Assembly Rooms; Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghHad they not had Welsh's name attached, these tired, clumsy and slackly directed works would surely never have seen the light of dayNot so much …
The Hub, EdinburghThe Australian diva's enjoyable tongue-in-cheek evening uses blow-up dolls and double entendres to deliciously subvert the fairytale of enduring loveUnder Fergus Linehan, t…
A new wave of pioneers at the fringe are telling their stories of mental and physical journeys with honesty, passion, wit and a peep-show vaginaBack in the 1970s and 80s, in the early days o…
Traverse, EdinburghA different actor performs each night in Nassim Soleimanpour's audacious new play that explores the freedom and limitation of languageWhen we go to another country, what i…
Northern Stage at Summerhall, EdinburghAn unloved new town reunites old friends in Jackie Hagen's two-hander, lifted by the performances of Reuben Johnson and Rachel DenningThe disabled-led …
Summerhall, EdinburghA winning performance amid exhilarating sound and lighting gives universal resonance to this account of the director's rare conditionIs it possible for us to understand …
This week, the first full week of the fringe, Edinburgh is still one of the most optimistic places on earth. Even if
The Studio, Edinburgh The Turner prize-winner improvises with a mic and guitar in an endearing, exposing show full of ticklish humourA few years ago, the Turner prize-winner Martin Creed was…
Traverse, EdinburghGary McNair's play about a lonely misfit's one-sided correspondence with the Smiths frontman makes for a touching hour'This isn't fan mail, it's correspondence," declares …
Northern Stage at Summerhall, EdinburghSelina Thompson uses a light touch and humour to leaven anger and grief, as she brings past traumas palpably up to dateTim Etchells of the experimental…
They're back to dominate the industry's focus throughout August. The Edinburgh International Festival and its vast, unwieldy offshoot, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe,
Last week, I wrote a one-star review for I Loved Lucy at the Arts Theatre in London. Like its five-star counterpoint, the
Arts theatre, LondonSandra Dickinson's heroic portrayal of the once world-famous TV comedian brings a pulse to this stage corpseAt the height of her success, Lucille Ball was the most famous…
The appointment of Michelle Terry as artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe is a smart move by a theatre board that rightly came in
There has been some furore over an advert placed " then hastily removed by Arts Council England " on its jobs website
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonMatthew Dunster transposes Shakespeare's battle of the sexes comedy to the Mexican revolution, in a production with a fiesta spirit and a feisty BeatriceThe Summer…
Blue Room, Royal Festival Hall, London It's hard to know who is acting and who is oversharing in a show that explores our personal experience of pornography " and tests the limits of theatre…
Chichester Festival theatreDirector Daniel Evans draws out the warmth, comedy and emotional honesty of a musical that is often underserved by sentimental productions'No smash, no blockbuster…
Running a festival venue is about more than booking acts and selling tickets. From converting lecture rooms to spending £25,000 on Astroturf, we reveal the costs of putting on a showTen y…
Maddie Rice performs Phoebe Waller-Bridge's filthy smash, Stacey Gregg delivers a scorching study of gender fraud and there are life lessons at a wakePauline Goldsmith resurrects her alterna…
So, David Mamet doesn't want any post-show discussions of his plays. Companies staging his work are liable to a $25,000 fine if
Soho theatre, LondonVicky Jones directs her own cringe-inducing drama of wine, bedsits and Tinder calamities, featuring a delightful lead performance by Amy MorganVicky Jones's new play is a…
Upper Campfield Market Hall, ManchesterThe folk songs of Lancashire workers combine with the gospel tunes of black slaves in a show linking the histories of England's north and America's sou…
Edinburgh fringe was born in 1947 and its spirit is felt at festivals across the world, where talent is spotted and careers are forgedIf you've been lamenting that you somehow overlooked Int…
This zestfully filthy and vicious story of a destructive relationship makes Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? look sweetPlaywright Vicky Jones's debut is unapologetically brazen. It hooks you …