Reimagined in 1950s Cuba and directed by Christopher Renshaw, Carmen la Cubana will open at the Théâtre du Châtelet over 140 years after Paris debutIt is Carmen, but not as we know it…
Actor plays a rich, entitled narcissist in his own play transferring from off-Broadway to London's Trafalgar StudiosJesse Eisenberg is to make his British theatre debut in his own play in wh…
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Choreographer says show based on 1948 film " a Broadway version of which flopped " will be his love letter to the theatreIt is some people's favourite movie but the stage version was one of …
Camden People's theatre, LondonA fitfully entertaining portrayal of George Price, the mathematical geneticist who tried, and fatally failed, to disprove that altruism is selfishThe father of…
Burton Taylor Studio, OxfordBy aiming solely to amuse six-and-unders, this show about the chaos of getting to bed is hysterical " thanks to squirted water, disco freakouts and a 'boogieman'S…
West Yorkshire Playhouse, LeedsThe Vagina Monologues author has added absurdist companion pieces to her fierce polemic Avocado to expose the commodification of women's bodiesLast year the We…
In 1985, 1,300 police clashed with 600 hippy travellers near Stonehenge " and closed a chapter of British counterculture. Theatre director Billy Barrett describes how he staged a zero-budget…
A public memorial for Australian singer and performer Jon English was held on Monday night at Sydney's Capitol theatre. Trevor White, John Paul Young, Peter Rix, Simon Gallaher, Amanda Muggl…
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Playwrights Horizons, New YorkAnne Washburn's constellation-referencing play provides moments to savor but ultimately leaves audiences hoping for what might have b…
Roslyn Packer theatre, SydneyAfter an acclaimed run in the UK and on Broadway, Rupert Goold's production of Mike Bartlett's audacious play holds particular resonance for the coloniesThe Quee…
The memorial for the Australian singer had fans queuing since dawn. As his manager Peter Rix said, 'wherever Jonno went, he was always the star' Related: Jon English: ego-free entertainer wa…
Coliseum, LondonSemi-staged performance brings us closer to Billy Wilder's film than Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1993 version Billy Wilder, on emerging from the original 1993 staging of Andrew Llo…
The Hollywood actors join forces on a Broadway stage in this abuse-revenge drama. They discuss coping with the play's shattering themes eight times a weekActors Jeff Daniels and Michelle Wil…
Taking 'artist in residence' to the next level, Battersea Arts Centre is offering live-work spaces designed like 3D paintings'Artist in residence' is a phrase that gets bandied about a lot. …
Write us a 300-word review of a recent theatrical performance for your chance to win a three-night stay at the artist residences at Battersea Arts Centre, as well as meals and theatre ticket…
Please read these rules before entering the BAC/A Nation's Theatre competition, to win a stay at the BAC artists' residencesEntering the Competition1. The BAC/A Nation's Theatre competition …
Brentwood theatre, EssexPolly Wiseman's play about black GIs recruited in East Anglia during the war is sometimes clunky, but shows love doesn't always conquer all " especially racismWhen th…
Mark Rylance offers a tip of the hat, Judi Dench beams, and Denise Gough is euphoric … Guardian photographer David Levene used his all-access pass at the 2016 Olivier awards to capture sta…
Sadler's Wells, LondonIt's visually arresting, with performers on crutches, bodies with fish heads, a unicyclist and a levitating bed, but the ideas don't match the material in this theatre-…
Dench deserved to break records for her psychologically probing in turn The Winter's Tale, and Rufus Norris saw his vision for the National Theatre validated. But the Oliviers still need to …
Director Ivo van Hove describes how he turned Shakespeare's Roman plays into a six-hour study of murder, mistrust and the modern-day mediaMy interest in Shakespeare's Roman plays was their p…
Stephen Rea stars at the Royal Court, Kit Harrington plays Dr Faustus, and the superb Buzzcut festival starts in GlasgowThe Roundhouse's CircusFest 2016 begins in London, and there's somethi…
Bob Ellis was one of Australia's greatest curmudgeons " but he should also be celebrated as a screenwriter, playwright, director and, yes, a criticBob Ellis, prolific writer and former Labor…
Rob Brydon is earning great reviews in the West End alongside Kenneth Branagh " and Hollywood has finally come calling. Tim Lewis meets him for a private performance of knockabout comedy…A…