She's the Hollywood megastar who's sung for everyone " and looked to science when her beloved pet died. In an exclusive extract from her new memoir, the singer and actor shares some tales fr…
Hampstead theatre, LondonRichard Bean's new play touches on ageing and alienation, care and family love, but focuses on making us laugh You might guess what kind of night you're in for by To…
Despite being panned as 'a dirty act done publicly' on its London premiere, the tragedy is now regarded as a classic " here are three productions that radically shifted our perspective Today…
One of the leading postwar theatre managers and administrators who started out as a box-office clerk at the RSCRupert Rhymes, who has died aged 83 following a stroke, was one of the key Lond…
The dance-theatre creator explains how she builds community through performance and how her new work, Lay Down Your Burdens, explores shame, trauma and anxiety Rhiannon Faith has built her o…
Tuff Nutt Jazz Club, Southbank Centre, LondonA hunky Action Man opens up a sequin-clad life for the protagonist of Drew McOnie's jazzy, out-and-proud take on Tchaikovsky's ballet The run-up …
Finborough Theatre, LondonThe third play in this programme of work by Scotland's first major modern female playwright redeems an otherwise underpowered evening The first two plays in Ena Lam…
Wyndham's; Harold Pinter; Battersea Arts Centre, LondonKenneth Branagh savours Lear's words rather too much; Kristin Scott Thomas and co are left high and dry in Cornwall; but at BAC, a beat…
Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House; Sadler's Wells, LondonNorthern Ballet's triple bill demonstrates the vital link between live music and action. Plus, the UK premiere of a new spin on Schub…
Berglas, one of whose tricks was regarded as holy grail of magic effects, was first magician to have his own show on British TV David Berglas, one of the most influential magicians and menta…
Show excluded from 'pass culture' scheme that allows teachers to take groups to cultural events for free French officials have prevented schools from taking pupils for free to a musical ab…
There may be comfort in the retelling of Dickens' familiar tale, but the best adaptations show the imagination to still surprise Has Charles Dickens' charming little Christmas story become a…
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonWith incredible moves from Rio's Cia Suave, Alice Ripoll choreographs a joyful celebration of young lives The party has started on stage before we've even sat dow…
American Airlines Theatre, New York A funny performance from the actor is the only saving grace of Theresa Rebeck's messy comedy drama about a hoarder Dear non-Black playwrights with a panac…
Southwark Playhouse Elephant, LondonStrong voices, polished direction and pop choreography boost this uneven account of Lizzie Borden, accused of killing her father and stepmother Reclaiming…
Park theatre, LondonA crisp and jarringly satirical play presents the 1995 Panorama documentary as a forerunner of today's fake news Martin Bashir's now discredited 1995 Panorama interview w…
From Wodehouse and Wilde to the modern Tory party, the posh can be grimly fascinating, even to this card-carrying leftie, who explains why he has turned his attention to Made in Chelsea It i…
An AI Pinocchio, Scrooge on the Cornish coast and a scouse Dick Whittington are just some of the season's theatrical treats Bath Theatre Royal, 6-11 December; Lyric theatre, London, 23 Novem…
Apollo theatre, LondonJoss Stone and Dave Stewart's strangely forgettable score does little to lift this musical but there are some wonderful set pieces For the millions of readers held rapt…
Arcola theatre, LondonThe enigmatic 1999 novel about three entwined lives is sleekly adapted by Bryony Lavery and sharply directed by Melly Still Here is a story of unrequited love in which …
A 1924 seance has solved the mystery surrounding a signed copy of the dramatist's first play Billed as "one of the greatest rarities of English literature", a signed copy of William Butler Y…
In the early 1960s Bill Kenwright and I were both in the National Youth Theatre. His broad Merseyside accent provided a high point during our production of Richard III. It's hard to do phone…
Camden People's theatre, LondonDressed as the creature, Hester Stefan Chillingworth live-dubs the 1931 movie and reframes the narrative The 1931 movie Frankenstein plays silently on the back…
Vivid portrait of the great playwright of inertia points up the contrast with his real-life romantic entanglements and daring work for the French resistance Director James Marsh has boldly, …
When they weren't having screaming rows, the members of this overlooked 1930s collective changed the course of cultural history. Why isn't it better known? The year is 1937, and at a farmhou…