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Strictly Gershwin, Coliseum, London

Derek Deane has re-organised the production with skill and an unfailing sense of popular theatre

Antony Sher backstage at London’s National Theatre 10:50pm

Sir Antony Sher’s outsider edge

‘I like a bit of disturbance to get into,’ says the actor about his latest role at the National Theatre

From UK 6:13pm

Traditional pantos pack in audiences

Britons laugh in the face of economic austerity

Merce Cunningham Dance Company Jan 3, 2012

Merce Cunningham: The Final Event, The Armory, New York

The dance company bid farewell with a show of untamed purposefulness and variety, says Apollinaire Scherr

"Nutcracker" pfeatures Dec 28, 2011

We need to talk about Nutcrackers

Clement Crisp on why seasonal ballet shows are crying out for some fresh ideas

Dec 28, 2011

Shining moments amid the gloom

Whatever 2011 failed to bring, some dance performances and productions shone, says Clement Crisp

Dec 27, 2011

Bayerisches Staatsballett, Nationaltheater Munich

Gerald Dowler reviews a quadruple bill of first-class English ballet

Icy. Sara Stewart Dec 23, 2011

The Snow Queen, Rose Theatre, Kingston & Unicorn Theatre, London

Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale is a staple among Christmas shows, reminding us that ice and snow can be treacherous

Dec 23, 2011

Let us adore them

It’s been a good year for painters, male dancers and female pop stars – tempered by heroic dissidence and untimely death, writes Jan Dalley

Dec 22, 2011

Murmurs, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London

Ian Shuttleworth experiences a show with endlessly shifting walls, people and even meaning

Dec 22, 2011

Popcorn and sugarplums

NYCB in a cinema near you. By Apollinaire Scherr

Dec 21, 2011

Swallows and Amazons, Vaudeville, London

This is a joyous production that celebrates youthful freedom and imaginative power, says Sarah Hemming

Dec 21, 2011

The Charity that Began at Home, Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond

Ian Shuttleworth on a fluid production of St John Hankin’s 1906 play about unlikeable house-guests

Dec 20, 2011

Copyright Christmas, Barbican, London

Sarah Hemming reviews an interactive show that reveals the tacky excess of modern-day Christmas

Dec 19, 2011

Lyon Opera Ballet, Lyon Opera, France

A homecoming for French choreographer Millepied

Dec 19, 2011

Dick Whittington, New Wimbledon Theatre/Cinderella, Richmond Theatre, London

Ian Shuttleworth witnesses the triumph of the ultimate pantomime Dame

Dec 18, 2011

Dublin Carol, Trafalgar Studios, London

The only spirits on show are of the bottled variety

Dec 16, 2011

The Nutcracker, Coliseum, London

Daria Klimentová and Vadim Muntagirov are splendid in the English National Ballet’s staging of this classic

Dec 16, 2011

The Ladykillers, Gielgud, London

Graham Linehan has reworked William Rose’s 1955 Ealing comedy with an eye for slapstick

Dec 14, 2011

Lysistrata Jones, Walter Kerr Theatre, New York

Aristophanes’ war of the sexes gets the cheerleader treatment