The Magic Number " how a children's maths song became a hip-hop classic
De La Soul's track had its roots in a 1971 ditty about the three-times table
De La Soul's track had its roots in a 1971 ditty about the three-times table
The novelist has written the libretto with composer Colin Matthews " an opera within an opera in which life begins to imitate art
Scion of a flamenco dynasty, Farruquito dazzled audiences as a child " and now contemplates the line of succession
The viol consort perform Nico Muhly's homage to 16th-century composer Orlando Gibbons
Owen Wilson plays a faded champion who discovers a protégé in warm-hearted new series
The Lyric Hammersmith's adaptation of Sathnam Sanghera's novel is full of heart and humour
Tchaikovsky's 'The Queen of Spades' is brooding and heightened, while Donizetti's 'L'elisir d'amore' is sunny and natural
Director Ola Ince brings the febrile atmosphere of the Salem witch trials to Shakespeare's Globe
Staunton and Bessie Carter make a wonderful double act in this tough staging of Shaw's drama at London's Garrick's Theatre
As Norm from 'Cheers' he played a lugubrious beer-swilling everyman
Groan-worthy puns abound in this joyous show at the Open Air Theatre in London's Regent's Park
Written for the 1930 Broadway musical 'Girl Crazy', the song has spawned cover versions and improvisations galore
Staged at London's National Theatre, the piece is superbly delivered by a terrific cast
There's more madness than method to an ambitious adaptation at Aviva Studios, Manchester
While non-white presence on Broadway has faltered, London's stages are having a Black renaissance
A new setting for the star-crossed lovers smoulders with heat, dust and energy
Because museums save art, they powerfully shape human history " and they are worth fighting for
Lila Raicek's play is a wooden and contrived take on Ibsen's drama at Wyndham's Theatre, London
The actor performs Samuel Beckett's melancholy solo piece at the York Theatre Royal, where he made his professional debut in 1979
The plot centres around a US veteran in search of his family's long-lost paintings in Prague
Contemporary staging at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon suffers from too many heavy touches
With London's National Theatre set to stage 'Here We Are', its writer, directors and actors recall working with the legendary composer-lyricist nicknamed 'God'
Gary Owen's gripping new version of the drama of secrets and lies opens at London's Lyric Hammersmith
A hit at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the story of three teenagers' friendship comes to London's Soho Theatre
Triple bill of the choreographer's work at London's Sadler's Wells was packed with wit and virtuosity