823 stories by "Guardian Staff"
The Sherlock and Spectre actor is next up in the play The Dazzle " and will answer your questions in a live webchat from 1pm GMT on Monday 16 November. Post yours in the comments below 10.00…
In a clip from his new live DVD, the Scottish comic sizes up the 'new breed of man' he meets down the gym and finds out why even fruit for breakfast is frowned upon. Kevin Bridges: A Whole D…
Watch the trailer for Bolshoi Babylon, which follows a year in the life of the famed Russian institution. The 2013-14 season the film covers is, however, no ordinary year: the Bolshoi's ball…
The actor-director's season of plays in London's West End opens this weekend with The Winter's Tale, starring Judi Dench, and Terence Rattigan's Harlequinade, starring Zoë WanamakerKennet…
The writer is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat on Monday 9 November from 1pm GMT onwards " post them in the comments below 11.19am GMT Few writers have had the chance to…
David Mamet's new play China Doll brings Al Pacino back to Broadway more than 40 years after his stage debut. Here are some of the screen star's appearances on the Great White Way Continue r…
A German theatre company Rimini Protokoll has created a play to take apart and debunk Hilter's work Mein Kampf following the expiry of the book's copyright. Mein Kampf translates as My Strug…
Blanche McIntyre's staging of Shakespeare's farce The Comedy of Errors was deemed "near perfection" at the Globe by Michael Billington. In this clip from the DVD, out now, Matthew Needham (a…
Carlos Acosta, whose adaptation of Bizet's Carmen is currently packing them in at Covent Garden, will bid farewell to the Royal Opera House in 2016. A new book, Carlos Acosta at The Royal Ba…
Bruce Willis is making his Broadway debut in an adaptation of Stephen King's Misery. Can you tell whether these quotes come from Willis's films or King's novels? Bruce Willis is making his B…
Video from Westcoaster Ca, shot on October 19th at the Barbican, London, is off Benedict Cumberbatch's plea to the Hamlet audience to make a donation to help refugees escaping the conflict i…
For some amazing Halloween make-up tips we've turned to the National Theatre's make-up experts to guide us through a step-by-step masterclass on creating the perfect witch's face! Continue r…
The American photographer, who creates hyperreal tableaux of dancers at work, talks us through the images in her new book Moving Still Continue reading...
The dancer and choreographer Russell Maliphant has worked with lighting designer Michael Hulls for 20 years. As their new show, Conceal | Reveal, tours the UK, we revisit their stunning coll…
Schoenberg to the Staple Singers, Berio and the Beatles " choreographer Kim Brandstrup shares the music that inspires him on and off the stageHow do you listen to music most often?Entirely d…
A list of the theatres and stage companies taking part in this year's event, which takes place on Wednesday 18 November Sign up for #LoveTheatreDay hereThis list will be updated every Wednes…
As Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet gets an NT Live broadcast, test your knowledge of Shakespeare's princely tragedy Continue reading...
Fritzy the sea-lion jumped into the Thames from a boat hired to promote the circus - but not everyone wants him returned to his ownersThe Performing Animals Defence League yesterday offered …
Join us on Wednesday 14 October to watch Rambert's dancers in action as the company opens its doors for Rambert Live. The lineup is as follows: 10.15"11.45am BST: Contemporary dance class. 1…
At a Guardian Live event in London, Kenneth Branagh and members of his new theatre company " Rob Ashford, Benjamin Caron, Jessie Buckley and Michael Pennington " talk to Mark Lawson about dr…
A Royal Opera House centre opening in Thurrock this week will ensure that opera and ballet stars look the part to perfection Continue reading...
Children aged three to six enjoy a dance class in the shadow of Sydney Opera House to mark the Australian Ballet's touring production of The Sleeping Beauty for young audiences Continue read…
Thirty years ago today, Les Misérables had its official London opening. How much do you know about the revolutionary musical? Continue reading...
Brian Blessed, speaking on BBC Radio 4's Midweek programme, explains how he helped a woman give birth in Richmond Park in 1963. Blessed explains that he came across the woman alone under a t…
David Cameron's Conservative conference speech was laced with jokes and innuendo, but how would his gags have gone down in a comedy show?David Cameron joked about sex positions and having be…
