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Yorkshire-born actor admired for his many leading Shakespearean roles and his fine interpretations of classical comedy on Broadway and at Stratford, OntarioBrian Bedford, who has died aged 8…
Scottish standup picks up prize for fringe's top comedy show, while Scott Gibson is named best newcomer and marathon reading of Chilcot Report also recognisedRichard Gadd has won this year's…
Circus Oz launched in the 70s as progressive, feminist, 'show-on-a-shoestring ratbaggery'. Now, 40 years on, they still marry popcorn with politicsUnder darkness, an impossibly small crate i…
Colin Rogers writes: Lord Rix was effective in giving people with learning disabilities a voice and in helping to ensure that it is heard, not just because he was a passionate and powerful a…
At this year's festival there were some bold shows such as Breach Theatre's Tank and Matt Regan's Greater Belfast. But too many companies are playing it safeSo the Edinburgh fringe is almost…
Gilded Balloon teviot, EdinburghIn recalling his brain haemorrhage, the Glaswegian comic " shortlisted for Edinburgh's best newcomer award " delivers a cheerful-squeamish setI've heard Scott…
Underbelly Potterrow, EdinburghThere's plenty of cartoonish comedy in Heath McIvor's show about a writer who is given to splenetic outbursts " and made of feltI spent the first 10 minutes of…
Items from collection, which includes personal correspondence, posters and programmes, will go on display in the autumnThere are thousands of meticulously filed gags, props for his generally…
King's theatre, EdinburghThierrée's new show is a spellbinding mix of ravishing visuals, breathtaking acrobatics and Heath Robinson-style contraptions Related: James Thierrée: 'Baryshnikov…
Yerma | The Truth | The Cheviot, The Stag And The Black, Black Oil | Sunny Afternoon | The View From Castle RockSimon Stone has a knack of reinventing familiar classic stories, as he did bri…
Festival theatre, EdinburghTransplanted to 1930s Eritrea, Christopher Honoré's version skims off the froth and stirs in the darker themes of power play, violence and abuseIt's the dregs of …
Park theatre, LondonJB Priestley never reconciled the comic and serious elements in this 1931 play, which gives a glimpse of what Auden dubbed 'a low, dishonest decade'Can drawing-room comed…
From Da Ali G Show to German sausages, the comedian reveals the things that make him laugh the mostI would say Bill Burr. He's incredibly funny. I'm usually a really bad audience member when…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghIf some of this ex-panto star's flamboyant shtick feels a tad outdated, he still steamrollers the audience and finds killer angles on his materialNot many 23-ye…
Gilded BalloonTim Minchin - winner of the Melbourne comedy festival's director's choice award - arrives in Edinburgh trailing cloudlets of glory. The Australian comedian/ musician is popular…
Assembly George Square, EdinburghHis leftwing observations are repeatedly undercut for laughs but this is an enjoyable set from a provocative standup is clearly going placesTwenty-six-year-o…
Lyceum, EdinburghLars Eidinger is a monstrously watchable Richard " played like a seductive rock star gone to seed " in Thomas Ostermeier's mesmerising productionThe storm clouds gather over…
The Swan, Stratford-upon-AvonBlanche McIntyre's RSC debut underscores the erotic strangeness of Shakespeare's jointly authored final play " but doesn't solve all its problemsThirty years ago…
Gilded Balloon, EdinburghFrom tales of Grindr dates gone wrong to the gruff support of his grandad, Agnew opens up about his personal life in an engaging showAt this year's Edinburgh fringe …
Full of costumes and musical magic, the fringe can cast a spell over most adults " but for the very young, it's a creative introduction to a whole new worldI love introducing people to the E…
Locals mourn the loss of the Mayakovsky Theatre, the latest victim of Dushanbe's controversial urban redevelopment programmeThe director of Dushanbe's Mayakovsky Theatre weeps as she describ…
Assembly George Square, EdinburghPlays by Somalia Seaton and Chino Odimba are strongly performed, but would have benefited from time in developmentTheatres can endlessly develop playwrights …
Eight comedy shows are in the running for the prestigious prize at the Edinburgh festival, with James Acaster receiving a fifth consecutive nominationA confessional show about sexual assault…
Almeida, LondonAdam Brace's ambitious show addresses the paradox of celebrating a country's culture while ignoring its political realitiesYou have to admire the ambition of Adam Brace. In hi…
Traverse, EdinburghJulia Taudevin teams up with three musicians in an explosive piece of gig theatre about a woman who decides to blow the patriarchy sky-highWhy aren't women angrier? What w…
