The latest press night parties, events and awards from the theatrical world in pictures. This week's highlights include the press nights of Homos at the Finborough
"The pound of flesh, which I demand of him, is deeply bought. 'Tis mine, and I will have it," says Shylock in
Tabard enjoys a good selfie. Who doesn't? But who have thought that a mum's 'toilet selfies' would end up inspiring the Mayflower
This is such a shock and very sad. My daughters have been attending CPA for the last nine years. They attended the
Of all the NHS-themed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, this one shouts the most quietly. There’s none of the in-your-face politicking of
Here's a young company taking on a big subject. Dreamland is the debut show of Hyperdrive Theatre, an outfit formed from East
John Goodwin's leadership of the publicity departments of the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre in their often controversial early years provided
Artistic director Baru Madiljin (left) and choreographer Ljuzem Madiljin of Taiwan's Tjimur Dance Theatre tell Nick Awde about bringing their indigenous group
Stories don't come much more dramatic than Liverpool's 2005 Champions League final win in Istanbul, when they came back from 3-0 down
Twenty-five years ago, Susan Sontag staged Beckett's classic amid the siege at the heart of the Bosnian War. Participants tell Amber Massie-Blomfield
Vincent Gambini's previous show " called This Is Not a Magic Show even though it very definitely was one " combined sleight
Drumming requires discipline " years of precision drilling, until playing becomes second nature, muscle memory. It's oddly fitting, then, that for a
Despite his diminutive size, Barry Chuckle was one of the titans of children's television over the last three decades. As one half
Maggie Smith, Richard Burton, Judi Dench and Glenda Jackson are to feature on a set of stamps released to celebrate the Old
Funding has been announced for a £2.5 million research centre dedicated to assessing the value of culture within society. Billed as the
Backbone, by Australian circus company Gravity and Other Myths, derives some of its strength from upending our big-top expectations. There's a false
Plays should be written about the Holocaust. But not by Philip Wharam and Tim Marriott. It's a terrible topic that demands sensitivity
Ingvild Haugstad hails from Det Andre Teatret, a Norwegian fringe theatre specialising in improv and absurdist comedy. This short solo piece earned her
In The Bathhouse, a satirical play by the Russian Futurist poet Vladimir Mayakovsky, the protagonist builds a time machine. Time travel also
Fiona Laird's production of Shakespeare's playful revenge comedy is less Merry Wives and more Footballers' Wives. Set in Windsor-by-way-of-Essex, the public shaming
Clearing is the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service system for matching spare places to students who need them in the few weeks
Amid rave reviews for her show What Girls Are Made Of at this year's Edinburgh Fringe, the award-winning director and actor talks
West End stars including Michael Xavier and Emma Williams are calling on producers to reintroduce pre-show audio announcements when understudies are performing.
Performers in Underground Railroad Game and Island Town are the latest to be recognised as part of The Stage Edinburgh Awards. Scott