196 stories by "Ryan Gilbey"
Mel Brooks's 1968 film makes even greater sense on the stage " especially with the peerless Nathan Lane in the lead roleI adore Renoir. I revere Bergman. I bow at the altar of Tarkovsky. But…
Bill Murray's deadpan misanthrope is now a jock belting out showstoppers. So does this stage replay bring new shine to the quirky love story " or kill a classic?In the 23 years since Groundh…
She was a poet laureate at 11, starred in The Archers as a teen and played Caitlin Moran in Raised By Wolves. Now the 23-year-old is taking her own show to Edinburgh " about the perils of gr…
Lucy Punch has made a career of being nasty. So who better to play a power-crazed tabloid news editor in hit play Great Britain?Lucy Punch is sitting in a cramped corner office above the Nat…
The audacious Australian star, known for emotionally open Hollywood performances, proves that she's more than ready to take on lead rolesPerformers often remark on the reserve of British the…
Jeremy Corbyn, pervy sexual tension, tiny horned hamsters ... improv comedy star Proops chucks anything into the mix on Whose Line Is It Anyway? As its London stage run begins, he reveals th…
In a show inspired by men she met on Tinder, with supporting roles for her family and her dog, the Invisible Dot's Natasia Demetriou elevates her anxieties to an art formWithin the opening m…
She's acted in every edgy show going, from Jam to Ashes to Ashes to State of Play " and written many of her best lines. As her own hit play Di and Viv and Rose reaches the West End, Amelia B…
For his new theatre show, Greg Wohead plays the King at his peak " only there's no quiff and no hip-swivelling. It's more seance than rock'n'roll concertElvis Presley's 1968 NBC TV show Elvi…
As the Game of Thrones star prepares to read James Joyce's 16,000-word The Dead, he talks about getting on the boat from Dublin at 18 " and never looking backAidan Gillen is perched on an ov…
Her career depends on her 'wiggly' face and her most memorable TV character was built on a repertoire of snorts and whinnies. Now, in her latest stage role, the Episodes actor is talking flu…
EastEnders, Shameless, Shakespeare: she's done the lot. But it's her tea-foisting role in Father Ted she'll always be remembered for " and it almost didn't happenAll is calm and quiet on a w…
He's been a prehistoric bird in Pan and a killer plant in Little Shop of Horrors. But there's one role puppeteer Ronnie Le Drew will never escapeHoused in a musty-smelling former temperance …
He packed out a gig by pretending Frankie Boyle was performing. His new show settles a score with Jack Whitehall. And this unpredictable standup even hijacks the interview processJack Whiteh…
Soothing Sounds for Baby is the result of hours spent rummaging in record shops and listening to Radio 4's castaway show. Its star took us on a vinyl spreeGrace Jones's Private Life is throb…
She ducks auditions, doesn't call agents back and says she was upstaged by her outfit in Star Wars. Yet Ayesha Dharker has a career that spans everything from soaps to Shakespeare. Near the …
He rules kids' TV with Gigglebiz, Something Special and Justin's House " and now his jazzy clown creation is about to storm the stage in Manchester. But Justin Fletcher still can't stop comi…
It was a clash of two massive egos. As Orson's Shadow makes its European premiere, its playwright Austin Pendleton about how he turned Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier's famous theatrical f…
He's one of Hollywood's biggest stars, but these days you're more likely to find Tim Robbins on stage. He talks about shouting at Fox News, punk Shakespeare and finding common cause with Cli…
He's been sober for 13 years after almost dying in a drunken car crash. But Rob Delaney can still be savage on stage. The standup and star of Catastrophe talks about jail, rehab and the joys…
The film starring Tim Robbins as a mailroom sap was a resounding flop for the Coens but now they're supporting a play based on their boardroom comedyWhen I heard that a stage version of the …
In Loot he made castanets from Orton's dead mum's teeth. For The Homecoming Pinter cast him as a liar and a butcher. As he dons pyjamas for The Father, the veteran actor considers half a cen…
In Standby for Tape Back-Up, Ross Sutherland unspools hidden meanings from the programmes on a fuzzy video left to him by his grandfatherIt's extraordinary how potent cheap videotape is. Tha…
He's the ex-cleaner who ended up playing a pirate in Game of Thrones. Now Lucian Msamati faces his biggest challenge yet " as the RSC's first black Iago. He talks to Ryan GilbeyLucian M…
Into the Woods and Frozen have a new generation putting aside their smartphones and tablets to sing along together Continue reading...
