Royal Shakespeare Company's new artistic directors team up with artists from around the world to appeal to wider audience The Royal Shakespeare Company is attempting to attract new audiences…
Being a Deaf professional dancer can feel isolating " but my experiences in clubs made me realise I could create a dance space that would welcome everyone I used to hate raves. As a Deaf wom…
Arcola, LondonTimely revival of Michael Hastings' unsettling 1956 play that examines the legacy of war on immigrants in postwar London It's just over a decade since the second world war ende…
Lara Ricote is among the standups whose gags have landed with deaf and hearing people thanks to the work of stenographer Claire Hill When Lara Ricote watches fellow comedians' gigs, she like…
Before publishing his vampire classic in 1897, the author was employed as a personal secretary at the Actors' Benevolent Fund The imagination of Bram Stoker gave life to one of literature's …
The Sex and the City writer, 65, talks about her rebellious youth, Studio 54, million-dollar contracts and getting married and divorced I was a funny little girl with lots of little girlfri…
The Doctor Who and Thick of It actor laments the lack of support for emerging talent from working-class backgrounds ' Read the full interview with Peter Capaldi Britain's cast of leading act…
It is one of the most electrifying and unsettling sounds in theatre. Should we be encouraging crowds to do it more? Experts tell us about booing's origins " and actors remember being on the …
Theatreland is taking a gamble on a wave of quirky little shows to challenge the big but tired box office beasts A fresh kind of musical theatre show, set apart by having started life on th…
Park theatre, London Ins Choi's comedy set in a Korean Canadian shop has an irresistible charm, despite at times feeling like a best-sketch montage from its TV forerunner Before Kim's Conven…
The Mill at Sonning, ReadingThe stage adaptation of the Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra film is brought to life by a full-of-verve cast in Joseph Pitcher's fine revival In the gam…
Woolwich Works, London On a catwalk-like stage, the ambitious New Movement Collective celebrate Stravinsky's peasant wedding with a twist, adding fresh musical compositions to ramp up the at…
Ambassadors; Yard; King's Head, LondonCatherine Tate and David Threlfall are stranded in a scarily dull ghost story; the end of a love affair looms over a lively two-hander; and the new King…
London Coliseum Version created by Mary Skeaping in 1971 retains its seductive power, ably driven by principals Katja Khaniukova and Aitor Arrieta One of the strengths of the ballet Giselle …
Get your questions in (quickly) for the host of this year's Baftas, the star of stage and screen who's played everyone from Dennis Nilsen to Scrooge McDuck The high point of the British film…
He wears plastic bags as an 'autistic protest' and makes podcasts about everything from fish fingers to the Baileys sex cult. The former Rubberbandit talks about turning his 'weirdo' world i…
Southwark Playhouse Elephant, LondonThe Divine-inspired villain of The Little Mermaid and her rag-tag band of gay sea creatures reclaim their narrative in a boundlessly energetic, beautifull…
My father Harry Randall, who has died aged 93 due to complications from Covid, was a technical photographer working for the petrochemical industry, but more important to him were his activit…
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonSet in the year before the events of The Crucible, the volatile children's games that seed the later hysteria are brilliantly played but the drama is missing We …
The US standup's career was in its ascendancy before miscarriage and then a friend's death knocked her for six. So she took stock " and turned her feelings into a show contextualising loss a…
My former colleague John Ashford, who has died aged 79, was a key figure in contemporary dance in the UK and beyond, both as director of the Place theatre in London (1986-2009) and founder-d…
Ambassadors theatre, LondonWhile it doesn't have the big jump scares of 2:22: A Ghost Story or The Woman in Black, this lo-fi horror builds in creepiness How well does horror play out on sta…
In their new shows, anarchic theatre company Spymonkey and sketch duo Max and Ivan place the spotlight on their own lives more than ever before If you're making comedy, or funny theatre, wha…
Stars in Spanx and borrowed jewellery make for a tough crowd, and we love nothing more than when a comedian bombs When are we going to get over the idea that hosting a huge awards ceremony i…
Riverside Studios, LondonThe compelling life of the world-changing mathematician and logician is somehow rendered unremarkable in a drab musical Alan Turing's life was without doubt dramatic…