Sadler's Wells; Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonShechter's ever-changing new work probes the resilience of the human spirit, while the Portuguese dancer powerfully binds movement and disability …
Wyndham's; Donmar Warehouse; Trafalgar, LondonMark Strong and Lesley Manville transfix as Robert Icke wires Sophocles into the present; Adrien Brody excels in a sharp prison drama; and how n…
Desmond Christy and I met during his first essay into journalism, more than 50 years ago. He eagerly helped to extend the Northampton Chronicle and Echo's theatre coverage to take in Coventr…
English Teacher won the Mercury prize, Amy Gledhill won the Edinburgh comedy award " and now even Beyoncé wants a piece of the action. Why has 'God's own county' become such an artistic for…
After Starstruck and Taskmaster, the new project sees Sidi play a profane, lowbrow version of Keir Starmer's former chief of staff. She explains why her latest comedy creation is breaking-ne…
Live theatre, NewcastleBrogan Gilbert gives an extraordinary performance as the troubled nurse caring for a terminally ill dancer in a compelling adaptation of the 2019 horror film With its …
Our photographer is given backstage access at The Lion King in the lead up to the 25th anniversary of the London production at the Lyceum Theatre. Since 19 October 1999 the musical has been …
(Atlantic)This concept album based on Walter Hill's 1979 film features megastar rappers, Hamilton alumni and styles from metalcore to salsa " it is pulled off with breathtaking brio The brav…
Sherman theatre, CardiffTim Price's play links a 1980s coal miner with Odysseus in an affecting if heavy-handed mythological drama Forty years after the 1984 miners' strike, Tim Price's pla…
Other plays to feature include a production of Sarah Kane's final work and a saga involving a British Museum artefact A new Robert Icke drama about the hunt for Raoul Moat, a revival of Sara…
At the Whitney in New York, an expansive exhibition six years in the making looks back at the visionary artist and choreographer Alvin Ailey was a momentous figure in American dance. One of …
Empress Museum, LondonWhile there is strength and skill on display, this circus show lacks a knockout performance and the film's enduring anthems don't always fit the action A stage adaptati…
Unicorn theatre, LondonA pet marooned with his owner in a 'place between worlds' whispers to the audience through headphones in this skilful play for over-nines 'We're not in Kansas any more…
Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York The actor makes a compelling lead in the return of the playwright's textured 2016 play about a celebrity returning home for his mother's funeral In 2016, pla…
Trafalgar theatre, London Zinnie Harris's version of the Jacobean play makes potent points about power but is hamstrung by an overbearing production John Webster's revenge tragedy contains a…
The Slow Horses star will perform the monologue Krapp's Last Tape at York Theatre Royal in the spring After decades away from the theatre, Gary Oldman is to return to the Yorkshire playhouse…
Southwark Playhouse Borough, LondonJohn Wilkes Booth's killing of Abraham Lincoln is skilfully examined in an absorbing play about the cyclical nature of political violence 'Why did you do i…
Wyndham's theatre, LondonOpening in a campaign room on election night, Robert Icke's modern retelling is riveting from beginning to end, the formidable leads supported by a stellar ensemble …
Birmingham RepA boy is bullied when he's cast as Nancy in the school play " but bland songs and generic characters keep the story stuck in single gear This musical, about a boy's coming out,…
She won comedy's top award, reinvented the romcom and now hosts Junior Taskmaster. So why does the New Zealand comic need Buddhist podcasts to get through the day? Rose Matafeo is bad at end…
My sister Lucy Elcox, who has died aged 44 of a brain aneurysm, was a dance teacher and the administrative centre of her family business, Chiddingfold Kitchens, in Surrey. Dance was Lucy's f…
Marylebone theatre, LondonTwo couples have a sour reunion in Patrick Marber's production of Nathan Englander's play, updated from his 2011 short story to include events after 7 October Natha…
Their Miss Fortunate show " which takes in bipolar disorder, financial ruin and a shocking scamming in Thailand " will 'take the charge paddles to the chest' of a comedy career that began wi…
In ​1​982 Nick Yarris was wrongly convicted of a murder he didn't commit​ and spent 22 years in prison. Here, he and the Oscar-winning actor " back on stage for the firs…
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-AvonTwo strategists from the US and New Labour are recruited to help win a ruthless election in a former Russian colony The New Real is bookended by scenes wh…