Fierce Festival’s Clayton Lee on channelling delusional hope, making Birmingham the centre of live art in the UK, and only staging work that could ‘change your life’

Diana Damian Martin, Amy Borsuk, Matt Barton and Angelo Irving review some recent shows

How can we make Shakespeare truly accessible? It’s all about how you talk to your audience, finds Kate Andrews at two productions at the Globe

Ahead of their show Cold Sweat, Ben Kulvichit talks to Tim Etchells about the ‘uncanny’ possibilities their new technique

As their new stage versions of two horror classics open on the same night, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and Stef Smith swap ghost stories with Frank Peschier

From Keynes to Liberace, Muriel Spark to the Stasi

In 2021, local residents prevented a Home Office raid on Kenmure Street in Glasgow. But how will These Are Our Neighbours tell that story with just three actors?

Following their Shedinburgh takeover, Ben Kulvichit hears how Forest Fringe forged a community, became the home for experimental work, built a buzz... and then had to grow up

‘One frame unlocks the film’s meaning. But you probably won’t like what Bergman is implying’

Rosemary Waugh on the ‘period-ish’ aesthetics of the stage designer’s work – and how she was inspired by her grandmother, Paula Rego

All of our reviews, as we get 'em

All of our reviews, as we get 'em

All of our reviews, as we get 'em

Maddy Costa on writing hope, idealism, fervency – and failure

All of our reviews, as we get 'em

All of our reviews, as we get 'em

Her show is a hit of the festival – but the fringe is also a place where her compulsive behaviours flare. The clown shares how she’s facing down her shame

The things Andrzej Łukowski will do for art

All of our reviews, as we get 'em

'If we only reward art that tells us what it means, Cleansed will always be the first to be punished': playwright Stella Green on how Sarah Kane’s play asks for our faith

All of our reviews, as we get 'em

Drag musicals, marvellous microbes, and magical badgers

'When people get disillusioned with theatre or disillusioned with life, often it’s because they’ve lost a sense of wonder'

Adam Riches and Andrew Doherty play monstrous critics in their new shows. Isobel Lewis dares talk to them about the 'erotic obsession' between artist and reviewer

Natasha Tripney's legendary Fringe Poem returns! Our team of reviewers give their recommendations! Fringe PR supremo Laura Horton has tips for how to hype yourself!

Barber, Barbie, Begbie, Brecht

A radical new framework defining Black theatre leaves no more room 'for half-arsed attempts' at inclusivity, finds Melody Adebisi

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Performers at the festival share what they're buying tickets for

Natasha Tripney, Isobel Lewis, Holly Williams and Alexander Cohen have thoughts

In Bed With My Brother on how small children are as punk as their shows

Cultural Bridge helps community arts groups in the UK and Germany partner up. But how far can fresh learnings go without additional funding?

The return of Rosemary Waugh's ongoing series, delving into the careers of great British designers

A big old group discussion

How do we make theatre in a climate crisis? Maddy Costa talks to Zoë Svendsen about whether climate dramaturgy can change how we work

At the Wales Millennium Centre, the Annwn Prize recognises the best in immersive storytelling. But who should review such genre-busting work?

An all-female Mamet, the worst of the internet, rising sea levels... and a splash of summer escapism

How All the Rage, a rapid response to the Epstein files by over 80 female and non-binary writers, weaves a 'web of magic'

As Arts Council England ditches its strategy, the sector breathes a sigh of relief. But is it really retreat from the idea that cultural power should be shared?

Can BDSM aesthetics and rope bondage be used to explore performer-audience dynamics? Frey Kwa Hawking finds out

Ahead of his latest show – a sci-fi song-and-dance spectacle about science's quest for eternal life – Exeunt goes time travelling with a Japanese theatrical legend

Kathy Maniura, Cabbage the Clown, and THISMOTHERPHUCKER cut their teeth at drag competitions in queer bars. Now, they're doing solo hours in theatres

Harry Clayton-Wright gives Frank Peschier a tour of his hometown – and explains why it's the perfect setting for an end-of-the-pier apocalyptic extravaganza

Going to the Fringe gets harder every year, for artists and audiences. So where are the accessible grassroots festivals to rival it?

Going to the Fringe gets harder every year, for artists and audiences. So where are the accessible grassroots festivals to rival it?

Going to the Fringe gets harder every year, for artists and audiences. So where are the accessible grassroots festivals to rival it?

Ava Pickett in the West End, Alexander Zeldin in a care home, offensive puppets, and a Beckett-Feldman collab

The discourse on 'toxic masculinity' is endless – and theatre is getting in on it. But what can performances of masculinity tell us about what it really means to be a man?

Our writers choose recently opened and upcoming shows that they're excited for – plus, a spotlight on Tom Mothersdale