823 stories by "Guardian Staff"
Go behind the scenes of a new music video in which Maverick Sabre, Mic Righteous and Eyez perform lyrics inspired by Shakespeare's comedy to explore how the playwright 'laid the foundations …
The Globe's incoming artistic director gives a tour through her opening plays at the theatre, which are all inspired by magic and folklore. The "wonder season" starts with A Midsummer Night'…
Rob Brydon, Ai Weiwei, Lee Scratch Perry, Gillian Anderson ... comedians, artists, musicians and actors gave us a wealth of insight into their creative lives. What did we learn?Let me tell y…
29 December 1821: Celebrated ventriloquist M. Alexandre put on an excellent show at the Minor TheatreOn Wednesday evening last we were pleased and astonished beyond measure by the extraordin…
Snowmen detectives, sporty Santas and showbiz elves … standup comics offer their best gags to sleigh them this ChristmasBeth Vyse: Why were Rudolph and Blitzen left on the shelves over Chr…
Take a look inside the Royal Shakespeare Company's workshops to see the outfits for Helen Edmundson's new play at the Swan theatre, starring Natascha McElhone and Emma Cunniffe Continue read…
UKTV's comedy channel Gold invited amateur wits and comedians to write their own modern festive cracker gags. A public vote revealed these winners. Can you do any better?1. Why does Ed Milib…
As the spy thriller Hapgood is revived at Hampstead theatre, Tom Stoppard talks about his drama of doubles and deception, and how John le Carré redefined espionage fiction by blurring the b…
'Tis the season to compile lists of your favourite productions of the year " let us know which ones left you spellboundAs December disappears and the new year beckons, we're remembering the …
The Scottish comedian is joining us to answer your questions during his UK tour, from 1pm onwards on Monday 7 December. Post them in the comments below 10.48am GMT Kevin Bridges has one of t…
Director Carrie Cracknell and choreographer Lucy Guerin have teamed up for a new version of Macbeth at the Young Vic starring John Heffernan and Anna Maxwell Martin. It's murder on the dance…
Guardian Culture Professionals Network readers reflect on their first and favourite theatre experiencesMy first theatre memory was Schlachten! at the Deutsche Schauspielhaus Hamburg in 1999.…
As Sheridan Smith takes the lead role in the Menier Chocolate Factory's Funny Girl revival, take a look at the musical's history Continue reading...
The bearded surrealist is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat on Wednesday 2 December from 1pm GMT " post yours in the comments below 1.38pm GMT Appearing a little like a b…
As the ballet dancer makes his last performances for the Royal Ballet, he will join us for a live webchat on Tuesday 1 December " post your questions for him below 1.20pm GMT Carlos Acosta h…
Watch out Truffula trees! Dr Seuss's eco-fable The Lorax, about the greedy Once-ler who cuts down forests to make Thneeds, has been adapted for the stage. Here's a look at rehearsals for the…
The Irish standup on the benefits of hitting his 40s: not feeling the need to watch every Scorsese film and learning to love classical music through the Lurpak butter ad. Dara O Briain: Crow…
Australian actor Hugh Jackman performs a full dress rehearsal of his stage show Broadway to Oz ahead of its opening in Melbourne on Tuesday. The all-singing all-dancing concert is a celebrat…
The 61st London Evening Standard theatre awards, in partnership with The Ivy at The Old Vic Theatre, saw scores of theatre and television figures converge to honour this year's work Continue…
Will Adamsdale's Edinburgh award-winning self-help coach Chris John Jackson returns this winter with a festive twist. Jackson's Way: The Christmas Top-Up Power Seminar! is at Battersea Arts …
Vadim Muntagirov and Lauren Cuthbertson take the lead roles in Frederick Ashton's classic ballet The Two Pigeons at the Royal Opera House in London Continue reading...
Robert Lindsay, John Simm, Susannah Fielding and others get ready to make a great entrance in these exclusive photographs by Matt Humphrey whose company Curtain Call is producing a book of b…
To celebrate #LoveTheatreDay, four stage professionals share what they think makes theatre so special " and why it needs our support#LoveTheatreDay 2015 " liveA list of the theatres and grou…
As a nude Canadian troupe challenges the attitudes of London audiences to the body, we look at uses of nakedness in contemporary dance " to unsettle, to probe and to enlighten Continue readi…
On stage or screen, David Tennant is a favourite with writers because of his ability to go from nerdy cop to handsome lover 'in just one moment'. Elisabeth Mahoney finds him taking yet anoth…