The Lowry, SalfordThere are attractive performances and striking singing as sisters grieve in writer Matthew Bulgo's drama Anna is in her late mother's attic brandishing a book. It is called…
It scooped the Golden Lion at Venice and now the beach-set spectacular is bringing its burned-out workers and decadent globetrotters to the UK. But why does no one clap? Drizzle falls from p…
Jupp will play opposite Justin Edwards in adaptation of the classic Ealing comedy set to tour the UK this autumn Graham Linehan revived The Ladykillers in 2011, Stephen Mangan became The Man…
Infections among workforce lead theatres to cancel performances, with loan repayments, soaring energy prices and the cost of living crisis adding to their woes With infections on the rise in…
Orange Tree theatre, LondonMartin Crimp's crisp translation of Marivaux's comedy never feels overplayed and highlights the seductive allure of money A spiralling maze has been painted across…
How do you translate a pun into an entirely different language on the fly? What do you do when there is simply no sign for a joke? Many of us have come to associate sign language with seriou…
Rosalind Blessed explains how her force-of-nature father shaped her performance in A Midsummer Night's Dream When people ask me if it's hard having Brian Blessed as a father, I always joke: …
The musician, actor and producer joins an elite group of US entertainers after winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and now a Tony award The performer and producer Jennifer Hudson has joined …
A group of queer, black friends, the Jewish experience, how a British Iraqi saw the Gulf War … as she unveils her radical programme, the artistic director talks about learning from the row…
Matthew Bourne's The Car Man is a steamy, pulp-fiction take on the Bizet opera Carmen, staged at the Royal Albert Hall. Guardian photographer Tristram Kenton gained exclusive access A multi-…
Composer penned a letter read out at the final performance, praising 'superb' team but prompting criticism from some audience members A letter from Andrew Lloyd Webber, read on stage at the …
Sam Mendes's The Lehman Trilogy and Marianne Elliott's Company took 10 prizes between them and demonstrated the power of UK subsidised theatre "Brits Triumph on Broadway" is one of those new…
The Michael Jackson musical, A Strange Loop and The Lehman Trilogy led the nominations this year. The show at Radio City Music Hall in New York has also featured a lifetime achievement award…
Find out who won what at Broadway's biggest night of the year, where winners included Company, The Lehman Trilogy and A Strange Loop Clyde'sHangmenThe Lehman Trilogy " WINNER!The MinutesSkel…
Broadway transfers of West End shows were out in front at this year's celebration of the best of New York theatre Broadway transfers of West End adaptations of The Lehman Trilogy and Company…
Royal Albert Hall, LondonBourne's 1950s potboiler has been beefed up for a larger venue. The result is classy, trashy " and deeply serious Matthew Bourne's The Car Man is a steamy, pulp-fict…
Pitlochry Festival theatreWhat starts as a straight Conan Doyle adaptation takes a surprising twist in this two-hander about the limitations of story At first, you assume Lesley Hart's play …
Barbican, LondonThe veteran film-maker is on fine form in this motor-mouthed show, which mixes slick anecdotes with gleeful transgression Common as it now is for well-loved figures to bring …
Lyric Hammersmith; Park theatre; King's Head theatre, LondonEven Timberlake Wertenbaker can't quite ignite Racine's tyrannical hero; Harry Hill's New Labour musical is a gag-filled joy; and …
Sadler's Wells, LondonA Covid-dogged company of African dancers triumph in an unbearable yet riveting revival of Pina Bausch's take on Stravinsky In Lynn Garafola's outstanding new biography…
The I May Destroy You star talks about politics; his great friend Michaela Coel; dealing with drama school racism; and why even as a leading man he still struggles with self-confidence Paapa…
Oscar-winning actor to attend funeral of brother Jonathan Waters who was hit by vehicle in California The Oscar-winning actor Sir Mark Rylance has pulled out of three performances of the Wes…
Park theatre, LondonAny earnest intentions in this 80s-set coming-of-age tale are ruined by odious vulgarity and lazy, Benny Hill-esque humour This coming-of-age story, set in the kitchen of…
Essiedu has described in interview with the Guardian how teacher at Guildhall school used racial slur A prestigious drama school has apologised for the "appalling" racism experienced by the …
Wilton's Musical Hall, LondonRachel Garnet's reframing ditches Shakespeare's lovers for a smitten Tybalt and Mercutio. Can this winning couple alter their fate? Romeo is in a terrible sulk. …