Opus is a Shostakovich-meets-the-circus show so astonishing that Matt Trueman wonders why no one ever runs away to join a string quartet
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:00PMMirren takes on The Tempest, Trevor Eve performs Pygmalion and Cynthia Erivo sings from The Color Purple at Rada gala at Buckingham PalaceHelen Mirren is used to performing as the Queen, but…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:26AMAlison Steadman in Zola's Thérèse Raquin and Felicity Kendal in Noël Coward's Hay Fever among the castingsAlison Steadman, Felicity Kendal and Tim Pigott-Smith will lead productions at th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:21AMChris Thorpe's repackaging of Dr Faustus instils a message that young adults need to hear, says Matt Trueman
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:23AMEllen McDougall directs a plosive, percussive production of Hayley Squires's Glitterland that keeps you right on edge, says Matt Trueman
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:01AMLithgow will be the first actor to tackle the role for the legendary Central Park festival since James Earl Jones in 1973John Lithgow will play King Lear in New York's Central Park this summ…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:30AMDark Knight co-star will join Ewan McGregor in The Real Thing revival. Plus, Sting ships maritime musical to the Great White Way and Hugh Jackman to host Tony awards … againMaggie Gyllenha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:46AMFather and son John and Lex Shrapnel are not just sharing the stage in their new production – they're confined in a glass cube and can't see the audience"It's a very strange thing to be lo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00AMCaryl Churchill's A Number still packs a punch in Michael Longhursts's revival
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:58AMRupert Goold's first season as the theatre's artistic director includes two futuristic takes on famous familiesRupert Goold's first season at the Almeida theatre will focus on two of the mos…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMHow will Rupert Goold top turning American Psycho into a hit musical? By making Prince Charles king and unleashing The Simpsons' Mr Burns. The director talks to Matt Trueman about risks, rio…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMBreaking Bad star takes on towering role of former US president Lyndon B Johnson in Robert Schenkkan's new playOne is a chemistry teacher turned crystal meth cook; the other is the 36th pres…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:55AMThe star of One Man, Two Guvnors on the nightly pain of his role, his need for burgers and why onesies are the perfect backstage outfitI've been in this dressing room for almost two years �…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:30AMStar will take over the role of the crackpot confectioner in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory later this yearAlex Jennings has found the golden ticket: he will arrive at Roald Dahl's famous…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:45AMThe actor and director will return this summer in a new production of Antony and Cleopatra opposite Phil DanielsEve Best will return to Shakespeare's Globe this summer to lead a new producti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:20PMVeteran actor cast for Roaring Girls Stratford season as theatre unveils first world war theme for autumn/winterEileen Atkins is set to return to the Royal Shakespeare Company after a seven-…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:38AMGreen Wing and Peep Show stars will replace Stephen Mangan and Matthew Macfadyen in Perfect Nonsense from AprilThere's a new Jeeves and Wooster in town: Mark Heap and Robert Webb are set to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:04AMExperimental theatre makers Analogue's new show Re-Enactment is brilliantly conceived but needs clearer connections, says Matt Trueman
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:55AMRobert Zemeckis and co-writer Bob Gale reunite for West End version by British director Jamie LloydThe West End looks set to rock around the clock: Back to the Future is to become a West End…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:40AMLisa Dwan on the importance of keeping her inner monologue at bay – and why you don't want to burp doing BeckettMy dressing room is a bit of a sanctuary. It's where I take my anxieties, my…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:05AMNominees for the $25,000 US prize honouring female playwrights include Brits Lucy Kirkwood, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Lucy PrebbleFive British dramatists are among the 10 finalists for the Su…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:23AMLeeds bike champion Beryl Burton's remarkable story will play in home city to coincide with Tour de France's opening stagesFor most actors, playing Hamlet would be enough for a single year �…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:14AMGiant gorilla aims to succeed where Spider-Man failed and pull in New York's theatre crowdsBoth are famous for climbing skyscrapers, but King Kong looks set to attempt a feat that Spider-Ma…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMKinnear wins awards for his debut play, The Herd, and his performance in Othello, while Almeida theatre comes out on topRory Kinnear has managed a rare double victory at this year's Critics'…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:50AMUnveiling a new portrait of herself in London on Australia Day, star says UK is looking 'more rundown than ever'"Who knows what it is to be Australian?" Dame Edna Everage is trying to drum u…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AMFor some critics, the new production is the 'most satisfying' in ages, for others it suffered from director Sam Mendes's 'errors of judgment'. Here's how the critics weighed in• Read Micha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMHollywood heads to the Great White Way, with Close appearing in an unnamed production, Bradley Cooper playing The Elephant Man and Hugh Jackman teaming up with Jez ButterworthBroadway will w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:01AMTomeo Vergés's movement piece was sometimes extraordinary, says Matt Trueman
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:13AMDanish TV detective will play Queen Margaret in Scottish royal saga by Rona Munro, The James PlaysFirst Borgen's journalist took to the Donmar stage, now comes The Killing's detective: Sofie…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMMinor injuries sustained after mechanical sail malfunctions during the popular immersive circus show in LondonThree audience members and a performer were injured when a piece of machinery co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMCalifornication actor takes on Glenn Close role in upcoming West End production to be directed by Trevor NunnRabbits will never look at her in the same way again: Natascha McElhone is to sta…
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