Makers of TV series to work with Sam Mendes' production company on theatre show to open in London in 2027 There's the wildly popular TV series, a two-hour immersive experience, a board game,…
The comedian's dad got him into Bob Marley, and Jamiroquai takes him to another dimension. But which girl band classic does he secretly love? The first single I bought Rollout (My Business)…
The performer was found dead in 'unexpected' circumstances in her London flat in 2023. Why are her loved ones still waiting for an explanation? In commemorations and memorials after her d…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonOllie Maddigan's open-hearted solo show about a motherless 15-year-old is full of crude comedy and swaggering confidence " until it exposes the grief underneath a…
Circle and Star theatre, LondonTouring to mark the diarist and Carry On star's centenary year, David Benson's poignant show covers the full spectrum of what made Williams so funny, beloved "…
Royal Court theatre, London Rosie Sheehy and Robert Aramayo excel as a couple reeling from an ultrasound scan in Luke Norris's extraordinary play The trigger warnings are handed to us on a c…
We would like to hear your suggestions for the UK's first town of culture With the search for the UK's first town of culture under way, we would like to hear your suggestions. Guardian write…
Southwark Playhouse Borough, LondonDespite the vocal bravura of the cast, this show doesn't capture the Jazz Age power couple's dazzle or darkness For decades people have been seeking to res…
Soho theatre, London The standup mines familiar comedy scenarios, but dazzling one-liners and shaggy dog stories elevate the set Pierre Novellie protests that life is getting harder for obse…
The Broadway performer shot to fame without a safety net in The Greatest Showman. The resulting public scrutiny was painful, she says, but it was the ideal grounding to step into the shoes o…
Park theatre, LondonLeigh Douglas plays a sorority girl turned White House receptionist " as well as lecherous side characters " in a timely show This show arrives in London in a week that U…
The Gangs of London star returned to the stage alongside Ben Whishaw in a 2024 production of Samuel Beckett's masterpiece. In this diary of the first preview, he describes passing the point …
Thornton Wilder's classic American play is transposed for the inaugural production of National Theatre Wales. The result is heartfelt, though its emotional bite can feel uncertain A revival …
The groundbreaking singer, actor and athlete became a victim of McCarthyism and saw his shining career destroyed and his legacy tarnished In August 1972, the front page of the New York Times…
Malmaison hotel, LondonTheatregoers move from room to room as emotional messiness is laid bare with spirited bridesmaids, painful encounters and 'call it all off' nerves When isn't there big…
Revivals of this history play usually reflect the politics of the moment. Now a fresh RSC retelling arrives in a world of instability and fractured alliances I have long argued that Shakespe…
At the Shed in New York, attendees wearing enhanced glasses are witnessing an experimental new play where actors appear in video form You sit in a circle at the Shed, the cultural center in …
Arcola theatre, LondonChris Bowers, a former British diplomat in Iraqi Kurdistan, brings authenticity but not enough human drama to his play about the 1991 Kurdish uprising This historical d…
The maverick theatre-maker Pip Simmons, who died two years ago aged 80, is captured on stage and off in a book by photographer Sheila Burnett documenting the radical troupe's years of Europe…
In All Is But Fantasy, the fates of Juliet, Lady Macbeth, Cleopatra and more are given a thrilling twist by US writer, director and singer Whitney White. She talks about untimely deaths " an…
Linbury theatre, LondonThese gems, old and new, include an intense revival of Martha Graham's Deep Song and a new piece by Christopher Bruce set to Leonard Cohen songs Wow, the energy in a s…
A Giant on the Bridge, performed by a 'Scottish indie folk supergroup', draws on dozens of interviews about the confines former prisoners experience on the outside When we talk about crime a…
Under Trump, the world-class centre for performing arts is one of many US cultural institutions changing beyond recognition. Will others buckle? A year ago " just a year ago " the Kennedy Ce…
New LGBTQ+ festival included McKellen in a fiery monologue and Norton in conversation, as well as a queer ceilidh and 'kilted yoga' Sir Ian McKellen is on stage blowing up a red balloon. For…
She started out performing in her living room, charging £1.50 a ticket. Now, having blazed through Love Island and silenced her Strictly haters, the Welsh sensation is really hitting the …