Duke of York's Theatre, London Sheridan Smith's disconsolate housewife seeks refuge in a fantasy world, in critique of the emptiness of married life Susan is not the first woman battling inn…
Founder of the Young Vic who later became the director of the Edinburgh international festival A pocket dynamo of a man who seemed to bounce as he walked along, Frank Dunlop will be remember…
The Twelfth Night Reunion gathers some of the grandest names in British theatre, including Simon Callow and Stephen Fry, to explain why Shakespeare's play continues to bewitch audiences Many…
When the Canadian comedian first arrived in the UK, she says she was instantly poor. But her career soon began to take off. She discusses provocation, perfectionism and telling people her se…
He's written screen smashes like Dune and Killers of the Flower Moon. As Eric Roth plunges into theatre, he talks about classic westerns, being sacked by Robert Redford " and why writing for…
Upstairs at the Gatehouse, London A revival of the Wicked composer's 70s medieval-quest musical brings magic and joy but malevolence is missing Once upon a time, long before Wicked became a …
Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner unite for Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Michael Sheen launches Welsh National Theatre and Bridget Christie revs up for a return to the stage Continue reading...
Directing the likes of Alicia Vikander, Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman on stage, the Australian director is returning to Adelaide festival with a bold new take on The Cherry Orchard Get our …
Orange Tree theatre, London Comedy's upper-class antics are transposed to 1920s Bath and bring a crowd-pleasing mix of anarchic spirit and silliness, though it slackens occasionally Richard …
My mother, Elizabeth Kay, who has died aged 97, made her West End debut playing Ismene in Laurence Olivier's celebrated production of Oedipus Rex at the Old Vic in 1945-46. Born in Worthing,…
Rattigan hoped his 1954 tale about a swindler who exploits his son's sexual allure would prove him a serious dramatist. Its scandalous story reveals much about the playwright and resonates f…
Restoration presented as rebuilding, but many see it as part of a broader Russification effort in occupied Ukrainian city The Mariupol Drama Theatre, destroyed in a Russian airstrike in 2022…
Tragicomedy will be performed outdoors in Northern Irish countryside as part of new festival celebrating Irish playwright Beneath a stark steel tree in a bleak upland bog, a literary masterp…
As he dons sunglasses to play a tough guy on screen, the actor, AKA Paul Elliott, answers your questions about moustaches, Gogglebox, Bond, Judge Jules, Liam Gallagher and missing his brothe…
Big names can attract audiences as venues struggle with fallout from pandemic, austerity and high costs, Rebecca Dawson says Casting big stars in stage productions is sometimes needed becaus…
Philip Allen recalls a funny moment at the end of a performance of Antrobus and Milligan's The Bed-Sitting Room in 1963 I remember, as a student in 1963, going to see the play The Bed-Sittin…
James Corden got his ticket to Hollywood after this first-rate farce. Plus: the biggest stars in musicals gather for a night of big hits and breakdancers interpret Bach's baroque music Richa…
The standup on studying Ancient Greek comedy at university, his worst gig and having the test scores shouted at him during sets How did you get into comedy?Slightly by accident. I had tried …
A transcendent new take on King Lear, a thrilling Evita and a show at Glasgow's revamped Citizens that reduced one viewer to a 'blubbering wreck' are among your highlights' More on the best …
The National Theatre's Hamlet, Northern Ballet's Merlin and the musical Scissorhandz are among the highlights of the Guardian photographer's stage spectaculars Continue reading...
Vikki Stone's festive tomfoolery, staged after the Covid lockdowns, captured that strange time and achieved a special giddiness When I was a child, I did not go to pantos. I was born in Har…
Omnibus theatre, LondonSweet and funny show is based on rumoured vampire sightings in north London in the 1960s and 70s " though it could do with producing a few more goosebumps For a time i…
Chadderton Town Hall, OldhamSet over the course of local village hall fundraiser, Jim Cartwright's play is charmingly performed and has a built-in sense of community Yesterday it was the sal…
Donmar Warehouse, LondonIn Priestley's shenanigan-filled 1934 comedy, three couples discover they are not married after all " meaning the men lose authority and the women gain freedoms Stom…
Chichester Festival theatreA musical adaptation of Matt Haig's children's book is visually delightful and heroically performed by Chichester Festival Youth Theatre but the songs are humdrum …