115 stories by "Hannah Ellis-Petersen"
When he was sexually assaulted, Richard Gadd was plunged into fear, shame and self-doubt. Now he's turned the experience into a standup show that explores who he is " and what it means to be…
Simon Jay's show aims to highlight the ridiculousness of the US presidential candidate through the power of satireWith his orange face and distinctly odd hair, Donald Trump stands gleefully …
Comedians kick off Iraq Out and Loud, the reading of all 6,000 pages of the Iraq war report in a small shed at the fringeThe most talked about performance at the Edinburgh festival fringe ki…
Come Look at the Baby turns the focus on audience by putting a seven-month-old baby on stage for half an hourA baby sits on the floor, surrounded by a comforting pile of cushions, books and …
An anarchic 82-year-old and a one-liner star aged 13 will go on stage with very different actsAt the back of a double-decker bus parked in the bustling heart of the city, two comedians sit d…
Plot of The Inevitable Heartbreak of Gavin Plimsole is steered by the heartbeats of audience membersBa-bum, ba-bum, ba-bum. It's the simple rhythm that governs of all our lives. But how ofte…
Comedians from Al Murray to Bridget Christie explain why they tore up their planned sets and started from scratch after Brexit voteFor many comedians, the Edinburgh festival is the pinnacle …
Performers, politicians and public to read out until all 12 volumes on Iraq war inquiry are heardWe may have waited an anguished seven years for it to be published, at a public cost of £1…
Donmar Warehouse announces its autumn lineup, featuring Arterton as French heroine Joan of Arc and Kemp Powers' One Night in Miami, about Ali's 1964 victory against Sonny ListonA play explor…
Cumberbatch up against Kenneth Branagh and Mark Rylance for best actor, while Gemma Arterton and Nicole Kidman vie for best actress Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet has received four Olivier aw…
Hoover wisecrack wins almost 20% of public vote and makes one-liner standup Vine first comic to win award twice' 10 funniest jokes at the Edinburgh festivalTim Vine, the proclaimed king of o…
Burning Doors, put on by Belarus Free Theatre, will draw on the experiences of artists jailed and censored in RussiaThe horrific experiences of being imprisoned, tortured and vilified as a p…
Sheridan Smith and Glenn Close are among the stars whose stand-ins have recently wowed audiences. From the panic to the euphoria, understudies describe the delirious experience of replacing …
Ronald Harwood's play about an ageing Shakespearian actor and his devoted dresser to be revived at Duke of York'sIt has been performed all over the world, was adapted into an Oscar-wining fi…
Comedian says death of manager at 53 also influenced decision, and that last date on Monsters tour will be final performanceBrian Logan on Lee Evans: who else can do what he does?Comedian Le…
Hundreds of previously unpublished letters reveal passionate exchanges from one of Hollywood's greatest affairsIt was one of the greatest Hollywood love affairs, beginning in a whirlwind of …
Hula House, developed in conjunction with the English Collective of Prostitutes, is championing the cause of decriminalising sex work at the fringeAn immersive play where the audience are to…
Star of West End show taking two- to four-week leave of absence due to stress and exhaustion, producers saySheridan Smith is to miss up to a month of performances as Fanny Brice in her West …
Star says she is 'not strong enough' after string of tweets responding to suggestions she had been a sore loser at BaftasSheridan Smith pulled out of her second consecutive performance of We…
Luke Wright delivers acclaimed piece What I Learned From Johnny Bevan … to an audience of only two MPs In the depths of the Palace of Westminster, beneath chandeliers and in front of an im…
Oscar-nominated actor backs his The Patriotic Traitor co-star after Fox swore at audience member and walked off stageThe Oscar-nominated actor Tom Conti has defended his co-star Laurence Fox…
Nick Dear's new work will delve into mysterious relationship between the Bard and his famously effeminate aristocratic patron Henry WriotheslyShakespeare's alleged romantic liaison with his …
Cumberbatch up against Kenneth Brannagh and Mark Rylance for best actor, while Gemma Arterton and Nicole Kidman vie for best actressBenedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet has received three Olivier a…
Graphic scenes in stage revival of Sarah Kane's play prove too much for viewers, with 40 leaving early in first six showsFive people have fainted watching the graphic scenes of torture, rape…
Nottage, in London to receive the Susan Smith Blackburn prize for female playwrights, criticised the lack of racially diverse stories seen on stageAmerican playwright Lynn Nottage has critic…
