Soho theatre, LondonNina Bowers and Philip Arditti claw passionately at Henry V's colonialism and imperialism in their frequently funny and at times deliberately uncomfortable play When Engl…
Revered for her work on Succession and Normal People, Alice Birch has now written an era-spanning play about men, novels and the manosphere. Give me a Brontë any day, she says Every word …
Wyndham's theatre, LondonGatwa's Christopher Marlowe and Edward Bluemel's William Shakespeare flirt, fight and write in Liz Duffy Adams' sizzling new chamber play Forget William Shakespeare.…
This year's Edinburgh festival is full of creepy shows, from a jaw-clenching haunting to sci-fi terror. Our writer braves the darkness in Auld Reekie's fringe venues for a day of fear I am a…
The actor and writer has turned JM Barrie's story into the hedonistic nightclub musical Nvrlnd " but his talents are also showcased in a one-man thriller and a queer classic The room is hot,…
Upstairs at Assembly Roxy, EdinburghAbigail and Shaun Bengson meditate on family, faith and loss in story and song, featuring a revelatory depiction of degenerative hearing Music is a lifel…
The sense of wonder never wavers in Hart's charming 'best of' set, a fringe favourite in a year of crowd-pleasing card work, mentalism and a hidden-squirrel routine Magic is addictive. The m…
Summerhall, EdinburghPerformed amid psychedelic projections, the Australian singer's gig has an otherworldly beauty yet fails to take off 'I'll leave you with the cosmos," Australian singer …
Summerhall, EdinburghIn its aim to avoid big topics " politics, gender, climate " the Canadian pair's superb show attempts an escape from contemporary chaos If the end of the world is a part…
Underbelly, Cowgate, EdinburghYannick Trapman-O'Brien's disarming show is akin to having someone drawing your portrait as he steers a probing conversation I have been banned from this show. …
She is the Olivier-winning producer behind two of the most successful TV shows in recent memory. Now she has a slate of upcoming projects, including a bold new venture at the fringe. Will on…
Regent's Park Open Air theatre, LondonCallum and Sephy are a modern Romeo and Juliet, forced to grow up fast as they wade through the crushing racial and class structures that pin them in th…
Why is a huge pack of puppet animals, from tiny monkeys to towering elephants, making a 20,000km cross-planet odyssey? As The Herds nears the UK, our writer spends a week as an antelope to f…
Bridge theatre, LondonThe immersive setup brings the audience into the midst of the play's shapeshifting unreality among a comedy-gold cast of magical characters Shenanigans reign in this ne…
From a New Forest giant inspiring an asthmatic teen to a herd of animal puppets walking to the Arctic Circle, theatre far and wide is taking action " but with energy and optimism, rather tha…
Young Vic, LondonA guest star " here, a delighted Jessie Buckley " is fed their script during the performance in this now two-decade-old revelation of theatre-making An Oak Tree unpicks what…
Riverside Studios, LondonKeelan Kember's latest is so full of funny one-liners and cheerful performances it feels like a comforting sitcom Breezy conversational chatter, dry one-liners and s…
Soho theatre, LondonWhile navigating the rocky aftermath of death, Naomi Denny's Sienna sees her sibling everywhere in this simply told but warm reflection on grief Grief does not come with…
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonChekhov's claustrophobic drama is perfectly suited to this intimate venue, with moments of humour leavening the heartbreak The flowers spelling out Irina's nam…
Royal Court theatre, LondonA wonderfully precise ensemble cast make this sci-fi vision of resurrection and immortality stab directly at the heart What makes a life? Kandinsky theatre company…
King's Head theatre, LondonThis satire stars co-writers Harriet Chomley and Sophie Robertson as estranged friends who meet in therapy Muscular writing is required to overcome the cliches of …
Tickets for the interactive theatre company's last show are almost impossible to score, though if you get one there's a chance you'll have your mind blown. But what exactly is it? The creato…
Camden People's theatre, LondonThe storyteller completes his trilogy of soft, stark shows with an hour of sweet, scatter-gun observations about how we live If you had an hour, just an hour, …
This year sees the city celebrate its rich, diverse creativity. Magician Dynamo, AKA Steven Frayne, and director Kirsty Housley discuss collaborating to shine a light on the arts of their ho…
Globe theatre, LondonAt just under an hour this bright and silly production misses the grisly bite of the Brothers Grimm's original fairytale but there is much for kids to enjoy Sugar-induce…