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 …
Soho theatre, London These deftly sprung riffs on extended family and motherhood gain in power when mayhem offsets the tightly controlled set The last time I saw Janine Harouni perform she w…
Hannah Essex and Robert Parkhill have opposing reactions to Daniel Day-Lewis's claim that theatre is an elitist artform for privileged people Daniel Day-Lewis contends that theatre is intrin…
My friend Clive King, who has died aged 61 of heart failure, was an Irish writer, lyricist, journalist and script editor based in Scotland. His plays were performed in Glasgow, Edinburgh and…
Elmet, a novel that was shortlisted for the Booker, is a lyrical, richly written tale of a woodland family on a collision course with an avaricious landowner. Can it work on stage in Bradfor…
Royal Court theatre, LondonMarianne Elliott directs Nick Payne's tonally uneven play about a missing son that comes with ill-fitting moments of comedy Nick Payne is an exemplar of this theat…
The Friday Night Dinner star on returning to standup, being inspired by Arctic Monkeys and his bugbears with the comedy industry How did you get into comedy?I was in a public speaking club a…
Take Me Somewhere tucks audiences up in bed, takes them to a last supper and delights with a paddling-pool comedy-tragedy A nurse puts a steadying hand on my back and guides me to bed. She …
Beginning, Middle and End form a trilogy charting the ups and downs of different relationships. Audiences have taken them to their heart " one couple saw the first play on a date, got marrie…
The complexities of the climate crisis are a tough sell to audiences but these plays in New York show it can be done Despite (or perhaps because of) its overwhelming awfulness, the climate c…
Sheffield PlayhouseSet against the backdrop of Tory rule and Section 28, this rousing musical is based on the real-life hub for feminist and queer protest set up by three pioneering women Th…
The Place, LondonThis delightfully unique triple bill spans many worlds with Busby Berkeley-style sci-fi formations, a hazy summery waltz and a wild rampage of Welsh folk dance The sequins a…
York Theatre RoyalJeyasingh's choreography is well wrought and precise but Caliban's struggles with servitude and resistance feel adrift amid a sea of ideas Choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh o…
Minerva theatre, ChichesterJamie Bogyo's debut play recounts the renaming of a Yale University college with broadstroke humour and some exquisitely sung a cappella interludes What happens wh…
He first played Othello in 1997, when the role was still synonymous with white thespians 'blacking up'. Now, nearly three decades on, he, Chiwetel Ejiofor and other Black actors discuss how …
Barbican, LondonAmala Dianor Company and baroque ensemble Les Arts Florissants combine for an occasionally exquisite yet oddly dispassionate show The marrying of music and dance is an indefa…
Soho theatre, LondonFrom the trials of family life to irritating podcasters, this sometimes eyebrow-raising hour of personal comedy is consistently entertaining Much as Jessica Fostekew woul…
My friend Frank Lazarus, who has died aged 86, was a versatile actor, pianist and, most of all, writer of musicals, with a play that enjoyed a long run on Broadway. In 1979 he teamed up with…
Omid Djalili responds to criticism of his decision to perform at a comedy festival in Saudi Arabia What the critics of the Riyadh comedy festival may have missed (Letters, 13 October) is the…
New Wolsey theatre, IpswichA couple mourn the loss of their daughter in an adaptation that is far better at conveying sadness than suspense Daphne du Maurier's 1971 story Don't Look Now open…
Cultish indie studio behind hits such as Moonlight, Uncut Gems and Materialists has taken over a New York theatre for $10m On a recent Saturday night in downtown Manhattan, a sold-out crowd …
Exclusive: using immersive descriptive audio, performance explores how blindness can redefine experience of dance The Royal Ballet has long offered headphones with audio descriptions so that…
From musical versions of Pinocchio, Treasure Island and Sherlock Holmes to a comedy about banana-loving beach-dwellers … dive into our selection box of festive theatre Sadler's Wells East,…
Since Alina Sarnatska's first play premiered a year ago, she has documented wartime Ukraine with unflinching frankness Eighteen months ago, Alina Sarnatska was serving as a combat medic on U…
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghJames Brining's first production as Lyceum artistic director finds humour and humanity in a finely etched ensemble It is quite something when Caroline Quentin dominate…