegfried is a b…
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonA gaunt and arthritic king totters on stage, his head a thatch of matted white hair " then, grinning, he springs up like a jack-in-the-box and whisks off the wig. …
Southwark Playhouse, LondonThe YouTube star plays a girl trying to escape a failing resort in Rob Drummer's ill-pitched revival of Judy Upton's playOne wag has worked out that if every follo…
Peter Handke's drama The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other is staged at the Lyceum with cast of almost 100 volunteersAn exuberant jogger crosses paths with a weeping woman; a defeated footb…
Olivia Campbell on reconciling the size of her talent and the size of her body, and how 'giving up can be an act of self-preservation' I could've been a professional ballet dancer. At least,…
The Swan Hotel, Hay-on-WyeOwen Sheers' evocative one-hander paints a fascinating picture of Keith Douglas and places his breathtaking prose centre-stageSince playing Wilfred Owen in a 20th-a…
Norfolk and Norwich festivalJigs, folk music and melancholic messages marked this seafront revival of Stopgap Dance Company's poetic open-air showSandwiched between the beachfront Sea Life c…
Beyoncé, Tina Turner and The Exorcist are all paid glorious homage to as the talent show's Werq the World Tour hits BritainRuPaul's Drag Race has been one of the great successes of the last…
The US actor tells how a new adaption of Elizabeth Strout's My Name Is Lucy Barton chimes with our uncertain timesid-morning in Brooklyn, New York and grey clouds are scudding across the sky…
Playground theatre, LondonGregory Evans' staging of the 1986 'homes for votes' saga is enlightening and enjoyably foul-mouthed " but ducks key political questionsTwo of my favourite postwar …
Sadler's Wells; Royal Opera House, LondonKim Brandstrup conjures dreamlike precision for Rambert, while Royal Ballet's brand new Swan Lake deserves to be a cherished work in progressLife Is …
Shakespeare's Globe; Playground, LondonMichelle Terry's reign as the Globe's artistic director begins with an assured double bill; and Shirley Porter's dark deeds are nicely skeweredWhy does…
