Incidental Moments of the Day review – a feast for Covid historians
In Richard Nelson’s third play about a US white liberal family Zooming through the pandemic, the Apples are forced to confront whether they are racist - Mark Lawson
starstarstarstarstarI Hate Suzie review – Billie Piper is nude, lewd and joyously off the rails
Chaos reigns as Suzie Pickles’ life and acting career are turned upside down by a compromising phone hack, in this scabrously funny drama penned by Piper and Lucy Prebble - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarGhost Light review – a feast of dreams from the National Theatre of Scotland
Hope Dickson Leach’s magical, flickering film of past and postponed works is a dazzling theatrical relay race - Mark Fisher
starstarstarstarstarI Saw the World End review – how a bomb changed life on Earth in a flash
Marking 75 years since the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, stage designers Devlin and Weston have made a film of immense power – but it won’t be seen as it was meant to - Jonathan Jones
starstarstarstarstarStrasbourg 1518 review – Jonathan Glazer's cathartic spasm of protest for our times
The Under the Skin director’s short film – inspired by a mass-hysteria outbreak of dancing in the 16th century – speaks to our own feelings about lockdown - Peter Bradshaw
starstarstarstarstarHamilton review – Broadway hit is now a breathtaking screen sensation
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical is smart, witty, funky and leaves us reflecting on America’s past and future - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarPass Over review – Spike Lee directs Antoinette Nwandu’s masterful tragedy
Lee’s 2018 film of Nwandu’s powerful play, written as a response to the shooting of Trayvon Martin, resonates after the George Floyd killing - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarFaith Healer review – Friel's spellbinder captures theatre's magic
Michael Sheen, Indira Varma and David Threlfall are a superb trinity for Brian Friel’s powerful monologues - Chris Wiegand
starstarstarstarstarSweet Mother review – sorrow, joy and self-reliance in Toxteth
Prejudice and passion powers Maria Paul’s oral history of three white women who married black men in Liverpool 8 - Clare Brennan
starstarstarstarstarThe Outside Dog and The Hand of God review – chintz and terror from Alan Bennett
Rochenda Sandall is sensational as a woman suspicious of her husband’s behaviour, while Kristin Scott Thomas’s genteel dowager revels in nostalgia - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarThe Shrine and Bed Among the Lentils review – Manville and Dolan are magnificent
Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads monologues were TV gold during lockdown. Seeing Monica Dolan and Lesley Manville perform them live is even better - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarOne Night in Miami review – a pivotal moment for black America
Regina King’s movie puts Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke in a hotel room together in 1964. The result is immensely watchable - Jonathan Romney
starstarstarstarstarThree Kings review – Andrew Scott shines in fatherhood elegy
The Sherlock and Fleabag actor is transfixingly tender in Stephen Beresford’s skilful monologue, performed against an eerie, empty auditorium - Catherine Love
starstarstarstarstarC-o-n-t-a-c-t review – gripping thriller takes its audience on a pacy outdoor odyssey
Various locations, London In this immersive, socially distanced show which the audience follows on foot, an unhappy woman meets her leather-jacket-wearing guardian angel - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarShades of Tay review – a refreshing stream of magical tales
The sacred salmon is the star of Pitlochry Festival theatre’s series of poems and plays inspired by the mysterious River Tay - Mark Fisher
starstarstarstarstarEducating Rita; The Comedy of Errors review – a breath of fresh air
An unflappable duo braved the elements in Willy Russell’s comedy drama, while Shakespeare’s crowd-pleaser cheered a lockdown-weary audience - Clare Brennan
starstarstarstarstarTraverse festival review – sense of apocalyptic doom is bang on trend
Traverse flies the Edinburgh festival flag with audio plays tackling ‘what happens after an earth-shattering event’, doomsday cults and slippery politics - Mark Fisher
starstarstarstarstarPrecipice review – an epic country stroll towards hope and renewal
Sinéad O’Neill’s promenade work weaved deftly around verdant grounds to encounter operatic scenes, circus acrobatics and a past pandemic reckoned with through poignant dance - Tim Ashley
starstarstarstarstarEdinburgh Unlocked review – a carnival of comedy from the festival that never was
Penguin’s fine pandemic audio festival delivers hours of laughs from comics including Jordan Brookes, Glamrou, Mo Amar, Michelle de Swarte and Sheeps - Brian Logan
starstarstarstarstarAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Shelter review – moves with our times
