Summer and Smoke, Almeida, London, review: Patsy Ferran is a genuine marvel, as hilarious as she is heart-breaking by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

Rebecca Frecknall's production of Tennessee Williams' rarely performed ' 'Summer and Smoke' is almost unbearably tense

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:45am on March 8, 2018☆⚑

Maliphantworks, Coronet Print Room, London, review: Fluid, elegant and self-possessed choreography by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

A collection of contemporary dance works curated by choreographer Russell Maliphant includes the 1998 'Critical Mass', as well as a new dance for Maliphant and his longtime muse, D…

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:37am on March 8, 2018☆⚑

Macbeth, National Theatre, London, review: Rory Kinnear and Anne-Marie Duff are no dream pairing by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

Rufus Norris's production which stars Kinnear and Duff as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, strays a little close to comic horror movie, but stays just on the side of chilling

SOURCE: The Independent at 3:08am on March 8, 2018☆⚑

Rory Kinnear on playing Macbeth at the National Theatre: 'It doesn't really get any better than this' by Sarah Bradbury, Sarah Bradbury

The actor, who played Bill Tanner in the James Bond films 'Quantum of Solace', 'Skyfall', and 'Spectre', as well won the Olivier Award for Best Actor for his ro…

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:59am on March 7, 2018☆⚑

Olivier awards 2018: Hamilton scores record-breaking number of nominations by Jack Shepherd, Jack Shepherd

Besting Hairspray and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

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

Ballet British Columbia, Sadler's Wells, review: Gorgeous energy to the triple bill by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

The programme of works by female choreographers, includes a superb work by star choreographer Crystal Pite

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:02am on March 7, 2018☆⚑

New York car crash injures Broadway star and kills four-year-old daughter after vehicle runs red light by Ilana Kaplan, Ilana Kaplan

The fatal crash happened in the Park Slope neighbourhood

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:36pm on March 6, 2018☆⚑

​The Best Man, The Playhouse, London, review: It pales in comparison to current White House melodramas by Joe Vesey-byrne, Joe Vesey-byrne

The return of Gore Vidal's presidential drama stars Martin Shaw, Jeff Fahey and Maureen Lipman as well as Honeysuckle Weeks and Glynis Barber

SOURCE: The Independent at 4:34am on March 6, 2018☆⚑

Sasha Waltz & Guests, Sadler's Wells, London, review: Waltz crosses art/dance boundaries by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

'Körper' shows the Berlin-based choreographer looks at her dancers' bodies and vulnerabilities in a mix of speech, dance and physical theatre

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:28am on March 5, 2018☆⚑

Fanny & Alexander, Old Vic, London, review: Penelope Wilton is superb by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Stephen Beresford, who wrote the film 'Pride', has scripted a stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergman's semi-autobiographical family saga 'Fanny & Alexander'

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:25am on March 5, 2018☆⚑

First 'Animal Farm' Gets Banned In China, And Then The Letter 'N' by Artsjournal2

Also: "Search terms blocked on Sino Weibo, a microblogging site which is China's equivalent of Twitter, include 'disagree', 'personality cult', 'lifelong', 'immortality', 'emigrate', and 'sh…

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:15am on March 5, 2018☆⚑

Smile Upon Us, Lord, Barbican, London, review: A dreamy, ruminative road-trip by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

The Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre of Russia return after their sell-out 'Eugene Onegin' in 2015, with this play about the precarious fortunes of poor Jews in Eastern Europe at …

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:06am on March 1, 2018☆⚑

A Princess Undone, Park Theatre, London, review: Uneven, but worth a visit by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

This play about Princess Margaret, played by Felicity Dean, is inspired by real events and continues our fascination with one of the most controversial members of the Royal Family, after Net…

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:38am on February 27, 2018☆⚑

Glenda Jackson on quitting Parliament, playing Lear and returning to Broadway by Ben Brantley, Ben Brantley

After winning two Oscars, she stopped acting for decades to fight Thatcherism. Now, at 81, she's tackling an Edward Albee classic on Broadway. But she insists, "I lead a very dull …

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:54am on February 26, 2018☆⚑

Picnic at Hanging Rock, Barbican, London, review: I admired the production's uncompromising clout by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

There is no hint of costume-drama nostalgia for the past in this minimalist production - a far cry from the dreamy 1975 Peter Weir film

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:35am on February 26, 2018☆⚑

David Mamet says he wrote a play about Harvey Weinstein by Ilana Kaplan, Ilana Kaplan

This is intriguing

SOURCE: The Independent at 3:17pm on February 23, 2018☆⚑

Jubilee, Lyric, Hammersmith, London, review: In the Lyric Hammersmith's fine tradition of reanimating controversial classics by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Chris Goode's stage adaptation of Derek Jarman's 1977 punk classic 'Jubilee', recasts Toyah Willcox who played Mad in the film, as Queen Elizabeth I, who time-travels to …

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:43am on February 22, 2018☆⚑

Frozen, Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, review: Suranne Jones wrenches the heart in central performance by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

The 'Doctor Foster' actress stars in Bryony Lavery's play about child abduction and murder in Jonathan Munby's revival

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:03pm on February 21, 2018☆⚑

Why the sudden rash of movies onstage now? by Roslyn Sulcas, Roslyn Sulcas

Ivo van Hove's adaptation of the 1976 film 'Network' is playing to packed houses at the National Theatre - but it's just one in a long line of screen-to-stage adaptations…

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:29am on February 20, 2018☆⚑

Juliet and Romeo, Battersea Arts Centre, London, review: A glorious mix of speech, dance and comedy by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Romeo and Juliet have survived into adulthood and are having a mid-life crisis in Ben Duke's show, 'Juliet and Romeo: A Guide to Long Life and Happy Marriage'

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:58am on February 19, 2018☆⚑

The B*easts, Bush Theatre, London, review: A remarkably combative and thought-provoking piece about the sexualisation of our culture by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

This one-woman show is written and performed by Monica Dolan who won a BAFTA for her role as Rosemary West in 'Appropriate Adult'

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:53am on February 19, 2018☆⚑

Andrew Lloyd Webber reveals battle with mental health issues: 'It was utterly despairing' by Roisin O'Connor, Roisin O'Connor

Impresario behind works such as Evita and Phantom of the Opera opens up about his mental health struggles in a new book

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:47am on February 18, 2018☆⚑

Girls & Boys, Royal Court, London, review: A remarkable return for Carey Mulligan by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

The 'Great Gatsby' star returns to the West End stage in Dennis Kelly's solo show about a disintegrating marriage which is directed by 'Posh' and 'Chimerica&apo…

SOURCE: The Independent at 3:15am on February 16, 2018☆⚑

The York Realist, Donmar Warehouse, London, review: A pitch-perfect, impeccably acted production by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Peter Gill's tender gay love story is about the conflicting aspirations of the lovers rather than societal prejudice that drives the two men apart

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:41am on February 14, 2018☆⚑

The Winter's Tale, Royal Opera House, London, review: It's a marvellous ballet by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

This third revival of Christopher Wheeldon's 2014 ballet with music by Joby Talbot is stronger than ever

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:07am on February 14, 2018☆⚑