The 'Foundations' singer speaks to Alexandra Pollard about 'never fitting' into the music industry, the tabloid headlines she had to deal with and the untimely cancellation of her Netflix se…
The actor is about to star as Atticus Finch in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. He talks to Alexandra Pollard about the play's social relevance, his allergy to earnestness and why the narrative arou…
Florian Zeller's play is a compelling exploration of the duality of men " but its puzzle pieces don't quite add up
London's Playhouse Theatre is transformed into the Kit Kat Club " and Eddie Redmayne is its emcee " for this immersive and starry production
The British actor had £80 in his bank account when he was cast in 'Homeland' and his career changed overnight. He tells Alexandra Pollard why a racist and narrow-minded British TV industr…
Director Yael Farber does not attempt to be radical for the sake of it. In fact, the most radical change is a subtle one " that the relationship between the central couple is so deeply loving
The musical is making its triumphant return to the London stage after 18 months away. Alexandra Pollard sits down with its creators Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, and star Sophie Evans…
Tennessee Williams's experimental late-career work, which premiered at this very theatre in 1967, is revived in ultra meta-textual production
Lesley Manville is magnificent as a billionaire seeking revenge, but this cartoonish play misses the mark
There isn't a huge amount of action here " Chekhov was a bit of a pioneer in the "play where nothing happens" genre " but when it comes to nuanced character studies, Uncle Vanya is an embarr…
In this five-hour adaptation of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels, director Melly Still manages to avoid gratuity
Built around the powerhouse-pop of songwriting savant Max Martin, the jukebox musical imagines a world where Shakespeare's Juliet survived
There are 100 scenes in the full script of Alice Birch's [BLANK], which marks the 40th anniversary of reformative theatre company Clean Break
The award-winning comedian tells Alexandra Pollard why he wrote a show about the woman who sent him 40,000 emails, why he decided it wasn't funny and how the government needs to step up to c…
Dubbed a 'genius straight from the slums' prior to her death at the age of 29, Dunbar led a difficult life. As the new play about her life, 'Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile', tours theatre…
Alexandra Pollard looks at how the actor went from 'laughing stock' to sweary national treasure and star of a new Pinter play
Viral videos are pushing songs such as Harlem Shake and Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) into the charts. Now, record labels are looking to commodify trending tracks and the artists behind themIt too…