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s three-decade-old piece on homelessness takes on potent new meaning during Covid crisis - Sanjoy Roy
starstarstarstarstarJesus Christ Superstar review – a triumphant return for live theatre
This concert version of Timothy Sheader’s revelatory 2016 production made a virtue of distancing on stage – were there a roof it would have blown off - Chris Wiegand
starstarstarstarstarKim Noble: Futile Attempts (At Surviving Tomorrow) review – twisted and tender
There are secret recordings, spoof calls and cringing reflections in the performance artist’s attempts to find meaning in life - Brian Logan
starstarstarstarstarFirst Love review – park bench Beckett is witty and wonderful
This tangled monologue – delivered to a socially spaced audience with emphatic charm by Chris Hannon – is a diverting way to bring open-air theatre back to life - Catherine Love
starstarstarstarstar10 Soldiers review – Rosie Kay drills dancers for the battlefield
The choreographer goes back to barracks to portray how intense army training moulds raw recruits into fighting team, with the mental and physical battles that ensue - Lyndsey Winship
starstarstarstarstarThe Troth review – a beautiful, brutal tale of love and sacrifice
From the carefree romantic opening to the confused carnage of the battlefield, Akademi’s production is full of emotional detail - Lyndsey Winship
starstarstarstarstarBlindness review – blazing pandemic tale is brilliantly too close for comfort
José Saramago’s timely, sinister story of a world in chaos reopens the theatre after lockdown and is narrated with savage rage by Juliet Stevenson - Kate Wyver
starstarstarstarstarAnne Teresa De Keersmaeker review – stunning trio of dance films
In Hoppla!, Achterland and Mitten, the Belgian dance legend manages a dynamic mix of composition and choreography - Sanjoy Roy
starstarstarstarstarScenes for Survival review – Alan Cumming runs wild in lockdown drama
Cumming, Val McDermid and others explore pandemic life in this series from National Theatre of Scotland and the BBC - Mark Fisher
starstarstarstarstarNederlands Dans Theater review – sensational return, and farewell, to the stage
Paul Lightfoot and Sol León bow out with two pieces, Standby and She Remembers, bringing dancers out of lockdown - Lyndsey Winship
starstarstarstarstarThe Coolidge Effect review – the insatiable demand for internet porn
Jack Nurse and Robbie Gordon debate the problems and prudishness surrounding pornography in a lively audio play adapted from the stage - Mark Fisher
starstarstarstarstarThe Persians review – a triumph of empathy for a time of Covid-19
Staged outside, this live production of Aeschylus’ tragedy reminds us how even mighty powers can be brought low by too much confidence - Natalie Haynes
starstarstarstarstarDadderrs: The Lockdown Telly Show review – surreality TV gem is a hoot
Frauke Requardt and Daniel Oliver reprise their brave, surreal 2019 show for the coronavirus age - Sanjoy Roy
starstarstarstarstarDouble review – unsettling audio that turns your home into a sci-fi dystopia
Darkfield’s eerie two-person sound experience is a slice of gothic horror that ingeniously overcomes the pitfalls of online theatre - Mark Fisher
starstarstarstarstarThe Line review – moving drama pays tribute to pandemic first responders
The Public’s emotive and effective hour-long play uses actors, including Lorraine Toussaint and Alison Pill, to share powerful testimonials - Alexis Soloski
starstarstarstarstarToast review – a fresh twist on Nigel Slater's childhood tales
The chef’s mouth-watering memoir is now a ‘part radio play, part animated film’ in which even a biscuit is a trigger for grief - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarRich Kids: A History of Shopping Malls in Tehran review – a world of excess
Performed live on YouTube and Instagram, this play’s study of bling, hedonism and vacuous consumption stands in starker relief than ever - Mark Fisher
starstarstarstarstarTelephone review – dial S for stranger in a night of unexpected connections
Coney’s entrancing combination of storytelling and shared conversation celebrates the history of telecommunications - Miriam Gillinson
starstarstarstarstarLungs: In Camera review – Claire Foy and Matt Smith mix the personal and planetary
In a physically distanced stage production, performed live to a Zoom audience, Duncan Macmillan’s play acquires new pertinence - Chris Wiegand
starstarstarstarstarwork_from_home review – audiences become actors in witty Zoom show
Mixing existential soul-searching with wry comedy, this is an adventurous production starring its viewers - Mark Fisher
starstarstarstarstarRush review – Rupert Everett searches for the meaning of monogamy
A gay love triangle leads to a generational battle over over queer identity in a beguiling, Zoom-broadcast comedy of manners - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarAlan Bennett’s Talking Heads review – still a masterclass in storytelling
Thirty-two years on, Bennett’s TV monologues have lost none of their impact – as Imelda Staunton’s menacing take on Patricia Routledge’s poison-pen shocker shows - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarEddie Pepitone: For the Masses review – cult angry comic on bracing form
