Roundabout, Summerhall, EdinburghDaniel Ward's bold autobiographical show for Middle Child Theatre describes life for a working-class black kid at an otherwise posh white grammar school Dani…
Zoo Southside, EdinburghUsing music, Greek myth and family history to explore dementia, this rousing gig/show is intimate and epic This storytelling concert is a tribute to the power of mus…
Summerhall, EdinburghBritish sign language interpretation adds energy to a dreary show in which doppelganger radio hosts mock an echo chamber of debate Grey suits, grey hair, grey static. In…
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghWarping the conventions of theatre, this exhilarating play lays waste to the sky-high expense of the festival of which it is a part At once a love letter and a massi…
Underbelly, Cowgate, EdinburghThe National Youth Theatre's dynamic and maximalist meditation on social media puts the Facebook CEO on trial " and makes him tap dance In a recent New Yorker c…
Assembly George Square Gardens, EdinburghIn this intimate show backed by a live harp, the effortlessly charming comedian expounds on platonic, brotherly and romantic love At one end of St P…
Leith theatre, EdinburghThe performance poet absorbs all of the uncertainty and anger of our times, and pours it into ferocious, apocalyptic music that both wounds and heals Rarely can a roo…
Summerhall, EdinburghTheir script adapted from interviews with young carers, a young trio trade heartbreaking stories of unpaid and unsupported custody of their parents Brutal but beautifull…
Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh The unflinching artist skewers prejudice against working-class people as he puts the audience through an uncomfortably abrasive hour of soul-searching This is a deli…
Underbelly Cowgate, EdinburghDespite a solid solo performance from McLean Peterson, there's little funny about the president's refusal to act on gun control Is Trump not yet beyond satire? T…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghLucy McCormick rips up the rulebook with Post Popular, a hedonistic history lesson that is trashy, volatile ... and honest Utterly indelicate and completely unp…
Underbelly, EdinburghBarrel Organ are on the trail of something in this bewildering piece of devised theatre, but something's not right My notes are full of question marks. In a retreat from…
Assembly Roxy, EdinburghOn display like a bust in a museum, Breffni Holahan is superb in this Beckettian monologue by Margaret Perry Breffni Holahan gives a searing performance as Essie in M…
King's Head, LondonA tentative tale of lesbian love is unengaging, but the fraught story of a cross-dressing queen and a sailor is shattering and compelling★★☆☆â˜ 
Secret location, LondonBest experienced in a group, this immersive dining experience is exquisitely designed - if the food seems an afterthought As a hairy monster swells towards me in its …
She unleashed Phoebe Waller-Bridge on the Edinburgh fringe. The former actor with the Midas touch tells us her recipe for a hit show 'We had wine. It was late." Producer Francesca Moody shru…
The sun shines on the revels at Shakespeare's Globe, while cruelty and creepiness rule at Regent's Park Open Air theatre The modern-dress mechanicals look ready to rave in Sean Holmes' over-…
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon A melancholic exploration of music and love changes key to explore astrology and the occult The first half of Robin French's Crooked Dances is a love let…
Various venues, LondonRobotic alien puppets ran riot in south London to open a festival that tackled issues of gender, disability, race and Brexit Stories are scattered like confetti across …
Roundhouse, LondonThis festival gives voice to up-and-coming performers, from poetry slam winner Rakaya Esime Fetuga to the painfully funny Jack Rooke The Last Word festival is a celebration…
London PalladiumThe exhilarating comedian known for her hit Netflix series puts on an addictive night of comedy and song American comedian Rachel Bloom gets musical theatre tropes drunk and …
Shakespeare's Globe, London Jealousy and lechery divert the idle rich in Elle While's production of the Shakespeare romcom, but well-dressed schemings lack chemistry Director Elle While plac…
New Diorama, LondonAn abundance of wit and one-liners can't make up for the lack of directorial focus in SpitLip's antiwar satire With whip-smart humour and a stellar soundtrack, SpitLip tra…
Various locations, GlasgowThis performance art festival serves up brazen tests of audience exploitation, a TV sleepover and feminist futurism How much would you have to be paid to make a foo…
Chronic fatigue has left Amy Rosa 'watching life through glass'. Her new show urges viewers to make vulnerability a radical act 'We're not taught how to process difficult emotions," says per…