Dudley Town HallWith bits about Prince, Tiswas, his Jamaican family and his long career, the standup treads familiar ground and the home-town crowd love itIn this new standup show – his fi…
Leeds PlayhouseFeaturing stellar performances across the cast, Matthew Xia's production breathes new life into Andrea Levy's sprawling family saga A novel from more than two decades ago, tel…
Dramatising Onjali Q Raúf's refugee tale The Boy at the Back of the Class brought cheers and boos from a young audience " showing they can handle the truth I'd never heard of The Boy at t…
Liverpool PlayhouseThe story becomes less and less relevant as this slapstick monster pastiche leads to an irresistible sense of chaos When a film as perfect as Mel Brooks's Young Frankenste…
Lowry, Salford Reprise of Graham Duff's cult comedy delights the series' fans but there's not much here for anyone else If you are a fan of the cult BBC Three sitcom Ideal, you should immedi…
York Theatre RoyalWith an 80-strong cast, this moving play about social reformer Seebohm Rowntree finds a universal message in the most local of stories There are myriad reasons why this par…
Leeds PlayhouseChris O'Connor's comedy-drama unites a paean to former Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa with the story of a married couple living with dementia during the club's promotion season …
Everyman, LiverpoolNathan Powell sets out his stall with a crowd-pleasing play about intergenerational tensions in a Caribbean cafe This play by Nathan Powell, appointed creative director at…
Crucible, SheffieldWith few directorial flourishes and a compelling central performance, this bare-bones version of the domestic drama gives the story its full due Perhaps the best thing to …
The Lowry, SalfordThe original magic that made the play the most successful in the National Theatre's history still holds, with its visceral impact perhaps now more relevant than ever Joey,…
Royal Exchange, ManchesterJill Halfpenny and Rowan Robinson star in a revival of the 1958 play, staged near its setting of Salford Gather a group of writers together and they will soon be co…
Crucible, SheffieldDirector Anthony Lau brings his fiercely rigorous intellect to bear on this intensely felt love story, with standout performances from Simon Manyonda and Anoushka Lucas Th…
A Colchester theatre is picking works out of a hat. In a defunded and exclusive sector, at least someone will get a chance Nick Ahad is a presenter for BBC Radio 4's Front Row and the author…
Leeds PlayhouseImitating the Dog follow their innovative Dracula and Night of the Living Dead with a version of Shelley's classic that bolts on a contemporary story about impending parenthoo…
Adapting Onjali Q Raúf's novel for the stage proved a challenge but her refugee story, which has a new nod to Harper Lee, is both urgent and unforgettable When I was young, my Bangladeshi…
The organisation's incoming artistic director shares plans to tour a 'massive immersive experience' to empty spaces across the country It might not have dominated the headlines quite like In…
Manchester Opera House Show built around Stock Aitken Waterman's songs flies so long as the pop classics are playing Having been born at the end of the 1970s and come of age in the 1980s, or…
Crucible, Sheffield It takes a while to get going but when it hits its straps, thanks to the cast's skilful handling of farce, Sarah Tipple's production from the Roger McGough translation be…
Royal Exchange theatre, ManchesterTanika Gupta brings authority and nuance to her adaptation, exploring class, colonialism, partition and invasion " and finding unexpected resonance The Sout…
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonTanika Gupta's historical drama has only got more relevant since 2013, but there's an awful lot of migration stories to get through in three hou…
Royal Exchange theatre, ManchesterAn updated version of Dario Fo and Franca Rame's 1974 satire speaks to our times but also suffers from a lack of cohesion It is quite startling to witness j…
Maxine Peake and Christopher Eccleston among performers as venue put on final show after losing Arts Council funding In the end, if indeed it is the end (many on stage would have you believe…
Crucible, Sheffield Anthony Lau brings rich cultural authenticity to the stinging China-set capitalist critique " as well as slides and giant frogs The success of Everything Everywhere All A…
Crucible, SheffieldDaneka Etchells is the most compelling Beatrice you might ever see in an exceptional production of the romantic comedy Post lockdown, theatres are looking for sure things …
Nottingham PlayhouseThis earnest musical, which features three sets of real twins across its cast, has a deeply moving pay-off This is an implausible musical, and you may spend the overlong …