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Stage and screen star whose most famous role came in the original Broadway production of Kiss Me, Kate in the late 1940sAlthough Patricia Morison, who has died aged 103, starred in dozens of…
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonValda Setterfield, doyenne of the New York dance scene, plays the ageing monarch in a collage of movement and textAnyone who has done time watching a theatrical k…
Trafalgar Studios 2, LondonThe comedian's debut play gives a double portrait of mother-daughter relationships on the eve of a weddingIt comes as a shock to walk into the theatre and be confr…
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Apparently US comedy is so powerful and pervasive that people all over the world want to, and can, fit its template. I have some problems with thatIs the US a shining city upon a hill for co…
O2 Arena, LondonThe royal couple get a cheerful ribbing from the Daily Show host in a set that's a delight " even to huffy republicansWhat a gift to Trevor Noah that his one-off UK date coin…
Brighton DomeAward-winning standup serves up ruthless self-mockery in a show that is playful and pugnacious in equal measureLying, says Bridget Christie, has been tainted by association with…
After their YouTube video went viral, the comedy duo are expanding their Stop Ukip tour. But do they have anything new to say about Nigel Farage's party?' Stewart Lee: a vision of life under…
Wyndham's; Gate, LondonMark Rothko's work and mind are brilliantly evoked in a revival of John Logan's 2009 play. And Weimar Germany is alive and kicking…Red: for rage and fire " and Mark …
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonThe annual festival of new work saw the fruits of previous commissions from the likes of Salah El Brogy, Sally Marie and Dane HurstMonday saw the opening night of Ig…
West Yorkshire Playhouse, LeedsUnconvincing plotting and a tension-free narrative hamper this adaptation of Paula Hawkins's novelA woman is missing. In a room, a detective quizzes two people…
Single-hander written by Paterson Joseph tells how son of slaves overcame prejudiceIt began as a quixotic project three years ago in local theatre. Now the story of the man who was born on a…
Harry Hill and Steve Brown's show was staged too late " and felt conflicted. We were asked to laugh at the vacuousness of it all yet also care about the charactersWhereas the diaries of musi…
Step Change Studios was set up in 2017 to provide opportunities for disabled and non-disabled people to dance. In the last year, it has held dance events for more than 900 disabled people in…
The 'nine night' ritual of gathering to eat, drink and swap stories helped Natasha Gordon connect with her family's past " and inspired her first playNatasha Gordon's grandparents arrived in…
Soho theatre, LondonIn her new show Mistress and Misfit the standup delivers droll tales, gasp-inducing skits and a Georgian history lessonMistress and Misfit, Shappi Khorsandi's latest set,…
Noel Coward, LondonHoward Davies has a gift for revitalising Coward's comedies. Having put the sexuality back into Private Lives, he now visually redefines Hay Fever and pulls off the daring…
Noël Coward theatre, LondonGoing to Howard Davies's glorious production of Noël Coward's Hay Fever is like being invited to an irregular house party; the relief is that, unlike the hap…
A key string to the actor's bow is a malleable body, capable of adapting and transforming as the situation requires, says RADA head of movement Jackie SnowOf all facets of drama training, pe…
Audiences tweeted their love after live cinema screenings of the Royal's current production " but others hate the gothic set and costumesAs the Royal Ballet dance the final performances of t…
Royal Opera House, LondonThere are superlative performances " and the world's most glamorous black tutu " in Liam Scarlett's new take on the classicFundamentally, what I want from a producti…
The South African standup and late-night satirical news anchor on what makes him laugh the mostIt has to be Ross Noble. I saw him at the Cape Town comedy festival in 2002. I was in high scho…
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonThe new artistic director's ensemble give fine performances but this pairing raises questions about staging ShakespeareIn this pairing of two plays performed by th…
Norfolk and Norwich festivalThe breakdancing Barely Methodical Troupe prove truly inventive as they transform each other into human marionettesEveryone gets tied up in knots at times. Or wan…
Scenes of 'filth and depravity' in Anthony Neilson's revival of notorious 60s play provoke mass exitsThe Royal Shakespeare Company's 50th anniversary revival of Marat/Sade in Stratford-upon-…
