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Olivier, National Theatre, LondonYaël Farber's turgid take on the biblical story leaves some fine actors stranded in the desert"It begins at the end." You might be warned from the start "…
Theatre Royal, Stratford East, LondonEmma Donoghue's acclaimed novel makes the leap to the stage, with a little help from young Harrison WildingEmma Donoghue has written eloquently about how…
Attenborough Centre, University of Sussex John Kendall and Solène Weinachter are chalk and cheese " and destined for each other " in Joan Clevillé's delightful duetHow can we make the worl…
Hull Truck theatre, HullMat Fraser is genially terrifying as the dastardly king in Northern Broadsides' urgent 25th anniversary performanceMat Fraser, who hosted the 2012 Paralympics opening…
Everyman, LiverpoolLizzie Nunnery's scathing social commentary with songs carries a powerful message despite some laboured dialoguePolitical shockwaves knock spending. A small business teete…
The star of The Wire and Treme on his new musical about the American singer, actor and activist " and his 'surf noir' project with Hugh LaurieClarke Peters, 65, is best known for playing det…
Conor McPherson on the TV series and stage show that will be must-sees this summerConor McPherson is celebrated as the king of the ghost story, thanks to spine-tingling and critically acclai…
New figures show we are continuing to spend less money on buying things, and more on doing things " and telling the world about it online afterwards, of course. From theatres to pubs to shop…
The BBC2 broadcast of Mike Bartlett's play is a reminder that even for republicans, the Queen's death will loom largeKing Charles III, Mike Bartlett's play set in a future shortly after the …
Minerva, ChichesterA Jewish boy and his family's black maid are at the heart of this witty, pulsing musical that takes in everything from klezmer to Tamla MotownSince this musical has book a…
The People Time actor and character comic on the things that make her laugh the mostJohn Early. His body and brain were made for the world's entertainment and pleasure. Continue reading...
Bristol Old VicWriter Chino Odimba and director George Mann meld ancient and new in an admirable production with first-rate performances The Medea we know so well is the Euripides version, b…
The wild comedy night that hosts aggressive poetry, 'sexy American girl cousins' and unlimited oddballs is 10 years old " and as ramshackle as everSandwiched between a Tesco and a Wetherspoo…
As musicals continue to break records, straight plays are struggling " with Sally Field-starring The Glass Menagerie the latest casualty of the seasonTom, the narrator of Tennessee Williams'…
Tessa Peake-Jones and Andrew French excel in a tragicomedy about lost love, while Sadler's Wells hosts a triple bill from the celebrated dance company1 While We're HereCarol and Eddie are fo…
Brighton's new-music festival returns for the 12th year, while Les Dennis and Samantha Janus star in a musical take on the oddball aristocratsThe Great EscapeA one-stop shop for bleeding-edg…
Apollo, LondonFriends of Dorothy may be diverted by this musical prequel to The Wizard of Oz. But, although it has been a hit in New York, it seems all too typical of the modern Broadway mus…
Jonathon Young's dance-theatre show Betroffenheit explores his grief after a family tragedy. The author Max Porter, comic Jayde Adams, performer Mojisola Adebayo and Young himself discuss th…
The Glee star, currently in Dreamgirls in the West End, on worshipping Streisand, singing at the Hollywood Bowl and African Americans' fight for a voice(Dreamgirls)Dreamgirls was my favourit…
Audiences are increasingly fed up about bad behaviour in the theatre " and they are taking the law into their own handsKevin Williamson's account of his vigilante action against a woman pers…
Wharf 1 Theatre, Sydney Theatre CompanyA refreshing take on sitcom tropes, this cinematic new play dishes out big social issues with a whole heap of goofballIt's Christmas in May at Sydney T…
Station Hotel, PerthThe second part of Oliver Emanuel's first world war trilogy is a confrontational patchwork that shatters the myth of Britain's cheerful army of working womenOne day last …
Soho theatre, London Ludicrous tights, crude puppetry and dialogues with a chattering toilet brush make Jones's alter ego The Herbert irresistibly daft We should probably forgive Spencer Jon…
Hull Truck theatre Swerving between charm and disgust in a dark, disturbing production, Fraser creates a sense of a man bitterly aware that he will never fit inTwenty-five years ago, a stran…
Television producer whose work included landmark dramas such as Boys from the Blackstuff and Edge of DarknessMichael Wearing, who has died aged 78, was a television producer and executive be…
