Jonathan Harvey's play returns 20 years after its debut with producers hoping it will speak just as powerfully to audiencesWhen Jonathan Harvey wrote Beautiful Thing, the gay age of consent …
David Cecil tells of arrest and how he was forced to leave, despite a magistrate earlier dismissing case against himA British theatre producer deported from Uganda after staging a play with …
Figures published by the Society of London Theatres show ninth successive year of record box office returnsWest End theatre attendances went up slightly in 2012, allaying fears that the Olym…
Artistic director Gregory Doran says he has perfect actor in mind to play lead in Wolf Hall and Bring Up the BodiesGregory Doran has a good idea of who could play what will be one of the mos…
Royal Shakespeare Company's artistic director, Gregory Doran, announces Tennant's return " plus first stage adaptations of Hilary Mantel's Thomas Cromwell novelsFive years after his critical…
Douglas H Jeffery's archive documents more than 30,000 productions, from RSC's early days to Lord of the Rings musicalHe could, apparently, be something of a pain when he was taking pictures…
TV comedian's first foray into musical theatre " Viva Forever!, based on the Spice Girls' music " opens in London this weekShe is the bossy, egocentric narcissist in French and Saunders, and…
Dancer Ray Barra reflects on Kenneth MacMillan's production and the evolution of ballet since the choreographer's deathNearly 50 years after originating the role of the sensual-but-sleazy Pe…
Former head of Royal & Derngate in Northampton takes over from Vicky Featherstone, who is moving to London's Royal CourtLaurie Sansom is to take over at the National Theatre of Scotland when…
Wright's life of Congolese rebel leader Patrice Lumumba is among highlights of Young Vic's 2013 season in LondonIt is probably as far from Atonement, Anna Karenina and the new Brad Pitt adve…
Directed by the same creative team behind Black Watch, the show will move in to the Phoenix theatreThe bittersweet musical Once is to transfer to London's West End after winning awards and f…
Actor Mark Rylance behind week-long project in London featuring able and disabled actors aged 17 to 70Susan Lawton was having a pleasant alfresco lunch with her daughters Sophie and Sarah on…
One-liner specialists Stewart Francis and Tim Vine each make two appearances in Dave award's top ten listTake a seat and brace yourself " here is the funniest joke from this year's Edinburgh…
Show to include performances and copy of complete works used by apartheid-era ANC prisoners including Nelson MandelaA copy of the complete works of Shakespeare known as the Robben Island Bib…
Lucy Bailey, Maria Aberg, Nancy Meckler, Emma Rice and Lyndsey Turner will all direct plays next summerThe final season announced by Michael Boyd as head of the Royal Shakespeare Company wil…
Actor pulls out of central role in ceremony after his 28-year-old step-daughter Nataasha van Kampen died suddenly last SundayMark Rylance has pulled out of the London 2012 Olympics opening c…
Viva Forever! to use songs of group to tell story of four girls trying out for TV talent showIt was in 1996 that the Spice Girls filmed the video for their first single, Wannabe, as unknowns…
Playwright Mark Ravenhill publishes sonnet for launch of festival, which will see each play performed in a different languageShakespeare's 448th birthday has been marked by the launch of the…
RSC's stage version of children's novel takes record seven prizes at UK theatre's most prestigious awards ceremonyIt features quite breathtaking parental neglect, appalling child cruelty and…
Around 60 hours of interviews being gathered for use in production called Enquirer, looking at past, present and future of papersThe National Theatre of Scotland is to stage an investigation…
Stage version of Roald Dahl classic receives 10 nominations, including collective nod for all four actors playing title roleAll four of the girls who share the lead role in Matilda the Music…
London arts centre, a stalwart of ugly-building polls, is hoping its new cinema will kickstart a cultural quarter in the CityFor an organisation that is trying to be more inclusive, more inv…
London's Royal Court theatre receives £150,000 to nurture young playwrights after composer's Picasso payoutLord Lloyd-Webber is to donate £150,000 to London's Royal Court theatre to he…
Musical based on Roald Dahl's novel takes four prizes at only major theatre awards voted on by publicMatilda the musical " the RSC's hugely successful adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1988 novel "…
Schools plan to include everything from dance to archaeology, says culture minister Ed Vaizey at arts industry conferenceA new national plan for cultural education in schools " covering ever…