How Broadways' premier satirist knocked Hamilton down a peg by Sopan Dep, Sopan Dep

'Spamilton', the off-Broadway spoof of the blockbuster Broadway musical, has become a popular ticket for people who can't afford or can't get seats for 'Hamilton&apo…

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:54am on June 6, 2017☆⚑

DESH, Sadler's Wells, London, review: Akram Khan's own dancing is extraordinary by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

This solo work created in 2011 by choreographer and performer Khan is his most personal yet

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:24pm on June 5, 2017☆⚑

Frederick Ashton/Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, review: Zenaida Yanowsky shows her quality as an actress, a dancer and a star by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

The Royal Ballet celebrates its founder choreographer with a mixed programme of three of Ashton's works - 'The Dream', 'Symphonic Variations', 'Marguerite and A…

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:12am on June 5, 2017☆⚑

887, Barbican Theatre, London, review: Robert Lepage's beautiful solo show about childhood by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Robert Lepage's one-man performance is his most autobiographical play to date

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:54am on June 5, 2017☆⚑

On the Town, Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, London, review: Drew McOnie's choreography is thrillingly alive by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

The revival of the 1944 Leonard Bernstein musical which is performed in the amphitheatre in Regent's Park deserves to be a helluva hit

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:06am on June 2, 2017☆⚑

Killology, Jerwood Upstairs, Royal Court, London, review: A tense, beautifully acted production by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Gary Owen's play which delves into father-son relationships against a backdrop of a video-game violence is directed by Rachel O'Riordan

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:54am on May 31, 2017☆⚑

Pepperland, Royal Court, Liverpool, review: It refuses to be a nostalgic romp by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Mark Morris dance Group's 'Pepperland' kicks off the Beatles celebration in Liverpool as part of the 'Sgt Pepper' at 50 season

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:12pm on May 29, 2017☆⚑

An Octoroon, Orange Tree, review: This is an energising production, unafraid of the necessary madcap messiness by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Black actors wear whiteface and white actors assume blackface in Branden Jacobs- Jenkins's play which deals with the issues of racial difference with playful provocativeness

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:33am on May 29, 2017☆⚑

Old Vic theatre in London evacuated by police due to 'security alert' by Jacob Stolworthy, Jacob Stolworthy

London's Old Vic theatre has been evacuated during a performance of the play Woyzeck after police received word of an unspecified security threat.

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:42am on May 27, 2017☆⚑

Twelfth Night, Shakespeare's Globe, London, review: Gleefully defiant irreverence is the prevailing mood from the outset by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

The Globe's production of 'Twelfth Night' which is set in 1979 is part of Emma Rice's Summer of Love season but it lacks emotional depth

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:18am on May 25, 2017☆⚑

JB Shorts, 53:two, Manchester, review: It is now something of an institution on the Manchester theatre scene by Paul Vallely, Paul Vallely

Twice a year JB Shorts in Manchester presents six new 15-minute plays by top TV writers

SOURCE: The Independent at 3:33am on May 25, 2017☆⚑

Woyzeck, Old Vic, London, review: John Boyega leaves you in no doubt about his stage chops by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Boyega who is better known for his role in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' stars in Joe Murphy's production of 'Woyzeck' revised by 'Harry Potter' script wr…

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:33pm on May 24, 2017☆⚑

Symphonic Dances, The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, review: The choreography is full of activity but lacks weight by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

The Royal Ballet's young Artist in Residence Liam Scarlett creates a new one-act ballet set to music by Rachmaninoff which fails to impress

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:24am on May 22, 2017☆⚑

The Unknown Soldier, Rialto Theatre, Brighton Fringe Festival, review: Powerful, personal and affecting WWI evocation by Don Connigale, Don Connigale

Poignant one-man play written and performed by former soldier Ross Ericson does not shy from gore, but also offers wry humour and a welcome original perspective on the Great War

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:05am on May 22, 2017☆⚑

Winter Hill, Bolton Octagon, review: It feels like bad 1970s agitprop by Paul Vallely, Paul Vallely

The world premiere of Timberlake Wertenbaker's play about eight local women dealing with the consequences of a luxurious skyscraper hotel being built in Bolton feels too unbelievable

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:33am on May 18, 2017☆⚑

Ghost Dances, Sadler's Wells, London, review: Back after 14 years - it still works its spell by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Rambert's much loved 'Ghost Dances' by Christopher Bruce is inspired by the oppression of the Pinochet regime in Chile

SOURCE: The Independent at 1:12pm on May 17, 2017☆⚑

This is Not Culturally Significant, The Bunker, London, review: Intense and wonderfully disturbing by Joe Vesey-byrne, Joe Vesey-byrne

Adam Scott-Prowley has brought his entirely naked and thoroughly exhilarating performance to one of London's newest theatres which will terrify audiences in this unmissable one-man show

SOURCE: The Independent at 1:12pm on May 17, 2017☆⚑

Life of Galileo, Young Vic, London, review: Brendan Cowell is magnificent in the title role by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

The 'Atonement' film director Joe Wright returns to the Young Vic with this Bertolt Brecht play which is performed in-the-round with a dazzling planetarium design

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:36am on May 17, 2017☆⚑

Trevor Nunn: How the genius Terence Rattigan made a comeback years after his unjust rejection by Trevor Nunn, Trevor Nunn

Nunn who returned to Rattigan following the huge success of 'Flare Path' talks about his love of the British dramatist, as his new production of 'Love In Idleness' transf…

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:33am on May 16, 2017☆⚑

From Medea to Posh: We spoke to the theatre directors whose all-female productions have caused a stir by Sarah Bradbury, Sarah Bradbury

With the all-female staging of 'Medea' which is currently on at the Bristol Old Vic', we take a look at what drives productions to be exclusive to women

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:24am on May 15, 2017☆⚑

Room, Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London, review: Both prurience and sentimentality are admirably kept at bay by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Emma Donoghue has adapted her book 'Room' which is triggered by the Josef Fritzl case in Austria for the stage

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:06am on May 12, 2017☆⚑

Salomé, National Theatre, review: It's forever on the verge of toppling into bathos by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Yael Farber who also directed the Old Vic revival of 'The Crucible' and the NT's 'Les Blancs' last year, still proves that she does riveting ritual intensity better …

SOURCE: The Independent at 4:54am on May 11, 2017☆⚑

Casanova, Sadler's Wells, London, review: A whirl of fluent choreography and atmospheric staging by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Kenneth Tindall's first evening-length ballet about the notorious lover is another success for Northern Ballet

SOURCE: The Independent at 4:54am on May 11, 2017☆⚑

Occupational Hazards, Hampstead Theatre, London, review: A gripping, thought-provoking, sometimes gruesomely funny play by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

This play is based on the memoir by the former British diplomat Rory Stewart who was posted to a province of the newly liberated Iraq to serve as governor

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:42am on May 9, 2017☆⚑

Angels in America, National Theatre, London, review: This production sweeps you through the seven-and-a -half hour experience by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

A revival of Tony Kushner's two-part epic set in New York about gay rights amidst the AIDS crisis and a Conservative Reagan administration is directed by Marianne Elliott

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:24am on May 9, 2017☆⚑