Norwich Theatre RoyalThere are eye-popping designs, playful puns and musical flourishes as Joe Tracini's story unfolds on its own madcap shoreline Here is a sun-kissed panto to dispel any dr…
Young Vic theatre, LondonA powerful blend of VR, testimony and theatre exposes the human toll of benefit cuts " and asks what justice looks like in a new political era David Cameron did not …
Director, actor and a co-founder of Monstrous Regiment, whose work would concentrate on women's experience In 1975 the stage director Susan Todd, who has died aged 83, teamed up with the act…
The Emily in Paris actor and writer of the Tony-nominated Slave Play remains in Japan while prosecutors investigate the alleged discovery of MDMA in his bag The American playwright and Emily…
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon This adaptation of the beloved tale about an ogre looks beautiful but does not grow into a giant to rival the company's hit Roald Dahl musical …
Young Vic theatre, London Rajiv Joseph's tale of a captive animal that returns from the dead after the 2003 invasion is bracingly unconventional There is an exciting wildness to the European…
Park theatre, LondonGleefully leaning into all the cliches and groansome laughs, Dan Patterson and Jez Bond's musical vampire romp is supremely silly If ever there was a show where the title…
York Theatre RoyalPaul Hendy's panto includes some silly surprises, well-handled audience interaction and a twinkling dame Anyone remember the bit in Sleeping Beauty with the velociraptor na…
Hayes Theater, New York The return of the 2014 play, now starring June Squibb as an octogenarian using a tech program to speak to her dead husband, veers between poetry and cliche When Jorda…
Punchdrunk Enrichment Stores, LondonThis gentle and generous piece of immersive theatre combines captivating storytelling with moments of wonder We're on our way to see Fireside Tales and my…
The Bridge theatre in London presents Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's classic this Christmas. Take a closer look " and revisit past revivals Continue reading...
The actor has said she is increasingly facing problems with her memory as well as failing eyesight, struggling to remember appointments or see faces The actor Judi Dench has spoken about her…
Until she reached her 50s, the actor was a constant presence on stage and screen. Then the offers disappeared. Now, as her renaissance continues, she is taking on Mrs Malaprop in The Rivals …
As bombs fell on the capital, a Bengal tiger was left all alone " until a US marine shot it. Rajiv Joseph explains why he brought the beast back from the dead for his Pulitzer-nominated dram…
Citizens theatre, GlasgowLewis Hetherington's reworking of the 18th-century fable is creepy and creative, serious and scary It is a rare for a family show to be both funny and spine-tingling…
Royal Exchange theatre, ManchesterA charismatic Louis Gaunt stars as Raz Shaw's version of the classic musical hits all the key beats with crowd-pleasing confidence Raz Shaw's exuberant prod…
Swan theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonHuman drama and witty direction as the RSC stages an adaptation of John Galsworthy's dynastic shenanigans Long before the upstairs/downstairs drama of Downto…
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonMeticulous direction and an excellent cast bring to life the story of Geppetto and the puppet he crafts from wood 'Fast is FUN!" bellows Pinocchio as he tears abou…
Rose theatre, KingstonAmid the noise and bustle there's an affecting relationship struggling to emerge in Chris Bush and Roni Neale's witty show Cinderella will go to the ball " only first s…
James Graham's play Punch touches on gang culture, restorative justice and masculinity in crisis, and for the playwright the true story was a privilege to tell When thousands of schoolchildr…
The actor, who starred as a Marxist academic in the acclaimed 2006 play at the Royal Court, remembers an astonishing writer of ideas and elegance By the time I was cast in Rock'n'Roll in 200…
Dundee RepThis hazily dramatised show is full of pizzazz and features the voice of Brian Cox but in making Jack as cynical as his mum it loses the story's heart Do not be misled by the title…
The writer of the Tony award-nominated Slave Play remains in custody after authorities say they found MDMA in his bag American actor and playwright Jeremy O Harris, known for the Tony-nomina…
Liverpool PlayhouseThe story becomes less and less relevant as this slapstick monster pastiche leads to an irresistible sense of chaos When a film as perfect as Mel Brooks's Young Frankenste…
Old Fire Station, OxfordThings get tense when a newcomer seems to know too much in Karim Khan's absorbing play Karim Khan's absorbing Christmas play offers warmth, doubt, uncanny strangers a…