Unicorn, London Devised by young performers in collaboration with Kim Noble, this mashup of theatre, gig, sketch show and radio is a startling take on teenage lifeWho gets to have their say …
Old Red Lion, LondonFirst staged in 2001, Morgan's elliptical drama still intrigues " even if this long overdue revival is insufficiently chargedEvery year Luce (Eva-Jane Willis) takes the h…
Last week I found myself uninvited from a press night. Before Christmas, the publicist for Cirque du Soleil sent me an invitation
Theatre 503, London Lucy Foster's unpolished love story charts the course of a relationship between two women, from first date to breaking upTwo women, known only as K and J, are introduced …
Behind even the most glittering of careers lies a trail of poor decisions and faltering missteps. Industry leaders tell Lyn Gardner how
Arts theatre, LondonAnne Boleyn, Jane Seymour and co tell their stories in a lively new musical that makes serious points about how women are erased from historyEveryone knows the old rhyme …
The news last week that Bingley Grammar School in West Yorkshire plans to keep GCSE music available to students at a time
East, the audacious play by the British dramatist turned Hollywood villain, was labelled 'filthy' in 1975 and remains a set text. It's now back in London, followed by a 21st-century homage, …
In Liverpool and London, theatres are celebrating Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles. Cue thrills, invention " and howls of laughterThere is a medical term that takes its nam…
Park theatre, LondonThis heartfelt drama admirably explores the gold rush-era story from the perspective of a young aboriginal womanJethro Compton's play White Fang is set in the Yukon, nort…
Arts Depot, London Oily Cart's new show is as much about making and doing as watching, situated at a point where arts and crafts meet theatre"You're not a real bird. You're just pretending,"…
Vaudeville, LondonA raggle-taggle bunch of storytellers recount vivid tales of spoilt brats, lovelorn students and a selfless statue in this jaunty, thoughtful family showIt's good to see Do…
Director of Theatre Centre, a company dedicated to young people in east LondonDavid Johnston, the pioneer of theatre for young people, who has died aged 69 after suffering a stroke, champion…
It's the time of the year when I'm out on panto patrol, checking out those beanstalks and gazing wondrously at the Aladdin's
Young Vic, LondonThis extraordinary play set in the Calais Jungle is vivid and complex in its portrayal of human resilience in the face of humanitarian catastrophe'How did you survive?" asks…
Sarah Frankcom made Thorton Wilder's small-town hymn Our Town sing in Manchester, a new British musical was full of feeling and Andrew Scott's mercurial prince let us see Hamlet anew Continu…
London Palladium strikes pantomime gold with Julian Clary on filthy form, while Stratford stages a sweet Rapunzel and Nottingham puts on a cheery CinderellaAfter almost 30 years, panto retur…
A sophisticated Hans Christian Andersen adaptation in Bath leaves Birmingham Rep's 101 Dalmatians and the New Vic's Treasure Island in its wake as a trio of festive family shows open around …
The woman at the helm of the National Theatre's Creative Diversity Project tells Lyn Gardner why she is determined to keep the
New Diorama, LondonA reunited brother and sister try to repair their relationship at Christmas time in this amiable show with songsChristmas is a time to be with family. But what if your fam…
At the Engage conference in Hull at the end of November, Arts Council England's deputy chief executive Simon Mellor indicated that Arts
Site, Royal Court, LondonCharacters morph into one another and the audience are peeping toms inside a darkly festive city in Julia Jarcho's teasing, finely acted playRed Riding Hood was warn…
Known for its adaptations of Julia Donaldson's children's books, Tall Stories wants everyone to enjoy its shows, whatever their ages. Its co-founders
Royal Exchange, ManchesterRelocated to Harlem, Frank Loesser's classic musical about Broadway's gamblers and dreamers gets an extra jazzy swing in its step and more grit to its characters'I …
Charing Cross theatre, LondonA masterly set of actors leave their mark on a gothic revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 2004 misfire which flattens the spikier elements of the Victorian novelAnd…