Booth Theatre, New York Stranger Things star Sadie Sink takes the lead in a wonderfully written new Broadway show about high schoolers grappling with hot potato issues in 2018 Soaring prices…
Can you imagine starring in Mamma Mia! for 10 years? Or The Lion King for 17? Or Blood Brothers for 26? Theatre's epic endurance performers reveal how they keep the magic alive night after n…
Lyric, BelfastNancy Harris, the writer of acclaimed dark comedy The Dry, reveals her early mastery of family power games in this taut new production of her 2012 play that feels fresh and rel…
OVO Arena, Wembley, LondonThis highlight reel of totemic routines interspersed with some dazzling cast numbers showcases the couple's former greatness and timeless elegance A painfully mirth…
Riverside Studios, LondonKeelan Kember's latest is so full of funny one-liners and cheerful performances it feels like a comforting sitcom Breezy conversational chatter, dry one-liners and s…
Bush theatre, LondonMohamed-Zain Dada's play set at a speed awareness course bristles with humour and snarls with home truths about the bigotry experienced by British Asians Representation a…
Sadler's Wells East, LondonZürich Dance Ensemble's extraordinary dancers, led by choreographer Harrell, all but embody the pianist's free jazz musings, with a little help from Joni Mitchell…
Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, Royal Court; Park theatre, London Robert Icke's pulsating new drama about the 2010 hunt for killer Raoul Moat boasts a powerhouse performance from Samuel Edward-C…
Royal Court, LiverpoolPlaying the feted Liverpool FC manager, Mullan leads a bustling new stage version of David Peace's 2013 novel Moments before Red or Dead begins, we watch Peter Mullan w…
Live theatre, NewcastleFrom dodging bombs to dancing in nightclubs, Syrian theatre-maker Hamzeh Al Hussien enacts the story of his life "This is who I am." Hamzeh Al Hussien stands before us…
Kiln theatre, LondonAmy Ng's 'untold true story' of two friends, who become China's foremost theatre director and Mao Zedong's wife, is a story of survival and a play of ideas It begins with…
Southwark Playhouse Elephant, LondonWhile the story of broken dreams and desperation can't make the leap to an all-singing all-dancing setting, there are great moments among the bleakness Jo…
Soho theatre, LondonWhile navigating the rocky aftermath of death, Naomi Denny's Sienna sees her sibling everywhere in this simply told but warm reflection on grief Grief does not come with…
Royal Exchange theatre, ManchesterThis version of Mike Leigh's classic brings out the boozy claustrophobia, while Kym Marsh as Beverly and Tupele Dorgu as Susan brilliantly draw out the sadn…
The British comedian shares what makes her laugh, including Eddie Izzard, a spectacular burp and some small children saying the darndest things Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Yo…
Barbican, LondonJessie Buckley, Olly Alexander and Will Young read from the artist and film-maker's diaries, capturing a life of defiance, joy and vitality Is Derek Jarman the first director…
The Place, London Arresting show from Northern Rascals charts the growing distance between two young men This bedroom looks like it has been ripped out of a building. Its walls are edged wit…
Royal Court, LondonPosthumous courtroom drama from writer-director Robert Icke seems unsure of " or opaque in " its intentions Raoul Moat set a grim record in 2010 by sparking the biggest ma…
Polka theatre, London Incorporating BSL and creative captions, this musical adaptation features a gloriously long-tailed puppet With a cluster of country music songs and a delicate aesthetic…
The celebrated actor has long struggled with the murder and dismemberment at the heart of Titus Andronicus. Now, at 64, he is finally tackling a play that 'teeters on the edge of acceptabili…
Playing the troubled teen in a school production of Peter Shaffer's drama resulted in West End roles and then a new career Psychotherapy is about storytelling, about roles that we assume, th…
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Giant and Fiddler on the Roof were among the big winners at the Royal Albert Hall ceremony Best new musical The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, music …
Underbelly Boulevard, London Eschewing the customary conjuror's hype, Frayne's new show follows traumatic illness and delivers high excitement in an unusually low key What do you get when yo…
Guardian photographer David Levene was at the Royal Albert Hall to snap Cate Blanchett, John Lithgow, Lesley Manville, Naomi Campbell and many more Giant, Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the…
A pair of electrifying London shows bagged four prizes at the Olivier awards. Both were developed by Dutch company ITA, which has an eye for British talent Olivier awards: full list of win…