Tharp picked up a Golden Lion award for her experimental and accessible choreography, while Carolina Bianchi won a Silver Lion for her fearless exploration of sexual assault 'Do you know how…
The Glaswegian comic on her close bond with her nana, coming out in a conservative, Catholic society, and how a friend's choice comment kickstarted her career Born in Glasgow in 1980, Susie …
Mick Lally theatre, GalwayTo mark their 50th anniversary, Druid Theatre Company pair Shakespeare with JM Synge's stark one-act tragedy Marking 50 years of exceptional theatre-making, Druid T…
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonThe stage version of John Carney's film stays bright-eyed despite the darker turns in this tale of teenage pop, poverty and fractious families This stage adaptation …
George Strus founded Breaking the Binary Theatre, one of the only theatrical spaces in the US created for and run by gender-expansive artists, in 2022 For George Strus, theater was one of ma…
Atlantaquaria, GalwayMikel Murfi enters the three-metre-high glass tank to lift weights, look lost and direct fishy traffic It is hard to tell what the fish make of Mikel Murfi's intrusion i…
Dorfman theatre, LondonShaan Sahota's play sets a British-Sikh politician's schemes against his family betrayal " a tremendous debut from a writer of huge promise Adeel Akhtar has become a g…
Case that exposed France's rape culture and shocked the world has been made into play to be shown in Avignon, where trial was held A stage play based on the trial of the men who drugged and …
Orange Tree theatre, LondonCasting two Netflix stars in this funny and astute modernisation of the life of Saint Clare of Assisi shows that the gulf between rich and poor never changes Chiar…
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, West Yorkshire Stupendous set design brings E Nesbit's children's classic to new life as a wealthy Anglo-Indian family is forced to adjust to reduced lif…
Artsdepot, LondonThe comedian staggers from the soft play area to deliver a sharp set about Sisyphus, capitalism and motherhood Her last tour, Success Story, found Sara Pascoe in the loved-u…
The sketch comedian, who merges gentle absurdity with drag, on performing in the rain to an audience of two and how the comedy world needs to change Why did you get into comedy?I've always l…
Photographer David Levene gained access to the ballet company as they prepared for Ballet Coffret, ahead of a UK tour this month where they will also be performing Giselle at the Royal Opera…
After surviving the whirlwind of Doctor Who, the actor returns to the stage in 'horny Elizabethan drama' Born With Teeth. He and co-star Edward Bluemel discuss bust lips, hot pants and queer…
When Elliot Levey was cast in Henry IV, Parts One and Two, he didn't expect water-bombing, corpsing and a character redefined by new teeth In 2005, I was in my late 20s and just getting goin…
The actor will follow stars including Lenny Henry and Sue Perkins, leading the hit show in which a performer enlists the audience's help to tell 'funny, sad and unique' story Minnie Driver h…
As Brendan Gleeson prepares for his role in a revival of the 1997 hit, the stars of earlier productions toast its deceptively moving and profound barfly banter Appearances are deceptive. On…
A new season at London's Southbank Centre is inspired by Emma Warren's book Dance Your Way Home, about the potency of communal movement. She and other artists involved explain why the dancef…
The foppish comic underwent a drugs trial to fund his Edinburgh show " and caught malaria. The next year he almost died on stage with an exploded appendix. Why is he going back? 'In retrospe…
Innovative artistic director at theatres including the Liverpool Everyman, the Sheffield Crucible and the Lyric, Hammersmith Peter James, who has died aged 84, was once described as the best…
A thaw in relations during the Cold War led to some surprising collaborations between the two nations, involving everyone from Laurence Olivier and Rudolf Nureyev to Gilbert and George. As r…
Molly McGuiness is treating audiences to a buffet, sketch troupe Simple Town bring fast-paced fun and Jessica Barton plays Mary Floppins … Here are half a dozen essential acts at the festi…
Management ask visitors to 'choose clothing in keeping with the decorum of the theatre' after complaints Operagoers have been warned they will be banned from entering Milan's prestigious La …
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonNew York company Nature Theater of Oklahoma's take on the US president is an ideas-packed, dance-adjacent comedy inspiring whoops and walkouts Is this show genius…
Diecast, part of Manchester international festivalThe convulsing figures in Tom Heyes' choreography, paired with intense sound and a guttural MC, are caught in a mesmerising struggle for hum…