Pleasance Grand, Edinburgh This revered blast of desperate babble, uttered by a woman suspended in mid-air and obscured but for her mouth, is given an unforgettable twist by disabled artist …
Laughing Horse @ City Cafe, EdinburghIn a likable and thoughtful set, the Canadian standup revisits her adolescence and explores the affinities between relationships and recreational drugsYo…
Park theatre, LondonFrom the necrophilia to the suggestion Christ was framed, the playwright's most dangerous work " performed without the censor's cuts for the first time " shows Orton wasn…
Usher Hall, EdinburghValery Gergiev used the combined forces of the Mariinsky and Royal Scottish National orchestras to full effect in Shostakovich's colossal Fourth SymphonyValery Gergiev h…
In 1943, a 12-year-old boy actor stunned Broadway audiences with his portrayal of a German youth indoctrinated into nazism. Brought to the US by an unsuspecting uncle, he soon threatens the …
As Denzel Washington reveals a return to the stage, which actors are less likely to make a comeback after poor reviews and an underwhelming box office?Earlier this week, producers announced …
Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghThree decades of rivalry and messy love play out in Elinor Cook's sharp new play about the intensities of bonds forged in childhoodThe title page of the scr…
Female comics dominate the nine-strong shortlist for the 'Oscars of live comedy', as shows about a breakup, a goodbye and class consciousness make the cut' Plan your trip: the Edinburgh 2017…
Kirill Serebrennikov is accused of embezzling £900,000, but supporters say he is victim of crackdown on dissentA court in Moscow has put a widely revered Russian theatre director under ho…
Donmar Warehouse, LondonDavid Harrower's 1995 play, with its deceptively simple premise of a woman finding articulacy, offers insight into the power of language to shape our humanity If one …
Traverse, EdinburghDramatist and poet Inua Ellams tells the tale of his tortuous path to the UK from Nigeria with passion and humourThe theatre-maker and poet Inua Ellams " whose hit show, B…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghIn a cracking show, Branded, Willan has an easy rapport with the audience as she interrogates her identity as a northern, female, working-class comedian Norther…
23 August 1892 On the whole, Lady Windermere's Fan is an amusing play, even if several passages are forced and tedious beyond expression Related: 22 February 1892: Mr Oscar Wilde's new play …
Teenager filmed performing 1990s dance hit at traffic lights held for 'improper public behaviour' in JeddahSaudi police said on Tuesday they had detained a 14-year-old boy who was filmed dan…
It was a joy to participate in the explosion of creativity that is the Edinburgh festival. But there are still obstacles in the way of disabled peopleI'm wearing a fetching lilac rain poncho…
Chuckle at officially the best gags from the Edinburgh fringe festival in recent years. From Stewart Francis's 2012 one-liner to Ken Cheng's 2017 triumph, all were voted winner of the Dave f…
Kirill Serebrennikov detained over accusations of embezzling government funds, but supporters claim case is politicalRussian investigators have arrested one of the country's most prominent t…
Edinburgh PlayhousePairs of dancers push together and pull apart in this thrilling triple bill from choreographers Sol León, Paul Lightfoot and Gabriela CarrizoWith a near 60-year history…
Traverse, Edinburgh In Gary McNair's uncomfortable show " staged at the Edinburgh fringe for one performance " four women repeat the sexist 'banter' of anonymous menFour women stand on stage…
Laughing Horse @ Cabaret Voltaire, EdinburghThe astute standup drills into the divided, dysfunctional state of our world in a combative hour of coruscating comedy "I'm left, I'm liberal and …
Comedian who quit Cambridge University for online poker says both his careers are based on 'extreme punishment or reward'They say comedy can be found in the most banal of subjects, and the 2…
Standup comedian Brendon Burns responds to Guardian critic Brian Logan's attack on 'the new offensiveness'Blog: Join the debateWhen I read Brian Logan's article, for which I was interviewed,…
The fringe programme is bursting with family theatre this year, from the gentle Snigel and Friends to a campsite Peter and the WolfA long time ago, when the actors' union was still a closed …
Tony Timberlake has turned his lifelong fascination with the champion figure skater and 1970s gay icon into a heartbreaking one-man show In 1976, John Curry won the figure-skating gold medal…
Assembly George Square, Edinburgh This hilarious cabaret brings back to life the 5th Marquess of Anglesey, who squandered his family fortune on sparkling costumes and flaunted them in his ow…