Royal Court, LiverpoolWolf-like property developers are set to evict the grandmother, who is on a night of drug-fuelled abandon, in this enjoyable show This is Liverpool, so the most frighte…
Swan theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon Nikki Cheung impresses as the girl who loves dancing so much she's carried away by her shoes, but Nancy Harris's script frustrates Hans Christian Andersen's…
Bush theatre, LondonAs east London entrepreneurs Manny and Abdul try to get rich, Daniel Bailey's energetic production bounces around but lacks any dramatic conflict Can tales from the crypt…
Factory International, ManchesterA mix of beat poetry, opera, communal screaming, TikTok and tai chi, Anderson's state-of-the-nation work is occasionally poignant but mostly baffling Ai Weiw…
Belvoir Theatre, Sydney, then Perth in 2025Tracy Letts' family drama, which sees three generations gather after the disappearance of their patriarch, is beautifully performed Get our weekend…
Royal Opera House, LondonWayne McGregor's take on the novelist's complex tale is ambitious, beautiful and, though wanting in some parts, redeemed by incredible performances It makes complete…
Arcola theatre, LondonFour interwoven stories set in 2043 explore love, connection and AI. Their ideas are beautifully written but dramatically truncated The year is 2043 and the world's dat…
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonOcean Chillingworth's show depicts a brutal fight that turns into something altogether messier This much we know from the title: there will be blood. We're given…
Whether doing King Lear with students or performing soliloquies in complete darkness, the great actor was driven by curiosity Timothy West dies aged 90 Modest maestro embodied the best of B…
The Hollywood star is to appear at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in Shakespeare's late play about sorcery. But what is the secret to playing the great magician? I have one thing in common with An…
International festival's director says Scottish Ballet production is part of lineup that will challenge perspectives A new gender- and age-fluid ballet tracing the life of Mary, Queen of Sco…
It did not surprise me that Lynne Kirwin became the doyenne of theatre publicists. At Kingsbury county grammar school in London, we auditioned for the same role in the school play, Anouilh's…
Park theatre, London The real-life story of Frankie Lucas, a fighter spurned by Britain's boxing establishment, is wrenchingly sad but loses power in this telling Frankie Lucas might not be …
A co-production between the Royal Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada, MaddAddam opens at the Royal Opera House, London Continue reading...
With a career ranging from Shakespeare to EastEnders and the series Great Canal Journeys, actor was a familiar face from the 1960s onwards Michael Billington: West was a modest maestro who e…
With a remarkable knack of bringing history to life on stage and screen, West honed his craft with devotion and delight' Timothy West, star of stage, screen and television, dies aged 90' Tim…
The actor Timothy West has died at the age of 90. We look back at his greatest stage and screen roles, from the BBC to the Royal Shakespeare Company' Timothy West, star of stage, screen and …
Belasco Theatre, New York Darren Criss and Helen J Shen play advanced robots falling in love in an unusual and visually stunning show that could have afforded some better songs Like the glow…
Cillian Murphy and Eileen Walsh were intoxicating as Pig and Runt " two characters at war with a world that didn't care about them 'It's a play about two pigs who go to a disco." These intri…
Sophie Lloyd was expelled in 1991 for 'deliberate deception' after being admitted while pretending to be a man The council meeting of the Magic Circle on 9 October 1991 was a historic occasi…
Do you fancy a weekend sword fight or touring a castle dressed as a laundress? Volunteers devoted to 'living history' events explain their enduring appeal A horse in colourful medieval garb …
A second Donald Trump presidency may be darker than the first, but his victory has unleashed the creative energies of satirists and standups "When Trump first won, there was almost a novelt…
The Yorkshire-born standups's surreal take on a working men's club has bagged him comedy awards and a BBC radio pilot. But even as he dreams of a Mrs Merton-style talkshow, he's still insist…
Jamison joined Alvin Ailey's dance company in 1965 and performed there for 15 years, premiering solo Cry in 1971 Judith Jamison, an acclaimed dancer and choreographer who for two decades was…
Norwich Theatre RoyalWith its tropical backdrop and Latin-infused reworking of Tchaikovsky's score, Acosta Danza's touring show, if not always coherent, flies by As a dancer, Carlos Acosta h…