823 stories by "Guardian Staff"
As Michael Boyd announces that the curtain is to fall on his 10-year tenure at the RSC " he'll leave some time in 2012 " who should lead one of the world's finest theatre companies? Continue…
James Corden has been awarded best actor in a play for his performance in One Man, Two Guvnors, at the Tony awards 2012. During his acceptance speech, Corden fought back the tears as he than…
8 March 1926: A new building on the site of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford has been proposedThe destruction of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on-Avon, though de…
The star of The Maids and Orange is the New Black is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat from 1pm GMT on Monday 7 March " post them in the comments below 11.19am GMT With …
2 March 1916: The Peter Pan creator is described as 'a perfect paragon during production and at all other times'Our London Correspondence(By Private Wire)London, Wednesday Night.Sir James Ba…
Cast members from the shows eligible for the Magic Radio audience award gather at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Click on the interactive image to see who's who Olivier awards 201…
The Little Voice actor is covering 80s hits in her new show If You Kiss Me Kiss Me, and will join us to answer your questions in a live webchat from 1pm GMT onwards on Wednesday 2 March " po…
Leading actors perform key Shakespeare speeches in videos that capture the tragedy, comedy, romance and magic of his playsWatch the first six films in the series Continue reading...
Join us at 7.30pm GMT on Tuesday 1 March for a live stream of The Encounter, Complicite and Simon McBurney's stunning show about a mind-blowing journey into the Amazon. The Encounter has sol…
First produced at the Royal Court earlier this month, Caryl Churchill's play for Gaza has divided critics and audiences. The Guardian's Michael Billington called it a 'heartfelt lamentation'…
In October 1980 a daring new play opened at the National Theatre. News of its graphic violence and simulated male rape soon had Mary Whitehouse up in arms. No surprises there. But no one cou…
Tobacco Factory, BristolAndrew Hilton's version gallops along, but this charmless Hamlet is only fitfully engagingClarity of storytelling has always been a virtue of Andrew Hilton's Shakespe…
Australian schoolgirl Stephanie Kurlow's vision to become the world's first hijab-wearing ballerina receives a boost from the former Swedish tennis player Björn Borg as her online crowd-fun…
Drama theatre, Sydney Opera HouseStarring Ryan Corr and Georgia Flood for the Sydney Theatre Company, Stoppard's classic fails to deliver more than the sum of its partsA quick flick through …
Star Cross'd is the second in the British Council's series of films for Shakespeare Lives 2016, a global programme celebrating William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of his death. Poet…
With a cast of four horses and a donkey, trainer and impresario Bartabas creates remarkable equestrian art at Théâtre Equestre Zingaro in Aubervilliers, France. Here's a peek at his star…
Masai Graham, from West Bromwich, wins this year's UK pun championships at Hansom Hall in Leicester on Monday. He battled against seven opponents over four rounds, during which they delivere…
Shakespeare's Globe theatre company performed Hamlet to the refugees of the Calais Jungle as part of their Globe to Globe tour, which started in April 2014 Continue reading...
Shakespeare's Globe stages a performance of Hamlet in the so called Calais 'jungle' on Wednesday. The London-based theatre company took its world touring production for a one-off performance…
Kiss Me Kate at the Châtelet theatre in Paris, directed by Yorkshireman Lee Blakeley, has an orchestra of 40 musicians, gorgeous costumes from two different eras, complex choreography and…
Leading actors perform key Shakespeare speeches in a set of videos that capture the romance, tragedy, villainy and magic of his plays Continue reading...
The star of The Wire, The Affair and now Les Liaisons Dangereuses is joining us for a live webchat at 1pm GMT onwards on Tuesday 26 January " post your questions for him in the comments belo…
The author, comedian and Peep Show star is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat from 1pm GMT onwards on Tuesday 19 January " post them in the comments below 10.55am GMT Isy …
Footage from Spear, the 2015 film adaptation of a Bangarra Dance Theatre production, directed by the Indigenous Australian choreographer Stephen Page. The film tells the story of a young man…
In the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, the British recording artists Maverick Sabre, Mic Righteous and Eyez perform lyrics inspired by Shakespeare's romantic comedy. This video is part of…
