63 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 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…
Playwrights and comedians try to make sense of human brutality, and the public's feverish interest in real-life murder mysteries.
In an adaptation for a theater in Sheffield, England, the tiger at the center of Yann Martel's best-selling book comes startlingly to life.
With John Malkovich playing a Harvey Weinstein-style character, the play already has people talking " and speculating.
The desire to be challenged has propelled Giles Terera to an impressive CV of performances and an Olivier award-winning turn in Hamilton.
The writer of Does My Bomb Look Big in This? talks about the joy of putting London Muslim girls on the stageNyla Levy was born in Tooting, south London. As an actor, she has appeared in ITV'…
The last time she was on stage at the National Theatre, Amanda Lawrence played an angel in Marianne Elliott's acclaimed production of
London's Almeida Theater has become a home away from home for the New York playwright Anne Washburn. Next: a very American comic drama called "Shipwreck."
The Yard in East London is bringing young people to theater with programming that mixes avant-garde stage productions and club nights.
Tiata Fahodzi artistic director Natalie Ibu is on a mission to multiply theatre's narratives. The 'strategic provocateur' tells Holly Williams about her
The actor on her playwriting debut, Hole, at the Royal Court, the power of Beyoncé, and the pleasures of Vanity FairEllie Kendrick, 28, is an actor and writer. She started acting profession…
No one knows why the writer abandoned her novel "The Watsons." In adapting it for the theater, Laura Wade tussled with both the characters and their deceased creator.
