Summerhall, Edinburgh Kieran Hurley is like a polite Cassandra in this superb storytelling show about disconnected lives and impending doomKieran Hurley's new solo show is a quiet hurricane …
My Eyes Went Dark | Every Brilliant Thing | 1984 | Forest Fringe | Jesus Christ SuperstarA hit at the Finborough in 2015, Matthew Wilkinson's tight, powerful play is apparently based on a tr…
Critics are eternal optimists, only making it out every evening in the belief that we might see something to make us fall in love with theatre all over againfringe is the annual event that m…
Northern Stage at Summerhall, EdinburghA brilliant cast deliver the verbatim story of the Focus E15 campaign, in which a group of women occupied a London estate to fight eviction from their …
The Edinburgh fringe can but a cut-throat market, but by staging a free show " with donations going to Save the Children " Shon Dale-Jones asks us to consider what we value in the worldHow d…
Spread your bets, get the right show in the right slot, hope for a little bit of luck " and don't put in money you can't afford to lose. Top producers share their Edinburgh festival success …
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-AvonPages fall from the sky in Fraser Grace's passionate play which links library closures to the razing of a city much like LondonA decade ago, Fraser Grace …
Theatre's obsession with the new is magnified during the Edinburgh fringe. But as well as hunting out fresh talent, we need to ensure that artist development schemes support sustainable care…
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-AvonThe RSC's sparky production of Somalia Seaton's fearless new play gets to the core of our fractured society, where divisions lurk beneath a polite veneerW…
He has been beaten up and caught bullets in his previous shows. Now Rob Drummond has turned matchmaker, offering audiences a shot at true loveThe Scottish playwright and performer Rob Drummo…
The Destroyed Room | Faith Healer | Unreachable | Into The Woods | The Deep Blue SeaTaking its name from Jeff Wall's famed photograph of a trashed bedroom, which appeared on the cover of a S…
Whether it's seeing a hammy musical spun into gold or a well-worn classic that blows you away, being taken by surprise is one of the best rewards of theatreAfter seeing Andrew Lloyd Webber a…
Chichester festival theatreJulian Fellowes's reboot of the Tommy Steele rags-to-riches musical is efficient and brims with cosy nostalgia but oddly charmless Related: The cult of Tommy Steel…
Theatre Ad Infinitum's new show is about a Mexican girl who turns to revenge in the face of corruption. Director Nir Paldi explains why we're all to blame for oppression of the poor " and wh…
There's a bewildering number of productions at the Edinburgh festival " remove the guesswork with our guide to shows we already know are brilliantEdinburgh is not cheap, and an awful lot of …
Young Vic, LondonCreated by refugee writers, this affecting double-header is a reminder that everyone has a story worth tellingWhen Michael (Jonathan Livingstone) first arrived in the UK, fl…
From Billie Piper playing Yerma to eyecatching festivals in Bristol and Stratford-upon-Avon, here are the week's big stage openings Related: Cuttin' It review " streetwise drama evolves into…
Royal Court, LondonCaryl Churchill's angry but fluid 15-minute piece presents a multiplicity of voices, all talking about the attitudes that lead to Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality ActLess is al…
O2 Arena, London"Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do," cries an agonised Jesus on the cross. But it's the good lord, otherwise known as composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, who sho…
Titanic | The Book Of Mormon | Bugsy Malone | The Flying Lovers Of Vitebsk | Young Chekhov: Platonov, Ivanov & The SeagullIn recent years, most shows that have docked at the Charing Cros…
Regent's Park Open Air theatre, LondonWit, lyricism and satirical bite abound in this dramatic revival of the classic rock opera with a first-rate castIt might not qualify as a miracle, but …
With shows aimed at all ages, and creatives including Akram Khan, Paines Plough, Julia Donaldson and Dr Seuss, there's a bewildering choice at Edinburgh this year. Here's our top 21. Don't m…
The Yard, LondonSix energetic 16-year-olds mine their own experiences, making a show in just three weeks about everything from humanity's survival to sibling anxietiesWhen adults and teenage…
A caravan, a shipping container and a freshly made double bed are the settings for inventive productions at the festival, where theatre-makers must work hard to hold the audience's attention…
Martin McDonagh's The Lonesome West is in Glasgow, you can see a preview of Paines Plough's Edinburgh season in Hackney, Cuttin' It is in Sheffield and the wonderful Departure Lounge is in D…