Sadler's Wells, LondonMerce Cunningham's demands on dancers are the stuff of legend, but as in the celebration of two of his classic works here, utterly essential Merce Cunningham was always…
Schoenfeld Theatre, New York The 1997 album that later became a hit documentary now reaches the stage in a play with thrilling music performances but a lacking script Was it restraint or ove…
The Other Palace, LondonSarah Cameron-West's one-woman show switches between inner and outer voices to explore envy, anger and inadequacy We are not given the name of the main character in t…
Soho theatre, LondonUK-specific jokes land well as Sloan shapes the energy in a packed room with a slightly incoherent show held together by her charisma Dulcé Sloan, a seven-year veteran …
The darkly comic tale of siblings stretched to breaking point has been adapted by Cassa Pancho for Ballet Black. The novel's author re-encounters her characters on stage One dead body. Two s…
Olivier theatre, LondonJames Graham has rewritten parts of his hit play to reflect the 2024 Euros, and the gaffer emerges as a progressive, gentle, alternative national leader It's unusual f…
They came out of the blue and electrified Edinburgh with absurdist takes on Americana. Now the US pair are doing all three hits back to back " and dreaming of not having to share a room It's…
Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonAs a gym-bunny vampire channelling Frank-N-Furter, James Daly leads a superb cast in a gender and genre-inverting romp that lacks bite Before they took on Bra…
Suzie Miller's award-winning monologue hits the road next year, with the Killing Eve actor playing a barrister who defends men of rape and is assaulted herself Jodie Comer is to reprise her…
In 1988 Athol Fugard was in London, directing his play A Place With the Pigs at the National Theatre. I was its executive director at the time, and asked him what he thought about the theatr…
James Lee Williams's sister says it is important to raise awareness of the dangers of the increasingly prevalent drug The drag artist known as The Vivienne died of a cardiac arrest caused by…
Helen Hayes Theater, New York Tony-award winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has crafted an ambitious and bold new play but not all of his big swings hit their mark Technically speakin…
In a statement, 35 signatories from dance, theatre and music industries express concern about 'fragile ecosystem' More than 30 performing arts leaders in the UK, including the bosses of the …
When Mabuse lost her brother, dance helped her grieve. Then it made her a star. She talks about her childhood in South Africa, life in Britain, and the 'full-on' training for her new tour In…
Lancaster Academy, LeicesterRoss Willis and Ned Bennett's audacious adventure for schools is a cult in the making, with a post-apocalyptic plot, snappy gags and a trash-talking baby This is …
New Diorama theatre, LondonWisconsin's 'red scare' of 1950 was a deliberate fake " but this entertaining show by Counterfactual speculates about possible truths behind the pretence Twelve y…
Hackney Empire, LondonOyinkan Braithwaite's novel My Sister, the Serial Killer is the inspiration for Cassa Pancho's dramatic ballet, accompanied by Chanel DaSilva's A Shadow Work Putting on…
Sadler's Wells; Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonThe late choreographer's company perform her vibrant 1985 work with a modern-day homage. Plus, a triple bill with a twist from Natal…
Barbican theatre; Young Vic, LondonCate Blanchett is magnetic " and maddening " as faded actor Arkadina in Chekhov's supreme play about writers. Plus, James Graham's bracing real-life drama …
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghAdapted from the film, this vibrant show has plenty of joyful foot-stomping, with a star who gives us the raw fragility behind the fanfare If you can't be sentimental …
Arcola theatre, LondonThis firecracker adaptation of the 1990 Johnny Depp film pokes fun at American conservative values in rockabilly songs bursting with biting ironies This musical adaptat…
Glee Club, GlasgowThe hugely popular 'King of the Povvos' is a charismatic host, but is yet to prove that he can make his online material strong enough for the stage 'Does anyone not know wh…
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonThis brisk staging for young audiences has acrobatic witches and action-movie fights but misses some of the play's bloodcurdling weirdness Here is a Macbeth for yo…
When the Royal Ballet star snapped his achilles tendon during a performance in 2019, he feared for his future in dance. A new documentary charts his gruelling recovery Debuting in the role o…
Trafalgar theatre, LondonAmy Heckerling adapts her own iconic screenplay for a lumbering production in need of more belters from composer KT Tunstall What do you get if you cross a high-scho…