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Cliffs Pavilion, SouthendIn a show of two halves, the caustic standup is at her best when rolling her eyes at the weaker sex, but her post-interval crowd-counselling doesn't quite cut it
How…
As a musical about him opens at Liverpool's Royal Court, Michael Cullen tells of hope, heart " and hitting rock bottom
When the lights went down on the final scene of Speedo Mick " the Music…
Jonathan Groff, Cynthia Erivo, Sarah Snook and George Clooney were among the crowd for the 78th annual Tony awards, held in New York City on Sunday
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Frederick Ashton's La Fille mal gardée to be performed for first time, replacing classics by Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky after fundraising in London
One of the "most English of ballets" will…
The romantic robot musical picked up six awards while Clooney's box office smash Good Night, and Good Luck left empty-handed
The full list of winners
Red carpet looks and best of the show "…
Tonight's winners included Maybe Happy Ending and Purpose and actors Sarah Snook and Nicole Scherzinger
Best musical
Buena Vista Social Club
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Death Becomes HerMaybe Happy Endin…
Bush theatre, LondonArtistic director Taio Lawson's Bush debut shows the heartbreaking fallout of a 82-year-old mother whose acid tongue belies her faltering memory
In Danny James King's Mis…
Teatro Carlo Goldoni, VeniceIn an extraordinary theatrical feat, two agile actors play 23 characters populating the seemingly ordinary working day of a central couple
A day in the life of a …
Tese dei Soppalchi, VeniceBetween smashing glasses and reading conceptual index cards, Dafoe and Simonetta Solder neglect to locate this two-hander's drama " or its heart
Long before Willem …
Lazzaretto Vecchio, VeniceOn the site of a hospital for leprosy patients, audience members are invited to wander in near darkness among twitching body bags into a choreographed scene of ritu…
Chiswick House and Gardens, LondonA feeling of joy courses through this production featuring clowns, high-wire acts, dancing horses " and giant tubs of fake ice-cream
The celebrations kick o…
Theatr Clwyd, Mold Performed and designed with gusto, Jonathan Larson's zippy musical about creative passion is a fitting show to relaunch this cherished Welsh stage
How do you relaunch a ch…
Pitlochry Festival theatreRichard Baron and Ellie Zeegen's play follows the writer from wide-eyed child discovering nature in rural Scotland to feisty care-home resident
The title comes fro…
The Channel Islands were dubbed 'the witch-hunting capital of Atlantic Europe'. Even just talking to a cat could get you hanged, strangled or burned. We go behind the scenes of an outdoor da…
The Place, London The Yorkshire-born dance artist concludes his social historical trilogy on the Thatcher era by celebrating resistance to homophobia
Gary Clarke grew up in a Yorkshire minin…
Bridge theatre, LondonThe immersive setup brings the audience into the midst of the play's shapeshifting unreality among a comedy-gold cast of magical characters
Shenanigans reign in this ne…
At 78, the great choreographer is enjoying a career-spanning celebration in Oslo. He reflects on his leap from dance to visual art and why he feels snubbed by Britain
A gang of young dancers…
Arcola theatre, LondonThe horrific reality of Russia's invasion is recounted during the preparation of a Ukrainian salad in Anastasiia Kosidii and Josephine Burton's play
During the violent …
Moving easily between daring new work from the likes of Jez Butterworth to lucid fresh takes on the canon and heartful musicals, Cooke is an optimal new leader' Dominic Cooke appointed as th…
Playwright urges theatre to cut ties with bank, which has been criticised for providing financial services to defence firms supplying Israel
The playwright Caryl Churchill has pulled out of …
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonThe dance-theatre duo embody people, flora and fauna, questioning what 'norms' in society and nature really mean
It was the comment on Katy Perry's space flight …
Cooke, who ran the Royal Court for several years, will succeed Rupert Goold at the illustrious London venue in 2026
Dominic Cooke has been appointed as the new artistic director of the Almei…
Exclusive: Demand the Impossible interrogates police injustice and infiltration of 1,000 political groups
There's one moment from the public inquiry into undercover police officers " known a…
Nicholas Hytner's immersive 2019 production is back with a brand new cast from Titania to Bottom. We joined rehearsals and took a first look on stage Continue reading...
Manchester Opera HouseThirty years after its release, the Bollywood blockbuster is back, this time on stage with a multiracial take on the diaspora tale
On its release in 1995, Bollywood blo…