823 stories by "Guardian Staff"
The preview performances are over, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is starting its run on London's West End. Peer behind the curtain with these photographs of the latest chapter in the…
From Womad and The BFG to Billie Piper and Matt Smith treading the boards, it's your cultural guide to the next 7 days Womad Continue reading...
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers' questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific conceptsWhy can some people remember jokes a…
Join us at 7.30pm BST on Saturday 23 July to watch the final night of Mike Bartlett's acclaimed play Wild, live from Hampstead theatre. Or watch the play on demand afterwardsMichael Billingt…
Anjana Vasan, who is starring in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Globe in London, performs a musical triptych inspired by the songs in As You Like It. This is the sixth film in the British …
The bearded surrealist joined us to answer questions on everything from the odds of being torn apart by a badger to the best way to drink tea, via the refugee crisis and Bobby Crush 1.10pm G…
Williamson Park, LancasterThe Dukes' three-hour show feels like a real quest as the picnicking audience follow adventuring dwarves on a walkabout through the gladesTo experience Middle-earth…
The Creation, staged with Garsington Opera and featuring stunning designs by the artist Pablo Bronstein, features more than 40 Rambert dancers. See how they found the moves to match Joseph H…
The Royal Shakespeare Company's Swan theatre is celebrating its 30th birthday with a season that includes The Two Noble Kinsmen and The Rover. Those two plays were performed in the Swan's fi…
If you saw KlangHaus at the Edinburgh fringe in 2014, your ears might still be ringing. Pitched somewhere between gig, theatre and exhibition, it's been reborn as KlangHaus: On Air and is be…
The popstar turned actor will join us for a live webchat on Wednesday 13 July, from 1pm BST " post your questions for her below 12.35pm BST With her infectiously peppy Because We Want To, Bi…
Sondheim's lyrics are some of the best we've heard. How well do you know them? Add the missing word … ' Declare your genius: complete Oscar Wilde's epigrams' Cats or Pussycat Dolls? " lyri…
The ballet dancer joined us for a live webchat and discussed making movies, the secrets of his success and whether he would appear on Strictly Come Dancing 2.13pm GMT It's been great to chat…
The former Doctor is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat from 1pm BST on Tuesday 12 July " post them in the comments below 10.48am BST With a single flourish of a sonic scr…
The Orange Is the New Black actor and star of The Maids answered your questions about racial stereotyping on TV, how she gets into character and which underrated talent she wants everyone to…
Watch a theatrical restaging of Ken Loach's drama, followed by a panel discussion about homelessness, live from the Barbican in London at 7.30pm BST on Tuesday 5 JulyFifty years ago, Ken Loa…
The Lauper-Fierstein collaboration Kinky Boots scooped six awards including best musical, but what about those other prizes? Here's the full 2013 Tony winners' listWinner: Vanya and Sonia an…
After making an explosive impact in the world of ballet, Natalia Osipova is experimenting with contemporary choreographers " and dancing with her offstage partner Sergei Polunin " in a tripl…
Shakespeare's tragic monarch remains one of the most demanding roles in theatre. As Timothy West returns to the role at Bristol Old Vic, revisit the key portrayals on stage and screen, from …
Leading figures from the arts " including Lucy Prebble, Anish Kapoor, Ivo van Hove and Barrie Rutter " reveal their shock, anger and revulsion at the vote to leave the EUEU referendum outcom…
Renowned for his good looks and superb technique, David Wall " who has died of cancer aged 67 " was once, at 20, the youngest principal the Royal Ballet had ever seen. A regular partner to D…
When photographer Trevor Rogers moved out of his old studio he rediscovered his archive of portraits of the 1980s alternative comedy boom. Now, his snaps of Rik, Ade, Dawn, Jennifer and frie…
The Mancunian punk poet beloved of Alex Turner and Plan B was with us and answered many of your questions " from his favourite word to his favourite owl, via his admission of a decade-long w…
Standup, panel-show regular and Stephen Fry's favourite Canadian funnywoman ... Katherine Ryan answered your questions live at the Guardian"I talk funny cause I come from Canada." So says co…
The words of a treasured letter ring in Miranda's ears as she explores her island home in this re-imagining of The Tempest, written and directed by Teresa Griffiths and narrated by Anne-Mari…