Culture highlights: what to see this week in the UK by Steve Rose , Michael Cragg, Andrew Clements, Jonathan Jones, Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

From the return of St Vincent to Dr Seuss on stage, here is our pick of the best films, gigs, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance in the next seven days Continue reading...

Camping With John Waters and His Band of ‘Filthy Freaks’ by Michael Schulman and Andrew White

The “Pope of Trash” hosts a sleep-away camp in Litchfield County, Conn. Yes, there were marshmallows, polyester and nudity.

I Have Confidence from The Sound of Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein

Helene Yorke Talks "American Psycho" "Bullets Over Broadway" and Being a Magnet for Gay Men by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

YOU. GUYS. I. AM. DYING. OF. EXCITEMENT! We have been trying to get Helene Yorke on Theater People for YEARS! We have been completely obsessed with her since seeing her in her star-making tu…

From Middlemarch to King Richard III: 15 of the best political novels and plays by Tim Adams and Robert McCrum

Fiction and drama hold a mirror to the virtues and vices of an age. Here’s our pick of the bestRead the rest of the Observer’s 100 political books series hereRichard Wright wrote to his …

Culture highlights: what to see this week in the UK by Steve Rose, Michael Cragg, Andrew Clements, Jonathan Jones, Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Introducing our regular roundup of the best films, gigs, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance, including Blade Runner 2049, Little Mix and Dalí/Duchamp Continue reading...

Jeremy Jordan talks "Newsies," "Bonnie & Clyde" and more by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

This episode has been YEARS in the making. We are so so so excited to welcome Jeremy Jordan to the podcast. .And actually, we sort of tricked him into it. Jeremy initially agreed to sit down…

Things I Know to Be True and Wayne McGregor: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Two companies collaborate to take a delicate look at family dynamics, while the esteemed choreographer brings a deeply personal show to Sadler’s Wells1 Things I Know to Be TrueThis collabo…

Follies and Acosta Danza: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Dominic Cooke’s revival of Stephen Sondheim’s beautiful musical continues its run at the National, while the celebrated choreographer returns to London1 FolliesStephen Sondheim’s flawe…

Review: Alliance serves up empty calories as it takes to the road with “Shakespeare in Love” by Andrew Alexander and Jim Farmer

Shakespeare in Love, the Oscar-winning 1998 film, has lately been turned into a play, and it’s currently making the rounds at a number of regional theaters around the country. A new produc…

What Rhymes with Cars and Girls: Tim Rogers album becomes a musical by Tim Rogers and Aidan Fennessy

As his first solo album hits the stage, the You Am I singer asks playwright Aidan Fennessy the all important question: ‘what the hell were you thinking?’There’s something poetic about …

Director Jeff Calhoun Talks "Newsies" and "Bonnie & Clyde" by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

YOU GUYS!! We are SO excited to welcome director Jeff Caohoun to the podcast! Jeff has been at the helm of some of our favorite shows like "Brooklyn: The Musical," "Bonnie & Clyde," and…

Letters: Sir Peter Hall obituary by Meirion Bowen, Walter Hall, Brian Baxter and Gerry Harrison

Meirion Bowen writes: Peter Hall played a key role in rescuing the reputation as an opera composer of Sir Michael Tippett, dismissed and mocked in the 1950s as bafflingly over-complex and bi…

Jane Eyre and Royal Ballet Gala: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Sally Cookson’s witty, inventive take on Charlotte Brontë’s novel comes to Hull, while the city’s New theatre reopens with a visit from the Royal’s dancers1 Living With the Lights O…

The Rape of the Sabine Women, By Grace B. Matthias – a discussion between Ned Moore & Dan O’Neil by Ned Moore and Dan O'Neil

If male artists were to spend the rest of their lives critiquing--as directly as this play critiques--the patriarchal authority of the Western canon, they would never run out of material.

