Claire Marshall of Forced Entertainment on her own tabletop version of Shakespeare's play, in which the leads are played by a rose and a jar of mustardWhen Forced Entertainment set out to st…
Noma Dumezweni directs I See You at the Royal Court, Dominic Dromgoole presents his Globe swansong and Standby for Tape Back-Up is out on tourThe hollowness of the New Labour dream is expose…
St Ann's Warehouse, New YorkLike a folksy Waiting for Godot, this play, co-written by Rylance with the poet Louis Jenkins, is intensely charming in its cock-eyed humanityIf Samuel Beckett we…
Perth festival, St George's CathedralThe Scottish dancer's work asks: if disability is considered a test or punishment from God, what does that mean for disabled people?Claire Cunningham loo…
Fans cock a snook at critics with four gongs including best actor at only theatre awards voted for entirely by the publicIt was not universally adored by critics, but Benedict Cumberbatch's …
About 1,800 dancers and 4,000 spectators visited Glasgow for the All Scotland Irish dancing championships. Competitors aged between four and 30 from countries including Scotland, Ireland, Fr…
The Vaults, LondonA multisensory take on Shakespeare's story, from the perspective of Banquo and intercut with first-hand accounts of military veterans, would work better if it was simply to…
Old Red Lion, LondonDan Hutton's inventive modern take on Thomas Kyd's 1587 drama is neatly handled and well designed, but the cast's inexperience showsRevenge (Leo Wan) watches as we take o…
Theatr Clwyd, MoldRobert Hastie's intense, eloquent production includes a masterclass in filthily inappropriate humourTennessee Williams' febrile family drama has not wanted for attention re…
Tobacco Factory, BristolAndrew Hilton's version gallops along, but this charmless Hamlet is only fitfully engagingClarity of storytelling has always been a virtue of Andrew Hilton's Shakespe…
Documentary shows Nichols discussing Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and The Graduate before a New York theater audience, shortly before his death in 2014Anyone who ever spent any time alone…
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghWith a skeletal set and cast positioned in tableaux, director John Dove focuses on Arthur Miller's compelling textWhen Ron Donachie takes the stage as Deputy Governor …
Snide, sarcastic, seemingly eager to offend, Carr's on-stage persona is thoroughly unlikable. But that seems to be the point " and you can't fault his skillTitle: Stand UpDate: 2005 Continue…
The actor on the joy of playing male characters, how surviving a car crash influenced her acting, and why we all have an inner Cyrano de BergeracKathryn Hunter, 58, was born in New York to G…
The author of new political thriller Ten Days on the failings of capitalism, the lure of Isis and finally adjusting to her home in EnglandGillian Slovo is a South African-born novelist and p…
Royal Opera House, LondonNatalia Osipova is a natural as the scandalous Madame X in Christopher Wheeldon's new ballet Strapless. If only we cared about her…The Royal Ballet's current tripl…
Noël Coward, LondonAn adorable heroine played by Emma Williams and a fine score from George Fenton and Simon Chamberlain are the only saving graces hereThere are two reasons for seeing Mr…
Almeida, LondonUncle Vanya is snapped into focus in a fine-tuned new version by the remarkable writer-director Robert IckeRobert Icke has been giving the British stage electric shocks for th…
Apollo, LondonGemma Arterton's megawatt charm lights up Jessica Swale's brocaded romp-comArguments about the theatre are being put into period costume. Many of these arguments are accusation…
Actor cancels UK theatre tour of A Passionate Woman in order to receive treatmentActor Lynda Bellingham has been diagnosed with cancer, and will cancel a nationwide theatre tour to fight the…
Entertainer severs index finger, which surgeons reattach, but loses top of third finger in mishap whle building propsThe magician Paul Daniels has told how he accidentally sliced off a finge…
James says sorry for criticising New York production of Sondheim musical Into the Woods, following outcry from fellow performersA Broadway actor has apologised for "trashing" a hig…
Martin performed his first comedy gig in 30 years " but Seinfeld was the star, with a wonderfully calibrated show that proves he's still the safest bet in standupJerry Seinfeld more or less …
Gloria Steinem speaks, Fresh Meat returns for one last shindig and the New Yorker springs to life on to the small screen; here are this week's cultural highlights TVFresh Meat Continue readi…
My grandmother Sarah Colmer, who has died aged 95 from Alzheimer's, was an actor, model and giver of great dinner parties.Daughter of Ben Williams, an insurance broker, and his wife, Barbara…