1,003 stories by "Chris Wiegand"
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London Gleefully batty caper finds one of the weird sisters in hot cauldron water after making reckless promises of a very bright future to a passing …
Orange Tree theatre, LondonFinn Cole plays swimmer Ray, whose life enters choppy waters when performance-enhancing drugs are discovered at his club
A pair of swimming briefs is quite the cos…
The French choreographer took over Bausch's dance company in 2022. He never met his hero, but explains how their histories have entwined
In 2023, the German choreographer Pina Bausch's groun…
Opéra Grand, AvignonNoé Soulier's new piece has six dancers, five musicians and one fixed camera which picks out details from individual and entwined figures
For his new creation, French c…
La FabricA, AvignonBausch's 1978 classic is presented six times, interspersed with memories of the performers, in this epic treatment by Boris Charmatz
Since Pina Bausch's death 15 years ago…
Chartreuse de Villeneuve, AvignonThere is gallows humour and unzipped ribaldry as a mischievous group share stories that are joyful, tender and sometimes eye-watering
Warning! The people in …
County Hall, LondonVisitors get stuck in when they enter the world of 32 Windsor Gardens, thanks to a merry immersive show boasting hands-on games and evocative design touches
Michael Bond's…
After six years at Pitlochry, the admired director known for 'big-hearted theatre work' takes reins at major producing centre
Sheffield Theatres have appointed Elizabeth Newman as artistic d…
Hampstead theatre, LondonIn Sarah Power's emotionally acute three-hander, 17-year-old Bo struggles to keep her father's alcoholism a secret from her new college friend
It's a familiar parent…
With manga circus, a Jaffa Cake musical, silly science and a llama adventure, there is something to entertain audiences of all ages this summer
The jaw-dropping, dreamlike animations of 1927…
Audiences step out of their comfort zone at this annual extravaganza in the historic old town of the Swiss city, where the shows are staged in eye-catching settings
Lausanne has been the off…
This month's picks include a Starlight Express intro for kids, a rollicking wedding play at the National and an explosive hour of dance
Micheál Mac Liammóir's 1960 solo show interweave…
The side-splitting Something Rotten! fondly mocks Shakespeare and musicals at the annual arts jamboree celebrated for both. It is a witty accompaniment to fresh takes on Romeo and Juliet, Tw…
Savoy theatre, London Plastics and fellow students give high-grade performances but the songs and production don't get quite enough As
It's 20 years since Tina Fey's sharp-tongued tale of Pl…
Nicholas Hytner has shared details of his forthcoming production, which will give the actor his highest profile Shakespeare role to date
Bridgerton's Jonathan Bailey is to play Richard II in…
The Doctor Who star's performance coincides with David Tennant's Macbeth and Ncuti Gatwa appearing in The Importance of Being Earnest
Jodie Whittaker is returning to the stage for the first …
Polka theatre, LondonPalaeontologist Jakob Vinther joins a lively group of musicians for this gig-theatre production based on his groundbreaking research
Adaptations are a safe bet in childr…
This month's roundup includes the versatile actor's 75th birthday show, Succession's Harriet Walter playing Lorca's matriarch and supreme showman Hugh Jackman in the classic musical
To mark …
The Winter's Tale is retold with a virtual reality plot set in Silicon Valley and hardly any lines from the original, staged at a bold Latvian theatre elevating English talent
John Malkovich…
Theatre Royal PlymouthDrew McOnie's version of the Oscar-winner is a visual treat, with expressive physical movement, lustrous dance routines " and an irrepressibly waggy puppet dog
Lightnin…
Actors to play the lead roles in Matthew Warchus's centenary West End revival of Seán O'Casey's Irish civil war classic
Sarah Snook has just finished her London theatre run in The Picture…
Minerva theatre, ChichesterWrithing and retching while sandwiched between spectators, revellers navigate class, sex and power at Miss Julie's 18th birthday celebration
The Minerva's last pro…
Matthew Dunster, who directed Allen in her West End debut 2:22: A Ghost Story, will write and direct the show for Bath's Ustinov Studio next year
Lily Allen is to play Hedda Gabler in a new …
The pair, whose final season of the hit horror-comedy will air on the BBC this month, say the West End production will feature familiar characters and fresh surprises
As the ninth and final …
Royal Exchange theatre, ManchesterThis timely return of Lynn Nottage's 2015 play that anticipated Trump's presidency has powerful performances despite never finding the right rhythm
Although…
