Dominion theatre, LondonBartlett Sher's gingerly feminist take on the problematic mid-century musical has superb dancing but is ponderously paced 'Stories of the east have seldom reached the…
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonOla Ince's production is set within a hostile modern police force and has DCI Othello's unconscious portrayed by a second actor Shakespeare's military genius i…
Michelle Terry, who is also the Globe's artistic director, says she will not alter her physicality for role The artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe has pushed on with playing Richard II…
The Broadway star has died aged 91. Revisit her glittering career, including West Side Story, Chicago and Kiss of the Spider Woman Continue reading...
The actor, dancer and singer, who has died aged 91, did not just provide great entertainment on stage. She was an eloquent, mischievous chronicler of musical theatre Chita Rivera had been an…
Artistic director of the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, and tireless campaigner against cuts to arts funding From 1979 to 2004 Philip Hedley, who has died aged 85, was artistic director of t…
After their emphatic victory in court this week the drag artist, real name Colin Seymour, says the anxiety hasn't gone away The drag artist Crystal may have marked Monday by winning an empha…
The actor, dancer and singer starred in musicals including West Side Story and Chicago Chita Rivera, one of Broadway's most illustrious stars, has died at the age of 91. A consummate "triple…
Booker-shortlisted author Murray and standup turned memoirist Brady won in the best fiction and nonfiction categories, alongside debut and children's fiction winners Michael Magee and Beth L…
As the Globe faces accusations of 'cripping up' with a new production of Shakespeare's tragedy, disabled theatre-makers explain why the role should not be open to all 'I felt really depresse…
Royal & Derngate, NorthamptonThe superstar troupe from Britain's Got Talent consistently fill venues across the country " and you can see why It's 15 years since street dance crew Divers…
Barn theatre, CirencesterThe detective hunts for Jack the Ripper in a funny, tangled comedy on how crime is sensationalised for entertainment This comedy adventure enlists Sherlock Holmes to…
All of Us Strangers actor will play William Shakespeare alongside Buckley as his wife in film adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's novel Paul Mescal will star as the young William Shakespeare i…
A dozen playwrights and directors meet in Kyiv and find comedy can be an important part of their creative process In a studio theatre tucked into a courtyard behind Kyiv's main Khreshchatyk …
Need to make an elephant vanish, an aeroplane take off or a wizard fly? As magic grips the stage, illusionist supremos reveal how they turn the likes of Stranger Things into eye-popping spec…
Studio 54, New York Song-heavy adaptation of the bruising 1962 Blake Edwards drama about a couple grappling with addiction makes for a surprising success It's probably a good thing there's n…
The actor on starring in Marius von Mayenburg's satirical play about Hitler's legacy, putting Prince Andrew back on the news agenda " and her right to do nothing Romola Garai is a 41-year-ol…
Victoria Zaragoza-Martinez was retired, with little to do except hate the miserable British winter. At 71, she decided to bring some Latin warmth into her life Victoria Zaragoza-Martinez was…
The former artistic director of English National Ballet has swapped London for San Francisco, where she's bringing AI and clubbing into the theatre " while passing on the legacy of British d…
The East End battle of 1936, when the community united to force back Oswald Mosley's fascist forces, has inspired two theatre productions On a Sunday afternoon in October 1936, Ubby Cowan, a…
Rimini Protokoll's new show is part of a series of performances inspired by James Joyce's Ulysses and draws a connection between its Aeolus episode and hypercapitalism On the eastern outskir…
Savoy theatre, LondonDespite a thrilling premise " New York's power couple staging unhappy marriages " this dated production coasts on its stars' fame rather than testing their seasoned skil…
Orange Tree, Richmond; Marylebone theatre, LondonZoe Cooper's vivaciously queer take on Jane Austen will make readers and audiences think twice. And Nicolas Kent distils a Holocaust fable to…
Royal & Derngate, NorthamptonThe physical comedy ensemble revives the ancient Greek play in an audacious staging with a tragicomic present-day backstory The keynotes of the time are chao…
The Place, LondonNicola Adilman's breathtaking exploration of what it is to be seen was the standout in a strong triple bill at the annual festival of new choreography The annual Resolution …