This year on Broadway promises major debuts from Steve Carell, Rachel McAdams and revivals of Doubt and The Wiz It's taken years, but Broadway has nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels in t…
The standup on the best advice he's ever been given, performing on the London Eye and becoming a viral sensation How did you get into comedy?I've always enjoyed making people laugh and I was…
If you can't get tickets to his Macbeth, Tennant's acclaimed prince of Denmark is online, along with a spectacular take on three Shakespeare plays by Ivo van Hove Binge on Shakespeare's Henr…
Dramatic highlights of the photographer's work for the Guardian this year include jaw-dropping dance, Lenny Henry's debut play and a pair of Nutcrackers Continue reading...
The new year's hottest shows include stage versions of Minority Report, Spirited Away and La Strada, performances by Keeley Hawes and Ian McKellen " plus laughs from Julia Masli, Rhod Gilber…
Tiler Peck breezed in, Carmen Herrera bowed out, Benji Reid made a striking return and Pam Tanowitz entranced Read the Observer critics' review of 2023 in full 1. Song of SongsBarbican, Lon…
This year, our readers were blown away by productions from Machinal to Free Your Mind " with one theatregoer returning to watch Groundhog Day four times Fortune theatre, LondonA gloriously s…
Our roving critic's highlights include a bravura O'Casey trilogy, a Lionel Bart classic that delivered more, and a perfectly cast portrait of a marriage Read the Observer critics' review of …
In a thin year for musicals and political drama, an 11th hour Blanche DuBois, a flurry of young actors, two James Graham plays and a pair of Macbeths were among the standouts Read the Observ…
Donmar Warehouse; Phoenix theatre; Riverside Studios, LondonDavid Tennant and Cush Jumbo wire you into the Macbeths' innermost thoughts; Stranger Things takes theatrical spectacle to the nex…
Coliseum; Royal Opera House, LondonThe two companies variously capture the Christmas classic's glittering pleasures " and its narrative strangeness The Nutcracker is ballet's pantomime. Vill…
The comedian and author on defacing Rudyard Kipling, being inspired by Spike Milligan and cherishing Jerome K Jerome My earliest reading memoryWhen I was in junior school I used to read ever…
Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe Australian TV phenomenon reaches the stage with a story about sibling solidarity that has wacky dancing and an emotional wallop 'What's Bluey?" a friend asked …
17 February 1934 " 22 April 2023The broadcaster recalls a true original who immersed himself in the roles of Dame Edna and Sir Les, and was a complicated mixture of vaudeville character and …
19 October 1940 " 27 September 2023The playwright recalls his collaborations with the charismatic actor whose mix of mischief and vulnerability endeared him to everyone from Arthur Miller to…
Our critics' highlights of the year include a 24-hour marathon, a standup welcoming hecklers, a reboot of The Matrix and a bus ride filled with emotion' More on the best culture of 2023 10. …
Brothers of Italy party plans law to 'protect' Christian traditions and prevent schools 'modifying the essence of Christmas' Italy's ruling far-right party has identified a new battleground …
Playhouse, SheffieldElvi Piper's show for over-threes has knockabout silliness, vintage styling, cracker jokes and appealing songs 'Welcome to the happiest place on earth, kid," snarls Tiny …
There has been a remarkable intersection between video games and musical performance this year, from villains lending vocals to their own theme tunes to interactive songs Toward the end of B…
Hampstead theatre, LondonStalin's daughter and a white supremacist's son navigate their psychological inheritances as scenarios and characters change quickly in a blizzard of ideas This Rubi…
Arcola theatre, LondonThis timely revival of Tim Price's monologue about a rough sleeper drawn into activism leaves little space for vulnerability 'Got any change?" asks a man with a woolly …
Aviva Studios, ManchesterMusician-puppeteers help tell the tale of a boy and a penguin in this carefully crafted adaptation of the popular picture book There's more than one super furry anim…
Ralph Fiennes and David Tennant are among the stars playing Shakespeare's Thane this year. Might the tragedy's current popularity have something to do with the Tory government? After killing…
The two-time Pulitzer prize finalist talks his starry Broadway play Appropriate and handling the pressures put on Black playwrights Branden Jacobs-Jenkins invites you to look. The playwright…
As a kid at international school in the Philippines, I was deeply lonely. Solace came from my upbeat furry ally I have always been an animal person in a big way, even as a kid " to the point…