Veteran director claims financiers think he's crazy for attempting Shakespeare adaptationHe directed Merchant-Ivory classics such as The Remains of the Day, Howards End and A Room with a Vie…
Controversial Ukrainian star says classical dance must seek out talented directors from the worlds of films and musicalsBallet must get rid of its elitist image, seek larger audiences and wo…
House of Games playwright says he will fine venues that stage discussions about his workPost-show panel discussions, often including directors and actors, have become increasingly commonplac…
Autobiography highlights tantrums of one of world's greatest dancersRudolf Nureyev could transfix his audiences with the grace and beauty of his movement. But a new book reveals how the worl…
Director hails clash between science and political dogma as more relevant than everWatching stars at the theatre takes on new meaning at the Young Vic in London this month. A swirling cosmos…
Company aims to reignite interest in Ovid, whose book the Metamorphoses is alluded to in some of the Bard's playsShakespeare's favourite classical poet, Ovid, inspired him with myth, magic a…
Oscar-winning star fears working-class talents being lost by the cost of drama school training and demise of repertory theatreEddie Redmayne, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Laurence F…
After 10 years at the Globe, Dominic Dromgoole will direct and produce films, following in the footsteps of Stephen Daldry and Sam MendesA former director of the Globe theatre in London is t…
Playwright speaks out in new book against 'distortion' of plays and move away from traditionOne of Britain's foremost playwrights has launched a forthright attack on European concept directo…
Producers of new version of Journey's End want audiences to see human side of conflictWhen Journey's End, RC Sherriff's powerful play about the first world war, was first staged in 1928, hug…
Composer publishes report saying he fears for 'hideously white' industry's survival unless it reflects diversity of population Andrew Lloyd Webber has said he fears for the survival of Briti…
Leading British actor currently playing male leads in three Shakespeare plays says 'imitating men can't be the only answer'Dame Harriet Walter has called for artistic directors and playwrigh…
As ex-Labour MP returns to acting, she expresses her dismay as to why women still can't get the best rolesFrom Women in Love to A Touch of Class, Glenda Jackson starred in some of the best f…
Dramatists to appear jointly on title pages of Henry VI, Parts One, Two and Three in the New Oxford Shakespeare after analysis by team of 23 academicsThe long-held suggestion that Christophe…
Tom Morris is hoping to repeat his success with the first world war classic story in a new play at the Bristol Old VicThe spectacular staging of War Horse, with lifelike equine puppets, has …
RSC's artistic director says use of digital characters live on stage 'takes the audience's imagination into new realms'The head of the Royal Shakespeare Company may be better versed in the l…
RSC combines with Intel and Imaginarium Studios to bring performance-capture technology to live theatreThe head of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) may be more versed in the language of t…
Multi-award winning composer joins voices from across theatre spectrum calling for more opportunities for minority ethnic performersBritish musical theatre is facing a diversity crisis and m…
Rudolf Nureyev is recalled as a troubled man who 'pushed people, behaving appallingly' in new book On stage, they wowed audiences and scaled the heights of artistry. Offstage, some of the w…
Star of Wolf Hall and the Globe's Merchant of Venice calls for cheaper tickets and more school tripsPlayhouses, schools and the government are failing to invest properly in future generation…
Irina Kolesnikova, who performs at London's Coliseum in August, says dancers should be nurtured, not pushed to the limits A world-renowned Russian prima ballerina has become the latest star …
Playwright says the craft is being damaged by focus on selling seatsSir David Hare has warned that an obsession with box-office success is having a detrimental effect on British theatre and …
Actor and director to be public face of Film London, which aims to celebrate playwright's 400th death anniversary with series of radical new projectsSir Kenneth Branagh is to become the figu…
Play inspired by autobiography of man whose mother was Peter Sutcliffe's first known victimA playwright who owns the New End theatre in Hampstead, north London, is premiering a play in Leeds…
As ex-Labour MP returns to acting, she expresses her dismay as to why women still can't get the best rolesFrom Women in Love to A Touch of Class, Glenda Jackson starred in some of the best f…