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Is Mark Rylance our greatest living actor? Ask anyone lucky enough to have seen him play Johnny "Rooster" By…
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghLesley Hart's adaptation of the classic novel is driven with tremendous energy following its tragic heroine as she discards bourgeois convention
It must be Saturday be…
As she joins Greatest Days, the star from Wigan talks about the implosion of Hear'Say, 13 years in Corrie, tabloids raking through her bins " and not being able to afford nappies as a single…
Theatre Royal, BrightonCeyda Tanc's all-female troupe put on a display of sass and self-possession as they redesign a traditional Turkish folk dance
Some Turkish folk dances are only perform…
The Arts Council should focus on high-quality performances while a new body deals with community-based initiatives
The great conductor Simon Rattle hit a nerve when he talked about the recen…
In the early 1950s Murray Melvin acted with the Hampstead Drama Group, north London. My parents, Constance and George Hawkins, did too, and George was its "props maker". A child at the time,…
Sophia Bush, who is following Cheryl to take up a role in the West End thriller, said the unidentified man had made the experience 'ugly and scary and sad'
The new star of the West End play …
Playing in the vast ancient amphitheatre, imaginative new productions of Euripides and Aeschylus find fresh nuance even in this huge space
How best to stage the great Greek classics? The fas…
Oscar-nominated actor will take on role that Jodie Comer played and won an Olivier award for her performance as a lawyer grappling with sexual assault
Cynthia Erivo is set to star in a big-s…
Comedians will say anything for a laugh " and I've given her years of material
Two years ago, my sister was about to turn 50 and I called her spouse to see what he was getting her. He rattle…
The actor, who has previously starred as Hamlet at the Young Vic, is to play Lady Macbeth among a wave of star-powered Shakespeare productions this year
Cush Jumbo is to play Lady Macbeth th…
The theatre and opera director on how her working-class Welsh background informs her work, the strangeness of Il trovatore, and her eclectic running playlist
Born and raised in Port Talbot, …
A new theatre show by Helgard Haug weaves together the tragedy of the 2014 flight disaster with the slow decline of her parent. She explains how the two stories came together
On 8 March 2014…
The acclaimed choreographer's new production reimagines Jim Henson's epic adventure film " take a look inside Continue reading...
Arts Depot, LondonHe's a celebrity and he got out of there, as we learn during this lively standup set with a reality TV slant " Matt Hancock gossip included
Babatunde Aléshé flunked his f…
Royal Opera House, LondonThis bleak but arresting meditation on our ailing planet combines dance, poetry, film and music to startling effect
The key thing to know about Wayne McGregor's new …
Hull Truck theatreThis engaging production makes the most of a small cast and minimal staging, but needs more urgency early on
The plot of Jules Verne's 1872 novel is well known. Phileas Fo…
Bush theatre, London; Theatre Royal Brighton; Chichester Festival theatreIn his powerful debut play, Lenny Henry draws his audience deep into the life " and its shattering " of a Windrush ev…
Available onlineLynne Wake's film about Ashton is a compelling glimpse into the way his great works are reinterpreted by new generations of dancers
One of the great privileges of writing abo…
The actor will head up an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's 1882 play An Enemy of the People once the hit HBO drama has ended
Jeremy Strong is going from a corporate boardroom on TV to a whistleb…
Sadler's Wells, LondonGöteborgsOperans Danskompani's versatile dancers tumble, slide and climb in Damien Jalet's vertiginous piece then switch to more measured movements by Sharon Eyal
The …
Host becomes surprise star of song contest as viewers praise actor's 'willingness to join in the silliness'
Hosting Ukraine's Eurovision party " podcast
Forget who lifts the famous Eurovisio…
The Other Room, CardiffSet on the scaffolding atop a building that never gets finished, Matthew Trevannion's two-hander is full of dazzling ideas
What goes up must come down. Gravity, light,…
From drunk punters to myopic commissioners, the comic has faced many hurdles. She talks about her NHS career, the conflict in Sudan and finding the funny through her family
'I feel kind of s…
The musical will close on 4 June, after receiving mixed reviews from US critics and failing to receive a nomination at the Tony awards
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bad Cinderella is to close on Bro…
