Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonAyesha Dharker, Chu Omambala and Lucy Ellinson shine in a 1940s-tinged production that is dusted with magic by director Erica WhymanPast and pre…
How the true story of a murderous barber inspired the first modern dramaWhich version of Woyzeck do you prefer? Play or opera? Büchner or Berg? A bleeding dramatic torso or a tightly struct…
Soho theatre, LondonThe 24-year-old comedian is charming and verbally virtuosic sending up his own white privilege, but can't bring himself to be profound"Nothing bad has ever happened to me…
Graphic scenes in stage revival of Sarah Kane's play prove too much for viewers, with 40 leaving early in first six showsFive people have fainted watching the graphic scenes of torture, rape…
Sadler's Wells, LondonFlamenco dancer Farruquito is from a formidable bloodline, but the music weaved a greater ancestral spell in the show Buen ArateFarruquito has flamenco in his blood: hi…
Dorfman, LondonLove is tested to its limits in a series of cruel experiments, in which the cumulative effect is numbing rather than redemptiveEven by her own standards, Sarah Kane's 1998 pla…
Tron, GlasgowIt is a particularly sour pair of ugly sisters who primp and preen around their mistress's boudoir in this all-male staging of the Jean Genet play for the Glasgay festival. Dere…
Duke of York's, LondonWith even a Tory attacking the "arrogant, posh boys" who run her party, now seems a good time to revive Laura Wade's 2010 play.It has undergone a good deal of revision …
Citizens, GlasgowDirector/designer Stewart Laing's production of The Maids is vividly theatrical (the stage curtain gets a round of applause). But its visual surprises and non-textual interv…
Unwomanly monsters, revolutionaries or worms who turned? As Jean Genet's classic play is revived in London, the macabre story of the Papin sisters, who killed their employer's wife and daugh…
In October 1980 a daring new play opened at the National Theatre. News of its graphic violence and simulated male rape soon had Mary Whitehouse up in arms. No surprises there. But no one cou…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonThe shape-shifting actor brings poetic wit to her swashbuckling hero, though this all-female staging of Glyn Maxwell's adaptation makes no sharp pointsReduced Edmo…
Northcott, Exeter Director Paul Jepson overplays the pauses but there are fine performances in this cleverly designed revival of the playwright's anatomy of egotism There are many different …
Unicorn, LondonThe dialogue in Tim Crouch and Gary Owen's show consists solely of the names of its heroes " the result is a smart and subtle take on family lifeJeramee, Hartleby and Oooglemo…
The director on Jean Genet's enduring relevance, working with TV stars " and why Kit Harington and Marlowe is a dream combinationJamie Lloyd, 35, is in the front rank of theatre directors. H…
While the Bush in west London closes its doors for a refurbishment it will put on work in nearby pubs and laundrettes. Its new season will include a 'love letter' to the neighbourhood, says …
Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth international arts festivalFrench theatre director Aurélien Bory manipulates light and space in this warping and at times overindulgent star vehicle for Japanese…
From Adelaide fringe to a week of literary events and an art biennial, South Australia claims its title as the festival state this autumnEach March South Australia claims its title as "the f…
Artistic director Matthew Lutton won the coveted rights by promising to be faithful to Joan Lindsay's cult novel and its themes of white Australia in a mysterious landscapeWhen Matthew Lutto…
Nottage, in London to receive the Susan Smith Blackburn prize for female playwrights, criticised the lack of racially diverse stories seen on stageAmerican playwright Lynn Nottage has critic…
A Mississippi bounce concert was called off over concerns from the authorities about twerking " and it's not the first dance style that has caused alarm "You can't wear a thong. You must kee…
He made his name with the taboo-busting film Leon the Pig Farmer. Now he's putting on a comedy about Moses with a dim GodWe Jews can laugh at ourselves. It's a phrase that's bandied around a…
Bike Shed, ExeterFrom sea rescues to horse rides for autistic children, Daniel Bye and Nadia Morgan's understated performance celebrates people who quietly get on with helping outThis latest…
Along with Hare on Osborne, Arts Theatre season includes Alistair Beaton play about a plot to oust Jeremy Corbyn A new play by David Hare imagining George Osborne having a crisis of confiden…
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