Harrison, who has died aged 88, wrote copiously for the stage, both as an ingenious translator and dazzlingly original dramatist From TS Eliot and Ted Hughes to Carol Ann Duffy and Simon Arm…
Known for his outspoken politics, the author was acclaimed for work in theatre, opera, film and TV but wanted to be thought of as a poet above all Tony Harrison, the award-winning poet and d…
Chichester Festival theatreWilliam Golding's bleak vision of civilisation holds up after 70 years, but Nigel Williams's 1995 adaptation, revived with a sparky cast, might not be cruel enough…
Bilingual production by Theatr Cymru is expected to be first time Welsh will be heard at South Bank venue Grappling with the subtleties of Shakespeare's poetry and prose has proved a challe…
The Other Palace, LondonGeorgina Castle and Josh St Clair make a likable couple who endlessly replay their first meeting but this adaptation needs more emotional punch Perhaps it's unfair to…
Barbican theatre, LondonCaroline Guiela Nguyen's epic drama explores global labour and personal suffering with moments of haunting power A three-hour durational show with a three-minute paus…
In 1977 Frank Grimes played Valentine in Anton Rodgers's production of Shaw's You Never Can Tell for the Oxford Playhouse Company. That season he went on to roles in plays by Ibsen and David…
Rowdy audience members have disrupted performances with heckling, violence and even copulation in the stalls "Speak clearly and don't bump into the furniture" " so goes Noël Coward's time…
Trafalgar theatre, LondonCo-starring Ruaridh Mollica and Sophie Melville, this bleak three-hander by Samuel D Hunter leaves little unsaid Drugs, unemployment and a heavy air of purposelessne…
Olivier theatre, LondonThis eccentric take on Euripedes by Nima Taleghani is a striking yet often frustrating opening statement It takes courage and some flamboyance to launch an inaugural p…
Old Red Lion theatre, LondonPuppetry and silent cinema techniques are used to retell Marie Belloc Lowndes' novel and its film version in a show played for laughs rather than thrills Rep thea…
Birmingham RepThe actor offers up lightning asides as Patricia Highsmith's social chameleon in a meta staging by Mark Leipacher Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel about a conscience-free killer…
Young Vic, LondonTamzin Outhwaite and Jordan Stephens shine in Nadia Fall's sharp revival of Orton's 60s play " where lust and manipulation jostle under the chintz Does it count as chosen fa…
When artist Krishna Istha and their partner went to sperm banks they were told 'eye colour, height, PhD or no PhD'; wanting to know a donor's values led to the creation of their live show Fi…
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonDirector Emily Burns puts a laser focus on the moral rot and hypocrisy of men in power with this streamlined and superbly performed version Shak…
Tron theatre, Glasgow Uma Nada-Rajah writes with polemical force from firsthand experience of a health system on its knees A black hole sign is the dark area of a CT …
Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonMatthew Xia directs a consummate adaptation of the 1972 Jamaican thriller, whose irresistible soundtrack is bolstered by new songs Scene-setting doesn't g…
The host's monologue noted that the suspension of his late night programme had ignited a national debate over free speech Jimmy Kimmel returned to air on Tuesday night, calling government th…
At 20, Marc Brew was the sole survivor of a terrible crash that killed his fellow dancers. Paralysed from the chest down, he had to learn to live in a new, uncharted reality Marc Brew was si…
Rose theatre, Kingston upon ThamesAva Pickett's modern-day adaptation of the novel adds pop music, farce and clowning but lacks gimlet-eyed observations An early blast of Lady Gaga's Bad Rom…
Playhouse, EdinburghThe Monty Python man revisits his remarkable career, with songs dedicated to George Harrison and Robin Williams " and some ribbing of John Cleese A career retrospective f…
The standup on Taskmaster, her time in the Cambridge Footlights and the geniuses behind Colin the Caterpillar What made you get into comedy? In primary school I wasn't very cool. I never go…
Starring Rosamund Pike as a judge whose son is accused of sexual assault, a filmed version of the hit play lands in UK and Australian cinemas this month When Prima Facie premiered at the Sta…
Soho theatre, LondonNina Bowers and Philip Arditti claw passionately at Henry V's colonialism and imperialism in their frequently funny and at times deliberately uncomfortable play When Engl…
The frontman is realising his stage dreams by starring in Edgecity which draws on playwright gobscure's experience of sleeping rough. The pair talk about an urgent, explosive show In the lat…