203 stories by "Andrew Dickson"
Want to swim with mermaids? Or make a city out of cardboard boxes? Well, you can this weekend as fun palaces open across Britain. Andrew Dickson hits the road with the woman behind it Conti…
Theatre Royal PlymouthJames Grahams gimlet-eyed play gives both sides of 70s anarchism and shows theres still plenty to get angry about Continue reading...
Jazz was verboten in the Third Reich until its propaganda value became clear. Andrew Dickson on the surreal songs of Charlie and His Orchestra Continue reading...
The legendary stage producer talks to Andrew Dickson about marriage, Shakespeare and bloody-minded determination Continue reading...
Could you say 'Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds' to a paying audience? As Shakespeare in Love hits the stage, our writer gets a masterclass in how to perform the bard's trickier li…
It was a five-day fight for a square mile of Somme trees that left thousands dead. Now National Theatre Wales are recreating the Battle of Mametz Wood on a sheep farm Continue reading...
It was a five-day fight for a square mile of Somme trees that left thousands dead. Now National Theatre Wales are recreating the Battle of Mametz Wood on a sheep farmIt was the sound of the…
She was the wildcat feminist who stormed the RSC launching stars and gripping critics. Andrew Dickson on the short, fast life of Buzz Goodbody, creator of Stratford's Other PlaceIn April 19…
He is one of Europe's most-performed dramatists, and his sparse, Pinteresque drama has led to him being tipped for the Nobel prize. So why has Britain never heard of Jon Fosse? Here he talks…
If Shakespeare, not Marlowe, had been fatally stabbed as a young man would we even remember him? As the 450th birthdays of both playwrights approach, Andrew Dickson makes…
The writer's first novel brought him fame and a reputation for the macabre. As a new production of the book is about to be staged in London, he talks about whether he has lost his biteIan Mc…
Crafted from oak and lit by candles, the Globe's new playhouse isn't just a jewel box of a theatre " it's also a time machinePaul Russell is investigating a trapdoor in the attic space of a…
Andrew Dickson: Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear fought for their lives in a gripping contemporary reimagining of Shakespeare's playAndrew Dickson
Ivo van Hove and Toneelgroep Amsterdam's epic reinterpretation of Ingmar Bergman wasn't just gripping drama – it was a reminder of what theatre can look likeAndrew Dickson
She's played a seductive killer, a damaged prostitute, and an anguished schizophrenic. Does Ruth Wilson never fancy doing something lighter? As she makes her directing debut, she talks to A…
Amid unrest over the government's 'gay propaganda' laws, international directors grapple with politics " and a pig's headStrange days when a production of Death in Venice provokes an uproar,…
Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-AvonPlaywright Tarell Alvin McCraney reimagines this challenging tragedy, but swaps one set of cliches for another in the processAfter the high-alti…
Young Vic, LondonThe bickering Robben Island inmates in Athol Fugard's play remind us of freedoms at stake now in Guantánamo and beyondTwo men grunt and sweat under the sun, heaving wheel…
Andrew Dickson: The star of stage, screen and Whovian sci-fi will be live on the Guardian site on Wednesday 6 November at 2pm. What do you want to know?Andrew Dickson
Soho theatre, LondonWith poignancy and humour, this three-hander explores " but fails to fully capture " a return to life after prisonYou're just out of jail. You've changed. But the world h…
The UK's National theatre is celebrating its half-century with a star-studded gala, live on BBC2. Andrew Dickson is your underdressed hostAndrew Dickson
The National Theatre's new boss has an eclectic CV, and strayed off the beaten theatrical track. So how will he fare at the heart of the establishment?Interviewed by the Guardian almost exac…
The announcement is happening on Tuesday 15 October, and the bookies have closed their book " who's in the running to follow Nicholas Hytner to the top of Britain's leading theatre?Rufus Nor…
As well as acting in Sherlock, Louise Brealey is now writing plays. She explains why her first subject is a female pope from the ninth century"I'm of the opinion," says Louise Brealey, balan…
Royal LyceumThe unpigeonholeable creator returns with an 'ecological artwork' that is less avant garde than it is new ageWhat with Philip Glass and Patti Smith channelling Ginsberg, and alt-…
