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Stuttgart Ballet review – Beethoven trio plays with desire and despair

The premiere of Mauro Bigonzetti’s Einssein is one of a trio of pieces set to sonatas and showcasing suffocating relationships

Lyndsey Winship

02, Apr, 2021 @6:30 PM

Katherine Parkinson: 'I dreamed I was riding a dog – it was quite beautiful'

The Bafta award-winning comedy actor and The IT Crowd star on the things that make her laugh the most

02, Apr, 2021 @1:00 PM

April Fools Gay: witty pranksters of comedy run riot

Simon David plays the frenzied host for a jolly hour of frivolity as an array of comics showcase the joys of mischief

Ella Braidwood

02, Apr, 2021 @11:34 AM

Meet Jan Black review – touching tribute to theatre's lost year

Johnny McKnight’s warm-hearted play, live-streamed from the Gaiety theatre in Ayr, reflects on what we’ve missed most about performance

Mark Fisher

02, Apr, 2021 @9:50 AM

Sadie review – lockdown Belfast drama is hilarious and harrowing

Provocative playwright David Ireland returns with a slow-burn character study screened as part of the BBC’s Lights Up festival

Mark Lawson

01, Apr, 2021 @6:31 PM

'We had a three-hour window to get intimate!' Romeo and Juliet at the National

After the pandemic nixed a stage run of Shakespeare’s tragedy, the theatre launched an ambitious film version starring Jessie Buckley and Josh O’Connor

Arifa Akbar

01, Apr, 2021 @5:00 AM

'Rehab made me grateful to be alive': Margaret Cho on sobriety, solitude and Stop Asian Hate

One of the world’s most outrageous comedians, Cho is leading the battle to end racism against Asian-Americans. She discusses hatred, hope and how humour saved her life

Sirin Kale

01, Apr, 2021 @5:00 AM

Grave New World: the current affairs spoof unmasking our new normal

Anxiety, absurdity and little else pervade the post-pandemic world of Stuart Laws’ mockumentary – so what’s it trying to say about life after Covid?

Brian Logan

31, Mar, 2021 @7:00 PM

Jessica Hung Han Yun: a designer tripping the light fantastic

The bright mind who lit up Blindness at the Donmar and the National Theatre’s panto approaches each job like a mystery

Arifa Akbar

31, Mar, 2021 @6:00 AM

Rosie Jones: ‘I hope disabled people can see me on TV and think: if she can do it, I can do it'

The standup on representation, Matt Hancock, her new travel show and why she loves Norwich

Brian Logan

30, Mar, 2021 @8:00 AM

Shakespeare Wallah: Merchant Ivory's bittersweet tale of Bollywood and the Bard

The Kendal family of actors star in a story inspired by their travels around India, whose booming film industry upstages their theatrical troupe

Chris Wiegand

30, Mar, 2021 @5:00 AM

The New Gospel review – a thrilling and unsettling Easter story

Milo Rau’s film mixes a dramatisation of the crucifixion story with a real-life portrait of exploited migrant workers