823 stories by "Guardian Staff"
These are the locations for the opening scenes in 10 of the Bard's plays. Match the setting to the playRousillon. The Count's palace.All's Well That Ends WellComedy of ErrorsJulius CaesarOrc…
The Pope of Trash behind cult hits like Cry Baby and Hairspray is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat from 1pm GMT onwards on Monday 10 November post yours in the comments…
Assembly lines meet chorus lines in the new musical Made in Dagenham, starring Gemma Arterton and based on the hit British film. Go behind the scenes at the production which opens at the Ade…
Sylvie Guillem has announced that she will present her final dance programme at Sadlers Wells in 2015. Revisit her journey from Parisian ballerina to global dance sensationJudith Mackrell on…
Many of Shakespeare's lines are used in daily life but do you know which plays feature these popular expressions? Continue reading...
Tango champions and Strictly Come Dancing favourites Flavia Cacace and Vincent Simone celebrate the golden age of American movies in their new West End show. All photographs: Tristram Kenton…
Its not easy being green never mind defying gravity. See Jennifer DiNoias transformation into Elphaba for the magical musical at the Apollo Victoria theatre. Photos by Matt Crockett Continu…
Join us from 5pm GMT on Saturday 18 October 2014 for a worldwide live-stream of Forced Entertainments six-hour theatre show Speak Bitterness, staged at Hebbel am Ufer in Berlin. The show is …
After 30 years, New York City Ballet principal dancer Wendy Whelan will bid farewell to the company with a special performance on Saturday 18 October 2014. Leap back through her incredible c…
Disneys The Lion King celebrates its 15th anniversary at the Lyceum theatre in London on 19 October. Go behind the scenes at the award-winning and record-breaking musical Continue reading...
Shakespeares matching pair of comedies, Loves Labours Lost and Loves Labours Won (better known as Much Ado About Nothing), celebrate romance in unlikely places. The plays have been reunited …
When the former Bolshoi star Natalia Osipova danced the title role in the Royal Ballet's Giselle in January 2014, Judith Mackrell found her a revelation. 'She gives us the pulse and breath o…
As John Bell announces his retirement from Bell Shakespeare, the company he founded to make Shakespeare accessible to all Australians, we take a look back at his long career treading the boa…
As Australia's most respected Shakespearean actor and director announces he is stepping down from Bell Shakespeare, the theatre company he founded 25 years ago, here are some of his greatest…
Royal Ballet star Natalia Osipova made her much-anticipated appearance in Kenneth MacMillans acclaimed tragic ballet Manon at Londons Royal Opera House this week, partnered by Carlos Acosta …
Laurence Olivier had plenty of wise words for aspiring performers. Mind you, so does the moderate Twitter sensation @Tips4Actors. Can you tell whose lines are whose?The book Tips for Actors …
After the years most-discussed West End previews, Speed-the-Plow a David Mamet revival starring Mean Girls Lindsay Lohan has its official opening night on 2 October. Have a look at the pro…
Inspired by the Young Vic theatre's acclaimed production of Samuel Beckett's Happy Days, Mayday reunites Juliet Stevenson and the director Natalie Abrahami. Written by Nancy Harris, the film…
Kristin Scott Thomas and director Ian Rickson have reunited to stage Electra, the classic tragedy by Sophocles. Take a first look before the production's opening night on 1 October Continue …
Kristin Scott Thomas and director Ian Rickson have reunited to stage Electra, the classic tragedy by Sophocles. Take a first look before the productions opening night on 1 October Continue r…
The Mancunian punk poet beloved of Alex Turner and Plan B is joining us for a live Q&A from 4-5pm on Tuesday 30 September so what do you want to ask him? Continue reading...
Ophelia and Gertrude are the chief female characters in Hamlet but many actresses have taken on the lead role itself including Asta Nielsen and Frances de la Tour At her Peake: Maxines stage…
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"If you do crap when I come along ... I shall scream!" Novelist Michael Morpurgo drops into rehearsals for the National Youth Theatre's production of Private Peaceful, based on his 2003 book…
Melbournes fringe festival returns with several experimental and confronting pieces that arent afraid to tackle Australian politics, and deliver controversy, madness and wit in equal doses. …
