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The Gostiny Dvor shopping and exhibition centre hosts the 15th Viennese Ball charity event in Moscow, which is is reminiscent of a Tsarist era ballroom dancing that was absent from Russian l…
Capping a legacy that stretches back to 19th-century showman PT Barnum, the circus staged its final show in New YorkThe clowns, animal acts and acrobats of the storied Ringling Bros and Barn…
From Miller's Crossing to Fifty Shades of Grey, Marcia Gay Harden has always played hard-boiled women. Her UK stage debut, in Sweet Bird of Youth, is no exceptionMarcia Gay Harden is a fortn…
Malthouse theatre, MelbourneWith Wild Bore, three comedians at the top of their game deliver a meta exploration of criticism and performance that is truly, outrageously funnyI'm sitting in t…
My friend Henry Lewis, who has died aged 70, was a happy soul who woke up humming and often sang his way through the day " often delivering renditions of his own songs, though he could also …
Attenborough Centre, BrightonRichard Nelson prophetically captures sense of unease as early as first play when character asks: "Do you feel like something really bad is about to happen?"What…
Storyhouse, ChesterA vivid adaptation by Glyn Maxwell of Gay's 1728 ballad play launches Chester's exciting new venue"Storytellers build communities... remember the past and imagine the futu…
Royal Court, London Seeing a man read out an anonymous woman's sexual fantasies on stage produces curious resultsNo one knows who wrote the words of Manwatching. No one can see a script befo…
Minerva, Chichester Sharon D Clarke is extraordinary as the defiant heroine of Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori's dynamic musical set in 60s AmericaPolitical punch, moral intricacy " and a wa…
Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonKendal and Lipman play the warring aesthetes to a tee in an enjoyable revival of Peter Shaffer's 80s comedyThere are no unsafe structures in Lettice and Lovag…
Young Vic, London Brendan Cowell brings Brecht's rebel scientist to combative life in Joe Wright's coruscating productionHow to see what's really going on? How to recognise interesting stuff…
Royal Opera House; Sadler's Wells, LondonScarlett's Symphonic Dances is a fitting centrepiece to a top night at the Royal. And Aletta Collins makes a virtue of repetitionA fine and confident…
Royal Opera House, LondonA magnificent performance by Zenaida Yanowsky in Liam Scarlett's Symphonic Dances crowns a programme including Balanchine, Ashton and WheeldonWhen Zenaida Yanowsky r…
Luisa Omielan is aiming to be as big in standup as the inspiration for her show, Beyoncé, is in pop"You're going to think I'm a dick," says Luisa Omielan, "but I've always wanted …
The standup on classism and sexism in comedy, her part in the Miranda Christmas special and her new show, Am I Right Ladies?!Not many comics have a debut show as successful as yours (What Wo…
Soho theatre, LondonLuisa Omielan secured a best newcomer nomination at last year's Edinburgh comedy awards for a show on the Free Fringe, far from the festival's main stages. I doubt she'll…
A planned Oregon performance of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? was halted after the playwright's estate refused to allow a black actor to play the role of NickA production of Who's Afraid o…
The Swan, Stratford-upon-AvonPhil Porter's take on Plautus's bombastic farce is a crowdpleasing show that reminds us of the ancient playwright's immense influence on modern comedyThe Roman c…
The inflammatory standup on the things that make him laugh the most, from Broad City to Victoria WoodJohn Gordillo in Kentish Town. His routine about Zippos Circus made me laugh so much it b…
Labour of Love, to be staged in the West End, is the latest political play by the dramatist who has also written two short scripts about Brexit for the GuardianMartin Freeman and Sarah Lanca…
Brighton festival hosts the offbeat retelling of a Cornish legend, while Mark Morris premieres a work set to songs from the Beatles' album1 Tristan & YseultBrighton festival hosts the re…
Miranda Hart plays a spiteful orphanage owner, literature's finest minds meet in Wales and the Royal Court parses out an apocalyptic futureAnnie the MusicalIn a break from her usual bumbling…
Audiences will get opportunity to see new take on spy story more than 20 years after actor vanished during West End runA play that made the news for all the wrong reasons, after its co-star …
Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre MelbourneAustralia's aged care bridge scene may seem an odd place to set a play " but like all good sports dramas, it's not just about the gamePart odd couple com…
'Inhumane' proportions, nightmarish sightlines, minuscule playing space … Top theatre figures discuss the perils " and joys " of the Swan, Lyttelton, Wanamaker Playhouse and Royal Exchange…
