Hammersmith Apollo, LondonIn an exuberant new show, Davies scrutinises his own ridiculousness and goes from outre stories about his mum to a musical tribute to his dadGreg Davies has got a t…
The standup, TV presenter and choirboy on the things that make him laugh the mostMatt Lucas as George Dawes in Shooting Stars singing Peanuts. Whenever I'm feeling down I always watch it and…
Hammersmith Apollo, London"I'm very, very famous in America," Sarah Silverman tells us. With this debut UK gig, alongside her Friday-night turn on Jonathan Ross and the DVD release of her fi…
The Minnesota senator has apologised following allegations of sexual misconduct, and it is not the first example of his attitudes about women and sexSenator Al Franken of Minnesota apologise…
Old Vic executive director Kate Varah apologises 'wholeheartedly to the people who told us they had been affected' following the company's revelation that it has received 20 allegations of i…
Versatile stage and screen actor who starred in Stand Up, Nigel Barton and found fame in the 1980s sitcom Duty FreeKeith Barron, who has died aged 83, was once described as "that utility hal…
His political fury and upbeat moves make Kyle Abraham one of America's most original choreographers. He talks about systemic racism, his wrecked home town of Pittsburgh, creating an African …
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonHoward Brenton's new adaptation of the Swedish master's tragedy is given a classy staging that strikes the right note of intimate realismWe endlessly revive Stri…
Wales Millennium Centre, CardiffThis three-hour hymn to Welsh dockers in the early 20th century is a throwback to the musical theatre of the 80s " and exhausting to watchWriting a new musica…
London theatre says 'cult of personality' existed around Spacey during his time as director that prevented people from speaking out The Old Vic has received 20 personal testimonies of inappr…
Chantal Coady of the Rococo chocolate company applauds a new stage production of Roald Dahl's book " and remembers her own real-life Willy WonkaI first read Roald Dahl's book when I was five…
True story of four women who occupied Lancashire colliery in 1993 set for run at Manchester's Royal Exchange A play by the actor Maxine Peake that tells the true story of four women who went…
The journalist and screenwriter has hunted UFOs with Robbie Williams, hung out with secret US army battalions and played keyboards for Frank Sidebottom. He'll be around to answer your questi…
Actor who was best known as Higgins, the supercilious English estate manager, in the TV series Magnum PIThe actor John Hillerman, who has died aged 84, was best known for his role in the tel…
In Sam Raimi's horror classic, a man is tormented by demons and his own severed hand. All the story needed was a few tunes by the king of rock'n'roll, says Rob KempBy day, he was a mild-mann…
On the centenary of the Russian revolution, a glut of revivals show Chekhov's characters struggling to adjust to the social earthquakes that engulf themIt's over a decade since Katie Mitchel…
National Theatre, LondonThe Breaking Bad star is magnetic as a raging anchorman in writer Lee Hall and director Ivo van Hove's extraordinary version of the prophetic satireI am normally wary…
Celebrated criminal barrister who defended Christine Keeler, George Blake and Howard Marks, and played a key role in the Lady Chatterley trialFor a quarter of a century, from 1960 until 1985…
In October 1971 I was lucky enough to see Danielle Darrieux in the short-lived musical Ambassador at Her Majesty's theatre, London. The show, which also starred Howard Keel, was a version of…
Reflecting on my time with Dublin theatre titan Michael Colgan, I realise power can be wielded with kindness as well as threatsThis post-Weinstein moment is, as the feminist writer Rebecca T…
Criticisms of the portrayal of rape in two recent Royal Ballet productions highlight a problem that is deeply embedded within the art formLove, grief, terror and desire: ballet can communica…
Sally Greene, who hired actor as artistic director, says she feels 'sick to the stomach' to think people may have been harassedSally Greene, the Old Vic chief executive who hired Kevin Space…
A new version of the classic musical moves Damon Runyon's characters to uptown New York, with an all-black cast and a burst of bebop and gospelThe cast of Guys and Dolls are lending some ext…
In this dark time of reckoning, the classic film " and now stage musical " is a joyful reminder of the power of female friendshipsHow would you classify Muriel's Wedding? The "romantic comed…
London Palladium The standup leans too heavily on showbiz mudslinging here, but the remarkable story of the fallout from her severed-head stunt is uplifting comedy catharsis American comic K…