Regent's Park Open Air theatre, LondonCharles Dickens' 1859 novel simply does not lend itself to a modern-day reinterpretation featuring border police and demonstrationsIt is part of the van…
Anspacher theater, New YorkDirector Sam Gold finds more theatric bullion with his topsy turvy version of Hamlet that refuses to be hemmed in by tradition or " at times " sartorial tasteAn un…
The Wardrobe Ensemble looks back at the sexual fumblings of the baby boomers, while Matthew Bourne, Sisters Grimm and others visit Suffolk's arts jamboree1 1972: The Future of SexThe Wardrob…
As he directs Sienna Miller and Jack O'Connell in a sizzling Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, the Australian discusses waging war on the old guard, his obsession with desire and why he's inspired by t…
Soho theatre, LondonVicky Jones directs her own cringe-inducing drama of wine, bedsits and Tinder calamities, featuring a delightful lead performance by Amy MorganVicky Jones's new play is a…
Did you hear the one about the comedian who was as good at avant-garde theatre as he was at cracking gags?The "thing" about comedian Daniel Kitson has always been the belligerent modus opera…
In ETM: Double Down, the choreographer gathers breakdancers, musicians and giant electronic drum pads to hint at a thrilling future for the ever-evolving formMichelle Dorrance has been accla…
Roundhouse, LondonKitson's observations on everything from rough sleeping to sheep farming are beautifully crafted in a set that " with some polish " should be extraordinaryAfter a string of…
Royal Court, LondonThis family drama confronts a host of dilemmas but is at its best when it allows a fine cast to express the characters' strained relationshipsVivienne Franzmann has in the…
Hacktivists in ball pools, teenagers riding unicorns and a world powered by actors on bikes … Chloe Lamford's playful sets take audiences by surprise. She explains how she creates them"Mak…
Upper Campfield Market Hall, ManchesterThe folk songs of Lancashire workers combine with the gospel tunes of black slaves in a show linking the histories of England's north and America's sou…
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Speaking to a Labour arts diversity inquiry, The Good Wife actor says she repeatedly hit the 'exotic best friend ceiling' when auditioning in the UKActor Cush Jumbo has accused the British t…
Ex-first minister to host Alex Salmond Unleashed " billed as mix of comedy, music, political reminiscence and chats with guestsAlex Salmond vowed to bounce back after losing his parliamentar…
Theatre Royal Haymarket, LondonHelen Edmundson's account of the power struggle between the pious monarch and her ambitious friend Sarah Churchill is a rousing hymn to female agencyRomola Gar…
Edinburgh fringe was born in 1947 and its spirit is felt at festivals across the world, where talent is spotted and careers are forgedIf you've been lamenting that you somehow overlooked Int…
He made his name with the taboo-busting film Leon the Pig Farmer. Now he's putting on a comedy about Moses with a dim GodWe Jews can laugh at ourselves. It's a phrase that's bandied around a…
This zestfully filthy and vicious story of a destructive relationship makes Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? look sweetPlaywright Vicky Jones's debut is unapologetically brazen. It hooks you …
Mayfield, Manchester Yael Bartana's ill-judged performance piece at Manchester international festival mixed real, trailblazing women's debate with actors' scripted scenesWe occupy a moment w…
Women dressing up as men dressing up as women are embracing camp glamour to playfully subvert gender and femininity. Miss Malice, Holestar and Victoria Sin explain why they are revamping que…
From directing Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag to her new play Touch, Vicky Jones isn't afraid to tell the truth about young women's messy sexual exploitsThe theatrical career of Vicky Jones…
Vladimir Urin insists decision to cancel premiere of adaptation of Rudolf Nureyev's life story taken for artistic reasons onlyThe director of Moscow's Bolshoi theatre has furiously denied ru…
Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester In Theatre-Rites' remarkable, rackety promenade piece, staged in the world's first railway warehouse, actors tell their own stories of migrationWe'…
It's true that plays often defy instant analysis but Mamet's attempt to prevent post-show discussions perpetuates the notion of theatre as a sanctified templeIt would be easy to mock David M…
A spiteful genetic disease has meant regular chemotherapy for the last four years. But it's also made me appreciate life all the more ' Tom Gockelen-Kozlowski is a journalist and comedianThe…