'Visionary, master diplomat – and absolute smoothie': stars pay tribute to Peter Hall by Interviews By Chris Wiegand and Imogen Tilden

He gave Peter Brook his big break, helped Elaine Paige conquer her fear, showed Griff Rhys Jones the joy of farce and dazzled a teenage Samuel West. They celebrate the great director who has…

Angels and demons: the unmissable theatre, comedy and dance of autumn 2017 by Michael Billington, Lyn Gardner, Judith Mackrell and Brian Logan

Hamilton hits London, Bryan Cranston’s news anchor goes berserk, Wayne McGregor turns his DNA into dance, Mae Martin revisits her teen addictions and Toyah Willcox is a time-travelling que…

Morgan James talks "Godspell," "Wonderland" and Making Her Own Way by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

YOU GUYS! I've been obsessed with Morgan James for years and I was SO thrilled to get to learn more of her story for this episode. Morgan first moved to NYC to study voice at Julliard--and t…

War Horse and Grand Finale: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris’s staging of the children’s novel returns, while Hofesh Shechter’s new show imagines an anarchic apocalypse1 War HorseWith it becoming such a huge and d…

One Nation Under a Movie Theater? It’s a Myth. by Manohla Dargis and A.o. Scott

Hollywood wants us to think that its films are for everyone, but our critics say that was never true. Still, they see a way forward.

Ann Jellicoe obituary by Michael Coveney and David Edgar

Playwright and director who scored an international hit with The Knack and pushed the boundaries of community theatreThere were two distinct, equally significant, phases to the career of the…

Me & Robin Hood and DeadClub: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Shôn Dale-Jones turns his attention to the increasing divide between rich and poor, while Requardt & Rosenberg deliver an intense performance about memory1 Me & Robin HoodIn his las…

Preview: The 2017–18 theater season sees Alliance on the move, politically relevant dramas by Andrew Alexander and Jim Farmer

The fall is the most exciting time of year for Atlanta theater, and this fall has the added edge of the Alliance Theatre’s nomadic season while its main theater space undergoes a complete …

Tyler Hanes talks "Cats" "A Chorus Line" & More by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

YOU GUYS!! We are so so excited to welcome today's guest, Tyler Hanes! I first met Tyler years and years ago when he was making his Broadway debut in "Oklahoma!" and I have been creepily sta…

Edinburgh festival fringe comedy award shared for first time by Vanessa Thorpe Observer Arts and Media Correspondent

Judges could not choose between shows by Hannah Gadsby and John Robins – so have given both the £10,000 first prizeFor the first time in the history of Edinburgh’s festival fringe, the …

Oresteia and Rosalind: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Zinnie Harris’s retelling of Aeschylus’s drama adds muscle to the tale, while As You Like It is the inspiration for James Cousins’ latest choreography1 Oresteia: This Restless HouseThe…

Backstage with street performers at Edinburgh fringe – photo essay by Murdo Macleod and Matt Fidler

Photographer Murdo MacLeod meets fire jugglers, clowns and mimes as they prepare to entertain the crowds during the Edinburgh festival fringeThe Edinburgh festival fringe is the largest even…

Touch and Sacrifice: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Fleabag director Vicky Jones’s filthily enjoyable play enters its last week at Soho theatre, while Iceland Dance Company takes over Royal Festival Hall1 TouchVicky Jones’s filthily enjoy…

Much Ado About Nothing and Blak Whyte Gray: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Shakespeare’s play gets a Mexican makeover in Matthew Dunster’s revival, while Boy Blue Entertainment explores images of freedom in a turbulent world1 Much Ado About NothingShakespeare�…

7 Shows for President Trump to Watch on His Vacation by Neil Genzlinger, Mike Hale, Margaret Lyons and Ben Brantley

The president is spending 17 days in New Jersey and New York. A few of our critics weigh in with recommendations of shows to watch (besides the news).

Alexandra Silber Talks "After Anatevka" and more + Reed Birney On His Terrifying Role in "1984" by Patrick Hinds and Mike Jensen

This Week: A Two-Parter! First Up, the FABULOUS Alexandra Silber share stories from her amazing career on Broadway (2015's "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Master Class") and The West End ("T…