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Joan Littlewood's pioneering 1963 musical about the first world war not only changed attitudes towards the conflict, it remade British theatre. As the show gets a loving revival, Michael Bil…
Organisers promise 'sensitive' production at cathedral where monarch was buried after remains were found under car parkA "sensitive" staging of William Shakespeare's Richard III has been pro…
Brighton festivalA meditative, site-specific piece about maritime lives loses its way as it takes the audience out on a pleasure cruise at duskFive short blasts on a whistle is the maritime …
Brighton DomeThe poet/rapper/pop star packs a powerful musical punch as the indefinable chronicler of the ageTwo years ago, Kate Tempest topped the bill at The Great Escape, Brighton's jambo…
The Almeida, LondonThis revival of Martin Crimp's intricate 1993 satire captures the powerlessness of a writer chewed up by the movie businessEveryone has a story, but who owns it? What happ…
Donmar Warehouse, LondonBrecht's anti-fascist study of political power hits home in a tremendous new adaptation by Bruce NorrisThe Donmar has been transformed: gone are the elegant benches; …
Lyttelton, LondonGaudy and unflinching, Tony Kushner's 90s Aids drama still resonates in this bold, starry revival directed by Marianne ElliottYou can tell when a show is bound for success. …
Royal Exchange, ManchesterTwo charming leads fail to plug the holes in a black comedy that replaces dark reality with ersatz whimsyKitty is a telephone sex worker. Jimmy is a regular client …
Royal Opera House; the Place, LondonMacMillan's unsparing story of mayhem and murder at the Austro-Hungarian court is taken to another level by Natalia OsipovaThe role of Crown Prince Rudolf…
Royal Court, London Magic runs through Butterworth's brilliant new play, directed by Sam Mendes, with a fine stage debut from Paddy ConsidineJez Butterworth's plays shoulder their way on to …
National, LondonGalileo is a restless, endlessly evolving masterpiece. Brecht himself wrote three versions between 1937 and his death. David Hare has now amplified his 1994 adaptation for th…
Mark Rylance's star turn as Rooster in Jez Butterworth's play owes much to the time he spent with the hard-drinking Wiltshire wild man who inspired the playwrightWhen Mark Rylance was toast…
George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia details everything from the tedium of life in the trenches to the politics of war and the feeling of being shot in the neck. How can it possibly be staged…
Barbican, LondonHow do you recapture the shock impact of Alfred Jarry's 1896 play, with its savage portrait of a grotesque monster? Given that Jarry's play started as a schoolboy prank aimed…
Director hails clash between science and political dogma as more relevant than everWatching stars at the theatre takes on new meaning at the Young Vic in London this month. A swirling cosmos…
His new play, The Ferryman, follow-up to Jerusalem, has been rapturously received at the Royal Court. Far from resting his laurels, his next venture is a historical TV blockbusterAudiences w…
The actor talks about the psychology of Lady Macbeth " and feelings of guilt closer to homeSamantha Spiro suggests, when we meet on a summer afternoon at the Globe theatre, that rehearsal is…
As she presents a 10th anniversary show at the Edinburgh festival, Camille O'Sullivan remembers her first fringe gigs and explains how she puts together her set listBefore I first came to Ed…
Kids' discos, circus workshops, craft corners, PG-rated comedy … not forgetting proper music lineups, from Stormzy to Happy Mondays - here's our pick of the events all the family can enjoy…
Sure, she has screen presence, but it's her voice that is truly arrestingContrary to the bombastic voiceover at the start of reality TV music competitions, we know that finding that one-in-a…
Theatre Royal, WakefieldThe writer launches his touring company with a new play blending the gentle hilarity and northern baroque he has made his ownA standup comedian and a debt collector w…
From baked beans to Tim & Eric, sketch show creator and Vine enthusiast Brian Limond reveals the things that make him laugh the mostTim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!. I saw it after …
His dancers have performed at Tate Modern and been lifted by cranes. Now, the maverick choreographer is taking them to the top of a multistorey carpark for a feverish protest showIt is dark,…
West Yorkshire Playhouse, LeedsTerry Johnson's adaptation, directed by Lucy Bailey and starring Catherine McCormack, captures the dubious sexual politics and superficiality of the eraThe mos…
Catch 1927's fable about our over-reliance on machines and explore the best of dance, as curated by Kate Tempest. Plus: Every Brilliant Thing and Voodoo1 GolemFew companies have the all-roun…
