They Drink It In The Congo, Almeida Theatre, review: 'A rich mess and a bold sprawl' by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

The Almeida addressed the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo a few years back when it staged the European premiere of Lynn Nottage's Pulitzer Prize-winning Ruined. Adam Brace…

SOURCE: The Independent at 1:40pm on August 24, 2016☆⚑

946: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips, Shakespeare's Globe, review: 'A winningly rumbustious family show' by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Theatre's love-affair with the writings of War Horse author Michael Morpurgo continues with this stage version of his 2006 novella

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:49am on August 18, 2016☆⚑

Edinburgh Festival: Daniel Kitson's Mouse - The Persistence of an Unlikely Thought, Traverse Theatre, review: 'Magnetic' by David Pollock, David Pollock

A piece of theatre which could be performed by anyone else, and yet only Kitson can truly fill it with purpose

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:19pm on August 17, 2016☆⚑

Edinburgh Festival: Two Man Show, Summerhall, review: 'A terrifically generous piece of writing' by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

A look at masculinity and patriarchy, Two Man Show is played by two women

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:19pm on August 17, 2016☆⚑

Groundhog Day, Old Vic, theatre review: 'Such a tonic that it's a pity you can't get a repeat prescription for it' by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

The stage-musical adaptation of the 1993 movie reunites the team behind the smash-hit Matilda

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:03am on August 17, 2016☆⚑

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Animal (Are you a proper person?), Gilded Balloon, review: 'A shot of uncomplicated joy' by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

Using spirit animals as a way into talking about accepting who you really are is the charming conceit at the centre of Animal (Are you a proper person?)

SOURCE: The Independent at 3:43pm on August 15, 2016☆⚑

Edinburgh Fringe: Electric Eden, Electric Circus/Pleasance Pop-up, review: 'Never quite electrifying' by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

Last year, Not Too Tame had a hit with a show in a pub; now the young ensemble are doing a site-specific 'party-theatre' in a disused house

SOURCE: The Independent at 3:43pm on August 15, 2016☆⚑

The Burnt Part Boys, Park Theatre, review: 'Entertaining enough' by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

The European premiere of an off-Broadway show and the first musical ever to be staged in Park90 is a bold choice, says Paul Taylor

SOURCE: The Independent at 3:43pm on August 15, 2016☆⚑

Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Heads Up, Summerhall, review: 'An absolute highlight of the fringe' by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

Kieran Hurley had a big fringe hit with Beats, a one-man show about rave culture. Heads Up is about what would happen if the apocalypse hit our city, right now

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:40pm on August 15, 2016☆⚑

Allegro, Southwark Playhouse, musical review: 'A heartfelt production that takes you into the soul of a lost gem' by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

This Rodgers and Hammerstein musical had to wait nearly 70 years for its professional European premiere

SOURCE: The Independent at 1:44pm on August 15, 2016☆⚑

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child tickets appearing on resale websites for £4,999 by Jack Shepherd, Jack Shepherd

According to one expert, touts are expected to make over £1 million

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:28am on August 14, 2016☆⚑

Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, National Theatre, London: 'Delightfully potty-­mouthed and sex­-obsessed, it's not to be missed' by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Vicky Featherstone's wonderfully fluent and vivid production of Alan Warner's award-­winning 1998 novel The Sopranos is a boozy, raucous rite of passage

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:13am on August 11, 2016☆⚑

Edinburgh Fringe: Tell Me Anything, Summerhall - 'Crisp, fresh writing delivers but this is a strange perspective on dealing with an eating disor by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

Isn't it slightly self-indulgent to make a play about how you suffered when your girlfriend had anorexia?

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:00am on August 11, 2016☆⚑

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Rupert Grint meets the new Ron Weasley by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

Grint and Paul Thornley were photographed outside of the Palace Theatre in London after the show

SOURCE: The Independent at 4:55am on August 11, 2016☆⚑

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child becomes biggest selling play script since records began by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

J.K. Rowling and Jack Thorne's play script sold 847, 886 copies worth £8.76 million in its first week

SOURCE: The Independent at 1:06pm on August 10, 2016☆⚑

Luke Norris on his new Edinburgh play 'Growth' and why lad culture is damaging by Emily Jupp, Emily Jupp

The playright and actor's new play 'Growth' is about a young man who discovers a lump on his testicle and puts off seeing a doctor

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:09pm on August 10, 2016☆⚑

Edinburgh Fringe: The Diary of a Madman, Traverse Theatre: 'Ripely pertinent post-Indyref, post-Brexit' by Holly Willams, Holly Willams

Themes of national identity and mascularity are deftly drawn in Al Smith's modern adaptation of Gogol's short story

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:24pm on August 9, 2016☆⚑

Out of Edinburgh: What shows to see if you're not at the Edinburgh festival by Emily Jupp, Emily Jupp

If you're not one of the thousands heading to Edinburgh for the fringe but don't want to be culturally bereft for a month, here's what to see outside the Edinburgh bubble

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:20am on August 9, 2016☆⚑

Edinburgh Fringe review: Travesty, Assembly George Square, Edinburgh - A millennial, anti-gender take on the boy-meets-girl trope by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

Stand-up Liam Williams's sharply comic debut play forces you to notice how coded and gendered both language and gesture can be

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:07am on August 8, 2016☆⚑

Theatre review: Yerma, Young Vic, London - 'Billie Piper gives a performance of devastating emotional force' by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

A deft work that brings Lorca's tragedy about the agonies of childlessness bang up to date

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:07am on August 8, 2016☆⚑

The Glass Menagerie, King's Theatre, Edinburgh, review: Emotional dances at the International Festival by David Pollock, David Pollock

Director John Tiffany was behind the National Theatre of Scotland's Black Watch in 2006, as well as the all-conquering Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:28pm on August 7, 2016☆⚑

Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs, The Hub, Edinburgh: Hankies at the ready for a torrent of squelchy, soggy songs by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

It's his autobiographical and shamelessly showbiz anecdotes in-between numbers which really delight

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:57pm on August 6, 2016☆⚑

Yerma, Young Vic, review: Billie Piper gives a shatteringly powerful performance by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor is left still visibly shaking from the play's effects on the Tube home

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:15am on August 5, 2016☆⚑

Billie Piper proves an unexpected smash hit with Yerma reviewers after 'devastating' performance by Jess Denham, Jess Denham

The former Nineties pop star has already sparked awards season buzz

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:03am on August 5, 2016☆⚑

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Fans warned tickets being touted for thousands will be 'automatically void' by Jess Denham, Jess Denham

Tickets are currently on sale on StubHub for up to £1,000 with many fans left disappointed

SOURCE: The Independent at 4:43am on August 5, 2016☆⚑