Edinburgh Fringe: A round-up of shows putting women centre stage - dressed., Queens of Sheba, It's True, It's True, It's True by Lyn Gardner, Lyn Gardner

dressed. (★★★★☆), Queens of Sheba (★★★★☆), It's True, It's True, It's True (★★★★☆)

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:33am on August 15, 2018☆⚑

Secret Cinema presents Romeo + Juliet review: Glastonbury for cinephiles by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

An impressive fusion of music festival atmosphere and intimate, immersive cinema

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:42am on August 14, 2018☆⚑

Edinburgh Fringe: A round-up of shows about toxic men - Daughter, De Fuut, Unsung, Angry Alan, Square Go by Lyn Gardner, Lyn Gardner

Daughter (★★★★☆), De Fuut (★★☆☆☆), Unsung (★★★☆☆), Angry Alan (★★★★☆),…

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:36am on August 14, 2018☆⚑

Aristocrats, Donmar Warehouse, London, review: A fresh and arresting revival by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Lyndsey Turner, the director of the Benedict Cumberbatch Hamlet and Lucy Kirkwood's Chimerica, directs the first major revival of Brian Friel's 1979 play since his death three years ago

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:32am on August 14, 2018☆⚑

Edinburgh Fringe: A round-up of shows at Paines Plough - Sticks and Stones, Island Town, The Political History of Smack and Crack by Lyn Gardner, Lyn Gardner

Sticks and Stones (★★★☆☆), Island Town (★★★★☆), The Political History of Smack and Crack (★★★★☆)

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:12am on August 14, 2018☆⚑

Why drag queen Vicky Vox is starring in the summer's big musical Little Shop of Horrors by Alice Saville, Alice Saville

Usually, Audrey II is brought to life by a feat of stagecraft. So why cast a living, breathing drag queen in the role? It's all in the service of director Maria Aberg's determinedly anti-rea…

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:33am on August 13, 2018☆⚑

Edinburgh Fringe: Vapelord review - Jamali Maddix casts a disgruntled eye over society, posssibly for the last time by David Pollock, David Pollock

It would be a real shame if his on-stage claim to be retiring from stand-up is true, because his point of view is fresh and his set was honest and enjoyable

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:33am on August 13, 2018☆⚑

Little Shop of Horrors, Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London, review: 'You'd be mad to miss this uplifting revival' by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Alan Mencken and Howard Ashman's tongue-in-cheek 1982 musical tells the Faustian story of a hapless Skid Row florist who wins love, fame and fortune when he cultivates a rampantly bloodthirs…

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:24am on August 13, 2018☆⚑

Edinburgh Fringe: A round-up of Scottish shows - Midsummer, What Girls are Made Of, My Left Right Foot by Lyn Gardner, Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner reviews 'Midsummer' (★★★☆☆), 'What Girls are Made Of' (★★★★☆), 'My Left Right Foot' (★★★★â˜â…

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:12am on August 10, 2018☆⚑

Nigel Slater's Toast, Traverse, Edinburgh, review: Only those of the sourest disposition would not love this bitter-sweet show by Lyn Gardner, Lyn Gardner

A piquant tale of growing up, family tragedy and discovering yourself through baking in 1960s and '70s Britain

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:36am on August 9, 2018☆⚑

Waiting for Godot, Lyceum, Edinburgh, review: 'Puts both the pleasure and the pain into the endless waiting' by Lyn Gardner, Lyn Gardner

Garry Hynes's finely calibrated comic revival, produced by the Irish company Druid, is part of the Edinburgh International Festival

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:33am on August 9, 2018☆⚑

Edinburgh Fringe: A round-up of the NHS themed shows reflecting the chaos of ordinary people's lives by Lyn Gardner, Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner reviews A Fortunate Man (★★★★☆), After the Cuts (★★★★☆), Mark Thomas-Check Up: Our NHS at 70 (★★★â˅

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:54am on August 8, 2018☆⚑

Emilia Bassano: First published female poet and Shakespeare's muse is the subject of a new play at the Globe by Natasha Tripney, Natasha Tripney

Emilia Bassano might well have been Shakespeare's muse " the Dark Lady of the Sonnets

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:54am on August 8, 2018☆⚑

Edinburgh Festival 2018: Fringe round-up - death is the dominant theme at this year's fringe by Lyn Gardner, Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner reviews Famous Puppet Death Scenes (★★★☆☆), All the Lights are On (★★★☆☆) The Archive of Educated Hearts (★â˜â…

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:54am on August 7, 2018☆⚑

Singing truth to power: How Kneehigh's new show uses mass karaoke to topple a dictator by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

Ubu Karaoke features group singalongs, anarchic games, toilet humour " and a bar that stays open throughout. The Cornish company explain why it's all about going back to their roots

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:18am on August 7, 2018☆⚑

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2018: A round-up of the Traverse shows by Lyn Gardner, Lyn Gardner

Lyn Gardner reviews The Greatest Play in the History of the World… (★★★★☆ ), Ulster American (★★★★☆), Underground Railroad Game …

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:24am on August 6, 2018☆⚑

Ian McKellen cancels King Lear performance after injury, treats audience to spontaneous Q&A instead by Jacob Stolworthy, Jacob Stolworthy

'The theatre was full of love and compassion'

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:06am on August 6, 2018☆⚑

Carmen La Cubana, Sadler's Wells, review - A fast-paced, high-energy staging by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Created by British director Christopher Renshaw, this new musical reframes the narrative of Bizet's opera, in an orchestration by Hamilton's Alex Lacamoire

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:12pm on August 3, 2018☆⚑

The Importance of Being Earnest, Vaudeville Theatre: Manages to be subversive and conformist at the same time by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Does anybody need The Importance "decoding" in this heavy-handed, pseudo-radical way?

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:48pm on August 3, 2018☆⚑

Edinburgh Fringe 2018: 'Dressed' creators explain why making a show about being stripped at gun point was 'liberating' by Josie Dale-jones and Lydia Higginson, Josie Dale-jones and Lydia Higginson

'Making my entire wardrobe helped me reconnect with my body. It gave me the time and space I needed to heal' says Lydia Higginson

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:33am on August 2, 2018☆⚑

Othello, Shakespeare's Globe, review: Mark Rylance is brilliant as Iago in a production that flares into glorious life by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Shakespeare's Globe's great founding artistic director stars as Iago in this production directed by his wife, Claire van Kampen

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:33am on August 2, 2018☆⚑

Home, I'm Darling, National Theatre, London, review: Sharp, funny and sad - and well worth a ticket by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Laura Wade's first original play since Posh sees 38-year-old Judy's doomed attempt to achieve marital bliss by becoming a 1950s-style Domestic Goddess

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:12am on August 1, 2018☆⚑

Edinburgh Fringe 2018: The #MeToo themed shows tackling sexual abuse at this year's festival by Emily Jupp, Emily Jupp

There are 29 #MeToo themed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe this year. Holly Williams looks at the producers, directors and actors shining a light on sexual abuse and abuse of power in the thea…

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:06pm on July 31, 2018☆⚑

Spamilton, Menier Chocolate Factory, London, review: A relentlessly in-jokey spoof musical by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Broadway's arch-parodist Gerard Alessandrini takes a swipe at Lin-Manuel Miranda and 'Hamilton'

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:48am on July 26, 2018☆⚑

Exit The King, National Theatre, London, review: Rhys Ifans gives a mesmerising performance by David Lister, David Lister

Patrick Marber's adapts and directs Ionesco's manic meditation on the nature of death

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:42am on July 26, 2018☆⚑