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Sara Pascoe looks at life after a breakup, Trygve Wakenshaw brings his baby on stage, and Alexei Sayle, Ruby Wax and talkshow king Craig Ferguson all return to the fringe this yearIn recent …
How do you turn a grinding peace deal into a sellout show that's up for seven Tony awards? Easy, says JT Rogers. Just violate your heroes " and stir in some Noël Coward"If you had told me…
Dorfman theatre, LondonInua Ellams's invigorating and richly enjoyable drama, set in six hairdressers in two continents, offers sharp debate on family, politics, race and sportBijan Sheibani…
Northern Broadsides' 'dark, austere and genuinely disturbing' production of Richard III is staged in Hull this month as the company celebrates its 25th birthday. Its founder and artistic dir…
Soho theatre, LondonThe self-deprecating US comedian delivers a set littered with droll remarks about life in New York but the show is hamstrung by her uneaseFrom Master of None to Inside Am…
The freestyle standup and bandleader on The Late Late Show is in London for a gig and has no idea what he'll perform. Improv, he says, can free the mind " and maybe silliness can help save t…
Olivier, LondonAnne-Marie Duff shines in a rich, strange and often baffling drama that shows the privatisation of land as a pivotal moment in our nation's history'We are not here for reasons…
From Fleabag to Forced Entertainment, with Shakespearean puppet shows, a dance marathon and a love letter to Dolly Parton, here's a look at some of this year's fringe highlightsI'm looking f…
Lily Cole wants a green century, Girli wants a housing revolution, and Liam Williams wants to boot out the billionaire club … some of Britain's most talented young artists spell out the el…
Toyah Willcox plays the time-travelling Elizabeth I in the Royal Exchange's version of the film that caused outrage after 1977's silver jubileeDerek Jarman's anarchic punk film Jubilee is to…
Liverpool PlayhouseFrom a warehouse rave to a blistering brawl, this production is full of energy and turns Juliet into Julius but the tragedy fails to make an emotional impactThe sad truth …
Royal Opera House, LondonThe company's founder choreographer Frederick Ashton is celebrated in a sensational triple bill that captures his spirit and styleShortly before his death in 1988, F…
Piccadilly theatre, LondonAn ingenious jigsaw-like design and strong performances lift this revival, but the main draw, Miranda Hart, is just too likable and the politics seem datedAt the cu…
Veteran actor best known for playing Norman 'Cleggy' Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine and voicing Wallace in Wallace and GromitOften self-effacing and meek, but with a sly smirk and a beady …
Politicians talk up our world-beating arts scene " then cut the classes teaching children creativityThe creative industries haven't had much of a look-in during this Brexit election. As far …
The phrase seems to be derived from the world of corruption and privilege portrayed by John Galsworthy, writes Dr David BlazeyThe phrase "strong and stable government" seems to be derived, p…
Royal Court, LondonDesigner Chloe Lamford's inventive space for experimental works shakes up the process of making " and seeing " theatreThe Royal Court theatre space the Site is so blue and…
Nottingham PlayhouseThis George Orwell adaptation is a superbly handled multimedia speculation on the nature of truthThe Party plays plenty of mind games in George Orwell's novel about …
The piece forces audiences to bear witness to the damage carried out against Indigenous people and asylum seekersDarug-Yuin elder Aunty Rhonda Dixon-Grovenor is cloaked in a large possum fur…
ITV1 talent show, won by pianist Tokio Myers, seen by an average of 8.2 million viewersThe Britain's Got Talent final was the most-watched TV programme on Saturday night, with five million m…
The Place, London From deliriously odd moments of fantasy to monstrous games with poo, the children in this dance diary drag their mother from ecstasy to exhaustion"I am the mother," roars F…
My mother, Anne Piper, who has died aged 96, used her energy and determination to find ways of making the world a more peaceful place. She also wrote novels and plays, and was always a sourc…
Tony nominations mark arrival for Sonia Friedman as force on BroadwayIt has been a great week for the Brits on Broadway, but in the jubilation over the seven Tony nominations for Alan Bennet…
Soho theatre, London Stephen Jackson's zany musical comedy poses uncomfortable questions for little Englanders as it veers between hilarity and tragedyEddie (Joe Dixon) is 18 stone of misery…
The Other Palace, LondonSally Cookson's take on the cinema classic makes for magical theatre with just bare boards, smoky light and a fine, versatile castThere is nothing like a woman with a…
