Lolita Chakrabarti: 'Acting is my first love and writing fits around it'
Award-winning actor and playwright first started writing as a student at RADA. "I was in a scene for my final showcase and
Award-winning actor and playwright first started writing as a student at RADA. "I was in a scene for my final showcase and
Single-name monikers are usually the domain of pop stars " Cher, Madonna, Bjork " not theatre designers, but then Ultz has always
Little Bulb is performing at the Royal Opera House this week. Take a moment to relish the deliciousness of that statement. One
Theatre companies Made in China and Action Hero are couples off stage, collaborators on it. But it's not all kissing in the wings " instead, the power dynamics in their private lives end up …
It's been a hotly contested race and a surprise front-runner has bounded into poll position energised by grassroots support. I never thought
I've been asked to interview Irvine Welsh and my first thought is "effing hell, yes!" Since Trainspotting emerged violently and viscerally from
"I'm a bit of a design heathen because I don't do a hell of a lot of drawing," Tom Scutt says to
This week's choices are unusual. Some of them are in theatres, but others are not. All of them invite us to engage
This week it's all about taking standards and well-worn subjects and turning them on their heads. Whether its love, circus, classics or
Making yourself heard marks this week's fringe picks. Whether it's new voices breaking through, taboo subjects being given a platform, inspiring discussion
There's an adventurous feel to this week's fringe picks and also a criminal element. While detectives aged seven to 13 are solving
It’s an eclectic mid month with musicals, zombies, balancing acts, one day festivals and thought-provoking political pieces jostling for your theatrical buck.
Mental health was a perhaps surprising platform for all the main parties to campaign on in the run-up to the general election
Seaside towns are knocking it out of the park this week with some stonking shows in both Bristol Mayfest and the Brighton
Let's be blunt: this election result has shocked everyone. Even the Tories, who dealt the knockout blow to a blooded Labour, are
This week's choices are a mix of the obvious political picks " I think there's an election on at some point? "
“Come writers and critics who prophesise with your pen,” sang Bob Dylan, before announcing that the times were a-changing. How prophetic: some
Your train's been delayed by 30 minutes. Now someone’s walking incredibly slowly in front of you as you hurtle towards the theatre.
As election day creeps steadily closer more and more of my conversations are turning into debates around policies, personalities (Ed Miliband's ears
Bubbly, vibrant and quick to laugh, Juma Sharkah could not be further from the quietly traumatised Marta she portrayed to such great
I love the idea of Kaleider's The Money. There's a pile of cash on a table and the players (us) must unanimously
"IÂ have yet to meet a playwright who doesn't have a fantastic time working with teenagers, especially with the right support," Fin Kennedy
Last week Richard III was reinterred into Leicester Cathedral with all the pomp and circumstance one would expect for our own Queen.
Last week I retweeted the brilliant @proresting’s comments about a casting call for Secret Cinema: Paid £75 for Secret Cinema tix? Worth
Park Theatre artistic director Jez Bond is a poster boy for theatrical endeavour and enterprise. When he sets his mind to do