Doctor Brown: Beturns review – the original clown prince in total control
Phil Burgers made clowning hip after winning the Edinburgh comedy award in 2012. Now older, if not wiser, his new show is a little undercooked, but his skill as a performer is undeniable
KVN Dance Company: Coppélia review – a fun mashup of beats, belts and ballet
Mother Play review – Jessica Lange anchors often aimless Broadway drama
How we made the Breakin’ Convention hip-hop dance festival
‘At the first one, we had DJs in the foyer and people were jumping in to battle with the dancers. We took out seats to make more standing room and the noise was crazy’
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‘Although I’m tetraplegic, I’ve started to feel normal’: Hanif Kureishi on staging The Buddha of Suburbia
Play aims to unravel mystery of poet Nan Shepherd’s masterwork
Joanna Scanlan among actors backing gender equality push in theatre
‘People like Connor are still left to die in squalor’: the truth, joy and tragedy behind Laughing Boy
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Pictures & video
Guys, dolls and an A-list cast: behind the curtains at the Olivier awards
Dark With Excessive Bright: the Royal Ballet’s giant leap into immersive dance
The Royal Opera House’s Linbury theatre will be transformed for Canadian choreographer Robert Binet’s new show, where the audience can roam freely. Take a first look
Chita Rivera – a life in pictures
The Broadway star has died aged 91. Revisit her glittering career, including West Side Story, Chicago and Kiss of the Spider Woman
Shirley Anne Field: a life in pictures
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The life and rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah – video obituary
The West End turns upside down … Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Lunar Halo by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
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