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Natalia Osipova And Guests | Bolshoi Ballet | MonumentalThe outstanding Russian ballerina performs with partner Sergei Polunin in a series of new contemporary works by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, …
My Eyes Went Dark | Every Brilliant Thing | 1984 | Forest Fringe | Jesus Christ SuperstarA hit at the Finborough in 2015, Matthew Wilkinson's tight, powerful play is apparently based on a tr…
Northern Stage at Summerhall, EdinburghA brilliant cast deliver the verbatim story of the Focus E15 campaign, in which a group of women occupied a London estate to fight eviction from their …
Young Vic, LondonIn a bravura display, Piper lays bare the soul of a woman who is unable to have children " even if Simon Stone's update is less powerful than Lorca's original playThe Austra…
The comedian explains why it's good that mental health jokes are flourishing on the comedy circuit " alongside the toilet paper gags Related: Sofie Hagen: Danish comics would ask, 'Do you ne…
How should you act when you come face-to-face with a potential partner? Don't be scared of silence, don't be too keen " and make sure you're brutally, brutally honest about them. Isy Suttie …
Think it's just about the jokes? From weight loss to mind expansion, our panel of comedians reveal the hidden perks of a trip to the festival Related: Edinburgh festival 2016: comedy shows t…
At the fringe but not sure which tickets to book? Try one, two or all three of these theatre and comedy picks from our critics11.30am, Assembly George Square (until 29 August) Continue readi…
Comedians from Al Murray to Bridget Christie explain why they tore up their planned sets and started from scratch after Brexit voteFor many comedians, the Edinburgh festival is the pinnacle …
David Hare's versions of Platonov, Ivanov and The Seagull, now at the National Theatre in a superb production by Jonathan Kent, leave you exhilaratedI have spent many all-day sessions in the…
Royal Opera House, London Shakespeare's problematic play has tripped up choreographers in the past, but Jean-Christophe Maillot's interpretation is bold and fast-wittedThe Taming of the Shre…
Before my Strictly Come Dancing debut, Ed warned me I would lose my gravitas. Now he'll find that for Westminster waltzers like us the real issue is gravityIt is a truth universally unacknow…
Grosvenor Park theatre, Chester Proteus and Valentine are demob-happy backpackers swapping sleepy Verona for metropolitan Milan in Alex Clifton's spirited open-air productionIn Tom Stoppard'…
The Edinburgh fringe can but a cut-throat market, but by staging a free show " with donations going to Save the Children " Shon Dale-Jones asks us to consider what we value in the worldHow d…
The comedian who has forged a career tackling race politics has a new album that takes on Black Lives matter and gun control " and is topping iTunes chartsHari Kondabolu actively resists bei…
Live screenings | Northern heathens | Hygiene-obsessed Americans | Swedish vocabulary | DishonoursYour correspondents are too quick to praise live screenings (Letters, 2 August). Live screen…
York Theatre Royal Conan Doyle's hero stalks the moors in the company of travelling music-hall turns in an appealing family show that requires deductive powers to keep track of who's whoWhil…
Spread your bets, get the right show in the right slot, hope for a little bit of luck " and don't put in money you can't afford to lose. Top producers share their Edinburgh festival success …
Invisible Dot, LondonThe sly American standup toys with the audience, pretending to be a Trump disciple, a gun enthusiast and a pro-lifer in a set that is sharp and subversiveThere are some …
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-AvonPages fall from the sky in Fraser Grace's passionate play which links library closures to the razing of a city much like LondonA decade ago, Fraser Grace …
Jonathan Holloway takes the helm as director, promising a line-up that includes a fire-run through the city's laneways and some 'transforming' theatreThere are few people in the world who ha…
NT hopes new technology and immersive filming styles will become "a pioneer of dramatic storytelling" Anyone visiting the new National Theatre studio might experience the soul-destroying mis…
Our colleague and friend Nicola Thorold, who has died aged 51 of leukaemia, was a champion of innovative grassroots theatre. As chief executive of the Independent Theatre Council (1993-2000)…
Telephone scams | Kander and Ebb | Clear Skies | Washing your handsYour article about scammers (How a phone call from 'the bank' cost an unsuspecting couple their life savings, 30 July) gave…
Ed Patrick mixes medicine and comedy " and is taking a new standup show to Edinburgh. Just don't ask him to choose between themOne of Ed Patrick's biggest fears as a doctor is doing a rectal…
