On Stage
By Zoe Craig

What’s On In London Theatre 23 – 29 April

London’s best theatre, dance, opera, comedy and kids theatre opening this week
By Laura Dodge

Top 11 Theatre Annoyances

Phones ringing and screaming children are the obvious ones, but what else makes us mad in the theatre?
By Tiffany Pritchard

Help Award £25k To The Winner Of The Place Prize For Dance

Vote for your favourite of four finalists.
By Lise Smith

Sex And Death In Austro-Hungary: A Ballet For Grown-Ups

Mayerling is a darkly erotic ballet with an undertow of death and decline, superbly performed by the Royal Ballet.
By Londonist

Pug On Stage: An Operatic Take On Mansfield Park

Ten performers sing their way through the dramas of Jane Austen's timeless novel.

By Rachel Holdsworth

London Stand Up And Sketch Comedy: 21-27 April

Lucy Porter, Andy Zaltzman and a free comedy festival making you laugh this week.
By Sam Smith

More Ecstasy Than Death From English National Ballet At The Coliseum

Fascinating and sexy triple bill of twentieth century works.

By helenbabbs

An Experiment To Investigate The Theatrical Properties Of Children Of The Sun

Applying scientific theory to the National Theatre's Maxim Gorky revival.
By Londonist

A Timeless Tale Of Young Love In Beautiful Thing

Jonathan Harvey's tale back on stage at the Arts Theatre.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Off-Kilter, Interesting, Thoughtful Comedy From Invisible Dot

Expect to see Simon Amstell, Claudia O'Doherty, Nick Mohammed and the like.
By Tim Macavoy

Arrest Of Ai Wei Wei Is Turned Into Art At Hampstead Theatre

Ai Wei Wei's greatest work of art might just have been his own arrest.
By Laura Dodge

Romeo And Juliet At Sadler's Wells: Canadian Ballet Returns to London

A fresh ballet version of Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers.
By helenbabbs

Opera Review: Die Zauberflöte @ Royal Opera House

Mozart's last singspiel offers a heady and unusual blend of magic, morality and masonry, not to mention a giant serpent and flying wheelbarrow.
By Zoe Craig

Be There First: The Last Refuge's First Festival

A fortnight of theatre, comedy, cabaret, poetry and film in Peckham.
By Zoe Craig

What’s On In London Theatre 16 – 22 April

Our pick of London’s best theatre, dance and opera opening this week
By Tiffany Pritchard

Table: Debut Performance At The National Theatre's The Shed

Six generations of family life round one table.
By Franco Milazzo

New Circus Show Bianco At The Roundhouse Is A Bit Of All-White

The Roundhouse scores its second circus hit of the year.
By Rachel Holdsworth

London Stand Up And Sketch Comedy: 14-20 April

Cariad Lloyd, Festival of the Spoken Nerd and Tiffany Stevenson our picks of the week's funny.
By Zoe Craig

Ovalhouse's 33% London Festival Returns

Celebrating young artists, directors, producers and apprentices.
By Sam Smith

Barbican Saves The Absurdest Theatre 'Til Last With Ubu Roi

A Surreal masterpiece before the word had even been invented.

By Johnny Fox

A Voyage Round My Father. And Mother. Alan Bennett’s Untold Stories

Alan Bennett. National Treasure. But is it doing the great man justice?
By Tim Macavoy

Johan Christensen Steps Into Sergei Polunin's Tights In Midnight Express

Even ballet can't save you from a prison sentence.
By Londonist

Intimate And Masterful: The Claudia O'Doherty Experience

Very funny gig at The Invisible Dot.
By Londonist

Intimate And Masterful: The Claudia O'Doherty Experience

Very funny gig at The Invisible Dot.