Rising costs have led to staff redundancies and curtailed opening hours as nine out of 10 sites fear they could close permanently Theatres, museums, castles and other heritage sites are mak…
You can spend the next few weeks under the duvet and in front of the telly, or enjoy world-class art, theatre, music, film and standup " here's an event for each of the next 31 days MUSIC Fl…
The comedian and author on her first kiss with a woman, eating crisps in bed and getting so drunk she fell asleep in the toilet Born in Bridlington, east Yorkshire, Rosie Jones, 32, worked a…
The US comedy sensation is making up for lost time after Covid with a new show " still self-obsessed, but 'a bit darker' " and an opportunity for us to observe a quintessentially millennial …
The playwright details Barry Cryer's comedic phone calls and reveals what her majesty said to Prunella Scales in his annual journal for London Review of Books Alan Bennett's 2022 diary, publ…
British playwright best known for Master Class, as well as for comic novels inspired by his time in Zambia David Pownall, who has died aged 84, was a playwright and novelist who, while never…
From Sister Act to the Wagatha Christie trial, Shakespeare to showtunes, and footballers to ballet stars, our photographer snapped a stellar year of shows Continue reading...
Susan Moffat and Aida Haughton explain how their play My Thousand Year Old Land was given a universal humanity by using raw, real-life testimony Three women " Pravda (meaning "justice"), Is…
Danny Boyle's Matrix-inspired spectacular opens in Manchester, Succession star Brian Cox returns to the stage and standups Maisie Adam, Guz Khan and Catherine Cohen are on tour More from the…
Cracker industry bosses and comics shed light on the art of the cracker joke, from winning formulas to 'innovation teams' " and why they're more important than ever in the digital age What d…
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonHannah Khalil's lo-fi retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's 1844 story cleverly weaves in humour, carols and a contemporary lesson on woodland conservation When t…
Available onlineTony award-winning musical about an ageing TV star trying to revive his career has a slow-burn power that brings serious drama to the zinging comedy Buddy Young Jnr was once …
Ambassadors theatre, LondonLiz Kingsman's slick, self-conscious 'troubled woman' show nests its complex jokes within jokes to tremendous effect 'We need women's story," says Liz Kingsman in …
Watford Palace theatreThis lacklustre reframing of the fairytale as a talent show veers into a pantomime version of Phantom of the Opera This is not Beauty or the Beast as we know them: Bell…
Rosanna Achilleos-Sarll remembers being told she was 'too tall' by the celebrated ballet dancer, while Tessa Higgins praises the wonderful teacher Audrey de Vos Your obituary of Dame Beryl G…
Theatre companies outside London aren't getting the attention they deserve, says Julia Sowerbutts I applaud your editorial about the squeeze on opportunities for new plays and playwrights (9…
This year readers saw some amazing theatre, provoking tears, recognition, anger, inspiration and awe Leeds Playhouse Continue reading...
Southbank Centre, LondonThe hero of the children's animated TV series is on top form in a riotous adaptation that gets the squirrels singing and screaming I must confess that it took me a wh…
Elis, 42, had seen fellow comedian Isy, 44, in Peep Show before they both performed at a gig in 2009. Engaged since 2016, they have two children and live in London When comedians Isy and Eli…
Thirties Harlem and the siege of Troy rocked, along with Joan of Arc, Orlando and the Ladies of Llangollen, to be greeted by funding cuts across the board Read the Observer critics' review o…
Royal Exchange, ManchesterCo-writer Maxine Peake stars as an am-dram actor playing the former Commons speaker in Sarah Frankcom's end-of-the-pier-style production "But this isn't historicall…
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonThis co-production between the Globe and Tamasha gives voice to five fluent, witty and graceful women, allowing them to reshape the ancient tales as their own …
Sadler's Wells, LondonDanced with vigour and detail, Bourne's ingenious fairytale fix is brought bang up to date in this 10th anniversary revival Amid all the pink, sparkly tinsel of numerou…
Sohoplace; Young Vic; Dorfman, LondonThe many voices of Josie Rourke's fresh As You Like It are led by Rose Ayling-Ellis, signing the part of Celia; a new Mandela musical can't do the great …
A splashy museum in New York pays tribute to the city's long relationship with theatre from West Side Story to Hamilton It is a patchwork of colour and craft, its 8in squares celebrating pro…