1,003 stories by "Chris Wiegand"
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghKate Ireland's warmly delivered one-woman show considers the pressures of productivity, rules and rewards at school and beyond
She has been given 60 minutes out of h…
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghAlexander Burnett and Ellie Whittaker dive into multiple roles in a bubbly show with plenty of audience participation
This highly physical comedy about two competiti…
McEwan Hall, EdinburghThe sharply dressed quintet perform acrobatics that often complement the 50s chart hits on the jukebox
For their fifth season at the fringe, this quintet of Kenyan acro…
theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall, EdinburghThis playful performance explores loneliness, liberty and life in early adulthood through two adventurous cats and their demanding humans
Ellie Rose Amit …
Assembly Roxy, EdinburghThere's a hint of Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet in the cocksure, poppy aesthetic of this charismatic display of acrobatics, tumbling and clowning
It wouldn't be the E…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghChakira Alin's buoyant show is shot through with bitterness as she gives a lucid account of Hackney's transformation
In her solo show about the aftermath of gen…
Summerhall, EdinburghOli Mathiesen, Lucy Lynch and Sharvon Mortimer bring absolute focus to a shatteringly powerful show of street dance choreo and techno beats
This could be the definition …
Summerhall, EdinburghThe theatre-maker's childlike passion for stories and illustrations makes facts a hoot in this faux seminar
You can't argue with the title: here is a weird, wonderfully …
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghCombining folk song, true crime, macabre comedy and more makes it hard to keep up with the already complicated 1892 case
How do you stage the life and trial of Lizzi…
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghAn anti-work activist and a nepo volunteer join the group for a research study in Dan Bishop's polished play
When plays get under way we wait for something to happen…
Underbelly, George Square, EdinburghA locked drawer that never opens, a rug that everyone walks all over … Emily Weitzman's metaphors for boyfriends are ridiculous and revelatory
It's a si…
Underbelly, George Square, EdinburghMadeleine Rowe's physical comedy, deft vocal work and twinkle-eyed charisma takes the relationship between man and steed to extremes
Academic texts have b…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghIssy Knowles considers the phenomenon of sex as a competitive sport with a portrait of a fictional OnlyFans star and her balaclava-clad followers
'I would love …
Dance Base, EdinburghMalcolm Sutherland's meta production about isolation and the search for intimacy knowingly ties its themes to the experience of the fringe
The dry title belies a show wi…
Pin-sharp comedy from the National Theatre's Black Plays Archive, a 12-hour 'theatre-rave' and Rachel Zegler's balcony performance of Don't Cry for Me Argentina are among this month's highli…
Austria's month-long ImPulsTanz celebration goes beyond the norm to turn rope jumping, navel-gazing and masked protest into explosive shows
Matteo Haitzmann is a violinist who has tonight sw…
TV channel U&Dave has announced its award for best joke at the fringe, launched in 2008, won't be given this year
It's beyond a joke for pun-lovers. The traditional list of the funniest …
The actor will follow stars including Lenny Henry and Sue Perkins, leading the hit show in which a performer enlists the audience's help to tell 'funny, sad and unique' story
Minnie Driver h…
Swan theatre, Stratford upon Avon A sharp new version of Somerset Maugham's 1926 tale of adultery is led by the Game of Thrones star and includes a jazz score by Jamie Cullum
Anyone awaiting…
A sensational Broadway recording, an electrifying Liza Minnelli documentary and King and 'Queen' Lear
It's billed as a play not a musical but Stereophonic, the US hit now in London, has some…
At 78, the great choreographer is enjoying a career-spanning celebration in Oslo. He reflects on his leap from dance to visual art and why he feels snubbed by Britain
A gang of young dancers…
Cooke, who ran the Royal Court for several years, will succeed Rupert Goold at the illustrious London venue in 2026
Dominic Cooke has been appointed as the new artistic director of the Almei…
Clooney's Broadway hit, Disney musical Frozen and a taster for a new romcom at Stratford East are among this month's highlights
Here is that rarest of opportunities: a live stream for a hit …
Regent's Park Open Air theatre, London Thin tale of neighbourly spirit is loaded with groansome gags but the hoedowns and show tunes are full of flavour
Aw, shucks. There's plenty to love ab…
A prolific performer with the National Theatre, the actor and playwright " who was married to Zoë Wanamaker " was also a regular on TV, starring in Doctor Who
The actor and writer Gawn Gr…