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The Studio Ghibli adaptation, which is up for nine Olivier awards this weekend, will open in November
The Barbican in London is to bring back the furry woodland spirits, mischievous soot spr…
A boundary-busting standup, a radio sensation, a knockout on TV, a champion for LGBTQ rights, and a pet-lover extraordinaire … stars and writers pay tribute to the many lives of Paul O'Gra…
As Lily Savage and as himself, he confronted prejudice and celebrated gay culture. His stories must not die with him
Matt Cain was formerly editor-in-chief of Attitude
Paul O'Grady may have …
Barbican, LondonSimon McBurney directs a toweringly innovative adaptation of the eco-thriller by Nobel-winner Olga Tokarczuk
The opening night of this Complicité production was aborted at t…
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonAtri Banerjee's RSC production stresses the remarkable universality of the play's examination of leaders and the led
Early in the Trump administ…
Comedians and comedy programs have started to find ways to speak to the climate crisis in their work but how can something so heavy create laughter?
When David Perdue applied to be part of a…
With everything from Bake Off to Pretty Woman putting bums on seats in Theatreland, launching an original homegrown production is harder than ever. But might salvation be at hand in the unli…
Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonCrackling humour and punchy direction energise the story of two brothers battling over whose way is the right way on their Peckham estate
The streets of P…
Partner announces 'unexpected but peaceful' death of personality who fronted Blind Date, Blankety Blank and was known for his drag persona Lily Savage
Paul O'Grady, the beloved TV presenter …
In the standup's first solo set since the huge success of their queer romcom Feel Good, we are taken on an emotional rollercoaster with confidence and charm
It's always interesting to see a …
Royal Opera House, LondonAshton's three-act ballet combines escapism, clever classicism and panto, and this new version gets better as it goes along
A newly designed production celebrates th…
Bectu launches safer theatres charter as survey reveals 45% of workers may quit due to shocking levels of antisocial behaviour by drunken theatregoers
UK theatre staff have been attacked, se…
As the adaptation of her novel, little scratch, returns to the London stage, the author and Nottingham Forest fan traces the links between theatre, fiction and the beautiful game
When I was …
The Paddington Bear Experience, a family-friendly show based on Michael Bond's character, will be at the ex-GLC building on the South Bank
The world of Michael Bond's irrepressible, marmalad…
Sarah Mantell's script awarded Susan Smith Blackburn prize, beating plays by Zadie Smith, Kimber Lee and Ruby Thomas
The American playwright Sarah Mantell has won this year's Susan Smith Bla…
Ganna Muromtseva, a professional ballerina from Ukraine, fled her country after Russia's invasion, and now dances at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, hoping to one day dance again in K…
Riverside Studios, LondonThe puppets are lovely but this hour-long show has anodyne songs and a hodgepodge of tales
On paper, this Disney musical about AA Milne's honey-loving bear and his …
In 1981 I saw Bob Goody and Patrick Barlow in the National Theatre of Brent while at university. It was a revelation to discover you didn't have to be in Monty Python to be as funny as Monty…
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York
Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford play Stephen Sondheim's murderous Victorian couple in a bold and barnstorming take
Despite having worn a beard for much of h…
Duke of York's theatre, LondonMaths, magic and Les Mis all feature in the entertaining musings of the Ted Lasso star's northern know-it-all
'Who's here 'cos of Ted Lasso?" grins Nick Mohamme…
Is chirruping dangerous? How many legs can you tap-dance with? And what have they all been smoking? As the SpongeBob SquarePants musical hits Britain, we dive down to Bikini Bottom
"Who live…
Birmingham Rep theatreWiliam Young, an actor with learning disabilities, gives an affecting, lived-in performance as Lennie in this assured adaptation of Steinbeck's Dust Bowl classic
In Jo…
A 1655 edition of Shakespeare's tragedy names members of an acting troupe, one of whom was slain in an eerie echo of the play
In December 1692, the actor William Mountfort was walking home i…
Stone Nest; Royal Court; Young Vic, all London An intimate venue brings Baldwin and Buckley's clash back to life; Danny Lee Wynter falls foul of a caped crusader (and too much exposition); a…
Oscar-winning composer says son, also a successful composer, died on Saturday in hospital surrounded by family
Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced that his eldest son, Nicholas, has died from …