The gruff comic from Brooklyn appals and entertains as he rages against the debauchery of modern America - Brian Logan
starstarstarstarstarShow Me a Good Time review – an extraordinary 12-hour theatre marathon
Anglo-German theatre group Gob Squad take to the streets of Berlin, London and Sheffield with a 12-hour livestreamed feat of connection - Kate Wyver
starstarstarstarstarHomemakers review – future dreams and present nightmares
Manchester’s Home stages a lockdown all-nighter exploring students’ dreams, alongside time-capsule plays about spiralling social media horrors and disrupted lives - Catherine Love
starstarstarstarstarThe Protest review – superb set of dramas for the Black Lives Matter movement
Pain, anger and everyday racism are examined in this powerful series of short films from the Bush theatre - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarRockets and Blue Lights review – swirling journey through black history
Winsome Pinnock’s play, responding to JMW Turner’s Slave Ship painting, is a timely contribution to the Black Lives Matter campaign - Mark Fisher
starstarstarstarstarA Kind of Magic review – Magical Bones casts a spell during dazzling hour of Zoom tricks
Deception is rife and amazement is constant in this uplifting night of gripping tricks, full of audience interaction - Ella Braidwood
starstarstarstarstarContinuity review – gripping study of Irish republican terror
In Gerry Moynihan’s monologue, recorded at the Finborough in 2017, Paul Kennedy gives a magnificent performance - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarPlymouth Point review – dare you solve this thrilling mystery?
Scour the internet for clues in this hysterical whodunnit from two Punchdrunk alumni – which, for all its immersive trickery, is first and foremost a cracking piece of storytelling - Miriam Gillinson
starstarstarstarstarAbout the Elephant review – tender duet shimmers in lockdown
BBC Young Dancer winners Connor Scott and Vidya Patel bring together two different styles in a compelling collaboration - Lyndsey Winship
starstarstarstarstarAdventures with the Painted People review – Greig's romance has irresistible spark
A Roman soldier falls under the spell of a Pictish woman in this poetic radio play that holds up a mirror to modern Britain - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarComedy at the Covid Arms review – the perfect formula for lockdown standup
Consummate host Kiri Pritchard-McLean sets the stage for Frankie Boyle and others in a show with true comedy-club feel - Brian Logan
starstarstarstarstarJen Brister: Meaningless review – a furiously funny blast of rage
With weariness and seething frustration, the comedian sounds off in style about gender inequality and sexism - Brian Logan
starstarstarstarstarMata Hari review – seductive study of an irresistible woman
Anna Tsygankova is utterly graceful as the exotic dancer in Ted Brandsen’s fine ballet for Dutch National Ballet - Lyndsey Winship
starstarstarstarstarScenes for Survival review – Brian Cox is Inspector Rebus under lockdown
Ian Rankin’s stalwart detective struggles with self-isolation in one of six quarantine-themed short films from the National Theatre of Scotland - Mark Fisher
starstarstarstarstarGroomed review – horrifyingly honest study of abuser and abused
Patrick Sandford makes an astonishing dramatisation of childhood abuse and its consequences over a lifetime in this eloquent film - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarHannah Gadsby: Douglas review – crusading comedy with great gags
Gadsby follows up her hit show Nanette with a swaggering set that blazes with well-earned confidence - Brian Logan
starstarstarstarstarUnprecedented review – making gripping drama out of corona crisis
Headlong’s superb series explores lockdown life, with a cast including Alison Steadman, Katherine Parkinson, Lennie James and Gemma Arterton - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarThe Boss of It All review – whimsical Lars von Trier workplace comedy
This larky Zoom-era adaptation of the director’s film about white-collar leadership is full of improv-style gusto - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarRifkin's Festival review – Woody Allen's latest is a cinephile's dream (but only literally)
A neurotic writer unravels in a European hotspot as the director treads familiar ground to salute Bergman, Buñuel … and himself - Jonathan Romney
starstarstarstarstarPippin review – medieval musical lets the sunshine in
A cast of six including Strictly’s Joanne Clifton perform Stephen Schwartz’s breezy songs in a new outdoor venue - Chris Wiegand
starstarstarstarstarA Room of One's Own review – Belvoir's wickedly funny and feminist return to the theatre
Anita Hegh’s performance for this cliff-notes take on Virginia Woolf’s classic essay marinated for six months in lockdown – and it shows - Kate Hennessy
starstarstarstarstarThe Third Day review – will Jude Law make it out alive?
