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Beautiful Burnout The Comedy of Errors
4 stars
Theatre Royal, Newcastle
Propeller's gaudy and energetic touring production of Shakespeare's comedy.
Beautiful Burnout Richard III
4 stars
Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
Edward Hall's all-male company Propeller stage a gloriously gory take on Shakespeare's tragedy.
comedy
Daniel Kitson Daniel Kitson: It's The Fireworks Talking
touring
The TV-shunning comedian previews his upcoming show in Leeds.
Luke Wright Luke Wright: Poet Laureate
touring
The co-founder of poetry collective Aisle 16 takes his first solo show on the road.
Ricky Gervais Ricky Gervais: Fame
touring
Third solo stand up tour for the ubiquitous writer and star of The Office and Extras.
Beautiful Burnout Richard III
4 stars
Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
Edward Hall's all-male company Propeller stage a gloriously gory take on Shakespeare's tragedy.
Beautiful Burnout Richard III
4 stars
Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
Edward Hall's all-male company Propeller stage a gloriously gory take on Shakespeare's tragedy.
matilda Matilda
5 stars
Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
Roald Dahl's novel gets the Tim Minchin treatment courtesy of the RSC.
Beautiful Burnout Beautiful Burnout
4 stars
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Playwright Bryony Lavery's new collaboration with physical theatre company Frantic Assembly.
inheritance Inheritance
4 stars
Live Theatre, Newcastle
Mike Packer's new family drama about the damaging impact of debt.
Love Love,Love, Love
4 stars
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
Mike Bartlett continues to produce exciting work with a new play examining intergenerational conflict.
Cherry The Cherry Orchard
4 stars
Birmingham Rep, Birmingham
Josie Lawrence stars in Chekhov's last play, seen here in a new version by Tom Stoppard.
Bonnie and Clyde Bonnie and Clyde
3 stars
Brewery, Bristol
Fairground Theatre's new production based on the life and death of the infamous outlaw couple.
A Month in the Country A Month in the Country
4 stars
Festival Theatre, Chichester
Brian Friel's adaptation of Turgenev's theatrical masterpiece.
Hamlet Hamlet
4 stars
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
John Simm makes his Shakespeare debut in Paul Miller's production at the Crucible.
Western A Western
4 stars
Tobacco Factory, Bristol
Action Hero present an interactive take on the classic celluloid western.
Another Someone Another Someone
4 stars
Bedlam Theatre, Edinburgh
RashDash return with an energetic and uplifting piece of dance theatre.
Dead Poets Dead Poets
4 stars
Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh
Mark Grist and MC Mixy examine the gap between poetry and hip-hop.
Frisky Frisky and Mannish: The College Years
3 stars
Underbelly, Edinburgh
The distinctive duo present a second installment of their pop parody mash-ups.
Sub Rosa Sub Rosa
4 stars
Hill Street Theatre, Edinburgh
David Leddy's atmospheric, gore-soaked Victorian promenade piece.
Six Loves Six and a Half Loves
3 stars
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
Charming show by Terry Saunders that mixes animation and storytelling.
Our Share of Tomorrow Our Share of Tomorrow
3 stars
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
Dan Sherer's debut play, a moving three-hander performed by Real Circumstance.
Bo Burnham Bo Burnham
4 stars
Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh
The teenage YouTube sensation makes his Edinburgh debut with Words, Words, Words.
Chrissy You're Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy
4 stars
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
An enchanting solo show created and performed by Caroline Horton.
John Cooper Clarke John Cooper Clarke
4 stars
Udderbelly's Pasture, Edinburgh
The Bard of Salford, the original punk poet, begins a week of late night shows.
John Luke Roberts John-Luke Roberts Distracts You From a Murder
3 stars
Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh
The Invisible Dot presents a comedy show that doubles as cover for a brutal slaying.
Hot Mess Hot Mess
4 stars
Hawke and Hunter, Edinburgh
Ella Hickson's third fringe play is an engaging, nightclub-set four-hander.
Daniel Kitson It's Always Right Now Until It's Later
5 stars
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
A moving and mesmerising exercise in storytelling from Daniel Kitson.
The Penny Dreadfuls The Penny Dreadfuls
4 stars
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
The inventive comedy troupe revert to their sketch show roots.
Keepers Keepers
3 stars
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh
The Plasticine Men's nuanced two-hander about a pair of 19th century lighthouse keepers.
