Saturday, October 22, 2011
Royal Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-AvonPeter Brook's notorious staging of Marat/Sade in 1964 may be one of the landmarks of British drama – the moment when the newly formed RSC went S&M –…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07PMThursday, September 1, 2011
Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, the Welsh-language national theatre, brilliantly dramatises Wales's tussle of languages and identities – and its ambitions stretch far beyond its own bordersBack…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:57AMMonday, August 29, 2011
This year's festival teemed with triumphs and turkeys – but we couldn't have reviewed them without your brilliant tweets, tips and pictures. What did you think of our coverage?My trainers …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:09AMFriday, August 26, 2011
For nearly 30 years Nica Burns has run the Edinburgh festival comedy awards. As an influential owner of London theatres, she is also a defender of the current state of the West EndNica …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:45AMWednesday, August 24, 2011
The attacks inspired great books and great films. But where are the great plays? As their 10th anniversary nears, Andrew Dickson reports on a daring attempt to put this rightThere's a feelin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:31PMMonday, August 22, 2011
The National Ballet of China kicked off Edinburgh's second week in colourful style, while National Theatre Wales brought us some brilliant, bible-black humourWeek two is over, week three is …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:29AMThursday, August 18, 2011
Lynda Radley's first big play explores identity crises in a travelling circus. It has taken the Edinburgh festival by storm – so how much of this talented playwright is in her works?Lynda …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:09PMFriday, August 12, 2011
Comedians keep an eye on the riots, while we take in a cheeky booze cruise and witness a one-man act of defiance against subversive theatre – can it get any more exciting in week two?It's …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMTuesday, August 9, 2011
Andrew Dickson tries the iPod-guided route through EdinburghI'm poking around a graveyard looking for a dead man who happens to share my surname. A voice in my ear tells me that the tomb of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:30PMSunday, August 7, 2011
Three festivals ago, New York theatre group TEAM attempted to tell the story of the American south through the prism of Gone With the Wind, in an ambitious (and sometimes baffling) piece cal…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:31PMFriday, August 5, 2011
Here's what to expect from us during the Edinburgh festival, and how you can get involved – including Twitter tips, video shorts and an interactive map ...The five-day forecast is iffy, th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:23AMTuesday, August 2, 2011
Christ got crucified in Port Talbot, and a Greek tragedy was performed on a firing range . . . as the national theatres of Wales and Scotland prepare to share a stage, Andrew Dickson looks a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30PMFriday, July 15, 2011
Shakespeare isn't just for the professionalsLike many showbusiness professionals, Shakespeare seems to have looked warily on people who thought they could do his job for the fun of it. His m…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:55PMTuesday, July 5, 2011
The playwright's cancelled project with Opera North has ignited ferocious debate about homophobia. But might the show yet go on?When, last Friday morning, the Guardian arts desk took a call …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:37AMMonday, July 4, 2011
Immersive theatre is everywhere right now – even classical concerts are getting in on the act. Andrew Dickson investigatesIt's late in the evening, and in a room deep inside Chetham's Scho…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:45PMWednesday, June 29, 2011
As Kevin Spacey takes to London's Old Vic as Shakespeare's Machiavellian monarch in a new production by film director Sam Mendes, take a look at an embarrassment of Richards, past and presen…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:26AMAs Kevin Spacey takes to London's Old Vic as Shakespeare's Machiavellian monarch in a new production by director Sam Mendes, take a look at an embarrassment of Richards, past and present Con…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:26AMFriday, June 10, 2011
Playwright Arnold Wesker speaks to Andrew Dickson about his life and work including the new revival of his landmark play, Chicken Soup with Barley, as it returns to London's Royal Court afte…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:35AMSunday, May 22, 2011
Andrew Dickson on the experimental troupe turning opera upside downIt's 8.15pm in downtown Chicago and things are getting ugly. A woman has pinned a man to the floor, someone is ha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00PMFriday, April 8, 2011
Best known for Motortown and Harper Regan, Simon Stephens is one of the best young British playwrights around. Now he's tackling our guilt about climate changeTwo metal signs are screwed to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMMonday, April 4, 2011
Four centuries on, Poland is rebuilding its Shakespearean theatreIn a wind-blasted former car park outside Gdańsk's historic city centre, Professor Jerzy Limon is marking out a theatre. "Th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:46PMTuesday, March 8, 2011
Would a rare invitation to a staging of a 17th-century court entertainment be rich with sea monsters and dancing witches?Theatregoers are rarely treated like royalty. Getting a seat with a d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:10AMTuesday, February 1, 2011
Hattie Morahan was born to act – Laurence Olivier was even a family friend. But why is she so drawn to female characters on the fringes of sanity?It's not quite teatime, and Hattie Morahan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00PMSunday, January 30, 2011
'These are frightening, confusing times. There's a desire for stories that address where we are'George Devine, the founder of London's Royal Court theatre, had some words of aeronautica…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PMTuesday, January 18, 2011
Richard III with bodybags, The Comedy of Errors as a package holiday … Andrew Dickson hears director Edward Hall's plans to shake up theatreEdward Hall and I are 10 minutes into the interv…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00PMTuesday, January 11, 2011
My piece on training courses for young directors raises the question of what makes a good one – skill, instinct or funding?Sometimes you write a piece and that's that: you do the research,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMMonday, November 29, 2010
Andrew Dickson talks to director Richard Eyre, famous for his nuanced handling of actors: 'All good actors are quick-witted, some of them dazzlingly so. All you do is guide them'Richard Eyre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM 
