Before she reached a new level of celebrity in the 21st century, Smith had a remarkable big-screen career, channelling her stage presence into the camera whether as Jean Brodie or her tragic…
Created in 1968 and making groundbreaking strides, the organisation is looking to further expand Home is where the heart is but it also brought hardships for the National Black Theatre (NBT)…
Royal Court Theatre, LondonSophisticated play melds fact with fiction in its dramatisation of a scandalous moment in the life of the author As debut plays go, Giant has some very old and exp…
Highly expressive actor of impeccable technique that could encompass high comedy and full-blown tragedy There is a huge raft of exceptional British stage actors who merit commemoration even…
Theatre Royal BathAllen gives a capable performance in an arresting production that gives a chilling sense of state control " but the central romance fails to fizz Seventy-five years after G…
Kiln theatre, LondonThis Q&A-based delve into the politics of vaccination is a fascinating, thorny and sometimes wilfully opaque take on a divisive topic for our times Rob Drummond tells…
Stage production in Manchester will orchestrate the band's 2003 recording to 'chime with the underlying grief and paranoia' of the tragedy Thom Yorke is to rework Radiohead's album Hail to t…
Four years after accusations of a toxic workplace culture torpedoed her talkshow, the star once dubbed 'the most hated woman in America' is attempting a comeback via Netflix. If you want hum…
Being taught drama can transform your life. Actor David Oyelowo, writer James Graham, set designer Es Devlin and more recall their own awakenings " and their inspirational, unforgettable tea…
Orange Tree theatre, LondonDavid Edgar's play on the anti-communist Hollywood blacklists of the 1950s is clunky in its set-up, but offers a lively take on the personal politics of art and id…
The Place, London LovÃsa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir warmly narrates her own story of renewal after feeling her personal and professional life was over Contemporary dance about the menopause…
New Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeThe pack prowls the stage and falls from the sky in this dark and dynamic production combining Carter's rich gothic language with impressive aerial skills The w…
Olivier theatre, LondonThe drama is underpowered until the end but what Lyndsey Turner's production lacks in feeling it makes up in style Placard-holding protesters bomb an elegant stage wit…
As the Royal Ballet's newly minted principal, the dancer is on a mission to challenge the industry's underlying racism from the inside. He discusses his first steps " and the role of his dre…
He has triumphed over controversies, the 'devastation' of Covid and 100-hour weeks. As Norris leaves the biggest job in British theatre, he reveals his final season " and his plans to take u…
Exclusive: Scholar names Henry Porter as likely co-author of 1604 play after linguistic clues in his surviving work Scholars have long suggested that Christopher Marlowe had a collaborator f…
Exclusive: culture secretary says predecessors 'vandalised' the arts and pledges state funding for every community The Conservatives' "violent indifference" to the arts has resulted in commu…
This one-man play started out as one story and broke into another, commenting on the first. It was a wake-up call A few months before I saw Arinzé Kene's Misty at London's Bush theatre in 2…
Underbelly Boulevard, LondonThe magician delivers some jaw-dropping moments without quite answering his own question of whether you can deceive people honestly He wants to be incredible; he …
The standup on his new book about stuck-up children, earnest hecklers and why he gets annoyed about being called a 'TikTok comedian' How did you get into comedy?I'd always secretly wanted to…
The Place, LondonThe Body of People Jazz Theatre Company presents a rich programme, including a celebration of the great trumpeter It's rare to see pure jazz dance on stage in the UK, even i…
The Lowry, SalfordThe original magic that made the play the most successful in the National Theatre's history still holds, with its visceral impact perhaps now more relevant than ever Joey,…
Gloomy segmented head of famed playwright fails to convey his wit and brilliance, says Merlin Holland A huge sculpture of Oscar Wilde's head lying on its side, his face sliced into segments,…
Young Vic, LondonThis musical has the seeds of a brilliant show for our times with Ramin Karimloo on fine form, but its complex themes are sucked away by sledge-hammer messaging Elia Kazan's…
Grand Electric, SydneyThis sidesplitting off-Broadway production answers the question 'what if the hero of James Cameron's Titanic was actually Celine Dion all along?' There's little more jo…