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Orange Tree, Richmond, SurreyA silver-tongued visitor is not what he seems in Roland Schimmelpfennig's subtle exploration of the rise of the new rightWinter Solstice is, in a way, the perfec…
Royal Court, LondonAs someone who bemoans the dearth of political drama, I welcome the arrival of Anders Lustgarten's polemical bombshell. But while the play has bags of vigour and offers a …
Park theatre, LondonRobert Holman's play confronts the big existential questions with a graceful simplicityOtto is an anxious, ageing vicar so lonely that he talks to walls and touches…
Ballet by Javier de Frutos received rowdy reception when it premiered on the London stage in OctoberWhen Javier de Frutos's dance tribute to the great Russian impresario Diaghilev premiered …
Royal Opera House, LondonWayne McGregor's triptych based on Virginia Woolf's life and writings is a haunting meditation on memory, madness and timeWayne McGregor doesn't flinch from exposing…
The London international festival of theatre draws great " and brave " talents from around the globe but the staff also deserve applause for this mammoth eventDuring the 2012 London internat…
Ahead of the Royal Ballet's new production of Philip Glass's dance opera, based on the poetic French novel, choreographer Javier De Frutos and his principal dancers talk incest, jealousy and…
Following her Golden Globe-winning turn in US drama The Affair, and her portrayal of a tough farmer's wife in the forthcoming film Suite Française, Ruth Wilson's forte for playing st…
Theatre 503, LondonNeil LaBute and Caryl Churchill contribute to an evening of plays that make every effort to empathise with Trump votersNews that a London fringe theatre had commissioned a…
Royal Exchange, ManchesterAnna Jordan's prize-winning play about two teenagers living alone in a filthy flat is difficult to watch yet easy to loveAnna Jordan's Bruntwood prize-winning play …
When I wake up the next morning, I decide not to mention our impending divorce, in case my wife has forgotten all about itMy wife and I are going to see our friend Juliet's one-woman show ab…
Deborah Orr laments the loss of Play for Today (Opinion, 14 January). The effect that it had in exploring social issues is illustrated by the charity Action against Medical Accidents, which …
Designer whose stagings of classic ballet created an atmosphere of delicate enchantmentBy the time he came to design an elegantly Edwardian Nutcracker for English National Ballet in 2010, Pe…
Print Room at the Coronet, LondonA failed poet presides over a bottomless well in a production of Howard Barker's play that has drawn fire for its lack of east Asian actorsArt does not exist…
Royal Opera House, LondonWayne McGregor's ambitious triptych based on the multi-dimensional works of Virginia Woolf was a gamble that has paid off in exhilarating styleWhen the final curtain…
The Scottish comedian joined us during his UK tour to answer your questions. From why stand-up is full of needy people to what he'd say to David Cameron via why he's considering giving actin…
The superstar standup on what makes him laugh the mostI, Partridge: We Need To Talk About Alan. Nomad is also pretty incredible. I listened to the audiobook on a beach in Mexico recently and…
In the past, his plays have enraged the right. But Howard Barker's new foes are liberals " angry at the 'yellowface' casting in his latest work. Why is he so unbothered?At the bottom of the …
What is art and how do we judge its value? As Yasmina Reza's play is revived at the Old Vic in London, Stephen Moss asks Guardian critics Adrian Searle and Skye Sherwin if the price is right…
Caryl Churchill's drama confounds expectations, while Javier De Frutos directs Philip Glass's opera. Plus: Hedda Gabler, Pink Mist and Richard Alston Dance1 Escaped AloneAs ever, the brillia…
British independent wrestling is stronger than it has been for decades. The world's largest wrestling promotion WWE has just crowned its first UK champion after a two night tournament in Bla…
From the return of the terrorist thriller to Ruth Wilson's turn in Ibsen's finest play: your at-a-glance guide to the best in cultureHomelandAfter decamping to Pakistan and Berlin in recent …
Samuel J Friedman TheatreExtraordinary performances help to bring the decorated playwright's 1979 script to life for the first time on BroadwayThe Broadway debut of August Wilson's Jitney by…
Theatre Royal, HobartPeaches' reinterpretation of Jesus Christ Superstar retains the rock-opera roots of the original while infusing it with new meaning and her trademark humourIn Heaven on …
James Graham's Fleet Street play part of season which includes the return of Ben Whishaw and a series of films in which actors perform famous speeches, available on the Guardian websiteThe b…
