The Taiwanese group’s compelling dance and William F Buckley Jr and Gore Vidal’s heated debates are among November’s offerings – plus an interactive theatrical quest Cloud Gate Dance…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:33AMHope Mill theatre, ManchesterAdapted from the 1995 film, this musical about three drag queens stuck in a US small town is low on tension but has plenty of heart – and wigs Manchester’s m…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:13AMRoyal Exchange theatre, ManchesterNicholai La Barrie’s production edits out some of Shakespeare’s characters, but amps up the modern-day relevance of this play about a divided community …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AMJermyn Street theatre, LondonOften outrageously funny, Churchill’s play grimly reveals the costs and risks involved in private renting This revival of Caryl Churchill’s pungent 1972 come…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:07PMThe playwright and actor’s debut drama about life on an eating disorder unit will have its world premiere at the Arcola theatre in London next summer The Papatango new writing prize has be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:55PMThe Arts Council of Wales has withdrawn its long-term financial support of the English-language theatre company National Theatre Wales (NTW) has warned that it will be forced to close in six…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:25AMThe Broadway hit, written by Tina Fey and now on its second North American tour, will open at the Savoy in June For Mean Girls fans, this is so fetch: the film’s musical adaptation, which …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:19AMThe Hollywood star will appear alongside Andy Serkis and Louisa Harland in David Ireland’s black comedy Woody Harrelson is to return to the London stage in a new production of David Irelan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:13AMOur roundup of stage shows to watch at home includes a revival of Polly Stenham’s debut play, London’s international dance festival and Patrick Stewart suffering toil and trouble The fir…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:55AMThe Olivier award-winning actor, whose major film roles included Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series, has died • ‘An actor who let his heart and soul crack open’: David Jays on…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:04AMCoronet theatre, LondonAurélia Thierrée narrates the tale of a confined ‘hysterical’ woman while Fukiko Takase dances on a screen behind her The putrid wallpaper in Charlotte Perkins G…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AMCoogan will follow in Peter Sellers’ footsteps to play multiple roles in stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 satirical war film Steve Coogan is to star in Armando Iannucci’s sta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AMChoreographer Drew McOnie’s version of the festive sweet-treat ballet will have a male hero and aims to ‘represent those who felt it wasn’t for them’ It is a sweet treat of a ballet …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:13PMSummerhall, EdinburghLekan Lawal’s one-man multimedia performance mashes storytelling, comedy and dance into a richly stimulating hour This knotty and stimulating multimedia show created a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:55AMRoundabout @ Summerhall, EdinburghIn sync with beatboxer Grace Savage, Jade Anouka performs a fleet-footed and clear-sighted debut play Actor Jade Anouka’s debut play, Heart, has been kept…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:43AMUnderbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows, EdinburghThe US company Aloft invite audiences to assist them in an intimate and astonishing acrobatic show You have heard how it takes a village to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:13AMSummerhall, EdinburghBritt Plummer is waiting to get married to fellow clown Otto in this playful and wistful comedy Clowns at the Edinburgh fringe are proving that banana gags are far from…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:19PMUnderbelly’s Circus Hub on the Meadows, EdinburghThe enthralling Canadian company offer up a fast-paced but often jarring show that treats Shakespeare like the Super Bowl Here is a twist o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:25AMPleasance Courtyard, EdinburghVoloz Collective’s satirical thriller set during the subprime mortgage crisis is staged with style but has little emotional impact Who needs a load of props w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:43AMUnderbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh The real beasts – not the internet kind – have come to teach us their ways, learn human stuff and dish the dirt on billy goats It’s not easy being green. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:25PMAssembly Roxy, EdinburghNoirish onstage scenes between a couple are shown on a live feed which only makes fitful sense in this mysterious production A gun rests on a shiny serving platter at…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:37PMtheSpace @ Surgeons Hall, EdinburghNalini Sharma makes an engaging fringe debut, using clowning skills and audience participation in a show inspired by her hospital stay “What’s your fav…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:19AMBedlam theatre, EdinburghIn this comic two-hander, uptight Terrence is hawking a prehistoric children’s show when he’s forced into collaborating with upfront Tri-Sarah-Tops Is the Edinbu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07AMSummerhall, EdinburghRowland’s beautifully crafted show considers his, and our, little lives in the context of the Bard’s words Content warning: the next hour, James Rowland tells us, ma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:04AMZoo Playground, EdinburghUS actor-writer Griffin Kelly proves a performer to her fingertips with this highly physical comedy show For the first few minutes of Griffin Kelly’s playful solo …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:04PMThe Scissor Sisters singer will play the Emcee while Self Esteem will make her theatrical debut as Sally Bowles in Rebecca Frecknall’s Olivier-winning musical The musicians Jake Shears and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33PMNcuti Gatwa stars in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Zadie Smith relocates Chaucer to Kilburn, plus dance, storytelling and fringe drama It’s seven years since Emma Rice swung into Shakesp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:25AMThe I Should Be So Lucky singer will play a ‘specially created character’ in the touring show which will feature a string of pop hits by the songwriting trio Kylie Minogue is to step ba…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:04AMSatire by German playwright Marius von Mayenburg will open next year at the Young Vic in London which will also revive Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming Patrick Marber is to direct a new play…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:33AMA disco king hits the dancefloor, Beatrice and Benedick’s romcom gets a feminist framing and Lear faces dystopia as the revered rep company returns in full force Drive west of Toronto for …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:25AMTom Patterson theatre, Stratford, OntarioAntoni Cimolino directs a sophisticated and stimulating production of Eduardo De Filippo’s funny yet poignant play It starts with a carefree round …
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