Operation Greenfield Operation Greenfield
4 stars
Zoo Roxy, Edinburgh
New show from Little Bulb about four teenagers preparing for their version of judgment day - the local talent show.
Tim Clare Tim Clare's Death Drive
4 stars
Zoo Roxy, Edinburgh
Debut solo show from poet, comedian and musician Tim Clare.
While You Lie My Romantic History
3 stars
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Lyndsey Turner directs D.C. Jackson's 'non-rom-com'.
While You Lie While You Lie
2 stars
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Zinnie Harris directs Sam Holcroft's new play about the consequences of honesty.
Speechless Speechless
3 stars
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Shared Experience's new play based on the book, The Silent Twins, by Marjorie Wallace.
Yellow Dress The Girl in the Yellow Dress
3 stars
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh
Craig Higginson's new play depicts an intense relationship between a language teacher and her student.
That Face That Face
4 stars
Crucible Studio Theatre, Sheffield
Richard Wilson brings Polly Stenham's debut play to Sheffield for its regional premiere.
Alice Alice
4 stars
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Laura Wade's inventive retelling of Alice in Wonderland.
Translations Translations
3-5 stars
Tobacco Factory, Bristol
Graduating students at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School stage Brian Friel's classic play.
Salome Salome
4 stars
Richmond Theatre, Richmond
Jamie Lloyd directs Oscar Wilde's play for Headlong Theatre.
Electric Electric Hotel
2 stars
Harbourside, Bristol
As part of Bristol's MayFest, audience members don headphones for a production staged in a specially constructed hotel.
True West True West
4 stars
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Nigel Harman and John Light star in a staging of Sam Shephard's play.
Lovely War Oh What a Lovely War
4 stars
Richmond Theatre, Richmond
Northern Stage present a fresh take on Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop production.
Arthur George Arthur and George
3 stars
Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
David Edgar adapts Julian Barnes' acclaimed novel for the stage.
Hedda Gabler Hedda Gabler
3 stars
Richmond Theatre, Richmond
Rosamund Pike plays Ibsen's complex heroine in Adrian Noble's touring production.
Juliet Juliet and Her Romeo
3 stars
Old Vic, Bristol
Tom Morris directs an original spin on Shakespeare's timeless love play.
Dad's Army Dad's Army Marches On
3 stars
Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage
Second on-stage outing for the characters of the classic wartime sitcom.
Midsummer A Midsummer Night's Dream
4 stars
Tobacco Factory, Bristol
Andrew Hilton and Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory stage a magical version of the Bard's comedy.
Dancing Dancing at Lughnasa
4 stars
Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Tamara Harvey directs a moving and layered revival of Brian Friel's play.
Enemy An Enemy of the People
4 stars
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
The Crucible reopens under Daniel Evans' artistic directorship with a production of Ibsen starring Antony Sher.
Cling to Me Like Ivy Cling to Me Like Ivy
4 stars
The Door, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham
Samantha Ellis' charming new play about life in the Orthodox Jewish community.
Midsummer A Midsummer Night's Dream
3 stars
Rose Theatre, Kingston-upon-Thames
Judi Dench plays Titania in Peter Hall's production of Shakespeare's comedy.
Ali Baba Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
5 stars
Tobacco Factory, Bristol
Travelling Light Theatre's family friendly production of the famous folk tale.
Hansel Hansel and Gretel
5 stars
Old Vic, Bristol
Kneehigh work their particular brand of magic on the classic children's story.
NOW IN THEATRE
LONDON: Robert Lindsay plays the Greek shipping tycoon in Martin Sherman's bio-drama Onassis

LONDON: Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet at the National Theatre

NEW YORK: Patrick Stewart stars in Mamet's A Life in the Theatre

LONDON: The West End stage version of Sebastian Faulks' Birdsong

NEW YORK: Kneehigh's staging of Brief Encounter plays at Studio 54

SHEFFIELD: John Simm plays Hamlet at the Sheffield Crucible

LONDON: Michael Gambon stars in Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape

LONDON: Mackenzie Crook and Ralf Little star in Annie Baker's The Aliens

LONDON: The Globe stages their first play by a woman, Nell Leyshon's Bedlam

NEW YORK: Samuel Brett Williams's The Revival at the Lion Theatre

FEATURE: A look back at the highlights of this year's Edinburgh Fringe

EDINBURGH: RashDash return to the Fringe with Anothe Someone at the Bedlam

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