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My friend Andrew Jarvis, who has died aged 78, was an actor and drama teacher dedicated to the stage and, especially, to performing Shakespeare. Although never a star, he was a stalwart of b…
Glen Tetley's fantastical ballet, set to an atonal Schoenberg score, is finally returning to Covent Garden. Dancers Marcelino Sambé and Joshua Junker discuss how they came under its spell
M…
As the musical version of the notoriously gory book returns to the stage, its tale of 80s yuppie nihilism feels more relevant than ever in the era of Andrew Tate, Trump and tech bros
I have …
Alt-rockers will score Hitler allegory The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, with Mark Gatiss in the title role
Alt-rockers Placebo are set to collaborate with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC…
Olivier award-winning West End production will follow US example and be trimmed to make it 'more accessible than ever before'
For almost a decade it has been the most epic fixture in West En…
Linbury theatre, LondonFull of postcard moments, Taylor's choreography harks back to a more straightforward, analogue age " and is all the better for that
Paul Taylor is not a choreographer …
My father, David Andrews, who has died aged 90, was an actor and director whose career in theatre, film and television spanned six decades.
As an actor he performed multiple roles in the BBC…
When it comes to origin stories, comedians have some of the strangest " from performing for a £5 bet to getting back at their boss to making an unlikely pact with a friend
Not all standup…
She has based ballets on Frida Kahlo, Coco Chanel and Eva Perón. So Annabelle Lopez Ochoa was well placed to take on the passionate, complicated figure of Anne Lister
A couple dance acros…
Lineup for 2026 includes a Molière adaptation and a mash-up of Sophocles and Ingmar Bergman
Cate Blanchett, Sandra Oh and Letitia Wright will form part of the National Theatre's starry, fem…
The Place, LondonSadiq Ali's intimate dance piece follows a woman with an HIV diagnosis at a time when it was misunderstood and stigmatised
In the programme note for Tell Me, its creator Sa…
Arcola theatre, LondonBeguiling but deeply disturbing verbatim solo show is based on testimony of Gazan children and relates the confusion and tragedy of war
Eleven-year-old Renad dreams of…
Makers of TV series to work with Sam Mendes' production company on theatre show to open in London in 2027
There's the wildly popular TV series, a two-hour immersive experience, a board game,…
The comedian's dad got him into Bob Marley, and Jamiroquai takes him to another dimension. But which girl band classic does he secretly love?
The first single I bought
Rollout (My Business)…
The performer was found dead in 'unexpected' circumstances in her London flat in 2023. Why are her loved ones still waiting for an explanation?
In commemorations and memorials after her d…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonOllie Maddigan's open-hearted solo show about a motherless 15-year-old is full of crude comedy and swaggering confidence " until it exposes the grief underneath a…
Circle and Star theatre, LondonTouring to mark the diarist and Carry On star's centenary year, David Benson's poignant show covers the full spectrum of what made Williams so funny, beloved "…
Royal Court theatre, London Rosie Sheehy and Robert Aramayo excel as a couple reeling from an ultrasound scan in Luke Norris's extraordinary play
The trigger warnings are handed to us on a c…
We would like to hear your suggestions for the UK's first town of culture
With the search for the UK's first town of culture under way, we would like to hear your suggestions.
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Southwark Playhouse Borough, LondonDespite the vocal bravura of the cast, this show doesn't capture the Jazz Age power couple's dazzle or darkness
For decades people have been seeking to res…
Soho theatre, London The standup mines familiar comedy scenarios, but dazzling one-liners and shaggy dog stories elevate the set
Pierre Novellie protests that life is getting harder for obse…
The Broadway performer shot to fame without a safety net in The Greatest Showman. The resulting public scrutiny was painful, she says, but it was the ideal grounding to step into the shoes o…
Park theatre, LondonLeigh Douglas plays a sorority girl turned White House receptionist " as well as lecherous side characters " in a timely show
This show arrives in London in a week that U…
The Gangs of London star returned to the stage alongside Ben Whishaw in a 2024 production of Samuel Beckett's masterpiece. In this diary of the first preview, he describes passing the point …
Thornton Wilder's classic American play is transposed for the inaugural production of National Theatre Wales. The result is heartfelt, though its emotional bite can feel uncertain
A revival …
