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Seasoned actors turn Shakespeare’s romcom on its head in an enchanted RSC production; US race relations meet Waiting for Godot; and at the crease with Beckett and Pinter

PATRICK MARMION: What an inspired idea for the RSC to pair Geraldine James (72) and Malcolm Sinclair (73) as young lovers Rosalind and Orlando in Shakespeares woodland romance.

An hour zips by in the company of the playwrights bickering on the boundary edge, the village green and the railway platform. Theatre review by Gary Naylor

You may need to be a cricket buff to fully understand STUMPED but it makes for an entertaining, if brief, evening. Recommended!

The tables are turned on two twentieth century playwrights who find themselves trapped in a hybrid of their own plays.

British crime and detective shows, from Line of Duty to The Fall, offer pulse-pounding police action, along with a dose of family drama.

Christopher Eccleston will star in the latest staging of Jack Thorne's A Christmas Carol at The Old Vic.

Drop the Dead Donkey actor Stephen Tompkinson stars alongside Andrew Lancel in Stumped, which is heading to the Cambridge Arts Theatre.

AI experts raise concerns about the potential extinction of human life, urging global prioritisation of mitigating AI risks alongside other societal-scale threats.

Sheffield Theatres is welcoming a number of touring productions at the Lyceum and the Playhouse in 2023 and 2024 – from new shows to returning favourites.