140 stories by "Holly Williams"
The smells and sounds of locomotive travel get the audience in the mood for a theatrical adaptation of the beloved children's book.
More than 500 years after his death, the monarch most reviled by Shakespeare is still courting controversy " over whether non-disabled actors should ever be cast in the role, and with a new …
The producers cultivated online followers for three years before mounting a full production, bringing them along on the show's journey to the stage.
As Paul Mescal takes on the role first made famous by Marlon Brando, Holly Williams looks at the star-studded history of 'Streetcar', a play full of parts coveted by big name actors
The Crucible Theater in Sheffield, England, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a mind-boggling logistical challenge that also honors a declining industry in the city.
Jamie Fletcher's production is a rackety and raucous triumph
Anthony Lau delivers a stylish production at the Sheffield Crucible, set in a glittering, heightened contemporary world of neon outfits and disco-balls. Yet while the first half flies by, so…
A new online production from the Royal Shakespeare Company uses motion-capture and video game technology to create a virtual world.
If the second lockdown has you yearning for theatre, opera, dance or comedy, we've got you covered. Holly Williams picks some of the best online performances streaming this winter
The Observer revisits six theatre bosses appointed in 2019 to discuss the existential threat to their industry, and the fightback
Last summer, the Observer profiled a group of newly-appointe…
Watching on a screen can feel like a poor imitation of real-life theater, but some artists are using the communications technology we now rely on to enhance the streaming experience.
Gielgud, LondonDavid Mitchell makes a rollicking stage debut as the Bard in this bawdy adaptation of Ben Elton's BBC series
Of all the sitcoms to be turned into a stage show, Upstart Crow is…
Young Vic, LondonStef Smith's smart three-Nora Ibsen update spans 100 years and cleverly contrasting worlds of pain in this slick first revival
It's often said that Nora's slam of the door a…
The acclaimed theatre director on his latest West End production, his Pinter obsession, and why offering free tickets to first-time theatregoers is so important
Theatre director Jamie Lloyd …
The writer-director on staging Arinzé Kene's Little Baby Jesus, winning the JMK award and working with regional black British writers
Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu, 25, is a playwright, director and…
The London run is the last time that Phoebe Waller-Bridge will perform her hit one-woman show
The Nigerian architect turned dramatist on the impact of her play Hear Word!, her Edinburgh festival debut " and why directing is a lot like designing buildings
Ifeoma Fafunwa is a playwrigh…
Totalitarian rule, immersive terror and lightsabers factor into the latest shows at the Fringe
There's no shortage of candid shows about coping with grief and mental health at this year's festival
Two very different but equally as good productions were put on at the vibrant theatre
This year, several performers who have long straddled the boundaries of theatre, comedy and performance art return to the fringe
The untapped award has made a name for itself as a pretty reliable indicator of interesting shows
Milo Rau's 'La Reprise' is a deeply humane look at trauma after a senseless murder while the fiendishly clever 'Are we not drawn onward to new erA' is about climate change
The limitations of the fringe set-up are real for a lot of performers doing shows in tiny shoebox venues
The opening weekend brought some thrills, if no out-and-out smash hit
