Royal Opera House, London A five-company tribute to Kenneth MacMillan continues with brave and brilliant stagings of two very different worksThis season's Kenneth MacMillan celebration conti…
The Place, London From a snail's-pace procession to techno-pogoing in hot pink light, the Korean choreographer's relentless routines are hypnotic but emptyThe opening of Eun-Me Ahn's Let Me …
Soho theatre, London The charmingly self-mocking standup is not short of decent gags but appears almost devoid of strong opinions. He may not offend but he certainly exasperatesWhat do you w…
Crowd-pleasing program heavy on circus and cabaret " along with breathtaking puppetry and brave Indigenous worksThe choreographer Wayne McGregor, the artist Olafur Eliasson, the musician Jam…
Hammer horror film actor who went on to take a variety of roles in popular television series, including Coronation Street, The Saint and Blake's 7Suzan Farmer, who has died aged 75 of cancer…
Her sharp and funny plays have feted female friendship. As Elinor Cook takes Ibsen to the Caribbean with her version of The Lady from the Sea, she talks about fighting against the industry's…
Gilded Balloon, EdinburghLast year's from-nowhere smash, this Kiwi duo has accrued a cult following that seems to include every other comedian on the fringe. You can see why: their show, Hig…
I was once congratulated for performing the feat of making people laugh despite the fact that I am a woman. Why is gender such an issue in comedy?As a female comic, I've always had an aversi…
Shepherd's Bush Empire, LondonDarby's loser act keeps him and us smiling, but some trimming of his silly storytelling would make this show a winnerOnly a comedian would wear jeans like these…
The standup on making fun of Australians, his school of comedy, and why the Conchords' Bret and Jemaine are his role modelsCalifornia-born Arj Barker arrived at the Edinburgh fringe in 1997 …
Musical comedy duo Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement reunite for a string of live dates after solo roles in Hollywood and on TVOK, band meeting! The Flight of the Conchords have announced th…
Almeida, LondonLynn Nottage's play arrives in London laden with American honours. And rightly so, since it offers a graphic portrait of women as perennial victims of war. More than that, it …
In James Fritz's powerful new drama, Parliament Square, an activist stands up and leaves us wondering how to take action in a broken worldJames Fritz's new play, Parliament Square, was writt…
Melbourne season announced for stage-based final instalment of Harry Potter series after record-breaking London runHarry Potter and the Cursed Child, the award-winning play and final instalm…
Heavy on the theatre greats, the festival will feature an outdoor spectacular from Lost & Found Orchestra, live goats and a man who balances rocksFrom an outdoor extravaganza by the crea…
Brighton CentreEddie Izzard is on the UK leg of what's been billed as the biggest ever world standup tour, and the man himself is telling interviewers: "The key thing is making your stu…
County Hall, LondonLucy Bailey's production of Agatha Christie's ingenious courtroom drama fits perfectly in this debating chamberWe seem to be going back in time. Oscar Wilde's A Woman of N…
Statement by heads of 19 theatres comes after Harvey Weinstein allegations and complaint against Max Stafford-ClarkLeading figures in British theatre have condemned "sexual harassment or abu…
Polka theatre, LondonA brother and sister contemplate the arrival of a new baby in Sarah Argent's brilliant new show, in which everything is seen through the eyes of a childWe're in a lovely…
Agatha Christie's whodunnit is 60 years old. What's the secret to its longevity? Stephen Moss goes behind the scenes, into 'the snow room' and off to the pub for a sing-song with the castQue…
The Bush, LondonProceedings turn violent when a mother in law arrives in Chris Thompson's overloaded play about nature, nurture, abuse, parenting and gay history A play can be thoroughly enj…
Carriageworks, SydneyNat Randall suffers through 100 break-ups over 24 hours in an utterly compelling production Nat Randall is about to send away her fourth lover for the evening. In a red …
Stage and screen actor who was admired for her roles as Helene Hanff in 84 Charing Cross Road and Mrs Honeychurch in the 1985 film Room With a ViewThe versatile and accomplished actor Rosema…
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonThe quiet life of an elderly Jewish musician is disrupted by an aristocratic German woman in this exploration of guilt, reparation and rootlessnessWhat does it m…
Theatre Royal Haymarket, LondonThe Game of Thrones star comes into her own as an actress who toys with a sexist stage director in David Ives's forward-thinking but flawed comedySometimes eve…