SplitLip’s comedy musical about a little-known wartime plot is as daring as it is comic
SOURCE: The Independent at 09:06AMBaz Luhrmann’s 2001 musical jukebox was an assault on the senses – but is the stage version really as extra as the film? Isobel Lewis goes behind the scenes of this lewd, lurid spectacul…
SOURCE: The Independent at 02:33AMKingsman’s comedic show within a show is both astonishingly funny and deeply profound
SOURCE: The Independent at 09:03AM‘Take it from me – real superheroes do not wear capes,’ Jackman said
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:36AMNew play from ‘Quiz’ writer James Graham finds comedy within political division
SOURCE: The Independent at 12:24PM‘There is a level of aggression around right now that I do not like,’ singer tweeted
SOURCE: The Independent at 09:06AMActor’s terminal cancer diagnosis was announced in September
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:12AMMusical comedy about warring kids’ party entertainers hits all the right notes
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:03AMComposer denied reports that he shouted at cast of his new musical due to a bad review
SOURCE: The Independent at 04:48AMA production at the RSC has pioneered a job-share in which a pregnant and a back-from-maternity actor can stay in work, lighting the way for new mums in a notoriously unforgiving industry. T…
SOURCE: The Independent at 02:18AMArthur Darvill gives his all to the role of Henry Finn, but there’s nowhere to go with a villain this cartoonish
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:54AMSeemingly unstageable novel comes to life with a terrific cast and mesmerising sound design
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:18AMPreviews begin at the Piccadilly Theatre on Friday
SOURCE: The Independent at 09:18AMThe company led by Darren Raymond is staging a radical production of the Bard’s tale of a doomed romance, featuring a majority Black cast – with a little help from Mark Rylance. As it op…
SOURCE: The Independent at 01:42AMStaff allegedly complained that Gilliam’s stance on #MeToo movement, trans rights and racism were at odds with theatre
SOURCE: The Independent at 09:32AMMarsha Norman’s play at Hampstead Theatre explores the complex relationship between a mother and her daughter who wants to die
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:32AMThe actor is known for starring in the hit Brit show but now he avoids being the ‘dumb Cockney in a comedy’ at all costs. As his new play opens in London, he talks to Isobel Lewis about …
SOURCE: The Independent at 02:12AMBroadway star Antonio Cipriano originated the role of Phoenix in musical
SOURCE: The Independent at 09:03AMThe acclaimed writer of ‘seven methods of killing kylie jenner’ returns to the London stage with a new play about her search for Black actors in 17th-century England. She talks to Isobel…
SOURCE: The Independent at 02:03AMLiberty tells Faye that she doesn’t want to ‘stay in the villa with someone that doesn’t like me or love me’ in episode preview
SOURCE: The Independent at 04:12PMAndrew Lloyd Webber and Emerald Fennel’s show is visually spectacular, but lacks the consistent material to support its ideas
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:32AMMusical had been due to premiere this week but was forced to cancel after cast member tested positive
SOURCE: The Independent at 10:06AMProducers said that some actors had been “robbed” of “more than two-thirds of the limited rehearsal time”
SOURCE: The Independent at 06:32AMPerformed by Mikron Theatre Company, and centring around the short-lived Huddersfield Atalanta Ladies FC, the show really excels in its intricacies
SOURCE: The Independent at 10:06AMRedmayne previously played the Emcee in a 2001 Edinburgh Fringe production
SOURCE: The Independent at 07:24AMProduction marks Irish actor’s UK stage debut
SOURCE: The Independent at 04:06AMThe winner of The Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2020, Reasons You Should(n’t) Love Me is a hilariously honest look at life for a young woman with spina bifida. Its writer and star Amy Tr…
SOURCE: The Independent at 02:54AMBefore Covid, Six was the hit musical about the wives of Henry VIII that looked set to slay all over the world. Now as it tentatively remerges for a West End production and UK tour, its crea…
SOURCE: The Independent at 08:18PMTheatres could reopen from as early as May
SOURCE: The Independent at 10:36AMActor said she had hoped hypnotherapy would help her ‘stop being quite so petrified’
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