Wyndham's; Platform theatre, Central Saint Martins, London A West End adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's novel doesn't quite soar, but we know a man on a trampoline who doesKhaled Hosseini's Th…
Musician, satirist, writer of Matilda... Tim Minchin talks about his Aussie roots, why he never Googles himself and how, as a rationalist and Richard Dawkins fan, he still has a romantic sid…
Theatre is the art form of the future, declares avant-garde director Ivo van Hove, as he brings his production of David Bowie's 'play with music' Lazarus to LondonIvo van Hove is everywhere:…
Finborough, LondonIt could not be easier " or harder " to do what Rebecca Peyton does. All she has on stage is a chair, a glass of water and herself. But her subject is her sister, Kate Peyt…
Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonTom Hollander is sensational in this exuberant Stoppard revivalOn the way home from Patrick Marber's scintillating production of Travesties, I tried to make u…
Park theatre, LondonA birthday party goes wrong for a group of gay 60s New Yorkers in this fine revivalFirst performed in 1968, The Boys in the Band, by Mart Crowley, is being revived for th…
Old Vic, LondonLisa Dwan's adaptation of Beckett's 13 short prose pieces is a feat of memory, dedication and courageThere is no mystery about why Samuel Beckett's No's Knife at the Old Vic h…
The actor and director on addiction and success, Trump's bankruptcies, and the film he wrote that no one will see for 100 yearsJohn Malkovich has acted in 98 films and is about to make his L…
Tennessee Williams devastates afresh, refugees face a treacherous journey and papier-mache masks thrill in a wild and windy festival cityThe Edinburgh fringe is like a game of Scottish whisp…
As an actor for Kubrick and Visconti and a model feted by Yves Saint Laurent, she charmed the 70s. Now she's making her Shakespearean debutAs a model in the early 70s, Marisa Berenson was ha…
Barbican, LondonCompelling performances and a dazzling set combine to give Lepage's 1991 show new life Related: Robert Lepage: 'It's about love addiction. I was going through heartbreak' No …
Royal Court, London… but Jonjo O'Neill steals the show in Anthony Neilson's hilarious new play exploring the world of film-making obsessivesIf ever there were a show where one wishes one c…
Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonThis musical mashup of fairy tales makes for a playful and thoughtful eveningAn off-Broadway production of Into the Woods (1986) has arrived at the Menier Cho…
Arcola, LondonGreg Hicks dazzles in Nancy Harris's brilliant reworking of Tolstoy's tale of a man convinced his wife is having an affairTolstoy felt demeaned by the desire he felt for his wi…
The dancer and choreographer on Kate Tempest's poetry, Asif Kapadia's Amy Winehouse documentary, and astonishing jazz pianist Brad MehldauAkram Khan was born in Wimbledon, south-west London.…
The melancholic half of The Mighty Boosh reveals why he's terrified of his first stage role as the mayor in Gogol's The Government InspectorJulian Barratt is looking Russian. He has grown a …
The choreographer on his obsession with brutalist architecture, Chicago's footwork music and the work of playwright Sarah KaneWayne McGregor was born in Stockport and is a leading British ch…
Kate Kellaway meets the two James Cartwrights reviving the career of Little VoiceJim Cartwright, the playwright, and his son, James, are enjoying theatre's equivalent to the family firm. Jam…
Crucible, Sheffield Cue great jokes, assured direction and the outrageously funny Richard Addy in this delightful snooker comedyI'm not an obvious target audience for The Nap. Snooker is not…
Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonFrench playwright Florian Zeller completes a dazzling hat-trick with this confounding and unsettling tale of infidelityFlorian Zeller " the high-profile Frenc…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonSimon Dormandy directs Giedroyc as a guilt-ridden mother whose adopted son appears to go off the rails Luce is about expectation. At the most obvious level, it is …
Shaftesbury theatre, London Only Eshan Gopal's amazing turn as a mini-Michael Jackson is worth the price of admission in this charmless homage to Berry Gordy's celebrated labelI was looking …
Royal Court Upstairs, LondonThe complexities of post-apartheid South Africa are powerfully portrayed in Mongiwekhaya's fine thrillerI See You is a disturbingly plausible new thriller by Mong…
The Swan, Stratford-upon-AvonDavid Threlfall makes a gallant knight in James Fenton's mighty adaptation, and the bunfights are terrificMiguel de Cervantes died 400 years ago, in 1616, the sa…
Liverpool's finest on childhood ambition, the perils of being a father, playing the bad guy, and his love for his hometownWhen you decided to leave school at 16 and become an actor, did you …