The former RSC director, now visiting professor of contemporary theatre at Oxford University, will stage The Two Gentlemen of Verona When Gregory Doran stepped down as artistic director of t…
The Fleabag star, who took all eight roles in the solo show Vanya, says intimate scenes on stage can be discomfiting for viewers During rehearsals for Andrew Scott's solo version of Chekhov'…
Theatrical adaptation of the sitcom, opening at the Apollo theatre in May, will combine three episodes including The Germans Torquay's hapless hotelier Basil Fawlty is to make his West End d…
Charing Cross theatre, LondonHunter Bird's often madcap production, based on the 1980 western, has anodyne songs and lacks the film's weathered perspective Bronco Billy is one of Clint Eastw…
Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes Danny Boyle's remix of The Matrix, Billy Crudup's solo show and the New Wolsey's Romeo & Juliet As Keanu Reeves' Neo might say: whoa! Danny…
The actor, dancer and singer, who has died aged 91, did not just provide great entertainment on stage. She was an eloquent, mischievous chronicler of musical theatre Chita Rivera had been an…
The comedy series' originators Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse will lead a 30th anniversary live show due to begin in March Swiss Toni, Competitive Dad and a pair of unsuitably smutty tai…
Disabled actors respond to the announcement that Michelle Terry, the Globe's artistic director, will be taking up the role The announcement of a summer production of Richard III at Shakespea…
The Akram Khan Company said the death of the dancer, who shaped the art form as a programmer, was 'an immense loss for the dance community' Emma Gladstone, an accomplished dancer who hugely …
The show's run at Theatre Royal Drury Lane will end in September but British schools can then compete to stage it Since the summer of 2021 it has drawn waves of excited theatregoers wearing …
The star of The Morning Show will bring David Cale's award-winning one-man play to London in March Billy Crudup is to make his West End theatre debut portraying 19 characters in a solo show …
The Other Palace, LondonThere are some excellent performances in an uneven adaptation of the hit film, staged with songs by No Doubt, Ace of Base and Placebo After its hit with a sour bubble…
Clint Dyer leads tributes to director who ran the London venue for 25 years and was a 'pioneer of diversity in British theatre' Tributes have been paid to Philip Hedley, who spent a quarter …
If you can't get tickets to his Macbeth, Tennant's acclaimed prince of Denmark is online, along with a spectacular take on three Shakespeare plays by Ivo van Hove Binge on Shakespeare's Henr…
Playhouse, SheffieldElvi Piper's show for over-threes has knockabout silliness, vintage styling, cracker jokes and appealing songs 'Welcome to the happiest place on earth, kid," snarls Tiny …
Aviva Studios, ManchesterMusician-puppeteers help tell the tale of a boy and a penguin in this carefully crafted adaptation of the popular picture book There's more than one super furry anim…
Actor plays Shakespeare's tragic prince in film shot at Theatre Royal Windsor, where he starred in a 2021 stage version Ian McKellen has reprised the role of Hamlet for a new film version ma…
The double Tony-winning director staged acclaimed productions by Michael Frayn, Peter Nichols and many others in the West End and Broadway Michael Blakemore, the actor turned theatre direct…
She started out doing panto tours of northern garden centres. But Arnstein is now emerging as a thrilling performer, turning the shocks of her life " sexual harassment, her mum's cancer " in…
After two hit movies, the children's books hero will lead a new theatre production from the company behind Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Paddington, Michael Bond's "very rare sort of bea…
The Egg theatre, BathGaming imagery blends with traditional adventure scenery in an exuberant present-day adaptation of JM Barrie's novel Within a fortnight of Wendy's birth, JM Barrie has M…
The Egg theatre, BathSet in the cherry orchard that Madame Ranevsky is preparing to leave, this story leads its young audience on a tactile adventure underground Our host is making a list an…
Leeds PlayhouseThis production for over-fours has clever touches, lively performances and splendid puppets but the songs and the story grow monotonous The ravenous, toothy croc in Roald Dahl…
Actors to make 'merry mischief' in Samuel Beckett's play at Theatre Royal Haymarket in September Ben Whishaw is to star in a new London production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, the …
The Flemish theatre run by Michael De Cock has its own 'city dramaturg', functions like a town square and stages shows that reflect a vibrant capital, says the dynamic artistic director Safe…