Emma Rice appointed as artistic director of the Globe
The creative force behind Cornwall's innovative Kneehigh theatre will take over the Globe in 2016
The creative force behind Cornwall's innovative Kneehigh theatre will take over the Globe in 2016
Jonathan Pryce gives a highly sympathetic performance of Shylock at the Globe, says Dominic Cavendish
Set in war-torn Liberia in 2003, the Gate's latest is an intensely empathetic presentation of women in survival mode, says Serena Davies
Sir Derek Jacobi is to take on the role of Shakespeare's Mercutio, starring opposite lead actors in their 20s
The artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse on training with Sam Mendes, making theatre accessible and why it is important to vote in the general election
Transposed to Fifties Soho, this is a gleeful RSC revival of Middleton's Jacobean comedy, says Ben Lawrence
18 great episodes of Desert Island Discs, which began on January 29, 1942
Hussein Chalayan, who once turned a table into a dress, is creating his own contemporary-dance show. Anita Singh meets him
This fresh version of the 15th-century morality play is an intriguing enough prospect but not necessarily enough to tempt people indoors, says Dominic Cavendish
With the first professional production of the famous musical opening at the Lyric Hammersmith, we we remember Bugsy's journey through the ages and the stages Gallery by Jonathan McAloon
Its replica river and 65,000 litres of water might sound gimmicky, but this revival of Alan Ayckbourn's black comedy is surprisingly powerful, says Dominic Cavendish
This semi-staged version of Sondheim's masterpiece featured a constellation of showbiz luminaries, says Rupert Christiansen
The clichéd script hardly matters in this infectious musical, says Rupert Hawksley
Alfred Hitchcock, who died on April 29, 1980, is celebrated as a genius of film-making but in his private life he was a warped practical joker
From exuberant singing to deadpan dialogue, a brilliant cast of child actors delivers the goods in this stage version of Alan Parker's much-loved film, says Dominic Cavendish
Will the States' Anglophilia fade? asks Matt Wolf
Find out which shows and actors have been hailed as the best of Broadway
Bugsy Malone is an utterly delightful, tongue-in-cheek love letter to the gangster genre
Despite much to admire in the peformance of its star, this revival of David Mamet's classic is a little underwhelming, says Dominic Cavendish
You wouldn't think dramas about Tudor England and dragon-populated fantasy had much in common. Think again, says Serena Davies
Strictly's Len Goodman showed his softer side in gushing Astaire tribute, says Isabel Mohan
Douglas Maxwell's socio-political fantasy lacks coherence, says Mark Brown
Poldark star Heida Reed is currently acting in a play about slut-shaming and revenge porm. She talks to Radhika Sanghani about topless Aidan Turner, freeing the nipple and her own body insec…
Poldark actress Heida Reed has spoken out against the 'sexist' national obsession with co-star Aidan Turner and says the actor himself is 'baffled'
This flawed but highly inventive response to Prokofiev's dramatic score will charm balletomanes and ballet sceptics alike, says Jane Shilling