Pavilion theatre, GlasgowThe surrealist standup's two hours of fantastic off-the-cuff material covers topics as divergent as dugongs, Gregg Wallace and hypothetical horror musicals Should we…
James Earl Jones Theatre Playwright Bess Wohl looks back on her mother's activism in a moving and cleverly constructed look at how to balance the personal and the political Though not listed…
Soho theatre, LondonGayathiri Kamalakanthan's warm, funny debut examines history, heritage and gender expectations as Krish and bestie Brenavee navigate a big life moment In many ways, Perio…
Park theatre, LondonThe bonhomie curdles as an otherwise unconnected group of women set out to scatter someone's ashes in a promising setup that flounders despite a beautiful set Sarah Rickm…
Orange Tree theatre, LondonTanika Gupta's forthright reimagining of a classic illuminates the racial politics and middle class assumptions of the period The muscle of Tanika Gupta's adaptati…
The actor best known as TV's Sybil Fawlty dazzled over five decades on stage, in roles from from Shakespeare to Alan Bennett ' Fawlty Towers actor Prunella Scales dies at the age of 93 Prune…
Lyric, BelfastAnna Healy and Patrick O'Kane give nuanced performances as a volatile, long-married couple bunkered in a cottage that's being slowly engulfed by fire It is difficult to concent…
Arcola theatre, London Two flat-earthers' quest for truth in Antarctica descends into a mishmash of conspiracy theories, in Jessica Norman's sparky yet heroically flawed debut play That Jess…
Arches London Bridge New show I Love It Here is billed as a departure from the comedian's familiar neurotic self-analysis, but it proves frustratingly unchallenging "An exciting departure fr…
Perth theatre This show aims to represent composer Irving Berlin's much-loved song in human form. But while that idea lacks coherence, the sketches and medleys are buoyantly performed The pi…
Arcola theatre, London In 1980s Northern Ireland, an abusive father and the soldiers patrolling the streets morph into a common enemy to rage against, in Meghan Tyler's blackly comic tale Th…
Hampstead theatre, LondonRichard Greenberg's Broadway hit finally arrives in the UK " a festive gathering that rattles along with comic dialogue and the beaming charisma of Tracy-Ann Oberman…
Curve theatre, LeicesterCathy Tyson and Patrick Robinson dazzle in this knockout production of Edward Albee's verbally violent play, full of misogynistic one-liners and tarnished souls Edwar…
Queen's Hall, EdinburghThe standup zeroes in on hormonal chaos and domestic indignities with rage, absurdity and self-awareness Talk about a hot flush: menopause, and its peri-predecessor, h…
Marylebone theatre, LondonThe lives of unhappy couples across two generations play out in overlapping timelines and geographies in Anna Ziegler's uneven drama When Abe's daughter asks him wh…
Strike was set to begin later on Thursday if union did not reach agreement on new contract with Broadway League The union representing Broadway musicians reached a tentative deal on a new co…
Soho theatre, London Cormac McAlinden excels as a man on the brink, calling for help from his bewildered sister in Eoin McAndrew's play It's the middle of the night in Belfast. Twentysomethi…
Copeland, American Ballet Theatre's first Black female principal dancer, was celebrated with star-studded gala Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday night, showered…
Birmingham RepStaged by Deafinitely Theatre, Eloise Pennycott's play sets romance against a broken, unjust system Barrier(s) is a queer love story about a couple with vastly different experi…
The hit Scottish comedy about suburban neighbours will move from screen to stage next year at Glasgow's Hydro Two Doors Down, the BBC comedy series about a suburban Scottish couple with cons…
Stage@leeds/Stanley & Audrey Burton theatre, LeedsAmrita Hepi measures words and movement as she talks through her artistic journey and Tiran Willemse takes Moon River in a new direction…
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-AvonDaniel Raggett's audacious RSC production sets the play in a Glaswegian pub full of thugs and has a Landlady Macbeth running the show Audiences arriving t…
Donmar Warehouse, LondonThere are superb performances in this screen-saturated staging of Jean Genet's play, updated for the influencer age Screens were essential to Kip Williams' one-woman …
A school production of Samuel Beckett's masterpiece, with Nigel Planer in the cast, provided a lesson in forgetting about failure Until I was 12 I was in the French school system, where thea…
The Hollywood actor will star in a new version of the Chekhov classic by writer-director Simon Stone at the Bridge theatre from July Star Trek's Chris Pine will boldly go to the Bridge next …