828 stories by "Guardian Staff"
Theatre, film and TV actor Tim Pigott-Smith came to the British public's attention as Ronald Merrick in the 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown, and starred in plays and films including Ki…
Over a quarter of a century, Jude Law has blazed through a succession of challenging and controversial theatre productions on the way to his latest role as a lover with murder on his mind in…
A factory dispute in the American Midwest shouldn't be the stuff of musical magic. But The Pajama Game earned its stripes with Broadway pedigree and Hollywood pizzazz. As Richard Eyre's hit …
Dave Chappelle talks to late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel about his two new comedy specials. Asked why he released two shows at once after such a long hiatus, he jokingly replied: 'Money.' Cha…
Eve Best plays Cleopatra in a new production at Shakespeare's Globe. From Liz Taylor to Mark Rylance, here's a reminder of the other stars who have ruled as the Egyptian leader' Review: Eve …
Styx, LondonEmma Baggott leads an astute, clever revival of Anthony Neilson's play about the 1920s killer known as the 'Düsseldorf vampire'Like many people, Justus Wehner (Corey Montague-Sh…
In Flatshare, created by the comedy sketch trio Massive Dad for Comic Relief, two mates walk into the world of a US sitcom, complete with canned laughter. The sketch is part of the Comic Rel…
The British actor, currently starring in Nell Gwynn in the West End, joined us live to answer your questions about where Alice Creed might have gone, how to make the perfect risotto and whet…
The RSC's exhibition Draw New Mischief shows how, for 250 years, political cartoonists have taken inspiration from Shakespeare's plays. Curator David Francis Taylor introduces a selection of…
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child leads the contenders for this year's Olivier awards " here are the nominees in full' Harry Potter and the Cursed Child breaks Olivier nominations recordBest…
Daniel Radcliffe is back on stage in London in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard's sideways look at Hamlet, which returns to the Old Vic 50 years after it was first staged …
The star of The Affair and Hedda Gabler is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat at 1pm on Tuesday 7 March 4.58pm GMT Since her Bafta-nominated breakthrough as Jane Eyre in 2…
Scott, best known as Sherlock's Moriarty, is playing the highest-profile Hamlet since Benedict Cumberbatch took on the role in 2015. Here is an exclusive first look at the production Continu…
Opening ceremony sees debutantes performing classical dances. With the ball still hugely popular in Austria, it attracts big TV audiences, celebrity guests " and the president Continue readi…
The actor and producer will join us to answer your questions in a live webchat on Monday 27 February " post them in the comments below 2.01pm GMT Permanently tracksuit-clad and put upon to m…
Library dust jackets altered with surreal jokes, which saw playwright Joe Orton and his boyfriend Kenneth Halliwell serve six months in prison in the 1960s are finally seeing the light of da…
Kenneth Weeks, 86, and Lyne Luxford, 70, were captured hoofing it off Collins Street in Melbourne, at 2am on a Sunday morning as the city celebrated White Night. Melbourne's fifth White Nigh…
Theatre company Punchdrunk have collaborated with the Old Vic to create their latest site-specific performance piece underneath the derelict railway tunnels of Waterloo station. All tickets …
A stage version of the box-office hit, which was to star the Strictly celebrity alongside partner Carley Stenson, has been delayedThe world premiere of Sleepless, a stage musical based on No…
Vanessa Redgrave has captivated theatre audiences since her early days at the RSC. She has starred alongside her father, siblings and children, enthralled Broadway and is still commanding th…
Artem has been producing special effects for film, theatre and TV for nearly 30 years, teaming designers from a range of disciplines as diverse as architecture, interior design, sculpture, g…
The American Sniper star rules the reviews with his West End theatre debut in the role of Joseph MerrickBradley Cooper has followed in the footsteps of John Hurt, David Bowie and Mark Hamill…
The Barbican in London is staging a new production of Philip Glass's dance-opera, based on Jean Cocteau's sensational novel Les Enfants Terribles. Step inside the surreal world of two siblin…
The outspoken comic answered your questions in a live webchat from the Edinburgh festival " and addressed everything from Donald Trump to the phrase 'the n-word' 12.37pm BST Reginald is wrap…
Initial names announced ahead of London opening of the record-breaking Broadway musical " but no word on the lead roleThe first cast members have been announced for the West End production o…