Posh, Pleasance Theatre, London, review: It persuades you that the all-female casting is integral to the play's meaning by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

The new all-female production of Laura Wade's 'Posh', about a fictional version of the riotous Oxford students' Bullingdon Club, is directed by Cressida Carré

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:48am on April 4, 2017☆⚑

Jewels, Royal Opera House, London, review: Marianela Nuñez leads the ballet with radiant authority by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

George Balanchine's ballet was inspired by the beauty of the gem stones he saw in the New York store of jewellers Van Cleef & Arpels and the music of Fauré, Stravinsky and Tchaikov…

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:54am on April 3, 2017☆⚑

The Life, Southwark Playhouse, London, review: A crime if this show does not transfer to the West End by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

"Wow, there's Michael Blakemore," I said, prodding my college across the aisle when I spotted the multi-talented 88 year old taking his seat for this UK premiere of the Cy Col…

SOURCE: The Independent at 4:18am on April 1, 2017☆⚑

Sergei Diaghilev: Who was the Russian art critic and Ballet Russes founder? by Joe Sommerlad, Joe Sommerlad

Today's Google Doodle captures the great theatrical producer in his element

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:54am on March 31, 2017☆⚑

Don Juan in Soho, Wyndham's Theatre, London, review: David Tennant is every bit as magnificent in the title role here as he was as Hamlet by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

David Tennant stars in Patrick Marber's version of Molière's story about a serial seducer of women which transports the action to contemporary London

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:06pm on March 29, 2017☆⚑

Why I wrote a play about William Wordsworth: 'Coming to theatre so late, and then trying to write for it, is a fairly mad idea' by Nicholas Pierpan, Nicholas Pierpan

Nicholas Pierpan's play, which stars John Sackville and Joseph Mydell, questions whether William Wordsworth was a poetic genius or a reckless egotist

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:06pm on March 29, 2017☆⚑

Le Sacre du printemps, Sadler's Wells, London, review: This is the best staging of Le Sacre I know by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

English National Ballet's production of Pina Bausch's 'Le Sacre du Printemps' (The Rite of Spring) has been danced by only one other ballet company, the Paris Opéra

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:31am on March 29, 2017☆⚑

Just Call Me God: A Dictator's Final Speech, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, review: A showcase for John Malkovich's skewed method-acting by Richard Whitehouse, Richard Whitehouse

The UK premiere of Michael Sturminger's music-theatre piece stars Malkovich as a dictator on the brink of madness pitted against the mighty Symphony Hall organ

SOURCE: The Independent at 1:24pm on March 27, 2017☆⚑

Urbain Hayo talks about black deaths in British police custody in his play: 'People think it's an American issue but it's not. We just by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

The actor who goes under the stage name of Urbain Wolf has created his first play 'Custody' with writer Tom Wainwright which looks at real-life cases of police brutality and black …

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:24pm on March 27, 2017☆⚑

Thomas Adès Day 'Arcadiana', Wigmore Hall, London, review: An ideal route into his sound world by Cara Chanteau, Cara Chanteau

The Wigmore Hall explored the composer Thomas Adès in a day-long programme of chamber music, including his own string quartet 'Arcadiana' and a performance of his Concerto Consiso…

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:54am on March 27, 2017☆⚑

The Kid Stays in the Picture, Royal Court, London, review: The latest brilliant piece of experimental, multi-media theatre from Simon McBurney and Com by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Simon McBurney directs a new play about the rise and fall of legendary film producer Robert Evans who saved Paramount Pictures from collapse and produced films such as 'The Godfather&ap…

SOURCE: The Independent at 4:48am on March 24, 2017☆⚑

An American in Paris, Dominion Theatre, London, review: Leanne Cope as Lise can go from wide-eyed to slinky in one bright glance by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

The ballet choreographer Christopher Wheeldon made his Broadway directing debut with this stage musical which puts dance at the heart of the production

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:54am on March 23, 2017☆⚑

Love in Idleness, Menier Chocolate Factory, London, review: It brilliantly synthesises the two versions that exist of a play by Terence Rattigan by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Trevor Nunn has combined the texts from Rattigan's comedy 'Less Than Kind' with its revised version 'Love in Idleness' to create a new production that stars Eve Best…

