Laura Cubitt in 'Above Me The Wide Blue Sky' ©Mathew Andrews 5:32pm

Above Me The Wide Blue Sky, Young Vic, London

Using the words of real people, this one-woman show illustrates how human activity is damaging the natural world

Ashley Zhangazha and Lenny Henry in 'Fences' ©Nobby Clark Mar 12, 2013

Fences, Richmond Theatre, London

Lenny Henry gives a powerful performance, but this Pulitzer Prize-winning play is somewhat heavy handed

Danish Dance Theatre’s ‘Love Songs’ ©Bjarke Orsted Mar 12, 2013

Danish Dance Theatre, Joyce Theater, New York

This hour-long work for 12 dancers is perfectly pleasant, though close inspection reveals the choreography to be unoriginal

Mar 12, 2013

Burn the Floor, Shaftesbury Theatre, London

Proclaiming itself ‘the ultimate ballroom sensation’, this is in fact an evening of unfocused boisterousness, lacking in physical wit

Bianca Amato, Luke Robertson and Quincy Tyler Bernstine in Neva Mar 11, 2013

Neva, Public Theater, New York

The death of Chekhov and the volatility of life in 1905 Russia are evoked in Guillermo Calderón’s drama

'The Talent' perform Russell Maliphant's 'Fallen' ©Mark Barrs Mar 11, 2013

BalletBoyz, Sadler’s Wells, London

New choreographies from Liam Scarlett and Russell Maliphant highlight the skill and devotion of the young dancers of ‘The Talent’

Tuppence Middleton in 'The Living Room' ©Flavia Fraser Cannon Mar 11, 2013

The Living Room, Jermyn Street Theatre, London

Unrevived since its premiere 60 years ago, this family drama shows Graham Greene at his most introspective

Paul Taylor Dance Company perform 'Junction' Mar 11, 2013

Paul Taylor, Lincoln Center, New York

The first week of the 82-year-old choreographer’s season highlighted his great strengths – and weaknesses

'A Midsummer Night's Dream' ©Simon Annand Mar 11, 2013

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Bristol Old Vic

Puppetry and semi-nudity help to make this a funny, filthy and consistently watchable ‘Dream’

Tamsin Greig in 'Longing' ©Manuel Harlan Mar 10, 2013

Longing, Hampstead Theatre, London

Tamsin Greig gives a devastating performance in this play composed from two of Chekhov’s short stories

The Job from MANAGEMENT Mar 10, 2013

Theatre composer

Adrian Sutton writes musical scores

Mar 8, 2013

After Bond, Peter meets Alice

Playwright and scriptwriter John Logan talks about the contrast between film and stage

Mar 8, 2013

Made of the Rite stuff

Dame Marie Rambert, a founding figure of British Ballet, witnessed the 20th century’s most celebrated theatrical brawl

Mar 8, 2013

Paper Dolls, Tricycle Theatre, London

Philip Himberg tells a remarkable tale of strangers in a troubled land, of makeshift family and unexpected tenderness

Mar 8, 2013

The Diary: Tony Hall

The BBC’s incoming director-general on what Britain is teaching Brazil about art and culture

From WORLD Mar 7, 2013

Bolshoi acid attacker refuses to apologise

Pavel Dmitrichenko shows defiance and contrition in court

Mar 7, 2013

Homage to Rudolf Nureyev, Palais Garnier, Paris

Nureyev’s spirit – the passion, the bravura, the fierce and uncompromising dedication to classical technique – was sadly lacking here

From WORLD Mar 6, 2013

Bolshoi star confesses to acid attack

Dmitrichenko admits to organising assault on director

Mar 6, 2013

The Audience, Gielgud Theatre, London

Helen Mirren as the Queen, directed by Stephen Daldry: this is not so much a drama, more a theatrical event

Mar 6, 2013

Purple Heart, Gate Theatre, London

American playwright Bruce Norris’s unflinching play bubbles with anger at a society unable to learn from the Vietnam war