Sadler's Wells, LondonAlexander Whitley's poetic and playful creation captures the alien unknowableness of the universe, as well as its visual magicEight minutes is the time it takes for the…
Think Ricky Gervais and Frankie Boyle are offensive? Then you won't have the stomach for standup Jerry Sadowitz. Their vitriol is fake, he says: his is the real dealLong before Frankie Boyle…
Podcasts give comedians the freedom to improvise and let rip. Hazel Davis picks out the best onesIt's all well and good watching a comedian testing their mettle in the live arena, but modern…
The American duo's slick act shimmers with Vegas-style glitz, while the Scottish standup's sleight of hand is as flabbergasting as his vicious jokes The classic magician image, we are told i…
Almeida theatre, LondonFirst-rate drama about Rupert Murdoch's move into British newspapers in the 1960s gives us no sermons about press ethics 'People like stories." So says Rupert Murdoch …
Wyndham's, LondonSix-time Tony award-winner McDonald captures the style and spirit of the legendary jazz singer, but Lanie Robertson's play wallows in her declineOne legend gets to play anot…
ACE has given a boost to theatres and companies, from the Bush to Talawa, that put diversity at the heart of their artistic policiesA greater emphasis on diversity in its many forms is refle…
Plymouth, Tees Valley and Bradford among winners, at expense of National Theatre and Royal Opera House in 2018-22 fundingArts Council England (ACE) is to spend an additional £170m outside…
Writer and musician " not named for cultural reasons " won acclaim for bringing Indigenous stories to prominenceThe playwright and musician behind the acclaimed Australian stage show Bran Nu…
Storyhouse, ChesterIn Loveday Ingram's swaggering production, Caesar bids to 'make Rome great again' then poses for selfies at a rock festivalHedging his bets, Henry James described Chester …
'But if I don't do this, what else can I do?' … A Welsh dairy farmer reflects on the real cost of a flat white Continue reading...
'There's no coming back from this' … After 43 years together, Helen is shocked that her husband is leaving Continue reading...
Meet Mansfield mum and internet troll Carol. From her front room, she sets remainers against leavers on Twitter " then sits back and watches the sparks flyExt. Establishing shot of the stree…
Dalir has been an immigration lawyer in Manchester for 30 years and is working flat out to keep up with protecting people's rights since the Brexit voteExt. Moss Side, Manchester " Day. Peop…
After 43 years of union, Helen's husband is leaving. She'd always thought they were stronger together but forget regret " it's payback timeInt. Sitting room. Evening. Helen [mid-60s] lower m…
A dairy farmer in Wales is sick of being ridiculed for voting leave when he is subsidising everyone, including the Londoner who has gentrified the local cafeBut if I don't do this, what else…
'I'm a warrior who's been waiting for a war' … Internet troll Carol whips up Brexit fury in Mansfield Continue reading...
'People are petrified' … An immigration lawyer in Manchester sees fear " and hope " in his community Continue reading...
The big-haired, sleepy-eyed standup is an Oscar-winner, one of America's best-loved comedians and 'a car that has no gears'. Now, his deadpan style has won him a perfect role in The Emoji Mo…
Perth ArenaMore than joke machine, Oscar host, even talking zebra, this standup legend is one of his generation's most incendiary speakersChris Rock may need no introduction but apparently h…
York Theatre RoyalA cast of 100 takes to the streets in this ambitious drama linking the suffragette movement to the continuing struggle for social equalityFor anyone who attended one of the…
Harold Pinter theatre, LondonAndrew Scott's prince proves a brilliant communicator as Robert Icke's acclaimed Almeida production transfers to the West EndAfter a sell-out run at the Almeida,…
Hampstead theatre, LondonBranden Jacobs-Jenkins's tale of vicious infighting at a New York magazine should make most of us value our own workplacesGloria, by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, was shor…
Theatre Royal, BathSame-sex relationships are the centrepiece of this engaging, important work by Andrea Walker's 201 Dance CompanySome of the smartest, most approachable dance theatre in th…
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonFerdinand von Schirach's morally perplexing legal drama puts the fate of a German fighter pilot at the audience's mercySince it opened in Berlin in 2015, Terror, by …