As Frank Skinner reveals he will appear in the latest Doctor Who series, take a look at these other standup, sketch and sitcom comedians – from John Cleese to Catherine Tate – who have …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMThe Pulitzer prize-winning writer of Angels in America will focus next on the years before the 2016 election and ‘how a country commits political suicide’ Pulitzer prize-winning playwrig…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AMAs Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita gets ready to return to the West End stage, we take a look at productions through the years Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12PMMove comes after outspoken director was questioned in a high-profile criminal investigation that supporters claim is politically motivatedRussia’s Bolshoi theatre has announced the cancell…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12PMThe playwright, who died last year, made provisions in his will to ensure any remaining manuscripts were never published. But, as with Nabokov and Kafka, will his dying wishes be ignored?Nam…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AM“When you throw the doors open and anyone can just rock up … how is that fair?” In a West Midlands incident room, Priti reports a violent attack Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:33AM“52% of the country can’t all be scum” … In Wigan, Reece hopes to introduce his girlfriend to his leave-voting dad Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:33AM“We know what it means to be divided.” A mother reflects on Brexit’s consequences for Northern Ireland Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:33AM“You made me a refugee where I was born …” In Glasgow, Chummy explains how England has turned Scots into survivors Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:33AM“I thought we’d be less angry. But we’re not.” In Winchester, Eleanor wonders why voting leave hasn’t made her happier Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:33AMA year after the EU referendum result revealed a deeply divided nation, the Guardian and Headlong theatre company present Brexit Shorts. This major new series of online dramas stars Kristin …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AMBette Midler wins the 2017 Tony award for best actress in a revival of a musical before delivering a long and rambling acceptance speech, shouting ‘Shut that crap off!’ when organisers a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AMKevin Spacey appears as his House of Cards character President Francis Underwood at the 2017 Tony awards on Sunday, poking fun at a rambling Bette Midler acceptance speech, before impersonat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:04AMAs his new show The Wind in the Willows opens in London, the Oscar winner and Downton Abbey creator will join us for a webchat from 1pm BST on Tuesday 13 June 1.00pm BST Julian Fellowes will…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:04AMNorthern Broadsides’ ‘dark, austere and genuinely disturbing’ production of Richard III is staged in Hull this month as the company celebrates its 25th birthday. Its founder and artist…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMThe Old Vic is saved from closureA generous donor has made through The Observer the gift that was necessary unless the Old Vic was to be forced to close its doors. It is an honourable exampl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36PMAhead of this week's British Comedy Awards, the Observer has decided to find out who really makes us laugh. With the help of a panel of expert judges, we present the 50 funniest people in Br…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12AMThe intimate Octagon theatre in Bolton has launched its 50th anniversary season. Take a look at some of its landmark productions from local playwrights Bill Naughton and Jim Cartwright and s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:33AMThis year’s Manchester international festival features a new gig-theatre show exploring how the US civil war created a cotton famine which caused catastrophe for Lancashire’s mills. It�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:05AMThe Star Wars actor is now on stage in Woyzeck, and will answer your questions in a live webchat from 1pm BST on Tuesday 30 May – post them in the comments below 5.31pm BST John Boyega ins…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMA planned Oregon performance of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? was halted after the playwright’s estate refused to allow a black actor to play the role of NickA production of Who’s Af…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33AMThe biblical sorceress dances across two of Britain’s stages this summer, in shows at the National and the RSC. Explore past versions of the story, from Marisa Tomei and Zawe Ashton’s pe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMThe long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific conceptsHow did people eat the oranges tha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMA group of Australian actors, dancers, writers and comedians – including Charlotte Wood, Zoe Coombs Marr and Marieke Hardy as well as Pomeranz and Roxburgh – have joined a video campaign…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06AMAs she presents a 10th anniversary show at the Edinburgh festival, Camille O’Sullivan remembers her first fringe gigs and explains how she puts together her set listBefore I first came to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMThe hit fantasy play, which has broken records in London, will move to the the Lyric Theatre in New York Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two will premiere on Broadway on 22 A…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36PMOscar-winning film-maker will headline The Terms of My Surrender, a new play that will be performed just blocks away from Trump TowerMichael Moore is set to star in a Broadway show aimed at …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PMTwenty-five years after it was first staged in London, Tony Kushner’s wildly inventive play about the Aids crisis is back. The cast includes Nathan Lane, Andrew Garfield, Russell Tovey and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AMA new production of Alan Bennett’s Forty Years On has Richard Wilson playing the headmaster. Take a look at theatre’s best school staff through the yearsForty Years On is at Chichester F…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMThe Homeland and Billions star is currently in the West End, and will answer your questions in a live webchat on Wednesday 19 April 10.38am BST Damian Lewis is best known for three titanic r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PMHarry Potter and the Cursed Child won a record-breaking nine awards at the Olivier awards on Sunday, including best new play. Best supporting actress Noma Dumezweni used her speech to highli…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AM
