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The acclaimed company returns to Sadler's Wells in London with a production inspired by the optical phenomenon known as a 'lunar halo'
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Bristol Old VicPart panto, part Arabian version of EastEnders, writer Sonali Bhattacharyya, and a winning cast have cobbled together a fizzing modern-day fable about the power of storytellin…
Dancers from the Northern Ballet perform the final dress rehearsal for The Nutcracker before the production is staged at the Grand Theatre in Leeds Continue reading...
The Depot, LiverpoolStaged in a hangar-like venue strewn with the charred remnants of battle, Simon Godwin's intelligent production puts violent conflict to the fore
At first, it looks like …
Tony-winning actor was known for screen roles in Misery, ER and Cheers, and for stage roles in On Golden Pond and The Heiress
Frances Sternhagen, the Tony award-winning actor known for playi…
As his Velvet Revolution drama returns, the great writer talks about his mounting Israel-Gaza uncertainties, the epiphanies he has in every hot shower " and our one-star 'corker' review of T…
Lyttelton theatre, LondonAdapted by Alice Birch and directed by Rebecca Frecknall, this is a stylised study in control and daughterly disobedience
'To be born a woman is the worst punishment…
An exhaustive account of ambition, insecurity, and one astonishing career
It is hard to know where to start with My Name Is Barbra, the much reported on 1,000‑page memoir that took Ba…
Richmond theatre, LondonPausing her political campaigning to revisit routines that made her name, Izzard seems to be enjoying herself as much as we are
Everyone wants rock stars to play thei…
Derby theatreOur heroine is a straight-talker who is not bothered about the ball but still finds romance in Annie Siddons' lively version
In her fresh version of the bridal fairytale, Annie …
Hull TruckEliza Blair plays the puppet-child on an adventure of self-discovery in this slightly muddled yet well-performed version
When Ivor MacAskill and Rosana Cade staged The Making of Pi…
The actor will play all roles in the Shakespeare play after leading a one-person Great Expectations last year
Eddie Izzard is returning to a New York stage this winter for an ambitious versi…
The comedian on a grim festive job playing Bing Crosby, an air-kiss from Joanna Lumley, and his love of bread and wine
Born in London, Tom Allen, 40, left school at 18 and pursued a career i…
From mixing 20 shades of pink to not making the witch heads too scary, a behind-the-scenes tour of the National Theatre's new production reveals the craft that goes into bringing Roald Dahl'…
Shakespeare North Playhouse | Taxing millionaires | Brewing annoyance | Precise apostrophes | Lynne Truss
The director of Shakespeare in Love, John Madden, tells us how Judi Dench bought the…
Tom Sweeney says he excelled in drama in school and was always generous with his praise for his old teachers
I was deeply upset to read of Russell Norman's untimely passing (Restaurateur and…
Music, theatre and art have been crushed by years of Tory cuts. They need to be nurtured again, with purpose and with pride
As the Conservatives clutch at political straws, the Labour party …
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghYoung Gerda is sent on an epic quest across mythical Scotland by steam train, cross-country skis, fishing boat and unicorn in Morna Young's version
When the curtain go…
London venue's online collection of performances dating back to 1956 will be free to use for writers, directors and the public
The Royal Court has launched a free digital archive of every p…
The trio are about to fall out violently in the shocking yet hilarious play, featuring beheaded priests and the ghost of Bobby Sands. They talk woke fever, big pharma and playing chimpanzees…
Officers were called to altercation between two audience members at touring hit show at Palace Theatre
Police are investigating after a fight broke out between theatregoers during a performa…
The activist and writer of the Vagina Monologues has no intention of stopping her quest to end violence against women
The new book by V " the playwright formerly known as Eve Ensler " is cal…
Olivier; Sam Wanamaker Playhouse; Kiln, LondonThe youngsters steal the show in the National's terrifying gothic Disney Roald Dahl; a fine cast are stranded in Ibsen by candlelight; and a bit…
The actor on indulging her funny side, judging on Drag Race, and why the new series of Vigil doesn't need a submarine
Suranne Jones, 45, is one of British TV's most reliable and recognisable…
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonVikki Stone's playful fairytale is staged with fabulous costumes and high-energy songs but falls short of delirious comedy
In 2021, Camila Cabello was a screen Cinde…
