Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Gate theatre, London Caoilfhionn Dunne portrays the physical and psychological decline of a reluctant mother of three in Magali Mougel’s chilling, visceral playIt looks as if a bomb has go…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42PMTuesday, September 12, 2017
The great director, who has died aged 86, was a founding father of both the National Theatre and the RSC and masterminded landmark stagings of Shakespeare, Beckett and Pinter The roles of di…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04AMTuesday, August 15, 2017
Performance artists Louise Mothersole and Rebecca Biscuit are known for their political shows but their latest was designed to be ‘pure fun’The theatrical double-act Sh!t Theatre got the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PMSunday, August 13, 2017
From Trumpageddon to Brexit: The Musical, many would-be topical crowdpleasers at this year’s fringe can’t match the manic pace of real-life news eventsThis would be a bad time to try to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18AMSunday, August 6, 2017
Old Red Lion theatre, LondonThis powerfully acted story of George Orwell’s death-bed marriage to Sonia Brownell makes for an entertaining night of literary intrigue and anecdoteGeorge Orwe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AMMonday, July 31, 2017
The Pulitzer-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated actor leaves behind a vast career that took him from stage to screen and back againSam Shepard, who has died aged 73, was perhaps the only…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18PMMonday, July 10, 2017
From directing Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag to her new play Touch, Vicky Jones isn’t afraid to tell the truth about young women’s messy sexual exploitsThe theatrical career of Vicky J…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18PMFriday, June 23, 2017
The actor’s former creations include a psychopathic teacher and an adulterous husband. Now the son of a former Guardian journalist is to play Rupert Murdoch in a new play, InkAs the son, g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMTuesday, June 20, 2017
Coliseum, LondonJim Steinman’s perky lyrics are often overpowered in this musical juggernaut, but his roaring choruses and fairytale plot are built for the ENO’s stageSeveral of the song…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36PMThursday, June 15, 2017
From the terraces to the post-match showers, two new theatre shows let Cobblers, Blues and Villains supporters tackle their teams’ histories and rivalriesFootball and theatre can both rang…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06AMThursday, June 8, 2017
How do you turn a grinding peace deal into a sellout show that’s up for seven Tony awards? Easy, says JT Rogers. Just violate your heroes – and stir in some Noël Coward“If you had tol…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMWednesday, May 24, 2017
The idea of white actors making themselves up as black is shocking to most of us – and yet a theatre in Germany has seen fit to continue the tradition. Why?Most news stories – government…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMMonday, May 1, 2017
Mike Bartlett's mock-Shakespearean take on constitutional crisis over Prince Charles proves an attraction• 'Royally entertaining' ... Michael Billington's review of the Almeida productionA…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54PMFriday, April 14, 2017
Leicester Square theatre, LondonThis tipsy performance of giggly, off-script improvisation is pointless if it’s put-on, cruel if it’s real, and staggeringly bad if you’re soberThe most…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMFriday, April 7, 2017
The actor’s imposing vocal and physical presence equipped him to play Lear and a future Charles III as well as a series of police and army officersCombining height with a voice of unusual …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02PMSunday, March 19, 2017
Feisty, quick-witted actor and singer acclaimed as the 'first lady of Broadway'• From Sondheim to 30 Rock: Stritch's career in clips• Stritch interview: 'I'm a do-it-myself kind of broad…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48AMMonday, March 13, 2017
De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea Picking on the audience is engaging more than cruel as Brydon riffs and ad-libs with seasoned charm in his new tourLined with retirement bungalows and hol…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:32AMThursday, March 9, 2017
A rush of new plays offer fictionalised versions of Labour’s 1981 split, the revamp of the Sun, a TV quizshow scandal and other real events. Playwrights James Graham and Steve Waters discu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMThursday, February 2, 2017
Barely out of Rada, Tamara Lawrance cruised into TV and stage roles. Now she’s taking on Twelfth Night at the National. Can it beat her weird student version?Playing Viola in Twelfth Night…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24AMSaturday, January 21, 2017
Theatre 503, LondonNeil LaBute and Caryl Churchill contribute to an evening of plays that make every effort to empathise with Trump votersNews that a London fringe theatre had commissioned a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42AMFriday, January 20, 2017
In the past, his plays have enraged the right. But Howard Barker’s new foes are liberals – angry at the ‘yellowface’ casting in his latest work. Why is he so unbothered?At the bottom…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMMonday, January 16, 2017
Her plays arrive fully formed – and she refuses to talk about what they mean. Mark Lawson talks to actors, directors and her publisher about what really makes Churchill tickSince the death…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24PMSunday, December 18, 2016
The writer remains nationally visible and professionally treasured, just don't be fooled into using the obvious label• B is for Betty's, S is for splother ... An A-Z of Alan Bennett• 80 …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AMSaturday, December 17, 2016
A new season of shows, on stage and screen, give a strong sense of deja vu. But are remakes always an artistic upgrade?The top-grossing films of 2016 in the UK are The Jungle Book and B…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMWednesday, December 7, 2016
Soho theatre, LondonPhoebe Waller-Bridge expertly controls the audience as she performs the original monologue that led to her TV smash It’s unusual for the text of a theatrical monologue …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AMMonday, November 14, 2016
How do you top a hit play about global politics? By tackling the end of the world – from nuclear meltdown to Brexit and Trump. The writer talks eavesdropping and honestyWomen who go to see…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24AMTuesday, November 1, 2016
From One Man, Two Guvnors to Noises Off and What the Butler Saw, trouser-dropping and door-slamming is back with a vengeance in the West End and on Broadway. How come?On radio phone-ins at t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AMSaturday, October 15, 2016
The playwright discusses referendum gloom, turning down I’m a Celebrity, and why his third volume of diaries may be his last. Read an extract hereHaving been a Spitting Image puppet, voice…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:15AMFriday, October 7, 2016
Part motivational seminar, part big-budget Blue Peter feature, this somersaulting lecture about human survival is unlike anything on the planetSuspended on wires high above Wembley arena, ru…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMSunday, October 2, 2016
London Palladium The Dynasty star treads a line between spontaneity and laziness in the company of her fifth husband and an adoring audienceAlthough the London Palladium is famous for hostin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:25AMWednesday, September 21, 2016
The daughter of a Vietnam vet, Suzan-Lori Parks has now written an epic trilogy set during the American civil war. She talks about the military, Obama-era racism and loving Downton AbbeyAs a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:09PM 
