Park theatre, LondonJonathan Maitland's play puts the serial abuser where he wanted to be " in the spotlight " and fails to tackle the difficult question: why we fell for his brazen actWhen …
Royal & Derngate, NorthamptonJames Dacre's atmospheric production masks the deficiencies of a politically charged story that rattled early-50s America and caught the attention of the FBI…
The much-loved Scottish venue, which nurtured all sorts of brilliant artists, has gone into administration. A great many people will be the poorer for this disasterThe Arches in Glasgow has …
Gate, LondonChristopher Haydon's unsettling production of Elinor Cook's play explores our capacity for violenceEvery picture tells a story, just not always the one that we think it tells, or…
There's been much talk about the need for theatre to reflect the UK's cultural diversity. With change so slow to be implemented, are quotas the only way to bring about a transformation?We kn…
Barbican, LondonThe Irish playwright's 1969 prose poem is reinvented in a 35-minute staging that wears away at your psycheLessness turns out to be oddly moreish. Samuel Beckett's brief 1969 …
Debbie Tucker Green has a new play at the Royal Court, there's new black writing in Talawa Firsts, RashDash talk porn at the National, Constellations is on tour, Hull prepares to Grow and th…
Barbican, LondonSydney Theatre Company's intelligent revival turns Beckett into a performance, playing on the idea of theatre I can't go on," cries Richard Roxburgh's Estragon. "That's what …
New shows from Daniel Kitson, Circa and Mark Thomas, the return of Tim Crouch's An Oak Tree and a musical based on an Alan Warner novel are among this year's fringe highlightsSo the 2015 Edi…
Theatre Delicatessen, LondonAn experimental young company use our former HQ to stage a promenade-style circus showUK circus has come a long way in recent years, and we are starting to see a …
Theatre should be without borders, but while British companies get to perform around the world " and their work improves because of it " it's a different story for foreign artists invited he…
Southbank Centre, LondonPerforming at the Udderbelly festival, this trio of jugglers remind us that when you drop everything you simply have to pick it up and carry on Continue reading...
Trafalgar Studios, LondonPickpocket performer Freedman fools us with terrifying ease, but too often this feels like a personable Neighbourhood Watch lecture Continue reading...
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonFour sets of mothers and daughters, ranging in age from 15 to their 80s, ask each other about their lives in a compelling theatre piece Continue reading...
There's an Arthur Miller world premiere in Northampton, Chris Goode and co take a Stand in Edinburgh, and a new non-league football play from Patrick Marber kicks off at the NTThere's loads …
Manchester's welcoming new art space Home wants to attract unseasoned audiences. But how does it describe to them the unique pleasures it can offer? Continue reading...
Ustinov, BathA mother's depression after her son leaves home is brought to life in a play that veers between reality and hallucination Continue reading...
As the new multimillion-pound building in Manchester shows, you can call an arts complex Home " but the challenge is to really make it feel like one Continue reading...
Royal Exchange, ManchesterIn spite of innovative staging and an uptight spinster played by a man, Told by an Idiot's version of this 1922 chiller aims for laughs over edge-of-your-seat horro…
Environmental themes are hitting the stage in plays left, right and centre, but artists must strive to be more than just advocatesWhen
From regional theatres bravely choosing new work and taking their audiences with them to some welcome razzle-dazzle in musicals, there's been plenty to enjoy. Perhaps not a blistering year -…
Environmental themes are hitting the stage in plays left, right and centre, but artists must strive to be more than just advocates
A high court ruling that London Councils failed to consider the full effects of cuts has delayed belt-tightening in the capital - and could prompt challenges nationwideLast Friday, courtesy …