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Musicals, Shakespeare and multiple versions of Nick Payne's multiverse drama Constellations are among May's digital theatre highlights
One of the most celebrated new British musicals in rece…
Doctor Who star will play Algernon in the 'hilariously subversive' comedy, said artistic director Rufus Norris
Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa is to make his debut at the National Theatre in Lon…
Forbes Masson stars in Gary McNair's version of the gothic novella, Tim Key joins Kitson in an Old Vic two-hander and Jason Manford celebrates all musicals great and small
Robert Louis Steve…
Irish actor awarded prize for playing every role in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, following his win at Critics' Circle film awards
Andrew Scott has been named best actor at the Critics' Circle thea…
A 50th-anniversary concert in London celebrates the unlikely show about the son of a holy Roman emperor that became one of Broadway's biggest hits
In the 2019 bio-series Fosse/Verdon, Sam Ro…
The play, adapted by Robert Icke from both parts of Henry IV, stars McKellen as John Falstaff for the first time in his career and will take in Bristol, Birmingham and Newcastle after its We…
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonFreestyling cyclists serve around the cast in Lucy Cuthbertson's shrewd production aimed at younger audiences
When Shakespeare's star-crossed tragedy was at Manche…
As he stages Shakespeare's bracing tragedy with a cast who share the main role, the choreographer and his company's managing director Iiris Autio discuss the upswing in Finnish dance
Is this…
Company founder Felix Barrett says Viola's Room, written by Daisy Johnson, will be an audio-driven production perfect for date nights
Punchdrunk's last immersive production, The Burnt City, …
Ambassadors theatre, LondonA timid midwesterner adopts a geezerish British persona in David Cale's often shrewdly observed yet meandering monologue
Harry Clark is the former lance corporal f…
Polka theatre, LondonA hip-hop take on the tragedy finds the feud blowing up on social media and the balcony scene remixed for FaceTime but it lacks pathos
Two hours' stage traffic becomes o…
Pickett's 'very funny and very angry' play 1536 follows three women as they discuss the arrest of Anne Boleyn
The British playwright Ava Pickett has won this year's Susan Smith Blackburn pri…
Home, ManchesterIn Eve Steele's affecting comedy, mental health is explored through Jennifer Jackson's inspired movement direction
Playwrights are naturally drawn to the brain and heart. Rar…
New Wolsey theatre, IpswichWith its irresistible harmonies, this comedy about a blood-guzzling plant has plenty to savour but it lacks satirical punch and menace
'Feed me, Seymour!" Alan Men…
Acclaimed British movie starring Morfydd Clark will be adapted for Live theatre in Newcastle by Jessica Andrews, with music by Gazelle Twin
The British horror film Saint Maud is to be adapte…
Our roundup of what to watch at home includes Rambert's prequel to the hit TV series, Jodie Comer reprising the legal drama and Roald Dahl's The Magic Finger
A doff of the cap to Rambert's a…
Stephen Joseph theatre, ScarboroughThe Paper Birds' new touring production explores forced displacement through physical theatre, interactivity and multimedia
What does the rest of the audi…
Finborough theatre, LondonAn NHS worker's marriage to her anti-vaxxer husband comes under pressure in James McDermott's two-hander
James McDermott's new play takes us back to the Covid-19 lo…
Gulbenkian Arts Centre, CanterburyTalented students from Canterbury College impress in Zest Theatre's show, developed through conversations with hundreds of young people
In Katie Kirby's bri…
Salisbury PlayhouseA fitfully funny play from the creator of Broadchurch considers the terrifying prospects of parenthood yet never quite delivers
Here's a perfect prop for farce: a huge, ba…
Williams said that bringing the fearsome editor Miranda Priestly to life in new musical is 'a dream come true'
Vanessa Williams has been cast as the formidable fashion magazine editor Mirand…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonThis two-hander has a high concept and appealing performances but the script and songs lack emotional pull
'Life's not one of your paintings," Ami rages at her art…
Dramas by April De Angelis and Rhianna Ilube have been nominated for the prestigious award honouring female, transgender and non-binary playwrights
Two new plays about to open in London have…
Jamie Lloyd will direct the star in 'a pulsating new vision of the immortal tale of wordsmiths, rhymers, lovers and fighters'
Spider-Man star Tom Holland is to return to the London stage for…
The model and actor will make her stage debut alongside Luke Treadaway who takes over the role of the Emcee
Cara Delevingne is to make her stage debut in the West End's multi-award-winning r…