Funeral review – hushed rituals provide deep communal catharsis
Belgian theatre company Ontroerend Goed create a sombre, dreamlike atmosphere in this piece about funeral rites and mourning
August 2022
Every Word Was Once an Animal review – this is head-spinning theatre
Ontroerend Goed’s new show is funny, self-referential and confusing in equal parts
April 2021
Lockdown culture
TM review – will you be approved to join an international cult?
You are put through a cryptic interview in this ingenious show that tears up theatre’s rulebook to make the spectator the star
December 2019
Readers' favourite stage shows of 2019
Andrew Scott was spellbinding in Present Laughter, Life of Pi stunned Sheffield and Tao of Glass was a tour de force
September 2019
Best culture of the 21st century
The 50 best theatre shows of the 21st century
A hip-hop history lesson, a dizzy Dahl musical and a continent-hopping barbershop … we pick the finest new works of theatre since 2000
August 2019
Are We Not Drawn Onward to New ErA review – palindromic drama of dazzling proportions
The pioneering Ontroerend Goed company takes on a conceptually daring view of environmental apocalypse
August 2018
Gambling in a theatre-casino won't help us understand the banking crisis
Aditya Chakrabortty
£￥€$ (Lies) review – enjoy the thrill of a global banking crisis
August 2017
Edinburgh festival 2017: 10 shows to see
A puppet blockbuster, a Bigfoot opera and a Northern Soul dance marathon all feature in the lineup of the 70th Edinburgh festival
July 2017
'We haven't made a profit for five years': risky business at Edinburgh fringe
Running a festival venue is about more than booking acts and selling tickets. From converting lecture rooms to spending £25,000 on Astroturf, we reveal the costs of putting on a show
June 2017
Theatre blog
Edinburgh festival 2017: what to see and where to go
From Fleabag to Forced Entertainment, with Shakespearean puppet shows, a dance marathon and a love letter to Dolly Parton, here’s a look at some of this year’s highlights
May 2017
Five of the best… theatre shows
Othello, Sirens and Desh: this week’s best UK theatre and dance
Richard Twyman revives Shakespeare with style, Ontroerend Goed explore feminism and Akram Khan looks at the past through Bangladesh and Britain
November 2016
Theatre blog
Plan your week’s theatre: top tickets
Harry Enfield goes to Hollywood at the Young Vic, Elvis makes a comeback in Manchester, Sacred: Homelands brings a world of theatre to Toynbee Studios – and the festive show season is kicking off everywhere
Theatre blog
Plan your week’s theatre: top tickets
Simon Russell Beale braves a technological Tempest, while Milton’s masque Comus is performed by candlelight, Compass festival takes us by the hand in Leeds, and Frankenstein goes to the seaside at Weston-super-Mare
This week's best culture
This week’s best... theatre & dance performances
Key Change | World Without Us | The Red Barn | Oil | Grain In The Blood | Rambert | Multiverse | Coal
August 2016
Club Cumming, dystopias and talking dolphins: Edinburgh festival 2016 shows – in pictures
The Edinburgh festival 2016 offers everything from straight drama to showbiz revues to verbatim polemics – here’s another selection, photographed by Murdo MacLeod
Edinburgh festival 2016: the shows we recommend
Plan your Edinburgh schedule with this digest of our tips and reviews. Shows are listed by start time
Theatre blog
Festival in a flash: theatre companies keep Edinburgh visits short and sweet
World Without Us at Edinburgh review – a poignant premonition of eco-disaster
Theatre producers' unbreakable rules for the Edinburgh fringe
