Secret location, HullIn dreamthinkspeak's new show, audiences explore the spaces of a mystery multi-storey venue to delve into South Korea's past, present and futureFor their latest show, dr…
Arts theatre, LondonThis software-generated Greenham Common musical is risibly stereotypical but pleasant as a milky drinkPlenty of musicals written by humans sound as if they have been comp…
Hull Truck theatreJames Ngcobo's adaptation of a story about a couple finding their way in 1950s Durban is refreshingly direct and galvanised by Hugh Masekela's compositionsThe suitcase on s…
Beginning our series of Guardian writers' favourite musicals, Lyn Gardner describes why she loves Stephen Sondheim's 1971 'pas de deux of regret'"Without music, life would be a mistake," sug…
On almost my last day at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2015 I saw a show called Labels made by Joe Sellman-Leava who
After being intoxicated by the creativity on display at the world's largest arts festival, many theatremakers will fancy a go themselves. Lyn
The headline on a recent Stage story " York Theatre Royal invites non-theatregoers to decide programme "had a companion in Edinburgh spluttering into his
Summerhall, Edinburgh A sprint through the modern history of surveillance and the arguments states use to legitimise it makes for a chilling hour in the company of Proto-Type TheatreRachel B…
Buzzcut festival, GlasgowIt's hardly sophisticated but this shambolic show about a night on the tiles makes us recognise its tales of shame and triumphThere's a new wave of female-led compan…
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghShoÌ‚n Dale-Jones delivers a thoughtful piece about inequality, myths and taking control of your own storyShoÌ‚n Dale-Jones's greengrocer father was a devotee …
Pleasance Grand, Edinburgh This revered blast of desperate babble, uttered by a woman suspended in mid-air and obscured but for her mouth, is given an unforgettable twist by disabled artist …
Roundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghThree decades of rivalry and messy love play out in Elinor Cook's sharp new play about the intensities of bonds forged in childhoodThe title page of the scr…
Traverse, EdinburghDramatist and poet Inua Ellams tells the tale of his tortuous path to the UK from Nigeria with passion and humourThe theatre-maker and poet Inua Ellams " whose hit show, B…
The fringe programme is bursting with family theatre this year, from the gentle Snigel and Friends to a campsite Peter and the WolfA long time ago, when the actors' union was still a closed …
Assembly George Square, Edinburgh This hilarious cabaret brings back to life the 5th Marquess of Anglesey, who squandered his family fortune on sparkling costumes and flaunted them in his ow…
During this year's Edinburgh Fringe, I've had the odd moment of sneaking nostalgia for the days when theatre meant sitting in the
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghA Tinder date with the grandson of 70s TV scientist Jacob Bronowski prompts a thrilling mystery that asks almost too many big questionsThe mathematician and sci…
One woman interrogates her personal assistant in Siri, The Believers Are But Brothers brings the war on terror to your mobile, and Frogman conducts an underwater murder investigation via VR …
Summerhall, EdinburghStructured like a church service, Rachel Mars' exploration of humanity's competitive spirit has an added piquancy on the Edinburgh fringeIt is the sticky and spiky hidde…
Pleasance Dome, EdinburghTaking Tony Blair's mantra as a starting point and using a Spice Girls and Oasis soundtrack, Wardrobe Ensemble's farce tells us much about the state of teachingIt's …
CanadaHub at King's Hall, Edinburgh Amy Nostbakken and Norah Sadava play one woman, sometimes at war with each other and sometimes in harmony, in a beautifully performed showA woman struggle…
Summerhall, EdinburghThe duo who created Eurohouse shift from comic to tragic in a brilliant piece that reflects on Syria and the breakdown of relationshipsThe woman beside me in the audienc…
In his ambitious Edinburgh show The Believers Are But Brothers, Alipoor invites audiences to experience the world of young disaffected men onlineJavaad Alipoor is interweaving a series of st…
After the recent fringe hits Every Brilliant Thing and Fake It 'Til You Make It, a new crop of theatre productions are taking startling approaches to exploring mental illnessAt the 2014 Edin…
We all know that the Edinburgh Fringe can be a brutal place. We all know that it's not a level playing field