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Tony Awards 2018 LIVE: Mean Girls and Spongebob Squarepants: The Musical lead with 12 nominations each by Ilana Kaplan, Ilana Kaplan

See what happens this year on the red carpet and at the awards ceremony

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:42pm on June 10, 2018

Portraits in Otherness, Sadler's Wells, London, review: Four superb dancers prove to have strong choreographic voices by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

The Akram Khan Company looks to the next generation, finding plenty of talent

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:48am on June 8, 2018

Julie, National Theatre, London, review: Vanessa Kirby shines, but the dramatic stakes are lowered in Polly Stenham's update of Strindberg by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

The play looks at the hypocrisies of middle class liberals in relation to the ill-paid immigrant work-force on whom their moneyed lives depend

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:48am on June 8, 2018

The Sleeping Beauty, London Coliseum, review: Has a gleaming performance from Alina Cojocaru at its heart by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

There's a warmth and confidence in English National Ballet's production that makes the fairy tale's magic sing

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:42am on June 7, 2018

My Name is Lucy Barton, Bridge Theatre, London, review: Laura Linney is luminous in this one-woman show by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

The Oscar-nominee gives a deeply affecting performance of real directness in Rona Munro's adaptation of Elizabeth Strout's best-selling novel

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:36am on June 7, 2018

There's comedy as well as tragedy in dementia " that's why I had to write a play about it by Louise Coulthard, Louise Coulthard

So much art responds to the devastation this disease brings " but it doesn't address the joy, argues Louise Coulthard, who has written about her experiences of caring for her grandmother

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:18pm on June 6, 2018

Fringe theatre companies must step up to the challenge of accessibility " and be allowed to make mistakes by Helena Jackson, Helena Jackson

Helena Jackson, artistic director of Sleepless Theatre, explains how they put disabled access at the heart of their work

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:06pm on June 6, 2018

Edinburgh festival 2018: Lyn Gardner's guide for what to see by Lyn Gardner, Lyn Gardner

The pick of the most interesting shows at the Edinburgh Fringe and International Festival

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:48am on June 6, 2018

Killer Joe, Trafalgar Studios, London, review: Orlando Bloom has full command of the stage " but the play itself is queasily dated by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

The film star play against type as a psychotic hitman in Tracy Letts' Texan trailer-park Gothic

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:36am on June 5, 2018

How George Orwell is still helping us talk about homelessness by Hannah Price, Hannah Price

'Down and Out: Live' sees Orwell's memoir read aloud by figures including Simon Callow, Jon Snow, and Jack Monroe, alongside real-life accounts of homelessness. Its director Hannah Price exp…

SOURCE: The Independent at 1:06pm on June 4, 2018

A rebel with a cause: Javaad Alipoor on putting One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest on stage by Lyn Gardner, Lyn Gardner

The director is reassessing this modern classic, and the way it explores masculinity, authority, and rebellion

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:04pm on June 4, 2018

A Night with Boy Blue, Barbican, London, review: The powerhouse brand at its warmest and and most inclusive by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

129 dancers of all ages and body types fill the stage for this big, confident hip hop showcase

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:48am on June 4, 2018

Leave Taking, Bush Theatre, London, review: A satisfying, timely revival of Winsome Pinnock's play by Joe Vesey-byrne, Joe Vesey-byrne

This 1987 play looks at the gap between first and second generation immigrants, and is served by breathtaking performances

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:42am on June 4, 2018

Poet Caleb Femi was almost killed in gang violence. Now his new play reveals how reading Frankenstein gave him new life by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

The former Young People's Laureate for London on how literature, poetry and theatre can change young people's lives

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:48am on June 1, 2018

Translations, National Theatre, London, review: A rich production of Brian Friel's classic by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

This magnificent revival stretches out in the Olivier, but still finds the subtleties within the play

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:18pm on May 31, 2018

XENOS, Sadler's Wells, London, review: Akram Khan's farewell performance emphasises his stamina by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

The last full-length show he'll dance evokes the shell-shock of an Indian soldier in the trenches of the First World War

SOURCE: The Independent at 4:12pm on May 31, 2018

The Two Noble Kinsmen, Shakespeare's Globe, London, review: Barrie Rutter's production is delightfully inventive and blissfully clear by Lucinda Everett, Lucinda Everett

This lesser-known Shakespeare is served with the perfect blend of silliness and tenderness

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:24am on May 31, 2018

Heathers might be 30 years old, but it's the musical we need right now by Daisy Buchanan, Daisy Buchanan

The film is about to get the musical treatment " but just what about is it about this high school horror that has made it so enduringly popular?

SOURCE: The Independent at 1:54pm on May 30, 2018

Tartuffe, Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, review: A dual-language, modern updating does not fulfil its promise by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Christopher Hampton's French and English production is relocated to Trump's America, but the setting rarely resonates

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:24am on May 30, 2018

Immersive theatre may be sexy " but we need to start talking about consent by Emma Burnell, Emma Burnell

After reports of audience members sexually assaulting actors, it's time the boundaries in this most hedonistic of art forms were re-defined

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:32am on May 28, 2018

Shirleymander, Playground Theatre, London, review: Linking this play about a 1980s housing scandal with Grenfell is a tacky marketing ploy by Kaleem Aftab, Kaleem Aftab

Gregory Evans' play follows the rise and fall of Shirley Porter, a gerrymandering Westminster council leader

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:24am on May 28, 2018

Life is a Dream, Sadler's Wells, London, review: Rambert's first evening-length work for decades is understated by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Kim Brandstrup's new adaptation of Pedro Calderón de la Barca 17th century play is a dance narrative in a hall of mirrors

SOURCE: The Independent at 3:04pm on May 24, 2018

Three Sisters, The Yard, London, review: RashDash's take on Chekhov is riotously fun by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

Less a neat modern rewrite than a smashing up, a sending up, and a seeing what else might emerge. With songs.

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:18am on May 24, 2018

Isn't it ironic? Alanis Morissette's Nineties songs speak for today in brand new musical by Joshua Barone, Joshua Barone

An A-list team " including scriptwriter Diablo Cody and director Diane Paulus " are determined to make Jagged Little Pill more than just a juxebox musical

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:42pm on May 23, 2018

The Gronholm Method, Menier Chocolate Factory, London, review: A clever exercise in audience manipulation but not a whole lot more by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Jordi Galceran's black comedy about the group interview from hell has been produced in 60 countries around the world

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:12am on May 23, 2018
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