Dancing on the ceiling: São Paulo's seductive Skylight " in pictures by Guardian Staff

Look up! The Brazilian choreographer and dancer Morena Nascimento's Clarabóia (Skylight), staged in São Paulo, is a performance that takes place on a glass ceiling. But with these pict…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:15am on May 18, 2015[SHARE]

Down the rabbit hole: Moira Buffini on adapting Alice in Wonderland by Guardian Staff

This year's Manchester international festival sees the premiere of wonder.land, a new musical that aims to update Lewis Carroll's classic tale for the digital age. Directed by Rufus Norris w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:00am on May 16, 2015[SHARE]

Manchester international festival 2015: your guide to every event by Guardian Staff

From Björk and FKA Twigs to a Gerhard Richter/ Arvo Pärt double-header, here's your guide to this year's Mif, now celebrating its 10th anniversary Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:00am on May 16, 2015[SHARE]

The best of Manchester International festival " in pictures by Guardian Staff

Damon Albarn brought Shaolin monks, Kraftwerk stormed the velodrome and Punchdrunk revolutionised Doctor Who " as Manchester International festival returns this summer, we look back at the e…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:49pm on May 15, 2015[SHARE]

Watch live: Tate Modern is transformed into Musée de la Danse by Guardian Staff

The French choreographer Boris Charmatz has turned Tate Modern into a 'Musée de la Danse' with the help of 90 dancers. There will be performances around the building and alongside the colle…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03pm on May 15, 2015[SHARE]

Lindsay Kemp on David Bowie, Kate Bush and getting kicked out of Ballet Rambert " video by Guardian Staff

The documentary maker Nendie Pinto-Duschinsky has spent eight years working on a film about the performer and director Lindsay Kemp, who turned 77 earlier this month. In these clips, Kemp ta…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:27am on May 14, 2015[SHARE]

Dancing with Mrs Dalloway: Woolf Works by Wayne McGregor " in pictures by Guardian Staff

The Royal Ballet's stunning new show is inspired by the life and novels of Virginia Woolf. Alessandra Ferri, Natalia Osipova, Sarah Lamb and Edward Watson perform in a 'brave and entirely ex…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:00am on May 12, 2015[SHARE]

Guardian and BAC present debate about nationhood at Home in Manchester by Guardian Staff

The full lineup has been revealed for the first A Nation's Theatre event, which explores devolution and will take place on Saturday 23 May Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:16am on May 12, 2015[SHARE]

Staging theatre for deaf and hearing audiences by Guardian Staff

Meet the deaf and hearing artists developing new staging techniques to make accessibility part of the aesthetic Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:30am on May 12, 2015[SHARE]

'If you don't understand why people cry, you can't be a clown' by Guardian Staff

The smell of the elephants, Charlie Chaplin's funny walk and the gift of a balloon … three clowns remember what led them to put on a red noseIn front of the apartment where my family lived…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:00am on May 12, 2015[SHARE]

Ruby Wax webchat " post your questions now by Guardian Staff

Ahead of her new standup show about mindfulness, the comedian will answer your questions in a live webchat at 12 noon BST on Wednesday 6 May " post yours in the comments below Continue readi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:04am on May 4, 2015[SHARE]

Derek Jacobi to play Mercutio in Kenneth Branagh's Romeo and Juliet by Guardian Staff

The veteran actor will join his fellow Cinderella co-stars Lily James and Richard Madden in the production at London's Garrick theatre in summer 2016Derek Jacobi is to play Mercutio in a new…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:30am on May 1, 2015[SHARE]

Richard Bean on The Mentalists: 'It's me tearing myself to pieces' " video by Guardian Staff

Stephen Merchant and Steffan Rhodri star in a West End revival of Richard Bean's comic two-hander The Mentalists. It's about two guys trying to solve the world's problems, says the playwrigh…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:16am on April 30, 2015[SHARE]

Tony awards 2015 poll - pick your winners by Guardian Staff

The Tony awards will be announced on 7 June. Which stars and shows do you think should take home a trophy? Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:58am on April 28, 2015[SHARE]

Tony awards 2015 nominations " in full by Guardian Staff

The contenders for this year's Tony awards have been announced by Bruce Willis and Mary-Louise Parker. See who's in the running Best playThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Rel…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:57am on April 28, 2015[SHARE]

Damian Lewis on stage: from the RSC to American Buffalo " in pictures by Guardian Staff

As the Homeland and Wolf Hall actor plays to sold-out audiences in London, revisit his theatrical performances opposite Keira Knightley, Lesley Manville and Helen McCrory Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:51am on April 28, 2015[SHARE]

Kate Tempest album cover added to National Portrait Gallery collection by Guardian Staff

Dav Stewart's photograph for Tempest's album Everybody Down will go on display in the exhibition Picture the PoetA 2013 photograph of a pensive Kate Tempest is the latest album cover image t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:07am on April 27, 2015[SHARE]

Kiss me deadly: Chiwetel Ejiofor in Everyman at the National Theatre " in pictures by Guardian Staff

Exclusive: Take a first look at Carol Ann Duffy's version of Everyman, directed by Rufus Norris, in which Chiwetel Ejiofor comes face to face with Death Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:58am on April 27, 2015[SHARE]

Pina Bausch's Ahnen: Tanztheater Wuppertal's weird world " in pictures by Guardian Staff

Almost 30 years after it was created, Pina Bausch's Ahnen is being performed in the UK for the first time. Take a look at the choreographer's 'completely crazy' cactus-filled show Continue r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:05pm on April 23, 2015[SHARE]

Hollywood stars in the West End: hits and misses " in pictures by Guardian Staff

Gwyneth Paltrow? Hit! Daryl Hannah? Miss! As Nicole Kidman prepares to return to the West End, see how other Hollywood actors have fared on the London stage Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:10am on April 23, 2015[SHARE]

Shakespeare's Globe goes around the world with Hamlet " in pictures by Guardian Staff

After 80,000 miles, 96 countries and more than 150 shows, the two-year worldwide tour of Hamlet has reached its halfway point in Spain " on Shakespeare's birthday. Here's a taste of some of …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:00am on April 23, 2015[SHARE]

Ralph Fiennes: what drama and sport have in common " video by Guardian Staff

Actors and sportspeople share the same sort of approach, says Ralph Fiennes as he explores the best Shakespeare plays for schools.This is a clip from Muse of Fire, a resource of interviews o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:49am on April 22, 2015[SHARE]

What BAC means to us: Arthur Smith, Emma Rice, Stewart Lee and others by Guardian Staff

A month after the fire at Battersea Arts Centre, a fundraising night brings together many of those whose careers were nurtured there. Here, they remember pivotal performances at the iconic s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:43am on April 16, 2015[SHARE]

Jake Gyllenhaal to star in Little Shop of Horrors stage production by Guardian Staff

Actor to make his musical debut in New York City in July playing a nerdy florist after proving a critical hit on Broadway in Constellations Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54pm on April 15, 2015[SHARE]

Alice's Adventures Underground at the Vaults " in pictures by Guardian Staff

Lewis Carroll's novel turns 150 this year and Alice productions are popping up everywhere. The theatre company Les Enfants Terribles are inviting audiences down the rabbit hole by staging an…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:07am on April 15, 2015[SHARE]