The Man Who Woke Up Dead @ Waterside Arts Centre, Manchester, 27-29 Jun
Inspired by film noir, Hitchcock, and Orwell’s classic 1984, The Man Who Woke Up Dead is a dark and richly compelling thriller that sets out to challenge our conceptions of...

Inspired by film noir, Hitchcock, and Orwell’s classic 1984, The Man Who Woke Up Dead is a dark and richly compelling thriller that sets out to challenge our conceptions of...

First performed at The Yard, London, in 2012, Dina Mousawi's Return is a deeply personal piece that tells the stories of several Iraqi women – their lives and loves under...

Pull on some fuzzy monster slippers and play pocket god with Andy Field, as he hands us the power to bring our cities to the verge of collapse in his...

Writer AJ Taudevin, whose new play Some Other Mother is part of Refugee Week Scotland, is unafraid to use her work as a sounding board and a rallying cry for activism and...

The original was a dark, weighty slice of Swedish horror and the American adaptation was surprisingly competent. It begs the question: where is there left to go with a stage...

Presenting two pivotal points in history – the Peterloo Massacre and the explosion of rave culture – the Library Theatre Company’s new site-specific work Manchester Sound: The Massacre takes us...

For their second outing of 2013, Arika take on the world of voguing, drag, clubbing and gender

Four new short plays offering altered perspectives on contemporary Northern cities come together in A Wondrous Place, a new production combining the efforts of four up-and-coming writers in an attempt to show...

For its debut production, new Northwest theatre company Malkin Tower reimagines Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night in the stunning Edwardian architecture of South Manchester's Victoria Baths. Translated to the 19th century,...

We take a look at the theatre programme of this year's Manchester International Festival, an event that prides itself on being artist-led, its ideas coming not from the curator but...

From 18-21 Apr, Arika return to Tramway with a weekend of events exploring radical black art forms. What are they, we hear you ask? Allow director Barry Esson to explain......

Jackie Wylie of The Arches discusses the new programme for Behaviour, featuring new works by Gary McNair, Kieran Hurley, Rob Drummond and Nic Green

The grounds of St Luke's Church, aka 'The Bombed-Out Church', one of Liverpool’s most unusual and fascinating spots, are a well-known haunt of the city’s homeless community. The location inspired – and...

The Institut Francais d'Ecosse is more than just a Fringe venue and a cultural outpost for Scottish Francophiles. This March they're playing host to two very special plays

Fluttering to the Scottish stage in February

Written by an 18 year old, A Taste of Honey introduced a fresh new voice to the British stage, challenging the lazy assumptions of class prejudice and refusing any easy answers...

He's behind you! Our theatre correspondents take a look at the festive season's panto offerings, and the alternatives

Scottish Opera's Nicky Spence promises that their new production of The Magic Flute is a great place to start for opera novices

New Play and New Artistic Director team up for Traverse Special

A look at the forthcoming attractions at one of Glasgow's oldest and most beloved venues, The Theatre Royal