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For 50 years, Sylvia Young's theatre school has trained the likes of Dua Lipa, Nicholas Hoult and a 'very naughty' Amy Winehouse. The 82-year-old tells us how it started " and why she expell…
Host Jason Manford, Cabaret stars Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne, and a host of other presenters and winners gave some candid speeches at the ceremony
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Awards for Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley among musical's wins, with Life of Pi also recognised in several categories
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An intimate revival of the musical Cabaret, whic…
Nominees, presenters and guests say cheese as they arrive for London theatre's big night out at the Royal Albert Hall Continue reading...
Northern Stage, NewcastleCaroline Bird's play pays tribute to the leftwing firebrand Ellen Wilkinson, who led Jarrow march and as a Labour minister introduced free school milk
Director Wils…
Almeida; Kiln; Hampstead, LondonJeremy O Harris's trance-like study of power play sizzles; Chinonyerem Odimba tells a complex sibling story; and Robert Lindsay stars in a predictable family …
Comédie-Française, ParisIn an innovative and risk-taking 400th anniversary season, Ivo van Hove and others explore the comic master's endless variety
In the foyer of the Comédie-FranÃ�…
Victoria multistorey car park, Leeds
Amanda Piña's dance inspired from the Mexican border town of Matamoros filled the perfunctory setting with pulsating beats and tinsel-clad movement
Am…
Old Vic theatre, LondonMike Bartlett's script turns US politics into Shakepearean comedy but falls oddly flat despite magnetising performances
Donald Trump's inner circle has, in Mike Bartle…
Sadler's Wells; 180 Studios, LondonWilliam Forsythe delivers a dazzling fusion of classical ballet and pop, Ivan Michael Blackstock a bold examination of black masculinity
Dance takes many …
Theatr Clwyd, MoldMusical about populist politics in small-town Snowdonia makes up for its slow pace with sharp writing and lavish design
Here is a celebration of Wales in all its glory. Wit…
Curve theatre, LeicesterA grim, sporadically great show sees Mowgli saved by animals who have taken over idle land in the wake of climate disaster
News bulletins announce forest fires in nor…
Actor whose anarchic skills and consummate timing were central to the success of the stage comedy duo LipServiceMaggie Fox, who has died aged 65 after an accident, was an actor of comic geni…
Bristol Old VicGiles Terera's lyrical and inventive drama about a brutal episode in British history brims with urgency, pain and ultimately pride
In November and December 1781, 132 enslaved …
SEC Armadillo, GlasgowFour adult siblings react to their mother's death in wildly different ways, in this raucous musical adaptation of Peter Mullan's 1998 film black comedy
If the idea of a…
The Harvey Weinstein scandal was supposed to usher in a reckoning for the industry. But while some headway has been made, meaningful change has proved elusive
When Suzie Miller wrote Prima F…
Leeds PlayhousePulsing songs are the bedrock of this show as De Campo's larger-than-life stage presence is matched by an effortless vocal range
John Cameron Mitchell's grunge musical is the …
New Diorama theatre, LondonRhum + Clay's latest devised work is a Russian doll of a production whose layers peel back to reveal a fearful reality
We begin with a political sketch show that s…
Almeida, LondonA white billionaire art collector's relationship with a young Black artist forms the heart of this bold, brawny play about race, patronage and exploitation
Ever since Sunset…
Taking in six years of 'cancel culture' and events as recent as the Will Smith slap, the comedian's latest show lacks the polish of her previous
Zoë Coombs Marr's character Dave has woken…
Hampstead theatre, LondonThere is some fine acting as the wife and children of Robert Lindsay's patriarchal professor bicker and bond over inheritances and legacies, but it is all a little t…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonThis elusive curiosity " whose original production in 1964 closed on Broadway after nine performances " finds brilliant new contexts for its absurdist story
Some S…
Belgrade theatre, CoventryJamie McGough's play, based on the true story of a family of boxers, highlights a sporting defeat to discuss the politics of discrimination
It's hard to think of so…
Theatre Royal, BathOn a spectacular set creating Nosferatu-like shadows, Keith Allen expertly negotiates patriarch Max's rapid turns in a bleakly humorous production exploring relationships
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After Putin invaded Ukraine, the Russian dancer denounced the war, left the Kremlin-allied company " and flew out of Moscow that night. As she prepares for her debut at the Dutch National Ba…