Nottingham PlayhouseAisling Loftus brings out the unease underlying every scene of Dennis Kelly's haunting one-woman play This production of Dennis Kelly's one-woman play begins a little lik…
Dance can inspire reluctant learners and those with mental health and anger issues, writes Penny Perrett Thank you, Shirley Ballas (What good is the sparkle of Strictly if young people in Br…
Readers respond to Tim Rice's suggestion of surtitles for stage musicals Your article (Stage musicals should embrace use of surtitles, says lyricist Tim Rice, 11 February) only touches the t…
Nederlander Theatre, New York The Broadway titan returns for an original musical that is sadly lacking in show-stopping songs or emotional depth To a Californian redwood, human life is but …
Garrick Theatre, London A few zingy lines but threesome is lots of talk and no action " in all senses of that word " and peculiarly devoid of passion Throuple might be the current term for t…
Watermill theatre, NewburyThe Private Eye duo adapt AG Macdonell's satire showing how a privileged chancer in English public life gets away with it It's a bad week of theatre for Boris Johns…
Royal Exchange theatre, ManchesterHiding behind the fluttering dialogue and domestic chatter lies a dark poetry in a pair of plays that address terrifying futures head on Last month, wildfir…
Justin Audibert's production with the Hamilton star is part of season including Top Hat, Natalie Dormer's Anna Karenina and new play Safe Space Since opening in 1962 under its first artistic…
The writer of Shopping and Fucking will direct cycle of bawdy comedies inspired by scenarios from a 17th-century Italian collection A premiere by Mark Ravenhill has been an event ever since …
Royal Court theatre, LondonA wonderfully precise ensemble cast make this sci-fi vision of resurrection and immortality stab directly at the heart What makes a life? Kandinsky theatre company…
The chummy everyman seemed to let his facade slip as he brutally ejected two hecklers from a recent gig " a misstep that showed he's out of touch with the current cut-and-thrust of standup P…
Orange Tree theatre, LondonThere are laugh-aloud gags and spiky dialogue as Roger Allam and Peter Forbes star in Howard Brenton's play about the 1942 encounter In the 1970s, Howard Brenton w…
Playwrights and actors paid homage to the small but mighty UK theatre company that nurtured them, as part of a fundraising initiative for new writers A politician bounds on to the stage to t…
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice have created songs for a Theatreland mystery by Humphrey Ker and David Reed. We find out how they doubled up for the detective's 'gory' new case New songs by…
The songwriter, who has reunited with Andrew Lloyd Webber for a Christmas mystery, said popularity of TV subtitles may have a welcome effect in theatres Surtitles should be routinely used fo…
Actor in Here You Come Again says cast left stage because 'a woman was so disgusted there was a gay character' A Dolly Parton-themed musical had to be suspended mid-show in Manchester becaus…
Alterations, by Michael Abbensetts, follows a Guyanese tailor as he tries to establish himself on Carnaby Street The National Theatre's decision to stage a work by a "pioneering" and "forgot…
Language, history and arts are what make us a nation " and they're at risk when funding is slashed to levels among the lowest in Europe What is a nation? There are several, varying definitio…
Unicorn theatre, LondonWinsome Pinnock adapts the story of a teenager whose heart transplant causes controversy but the comedy drowns out the issues Some set designs instantly make sense. Pa…
One day after a royal visit, the boxing icon hit South Shields at his own expense, played darts, had his marriage blessed, and trounced Elizabeth II's turnout. Our writer explains why he has…
Greek choreographer Christos Papadopoulos took the honours in the inaugural award, with a strong shortlist showcasing everything from political protest to playing dress-up' Vibes, visceralit…
Christos Papadopoulos took the award for his glacially paced, illusory Larsen C, beating a shortlist that largely eschewed traditional formal techniques and structures' The Rose Internationa…
Playhouse, SheffieldTim Foley's beautifully lyrical script sees two brothers thrashing out their differing memories of a dying father in a drama full of truth, sadness and beauty Two grievin…
Old Vic; Duke of York's, London In a busy week for Sophocles and star casting, Rami Malek is the weak link in a radical new Oedipus with dancing chorus, while Brie Larson's snarling Elektra …
Sadler's Wells East, LondonVicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu captures all the fun and mini-drama of a great night out, creating a suitably feelgood celebration to welcome this new dance venue It's a big …