'Blighted' by pandemic, Rufus Norris's festive production will end current run without a press night but return in November The National Theatre has cancelled the official opening night for …
Dramas by Bryony Lavery, Timberlake Wertenbaker and Stephen Jeffreys also feature in readings to mark the venue's 50th birthday A pint-sized theatre that opened in the backroom of a London p…
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonLove Island's Amber Davies tops a charismatic cast, including Olympic gymnast Louis Smith, in a spirited show co-created by the Hamilton man Before Hamilton, Lin-…
Curve, LeicesterA gifted company has the chops to do the 1975 New York musical proud, saluting an imperilled industry with an irresistible revival 'I'm a dancer: a dancer dances," says Cassi…
Tributes paid to British dramatist acclaimed for dramas including German Skerries, Across Oka and A Breakfast of Eels Robert Holman, the playwright's playwright who was revered for his finel…
Antony Sher was not only a superb performer but also an insightful observer on the craft of acting and the theatre " as shown in these extracts Antony Sher, celebrated actor, dies aged 72 C…
His vivid and moving performances, including an Olivier award-winning Richard III, made Sher one of the world's most respected theatre actors Michael Billington: 'A man of staggering versati…
Europe's in-demand theatre director is also an avid cinephile. A dizzying exhibition joins the dots between his adaptations of arthouse movies " by Antonioni, Bergman, Cassavetes and others …
Internationaal Theater AmsterdamIsabelle Huppert stars in a shrewd staging of Tennessee Williams' autobiographical memory play, to be livestreamed from the ITA Is this a latecomer weaving th…
In these extracts from interviews published in the Guardian and the Observer, the musicals maestro " who has died aged 91 " talks about rhyme, reviews and risk People say I always write abou…
Scoring his first big hit with West Side Story at 27, the US composer and lyricist raised the art form's status with moving and funny masterpieces including Follies and Company Stephen Sondh…
Jeremy Pope and Paul Bettany play the art legends in The Collaboration staged by artistic director Kwame Kwei-Armah It promised to be a knockout exhibition, with both artists wearing boxing …
Looking for a jolly good trip to the theatre this winter? Here's our pick'n'mix selection of musicals, pantos and festive spectaculars, featuring circus tricks, high kicks and puppet rodents…
Hampstead theatre, LondonThis version of the day-in-a-life book, directed by Katie Mitchell, achieves the same lingering power using a quartet of actors Towards the end of Rebecca Watson's d…
Chichester Festival theatreThe actor revisits his life and craft " not least playing Hercule Poirot " in neat but affecting touring show Has Ian McKellen started a trend? To mark his 80th b…
The Egg, BathWith a brilliantly physical performance from Ebony Feare, this toe-tapping show for over-sevens doesn't shy away from the stage star's tough times It took Josephine Baker five …
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonPacing endlessly and rocking towards the big sleep, Siân Phillips and Charlotte Emmerson's performances make this evening deeply affecting This no-frills cell…
Drapers' Hall, CoventryPunchdrunk Enrichment's site-specific project for children aged six to 11 turns a historic building into a secretive library On the way to The Lost Lending Library, a …
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonIt is spirited and witty, with superb puppetry and comedic performances, but this new musical's songs don't stay with you and the messages are o…
Returning to the stage to play Faye Treadwell, formidable manager of the Drifters, the singer and actor explains how she faced down sexism and racism to forge her own career path in Britain …
HighTide's Inventing the Future weekender will feature six new scripts that playfully consider serious subjects, says artistic director Suba Das A sense of joy and playfulness is vital for t…
Carrie Hope Fletcher is the star of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella; Oliver Ormson is in Disney's Frozen. The pair discuss romance, musicals and returning to the stage amid theatre's crisis…
Mercury theatre, ColchesterWendy Kweh plays Creon as a politically minded queen in Merlynn Tong's adaptation steeped in grief and decay The chorus has been banished, the cast of five has no …
Wales Millennium Centre, CardiffThe true story of a family forced to flee the Taliban and seek lifesaving health treatment in the UK brings the search for home movingly to life This true sto…
Dorset's Inside Out festival brought audiences closer to nature with rock star-guided rambles, dirt-digging dances and a globe suspended in woodland Have you held a seashell to your ear, ima…