Miriam Gillinson

Family show brings gleeful playfulness to the story of a 12-year-old whose escape into extravagant daydreams has begun to alarm him

The beloved children’s perennial is the basis for a celebration of craft, creativity and the beauty of the natural world in this charming puppetry production

The Gloucestershire-based troupe, created 26 years ago by the late Nell Gifford and her husband Toti, is back with its most dangerous show yet, blending traditional skills with cutting-edge theatrics … and the dreaded Wheel of Death

The new project from the creator of Pulling and Utopia is the real-life tale of a teacher whose life is upended by working with inmates. ‘It upends your prejudices,’ he says

Amid the noise and bustle there’s an affecting relationship struggling to emerge in Chris Bush and Roni Neale’s witty show

Joy radiates from the stage as an ensemble cast from the Emma Rice Company bring Thomas’s twinkling poem to life

A young woman loses her grip on reality in writer-performer Tanya-Loretta Dee’s unsettling monologue

Cormac McAlinden captivates as a young man on the brink, crying for help to his bewildered sister in Eoin McAndrew’s play

The revered performance artist returns with three arresting projects for stage and screen, each cultivating hope for the condition of the planet

I was afraid to be near people for two-and-a-half years, but then I got a chance to meet the band I loved – and the experience changed everything