The actors have been friends since they starred together at the National. They talk about their showbiz debuts, the dangers of getting wrapped up in roles " and the thrills to come when thea…
Katharina Wyss's film features a phenomenal debut from Leone Balthasar as an adolescent who uses theatre to both escape " and express " her demons Sarah Plays a Werewolf is a film about a sm…
Ingmar Bergman's movie unpacks, like no other, the intimate emotional processes of staging and seeing a play In the opening scene of Fanny and Alexander, a boy is alone in an empty house, pl…
The stars of stage and screen chat about playing witches, seeing ghosts and stepping into another legend's shoes They have enjoyed huge success on TV with The Undoing and Killing Eve, respec…
The theatre legends look back at working with Laurence Olivier and Peter O'Toole, the pain of biting reviews, the joy of a good run " and the agonies of being miscast Derek Jacobi and Simon …
Our series on films about theatre continues with a British comedy in which variety acts face an existential threat when TV steals their audience Theatres around the country are shutting thei…
They have been friends for 50 years. With theatres closed, they reflect on the joy " and hidden drama " of a life in acting Theatres around the UK have been kept dark by Covid, and it could …
Our series on films about theatre continues with a boozy, darkly funny comedy that captures the event's pick'n'mix quality No matter how much you miss theatre, you still wouldn't want to see…
Our series on films about the stage continues with the 1980 classic about a playhouse in occupied Paris, starring Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu The directors of the French New Wave…
Beth Steel, Frances Poet, Dawn King and Janice Okoh nominated despite many plays being postponed or cut short due to coronavirus Plays about the interrogation of Saddam Hussein, crimes again…
The actor is in 'doggy and musical heaven' " hosting a primetime grooming show on TV and returning to the stage for a showtune extravaganza. So who's got the best topknot: her or the shih tz…
Continuing our series on the best films about theatre, a 200-year-old Japanese ghost story takes centre stage in a movie merging reality and fantasy The prolific Japanese director Takashi Mi…
Gena Rowlands plays an actor frustrated with her character in a backstage drama that kicks off our series on the ways cinema depicts theatre One of many tantalising theatre shows cancelled l…
Cottle toured the UK and internationally for decades, promoting a variety of acts, before developing attractions at the limestone caves in Somerset The circus showman Gerry Cottle has died o…
The choreographer and influential teacher was a pioneer of contemporary dance in the UK Tributes have been paid to the choreographer Sir Robert Cohan, a pioneer of contemporary dance in Brit…
He tried dance to cope with grief " and found himself in a class with '25 mostly retired ladies'. It all fed into his new play, about his mother, his childhood and his obsession with Jemima …
Available online Polly Lister plays umpteen parts in this spirited Hans Christian Andersen adaptation filmed at Stephen Joseph theatre A couple of Christmases ago, in Theresa Heskins' produc…
Available onlineA special delivery from The Big Tiny uses a week's worth of puzzles, tricks and activities to tell the story of witches, wizards and a postman They've done it again. Last sum…
Perspex screens, CGI scenery and Covid tests before kissing … Sam Tutty and Emily Redpath reveal how they filmed a new Romeo and Juliet As the isolated teen in Dear Evan Hansen, Sam Tutty…
Available onlineAndrew Lloyd Webber's version of the 1950 film is smartly staged by Leicester's Curve, starring Ria Jones and Danny Mac When screenwriter Joe Gillis swerves into the drivewa…
Their inventive family shows have covered the climate crisis, the brain and, now, the Covid-19 pandemic. The mischievous trio discuss their story so far When they began staging shows for chi…
Choreographer and Fosse collaborator starred as Roxie in Chicago and appeared on screen in Annie Ann Reinking, the Broadway star whose elegant style, mesmerising physicality and piercing gaz…
Available onlineAn irrepressible Iain Lauchlan leads a trip to Prickly Bottom, where songs, toilet humour and Joe Wicks gags abound A good panto is for life, not just for Christmas. It's two…
Until theatre lovers can experience that alchemy on stage again, this initiative is one way to brighten up the month for those who can't visit a venue Never mind The Nutcracker " the most fu…
From winning an Oscar to starring opposite Rock Hudson " and coming out at 82, the theatre legend has done it all. But he came close to giving up acting to work on a hotdog stand "Shame on y…