This portentous, pagan-tinged series about a man trapped on a mysterious island is full of spooky intrigue – if you can handle the absurdity of it all - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarMichael McIntyre: Showman review – super-trivial pursuits on Netflix
The horizons may be narrow in the British standup’s special but nobody does this sort of material better - Brian Logan
starstarstarstarstar846 Live review – rousing shout-out keeps flame of activism alive
A basketball court becomes a stage to deliver short plays of protest over racial injustice, completing a fine festival embedded in its London community - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarThe Duchess review – Katherine Ryan shows mums can raise hell too
The comic deftly plays an uber-bitch single mother in this semi-autobiographical Netflix series – though there is little nuance behind the unapologetic laughs - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarBeat the Devil review – righteous rage of David Hare's corona nightmare
In the return of live indoor theatre, Ralph Fiennes delivers the playwright’s fury at the government’s response to the virus – and his despair when he catches it himself - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarCinderella review – vintage fairytale from Birmingham Royal Ballet
The familiar story of transformation, in the company’s 2010 production, is given a free video outing two months before a new live ballet is set to debut - Lyndsey Winship
starstarstarstarstarThis Beautiful Virtual Village review – drama that rages like a Twitter pile-on
Neighbours clash over racism and sexism in the Abbey theatre’s virtual production of Lisa Tierney-Keogh’s highly topical drama - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarDerren Brown: 20 Years of Mind Control review – did he go too far?
This greatest hits reel of the illusionist’s career is heavy on ‘what the hell’ moments, but light on big reveals – or any interrogation of the ethics behind his stunts - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarFor Quality Purposes review – dial in to the dislocation of lockdown
This half-hour play about call-centre workers is a disconcertingly effective study of the isolation inflicted by coronavirus - Catherine Love
starstarstarstarstarAn Evening with Scottish Ballet review – masked dancers leap into digital
Moving Edinburgh’s international festival online this selection of dance works shows a forward-thinking ballet company - Lyndsey Winship
starstarstarstarstarGreatest Ever Late ’n’ Live review – a welcome hit of Edinburgh standup
Footage of Dara Ó Briain, Sarah Millican, John Bishop and Jason Byrne features in this attempt to recapture the mythic status of a renowned fringe night - Brian Logan
starstarstarstarstarLysistrata review – ancient theatre lends magic to war-of-the-sexes comedy
It’s hard to fault the atmospheric venue or the acting, but this deconstructed version of Aristophanes’ radical comedy lacks coherence - Ioanna Blatsou
starstarstarstarstarJohn Cleese: Why There Is No Hope review – we're all idiots, says Mr Gloomy
In a global livestream, the former Python delivers alimony gags, a bit of PC-baiting – and an amusingly grumpy lecture on how nobody knows anything - Brian Logan
starstarstarstarstarMiraculous review – witty one-hit wonders drama
There are a string of cartoonish events and a jangly slice of chart-topping indie pop in this play about missed opportunities - Mark Fisher
starstarstarstarstarSummerland review – Gemma Arterton war drama warms the cockles
Arterton’s cantankerous bluestocking is landed with a tousle-haired evacuee in Jessica Swale’s bucolic picture of 1940s Kent - Leslie Felperin
starstarstarstarstarOnline Porch Sitting review – collective catharsis to guide us through the dark
Hallowed quiet gives way to personal laments in an interactive re-creation of house-front chatter - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarTiny Dancers review – young voices call out from isolation
Collaborating remotely during lockdown, National Youth Theatre players deliver an intriguing mix of sketches by Isley Lynn with restless verve - Miriam Gillinson
starstarstarstarstarAs Waters Rise review – dystopian climate drama feels close to home
Floods plunge Britain into a state of emergency in an engrossing audio play performed by 14- to 18-year-olds - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarJury Duty review – trial-by-audience is cheekily enjoyable
Working with other audience members, you decide whether a defendant is guilty of murder in this fun bit of lockdown theatre - Miriam Gillinson
