Orange Tree theatre, London Comedy's upper-class antics are transposed to 1920s Bath and bring a crowd-pleasing mix of anarchic spirit and silliness, though it slackens occasionally Richard …
My mother, Elizabeth Kay, who has died aged 97, made her West End debut playing Ismene in Laurence Olivier's celebrated production of Oedipus Rex at the Old Vic in 1945-46. Born in Worthing,…
Rattigan hoped his 1954 tale about a swindler who exploits his son's sexual allure would prove him a serious dramatist. Its scandalous story reveals much about the playwright and resonates f…
Restoration presented as rebuilding, but many see it as part of a broader Russification effort in occupied Ukrainian city The Mariupol Drama Theatre, destroyed in a Russian airstrike in 2022…
Tragicomedy will be performed outdoors in Northern Irish countryside as part of new festival celebrating Irish playwright Beneath a stark steel tree in a bleak upland bog, a literary masterp…
As he dons sunglasses to play a tough guy on screen, the actor, AKA Paul Elliott, answers your questions about moustaches, Gogglebox, Bond, Judge Jules, Liam Gallagher and missing his brothe…
Big names can attract audiences as venues struggle with fallout from pandemic, austerity and high costs, Rebecca Dawson says Casting big stars in stage productions is sometimes needed becaus…
Philip Allen recalls a funny moment at the end of a performance of Antrobus and Milligan's The Bed-Sitting Room in 1963 I remember, as a student in 1963, going to see the play The Bed-Sittin…
James Corden got his ticket to Hollywood after this first-rate farce. Plus: the biggest stars in musicals gather for a night of big hits and breakdancers interpret Bach's baroque music Richa…
The standup on studying Ancient Greek comedy at university, his worst gig and having the test scores shouted at him during sets How did you get into comedy?Slightly by accident. I had tried …
A transcendent new take on King Lear, a thrilling Evita and a show at Glasgow's revamped Citizens that reduced one viewer to a 'blubbering wreck' are among your highlights' More on the best …
The National Theatre's Hamlet, Northern Ballet's Merlin and the musical Scissorhandz are among the highlights of the Guardian photographer's stage spectaculars Continue reading...
Vikki Stone's festive tomfoolery, staged after the Covid lockdowns, captured that strange time and achieved a special giddiness When I was a child, I did not go to pantos. I was born in Har…
Omnibus theatre, LondonSweet and funny show is based on rumoured vampire sightings in north London in the 1960s and 70s " though it could do with producing a few more goosebumps For a time i…
Chadderton Town Hall, OldhamSet over the course of local village hall fundraiser, Jim Cartwright's play is charmingly performed and has a built-in sense of community Yesterday it was the sal…
Donmar Warehouse, LondonIn Priestley's shenanigan-filled 1934 comedy, three couples discover they are not married after all " meaning the men lose authority and the women gain freedoms Stom…
Chichester Festival theatreA musical adaptation of Matt Haig's children's book is visually delightful and heroically performed by Chichester Festival Youth Theatre but the songs are humdrum …
The Strangers, a horror tale written during the playwright's college days, appeared in the Strand magazine this week As one of the 20th century's most successful playwrights, Tennessee Willi…
Sainsbury theatre, London Academy of Music and Dramatic ArtBoutique staging with just 12 dancers makes up for its small scale with inventive choreography by Valentino Zucchetti and a spirite…
Joe Kennedy III, JFK's grandnephew, said he doubted the Trump-Kennedy Center name change was legal The board of the Kennedy Center in Washington DC is moving ahead with a proposal to rename …
Trafalgar theatre, London Arriving from Broadway with much fanfare, Cole Escola's play about Mary Todd Lincoln is loaded with obvious jokes and squanders the talents of its cast Oh, my! Mar…
As his 1981 film is rereleased, the director talks about his Oscar-winning fable about an actor's Faustian pact with the Nazi party " and its new relevance At the 54th Academy Awards, in 198…
Panto season is upon us, and for the performers, anything could happen. Actors recall their most excruciating moments " from a panic attack while dressed as a cow, to dripping blood while in…
Dance Centre Kenya, one of the leading performing arts schools in east Africa providing opportunities for talented young dancers from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, has staged The Nutcr…
A meet-cute between Humanity and Earth, a mod ballet and Nick Mohammed's career-best standup set " our critics pick the best stage shows of the year 10. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry…