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4 out of 5 stars.

Jordan Brookes: Fontanelle review – heady mix of uneasy laughs, sexual candour and Titanic spoof
4 out of 5 stars.

A show about unresolved masculinity combines elements of musical theatre with the experimental comic’s own ruminations on ego and oblivion

Published: 10:00 PM
4 out of 5 stars.

VL review – electrifying comedy about teenagers’ race to lose ‘virgin lips’
4 out of 5 stars.

Published: 1:53 PM

4 out of 5 stars.

Katie Norris: Farm Fatale review – this cat-lady comedy becomes a moggy melodrama
4 out of 5 stars.

This tremendous solo debut finds the comic veering between stranger-than-fiction verisimilitude and hilarious gothic exaggeration

Published: 11:00 PM
3 out of 5 stars.

The Sound Inside review – fiction spills into real life for two unworldly writers
3 out of 5 stars.

When a disappointed novelist teaching creative writing encounters a student fascinated by Crime and Punishment a dangerous passion is sparked

Published: 9:00 PM
3 out of 5 stars.

Cyrano review – Virginia Gay has a nose for romance in gender-swap update
3 out of 5 stars.

The actor-playwright trims Rostand’s classic and plays the lead with charisma in a breezy, feelgood show

Published: 3:03 PM
3 out of 5 stars.

Carmen review: magnetic performances ramp up the showstoppers
3 out of 5 stars.

Andreas Homoki’s clever ideas don’t quite survive the leap to Scotland but the singing is rich and the acting full of swagger

Published: 2:38 PM

4 out of 5 stars.

My English Persian Kitchen review – a theatrical feast
4 out of 5 stars.

The real story of food writer Atoosa Sepehr, who fled her abusive husband in Iran, is retold with the warm familiarity of a friend – while cooking up a fragrant dish live on stage

Published: 11:00 PM
4 out of 5 stars.

A History of Paper review – a poignant love story folds into silence
4 out of 5 stars.

In this story by Oliver Emanuel, posthumously presented with songs by Gareth Williams, a couple’s romance is told through the paper trail it leaves

Published: 9:00 PM
4 out of 5 stars.

Joe Kent-Walters Is Frankie Monroe: Live!!! review – one hell of a host
4 out of 5 stars.

The BBC New Comedy award-winner resurrects a cadaver of an idea as a Rotherham working men’s club MC with a devilish twist

Published: 6:01 PM
4 out of 5 stars.

Main Character Energy review – boudoir cabaret deconstructs Temi Wilkey’s inner celeb
4 out of 5 stars.

The writer-performer’s playful show sends up actorly tropes while battling intrusive thoughts that could derail her bid for stardom

Published: 5:10 PM

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