starstarstarstarstarHannibal Buress: Miami Nights review – comic reflects on his arrest
Buress revisits the story of his 2017 arrest for disorderly intoxication in an enjoyable online set that uses technology creatively - Brian Logan
starstarstarstarstarMeg Stalter: Little Miss Ohio review – happy parade of hopeless wannabes
In Stalter’s sharply observed, bittersweet character comedy, a string of awkward talkative types bare their souls - Brian Logan
starstarstarstarstarBirdsong review – innovative lockdown staging of Faulks’s war saga
This socially distanced adaptation of Sebastian Faulks’s novel cleverly moves between times and places, with only an author narration striking a wayward note - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarRazed and Confuzed Go Digital review – queer cabaret's night out at home
Drag artists play to an invisible audience in a series of recorded works that have a sense of protest at heart - Kate Wyver
starstarstarstarstarThe Last Five Years review – poignant deconstruction of a marriage
There are astute lyrics and energetic performances in this tale of a relationship, from first night to marriage to break-up - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarWho's Your Baghdaddy review – a surreal, musical support meeting for Iraq war architects
Off-Broadway musical satire dives into Australian live-streaming with a cast of vocal powerhouses and no hint of video lag - Cassie Tongue
starstarstarstarstarDeclan review – stinging tale of loss, loneliness and sexual discovery
The absence of an audience increases the sense of desolation in writer-performer Alistair Hall’s compelling monologue - Chris Wiegand
starstarstarstarstarWeRNotVirus review – responses to a pandemic of racism
Ten short plays responding to the rise in racist attacks since the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak have a cumulative power - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarGina Brillon: The Floor is Lava review – a deft dance across class divides
Quinoa, veganism and lakehouses are ticked off on the Bronx comic’s journey to affluence but her charm shines through - Brian Logan
starstarstarstarstarJigsy review – Les Dennis sheds tears of a clown for comedy's lost era
The scuzzy end of show business and all its sozzled, sentimental excesses are captured by the ex-standup in a heartfelt monologue - Brian Logan
starstarstarstarstarThe Time Machine: A Virtual Reality review – a sleek voyage through the fourth wall
HG Wells’ dystopian classic is recast as a live online event in this sleek telling that veers between hope and despair - Miriam Gillinson
starstarstarstarstarArtificial Things review – Sophie Fiennes directs slow journey towards joy
Stopgap Dance Company’s disabled and non-disabled dancers create a mood of quiet suspension in an abandoned shopping centre - Lyndsey Winship
starstarstarstarstarA School for Fools review – Belarus Free Theatre's audacious lockdown challenge
The company’s years of operating underground inform a dynamic approach to online drama that goes far beyond talking heads - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarSmoking Gun review – week-long interactive whistleblower thriller
Participants delve into the dodgy dealings of a Tory MP and big pharma in this clever blend of theatre and gaming - Miriam Gillinson
starstarstarstarstarStamptown Comedy Night review – flying the flag for leftfield comedy
Live cabaret becomes alternative sketch show as the Stamptown gang make merry with Zoom-era laughs - Brian Logan
starstarstarstarstarGood Girl review – one woman's quest to inhabit her body
Naomi Sheldon fuses comedy with candour as she tracks a woman’s sexual journey from liberated teen to anguished adult - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarFelipe Esparza: Bad Decisions review – cynical, in any language
The Mexican-American offers English and Spanish versions of his comedy show, but the sexist fare is depressing however you look at it - Brian Logan
starstarstarstarstarNixon in Agony review – Berkoff gets inside disgraced president's head
Richard Nixon’s downfall may be resonant with our age, but in Adam Donen’s experimental sound dramatisation the psychological noise drowns out the story - Arifa Akbar
starstarstarstarstarSteven Berkoff's Tell Tale Heart review – voraciously hammy gothic
There are fine grisly moments and a creepy score, but Berkoff’s lurid performance stymies the horror of Poe’s murder tale - Cath Clarke
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