Abbey theatre, DublinAmong three sharp leads, Aisling O'Sullivan is riveting as an Irishwoman learning disturbing truths about her home town in this revival of Tom Murphy's 1998 playFrom hig…
BBC apologised for joke in which comedian compared Palestine to a cake being 'punched to pieces by a very angry Jew'Frankie Boyle has accused the BBC Trust of cowardly behaviour after it apo…
Bush Hall, London Melissa Bubnic's song-filled attack on the City of London is played with great brio by an all-female cast but stops short of landing a knockout blowMelissa Bubnic's play, j…
Theatre Royal, Bath Sparkling bons mots and Samuel West's fine performance as a self-obsessed matinee idol fail to disguise the deep unpleasantness of this farceBath's annual summer love aff…
After making an explosive impact in the world of ballet, Natalia Osipova is experimenting with contemporary choreographers " and dancing with her offstage partner Sergei Polunin " in a tripl…
From the sheep in the NT's As You Like It to the bunnies in the Watermill's Watership Down, actors have excelled at the difficult task of depicting all creatures great and smallAs the Waterm…
The performance artist-turned-standup on appearing naked from the waist down, male audiences and the chances of walking out of her show 'unraped'Asking For It five-star review: sophisticated…
Stage and screen actor known for his roles in The Lion in Winter, Excalibur and CaravaggioEvery now and then, a strange and mystical being wanders through the British theatre, and Nigel Terr…
Armed with a guitar, a couple of stools and Ryvita-dry anecdotes, this toe-tapping twosome have got a colourful futureThe story so far: "Hi, we're Ginger and Black. Because I'm ginger and ..…
Donmar, London A lost world of showbiz exiles is evoked through powerful monologues, hauntingly delivered by Stephen Dillane, Gina McKee and Ron Cook Brian Friel's magical play can be seen i…
Almeida, LondonThe fierce intelligence of the Almeida, Headlong and Nottingham Playhouse's spin on George Orwell shines through - but the play contributes to a worrying theatrical trendIt is…
Bristol Old VicThe generations are at war in this stunningly timely tale of political turmoil, with West delivering an intelligent performance as Shakespeare's tragic rulerIf you want eviden…
Top girls in the financial world are the focus of a musical show drawing on David Mamet and Peggy Lee. Its writer and director talk about female antiheroes, how they were inspired by Cate Bl…
The Aussie comic on his YouTube hit, why teachers are using his video and how his 'police-related activity' means he won't be touring the US anytime soonLate last year, Aussie comic Aamer Ra…
Harry Potter alumni shortlisted for respective theatrical roles in The Cripple of Inishmaan and MojoHarry Potter graduates Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint are among the nominees shortliste…
I was Portia in Stratford one year when Paul walked in, dropped his coat and delivered a speech so masterful I would have played a grain of sand just to be in the same room as himThe Royal S…
Crucible, SheffieldHow far would you go to keep your job? An employee finds her sex life is a matter for the HR department in this sleek-looking dramaMike Bartlett's play, which began life a…
Shakespeare's tragic monarch remains one of the most demanding roles in theatre. As Timothy West returns to the role at Bristol Old Vic, revisit the key portrayals on stage and screen, from …
From Hamlet's 'To be or not to be' to Macbeth's 'Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow', Shakespeare's lines present an infinity of choicesEarlier this month, I took part in a fascinating discu…
Watermill, NewburyMunro's adaptation of Richard Adams' classic novel is performed by a cast who prove that there's much more to playing rabbits than bouncing aroundRona Munro has come a long…
The Hamilton Complex explores our attitudes towards girls on the cusp of adulthood and uses adolescence as a metaphor for society's uncertaintyIn 1971, the British photographer David Hamilto…
In its world premiere at the National Gallery of Victoria, Degas: A New Vision is one of the most comprehensive Edgar Degas retrospectives in decades, and makes up the largest collection of …
Crystal Pite becomes the first woman to create work for the Royal Ballet since 1999 " alongside new productions by Wayne McGregor, Liam Scarlett and Javier de Frutos. It's another encouragin…
Cuttin' It is a play about British Somali girls and female genital mutilation. Three women who have been cut give their verdicts' Cuttin' It " streetwise drama evolves into fierce FGM statem…
In the years to come, artists and intellectuals will venture across the rift to interpret the two halves of our divided kingdom to one other"We had a headache," wrote Philip Pullman on Twitt…