From Mr Saigon to Dave Poppins: West End disasters and how to avoid them by Guardian Staff

As their show The Play That Goes Wrong opens in London, the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society offer their advice on getting ahead in Theatreland Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:07am on September 17, 2014☆⚑

Gillian Anderson quiz: A Streetcar Named Desire or The X Files? by Guardian Staff

As Gillian Anderson gives her final performances in A Streetcar Named Desire broadcast by NT Live on 16 September can you tell which of these lines belong to Blanche Dubois and which are s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on September 16, 2014☆⚑

At her Peake: Maxine's Manchester Hamlet and her career in pictures by Guardian Staff

As she plays Shakespeares sweet prince in one of 2014s most anticipated productions, take a look at the Silk stars stage career so far Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:49am on September 15, 2014☆⚑

Sir Donald Sinden: a life in pictures by Guardian Staff

With the death of Sir Donald Sinden, the British acting fraternity has lost one of its most esteemed and beloved figures. A celebrated Shakespearean actor, Sinden also appeared in more than …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:31am on September 12, 2014☆⚑

Theatre quiz: which Shakespeare character is dying? by Guardian Staff

Shakespeare saved some fine lines for those characters drawing their last breath. Can you identify who speaks these words in their exit speeches? Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:00am on September 11, 2014☆⚑

First Look: Tamsin Greig in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown by Guardian Staff

Pass the gazpacho: here's the first image of Tamsin Greig, dressed in a Thierry Mulger jumpsuit, as Pepa Marcos in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. The West End musical adaptation …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:37am on September 8, 2014☆⚑

Joan Rivers memorial service a fashionable farewell in pictures by Guardian Staff

Though Joan Rivers once said she wanted a red carpet at her funeral, the sidewalk was bare outside Temple Emanu-El synagogue on New Yorks Fifth Avenue on Sunday. Hundreds of fans waited to c…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:56pm on September 7, 2014☆⚑

Joan Rivers: The Questionnaire - From the archive by Guardian Staff

Originally published in the Guardian Weekend magazine on 19 July 1997 Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:43am on September 5, 2014☆⚑

From the archive, 5 September 1905: Julia Neilson and Fred Terry in The Scarlet Pimpernel - review by Guardian Staff

While the dialogue is a little unnatural, the production at Manchesters Theatre Royal serves its stars well Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:30am on September 5, 2014☆⚑

Joan Rivers dies aged 81 - video report by Guardian Staff

The comedian Joan Rivers has died in New York on Thursday at the age of 81. Rivers had a lengthy career, starting on the New York comedy scene alongside Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, George Car…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:13pm on September 4, 2014☆⚑

Joan Rivers: a life in pictures by Guardian Staff

The pioneering entertainer and comedian has died aged 81. Rivers got her big break with an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1965 and was a TV mainstay from then onJoa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:58pm on September 4, 2014☆⚑

'The truth is I never left you' Evita through the years in pictures by Guardian Staff

As Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webbers Evita gets ready to return to the West End stage, we take a look at productions through the years Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:17am on September 1, 2014☆⚑

Ubu and the Truth Commission in pictures by Guardian Staff

The puppetry team behind War Horse turn their hands to post-apartheid South Africa for this imaginative reframing of Alfred Jarrys 19th-century play, Ubi Roi Mark Fishers review of the Edinb…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:58pm on August 29, 2014☆⚑

Clap hands for Paco Peña's flamenco dancers in pictures by Guardian Staff

Flamenco guitarist Paco Peñas new show, Patrias, is part of this years Edinburgh international festival. Heres a reminder of his colourful and electrifying stage shows Review Paco Peñ…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:20pm on August 28, 2014☆⚑

Patricia Kopatchinskaja performs Bartók's Violin Concerto No 2 for the Edinburgh international festival by Guardian Staff

In this exclusive video, Moldovan violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja plays Bartók's 2nd violin concerto and discusses its themes as she prepares to perform it with the London Philharmonic …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:21pm on August 22, 2014☆⚑

10 funniest jokes from the Edinburgh festival fringe 2014 by Guardian Staff

From Hoovers to badgers, here are the quips voted funniest in Dave's competition at the festival Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:01pm on August 18, 2014☆⚑

Murdo MacLeod's portraits of authors at the 2014 Edinburgh international book festival, part II by Guardian Staff

From George RR Martin to Phill Jupitus and Ali Smith, Murdo MacLeod has been turning his lens on more authors at the 2014 festivalMurdo MacLeods Edinburgh authors in pictures, part I Continu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:44am on August 18, 2014☆⚑

We must stand with the Tricycle theatre by Guardian Staff

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SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:13pm on August 15, 2014☆⚑

Camille OSullivan: Ive always thought of the audience as a tiger by Guardian Staff

As she presents a 10th anniversary show at the Edinburgh festival, Camille OSullivan remembers her first fringe gigs and explains how she puts together her set list Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:58am on August 15, 2014☆⚑

Tim Key reads a poem about siblings at the Edinburgh festival video by Guardian Staff

Tim Key is back at the Edinburgh festival, slipping on his denim onesie to perform Single White Slut at the Pleasance Grand. Tim popped by the Guardian's house to answer readers' questions a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:14am on August 12, 2014☆⚑

The Pin introduce their Edinburgh fringe show by Guardian Staff

Comedy sketch group The Pin explain how their festival performance finds them creating a screenplay with the audience Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:30am on August 12, 2014☆⚑

Gas masks and grand pianos: Vladimir Pankov's The War - in pictures by Guardian Staff

Pankovs flamboyant psychodrama exploring Russias relationship with the first world war has already left Guardian theatre critic Michael Billington scratching his head at the Edinburgh Intern…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:11am on August 10, 2014☆⚑

Hebrides Ensemble rehearse The Soldier's Tale for the Edinburgh International Festival video by Guardian Staff

In the first of a series of exclusive videos from this year's classical programme at the Edinburgh International Festival, the Hebrides Ensemble perform an extract from Stravinsky's 1918 par…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:47am on August 8, 2014☆⚑

Ballet in Bondi: Swan Lake talent pool in pictures by Guardian Staff

Four Australian Ballet dancers took to Bondis Icebergs pool in their tutus to celebrate a new Sydney season of Swan Lake in February 2015. The oceanside sea water pools are emptied every Thu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:38pm on August 7, 2014☆⚑

The James Plays: interviews with playwright Rona Munro and actor Sofie Gråbøl video by Guardian Staff

Watch rehearsal footage of the new trilogy about kings James I, II and III of Scotland plus interviews in which the playwright explains why she wanted to redress a lack of Scottish equivale…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:15am on August 7, 2014☆⚑