The Londoner from Lagos wowed the fringe with a show about language, family and cross-cultural identity. She talks about dread, dreams and her bid for 'controlled chaos' Before her first Edi…
Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner unite for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Michael Sheen launches Welsh National Theatre and Bridget Christie revs up for a return to the stage Continue reading...
A meet-cute between Humanity and Earth, a mod ballet and Nick Mohammed's career-best standup set " our critics pick the best stage shows of the year 10. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry…
Soho theatre, LondonThe comedian's compelling show explores gender politics in modern India, singledom and self-improvement Modesty: "I don't speak for all women …" Swagger: "… but I do …
Surprise is a key ingredient of standup but Jack Rooke and Joseph Morpurgo explore the potential of dusting down their hit 2015 shows for rare revivals Bands tour classic albums in their ent…
Park theatre, LondonGleefully leaning into all the cliches and groansome laughs, Dan Patterson and Jez Bond's musical vampire romp is supremely silly If ever there was a show where the title…
The Stand, GlasgowThe one time Dancing On Ice contestant is hard not to like but his judgment of audience as 'tepid' is wide of the mark " they did well to get through such slim pickings 'Ju…
Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonAfrobeat-tinged music, an AI love interest, Elon Musk as a panto villain, and a cast who are clearly having a ball mean there is something for everyone in…
A new report suggests playwriting is in crisis after Covid, with producers retreating into safe old classics. Well, not from where I'm standing Crisis? What crisis? British Theatre Before an…
He's been in everything from Love Actually to Shakespeare with Al Pacino " but will he always be thought of as the string-vest-wearing boozy Glaswegian? Ahead of a tour as himself, the actor…
The Yorkshire comic was going nowhere with his act which relied on gimmicks, set-pieces and standing on tables. So he decided it was time to live a more interesting " and stressful " life Wh…
Soho theatre, LondonThe comedian considers his Brummie and Middle East identities in a polished set about belonging British-Iraqi comedian Hasan Al-Habib's eye-catching show is about coming …
A fringe favourite for his Houdini and Dracula spoofs, 'comedy's best kept secret' has finally had his breakout moment " in the least likely fashion When Nick Mohammed first toured his lates…
Stand Comedy Club, GlasgowAn emergency in the audience halts the gravel-voiced comic's set but he brings it to an uproarious close in the foyer 'Why weren't you like this through there?!" W…
Pavilion theatre, GlasgowThe surrealist standup's two hours of fantastic off-the-cuff material covers topics as divergent as dugongs, Gregg Wallace and hypothetical horror musicals Should we…
Arches London Bridge New show I Love It Here is billed as a departure from the comedian's familiar neurotic self-analysis, but it proves frustratingly unchallenging "An exciting departure fr…
Queen's Hall, EdinburghThe standup zeroes in on hormonal chaos and domestic indignities with rage, absurdity and self-awareness Talk about a hot flush: menopause, and its peri-predecessor, h…
Soho theatre, London These deftly sprung riffs on extended family and motherhood gain in power when mayhem offsets the tightly controlled set The last time I saw Janine Harouni perform she w…
Soho theatre, LondonFrom the trials of family life to irritating podcasters, this sometimes eyebrow-raising hour of personal comedy is consistently entertaining Much as Jessica Fostekew woul…
In an age of self-deprecation, the former cabaret star is infuriating fellow standups by calling herself 'Australia's first attractive comedian' " and flaunting her sex appeal on stage Is El…
Playhouse, EdinburghThe Monty Python man revisits his remarkable career, with songs dedicated to George Harrison and Robin Williams " and some ribbing of John Cleese A career retrospective f…
Soho theatre, LondonThe standup has some effective material about the usual middle-aged gripes, but never quite coalesces these scattershot routines into a well-rounded whole Nobody ever lis…
As the show based on their cult TV hit goes on the road, the duo discuss haunted theatres, feeling like arthritic swans and what it was like being mobbed in Shanghai How do you make a shoppi…
Soho theatre, LondonThe US comic and TV writer's account of his military service in Iraq is exuberant, enlightening, and flies the flag for the plight of veterans At one point in Bill Posley…
Andrea Riseborough and Sarandon deliver a decade-hopping drama, superstar standups hit the road and Shobana Jeyasingh rewrites Shakespeare ' See the rest of our unmissable autumn arts previe…