Soho theatre, LondonThe standup has some effective material about the usual middle-aged gripes, but never quite coalesces these scattershot routines into a well-rounded whole Nobody ever lis…
Everyman theatre, LiverpoolEllie Hurt directs a dynamic production that boasts sensational lead performances by Zoe West and Alicia Forde Romeo and Juliet is a play that lives or dies by the…
Harold Pinter theatre, LondonAlmost 30 years on, the Irish playwright's intimate drama brims with painful memories and comedy " brought to dazzling effect by a flawless cast Conor McPherson'…
The choreographer has paired the tragedies of Oedipus Rex and Antigone in a monumental double bill, Jocasta's Line, which refuses to spoon-feed audiences When Stravinsky composed Oedipus Rex…
Court fines publisher after Milo Rau falsely claimed that far-right former chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache sang a song ridiculing the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis A Swiss theatr…
Danny Boyle will oversee youth culture event in May to mark 75th anniversary of postwar 'burst of colour' Danny Boyle will turn the Southbank Centre into a celebration of youth culture next …
In this week's newsletter: Once the preserve of backslapping celebrity interviews and inoffensive segments, late-night TV is now in Trump's sights " giving its hosts unprecedented political …
Dorfman theatre, LondonDirected by Stephen Daldry, David Lan's historical drama has a revelatory performance by Artie Wilkinson-Hunt David Lan's play takes us into a fascinating corridor of …
Crucible theatre, SheffieldElizabeth Newman's debut show as artistic director captures the play's humour and heartbreak yet leaves you wishing for more ecstatic abandon Dancing at Lughnasa b…
Bridge theatre, LondonIbsen's mysticism and mermaids are thrown out as director Simon Stone amps up the 1888 play's psychological intensity with his eco-focused update Writer-director Simon …
Arts institution seeks to make 'urgent' savings as it is thought to be facing a shortfall of between £5m and £6m More than half of the Royal Shakespeare Company's staff are being encou…
Stephen Joseph theatre, Scarborough In our polarised times, this is a generous look at a friendship between an enigmatic young man and a grieving widower Adrian Prosper is a no-nonsense kind…
Almeida theatre, LondonWe follow three brothers through a Victorian childhood to the 21st-century in this time-bending tale exploring the essence of what it is to be male What did the Romans…
ABC decision over Kimmel comments about Charlie Kirk's killing comes hours after Trump-appointed chair of US media regulator threatened broadcaster's license What did Jimmy Kimmel say about…
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonA fixation on how to frame Bram Stoker's story disrupts the flow of this feminist reboot, killing the fear factor Drac is back. Earlier this year, the caped bloodsuc…
Royal & Derngate, NorthamptonHugh Whitemore's 1986 play about the criminalised mathematician is revised, with a new epilogue by Neil Bartlett, to reflect his 2013 pardoning When premiere…
RSC touring troupe stage King Lear in a school hall on St Mary's before continuing to the Isle of Wight "Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage! Blow!" King Lear, Act III, Scene 2 A fierce…
York Theatre RoyalPropulsive show with a sometimes cliched script takes inspiration from the choir formed by local women while their husbands were in Afghanistan In writer-director Debbie Is…
Lee-ché Janecke, winner of an MTV VMA for his work with Tyla, looks for 'a new start' as South African dance and music goes global In a dance studio in suburban east Johannesburg, the chore…
Minerva theatre, Chichester Justin Audibert's lucid production is classically considered, with a fine cast making full unsettling use of the intimate space By the tim…
Music Box Theatre, New York Post-late-night, the star makes an exceptional return to the stage in this moderately entertaining comedy of male friendship By now, September 2025, a certain for…
Revered for her work on Succession and Normal People, Alice Birch has now written an era-spanning play about men, novels and the manosphere. Give me a Brontë any day, she says Every word …
Dancer and later chief executive of Birmingham Royal Ballet who took leading roles at the Wallace Collection and then Strawberry Hill House in London Derek Purnell, who has died aged 71 of a…
Deep Azure, written by the Black Panther star in response to the death of a fellow college student, will open at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse next year A play by the Black Panther star Chadwick B…
The internationally feted choreographer has worked with pop megastars, a sculptor and the monks of the Shaolin Temple. Now he is tackling the cultural divisions and colonial legacy of his ho…