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:42pm on March 21, 2017☆⚑

Why female thespians like Tamsin Greig shouldn't get their hands off male roles: She has completely reconceived Shakespeare's character by Elizabeth Schafer, Elizabeth Schafer

Due to insufficient roles for women in Shakespeare's plays, Greig, who plays a female version of Malvolio in 'Twelfth Night' at the National Theatre, joins a host of other act…

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:18am on March 21, 2017☆⚑

Filthy Business, Hampstead Theatre, London, review: Sara Kestelman left me feeling as weak with laughter as Dame Edna does by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Olivier Award-winning Sara Kestelman stars in Ryan Craig's new family comedy set in 1968, taking the lead as an East End matriarch who must protect her shop for future generations

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:18am on March 20, 2017☆⚑

Flight Pattern, The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, review: It has immense scale and ambition by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

The Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite creates her first work for The Royal Ballet - the first woman to make a main stage work for the company in 18 years

SOURCE: The Independent at 1:36pm on March 19, 2017☆⚑

Project Polunin Sadler's Wells, London, review: Given the stop-start nature of Polunin's recent history, it's a relief to find him in e by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

The Russian dancer Sergei Polunin, the enfant terrible of dance, who walked out of The Royal Ballet, joins up with Natalia Osipova, to showcase new works for his project

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:06am on March 19, 2017☆⚑

Snow in Midsummer, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, review: The translation used here seems to me the rockiest feature of the production by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

The RSC is bringing Chinese classics to a Western audience with Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's 'Snow in Midsummer', a piece based on a classical Chinese drama by Guan Hanqing, which …

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:32am on March 14, 2017☆⚑

Ballet Black, Barbican, London, review: This uneven triple bill fails to realise the potential of talented, charismatic dancers by Erin Whitcroft, Erin Whitcroft

Performed by the ballet company comprising international dancers of black and Asian descent, the new production includes Micheal Corder's 'House of Dreams', Martin Lawrance&ap…

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:03pm on March 13, 2017☆⚑

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern: 50 years on, Tom Stoppard's play returns to the theatre where it made its name by Daniel Rosenthal, Daniel Rosenthal

With the 50th anniversary revival of 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead' having just opened at the Old Vic starring Daniel Radcliffe, we take a look back at its origins, its 19…

SOURCE: The Independent at 1:03pm on March 13, 2017☆⚑

My Country: A Work In Progress, Dorfman, National Theatre, review: Carol Ann Duffy rings a major's poet's ear to the music of the text by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Following the Brexit vote, real testimonials were collected from people nationwide and interwoven with speeches by politicians in this play by Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy and National The…

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:42am on March 13, 2017☆⚑

Arthur Pita & Headspacedance, Stepmother/Stepfather, The Place, London, review: No doubt it will disturb as many audience members as it delights by Erin Whitcroft, Erin Whitcroft

Arthur Pita choreographs an unnerving double bill that twists fairy tales into hellish dimensions

SOURCE: The Independent at 4:54pm on March 9, 2017☆⚑

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Old Vic, London, review: Daniel Radcliffe's introspective, scrubby-cheeked Rosencrantz isn't bang on by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

David Leveaux's brilliant 50th anniversary revival of Tom Stoppard's play, which stars Radcliffe and Joshua McGuire, has a set designed by Anna Fleischle, which suspends the play i…

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:48am on March 8, 2017☆⚑

a profoundly affectionate, passionate devotion to someone (-noun), Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, London: review: Talking love and silence by Joe Vesey-byrne, Joe Vesey-byrne

debbie tucker green's latest is a beautifully dark and recognisable love story

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:18pm on March 7, 2017☆⚑

How Imelda Staunton, Benedict Cumberbatch and Harold Pinter demanded good theatre manners by David Lister, David Lister

There is a no food 'ban' during the West End production of 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf', but it's not the first time theatre etiquette has been requested or…

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:54am on March 6, 2017☆⚑