He's written horrors, thrillers and sci-fi odysseys. As his new play about Victorian spiritualism opens, the dramatist explains why no territory is out of bounds for theatre, not even Pluto …
The Spanish dancer will step down later this year, becoming artistic director at San Francisco Ballet, where her husband is a principal Tamara Rojo, the artistic director of English National…
Edmond Rostand's great romantic has drawn actors including Ralph Richardson, Antony Sher and James McAvoy to its lead role. It is a tale of glorious theatricality, glittering poetry and hero…
The Comédie-Française is celebrating the 17th-century dramatist by recreating Tartuffe, the play that outraged the Catholic church and almost ended his career French theatre is gearing u…
When George Devine's family discovered a Japanese battle flag among his belongings, it led to a three-year quest for answers "I am not a man for soldiering, although I do tolerably well at i…
Julian Bird was a psychiatrist when he was diagnosed with bladder cancer " and began daydreaming about being an actor. Seventeen years later, he is playing the lead at a London theatre When …
Formed in 1992, Gandini Juggling return to stages this month with a new production, Life, presented at London International Mime festival. Revisit their past shows, snapped by Tristram Kento…
After a successful reopening, Covid-19 has yet again forced many hit shows to either take a hiatus or close for good but industry insiders are optimistic At the curtain call, Hugh Jackman pu…
Donmar Warehouse; Hampstead Theatre Downstairs, LondonOne false move tears a family apart in a superb adaptation of Ruben Östlund's avalanche film. And folk song collector Cecil Sharp me…
Jamila Wignot's subtle documentary explores the influences, legacy " and ​private life " of the ​American dance pioneer "Alvin Ailey is black and universal," says the actor Cic…
Leading dancers and directors say they find the classic costume both physically and artistically restrictive The ballerina's tutu remains a traditional object of desire for many young girls:…
Theatre director who brought fizz and glamour to the Royal Court and built an unrivalled ensemble at the NationalDavid Mamet sent his script of Glengarry Glen Ross to Harold Pinter and asked…
The actor made a mere six movies in lockdown but it's his own play and his return as Rooster Byron in Jerusalem that is getting him really excited Mark Rylance is dressed for rehearsals in l…
Pravesh Kumar says more diverse voices are needed to bring about creative change Britain's leading theatre companies must appoint more people of colour and from working-class backgrounds at …
The comedian and writer on growing up with Billy Bunter, the beauty of John Updike, and why Middlemarch is the greatest novel written in English My earliest reading memoryMy mum reading me L…
Donmar Warehouse, LondonThis story about the aftermath of an Alpine disaster was brilliantly compelling on film but becomes a clumsy comedy on stage Anyone who has watched Ruben Östlund'…
Joan Didion was someone whom I had long worshipped as a writer. However, we became friends and colleagues when David Hare and the producer Scott Rudin invited me to take the solo part of Joa…
The Scottish theatre-maker, who has died aged 79, brought us an epic 12-hour production of the Mysteries and the world premiere of Glengarry Glen Ross Bill Bryden, who has died aged 79, was …
From its origins 50 years ago in a clapped-out van and a house with broken furniture and feral cats, the theatre company won accolades and abuse in equal measure I moved to Hull in 1971 beca…
'Blighted' by pandemic, Rufus Norris's festive production will end current run without a press night but return in November The National Theatre has cancelled the official opening night for …
Having survived teen shame and the Aids crisis, the Broadway actor " and erstwhile escort " is now blazing a trail for silver sexuality There were things in the first draft of his memoir, sa…
Shaparak Khorsandi and Esther Manito both came of age during a time when women were expect to comform to male stereotypes. To reflect, they did what they do best: wrote comedy shows about it…
Leeds PlayhouseAfter a run at the Tokyo Olympics, this production arrives in Britain with every ounce of humour and verve exploited to the full A witty retelling of a classic that leaves no …
Hampstead theatre, LondonThe songs that unite two grieving sisters are collected and 'tidied up' by Cecil Sharp in this historical drama This beautifully brooding slice of English pastoral p…
As his autobiographical show Poirot and More: A Retrospective comes to the West End, look back at the star's celebrated theatre career Continue reading...