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Inspired by Anaïs Mitchell's underworld opera, Maz O'Connor and Finn Anderson are among those putting folk songs and stories into musical theatre
In 2011, I watched a flock of British fol…
Available onlineTyger Drew-Honey and Kirsten Foster star in Shaun McKenna's noirish tale of crime and punishment
Apartment blocks can make convenient backdrops for noirish thrillers with dan…
The actor, writer and People Just Do Nothing star on the things that make him laugh the most
A Mitchell and Webb sketch about football; as a non-football fan I related to it so much. The sen…
Mick Lally theatre, Galway; available onlineDrawing on her early writings, Colm ToÌibiÌn captures the essence of the late Irish poet in this transformative livestreamed production
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Available onlineIn a twist on John Byrne's debut Writer's Cramp, this is a fast-paced spoof hagiography of pulpy romance author Pamela Crichton Capers
In 1977, John Byrne staged his debut p…
Available onlineThis ingenious show featuring Mel Giedroyc casts its audience as board members of a charity and gives them a dilemma
It's a classic question: what would you be willing to ove…
Available onlineSet to Philip Glass's music, choreographer David Dawson's new piece " created mostly over Zoom " is a shimmering delight
David Dawson's choreography sometimes seems in awe of…
The New York City Ballet star talks about her thrilling lockdown collaboration with master choreographer William Forsythe " and the injury that almost ended her career
Possibly the best piec…
Celebrate International Dance Day by watching some of these great short films at home, from Scottish Ballet to a global collaboration in South Korea
Premiering on Thursday, this is a brillia…
Available onlineThis moreish serial drama finds new terrain with excellent performances from Rachael Stirling and Alec Newman
"You're on mute," says Emilia to Giovanni, minutes into this epi…
Shriti Vadera, former chair of Santander UK, was once known as Gordon Brown's 'representative on earth'
A banker and former adviser to Gordon Brown who was jokingly known as his "representat…
Florence + the Machine singer will collaborate with musician Thomas Bartlett and Pulitzer-winning playwright Martyna Majok on stage production
Florence Welch, frontwoman of Florence + the Ma…
With queer spaces shrinking at a dramatic rate, artist Lucy Hayhoe's installation invites you on a night out for one and asks: what makes a place gay?
"A gay bar is worth something different…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's essay on grief adapted for theatre among lineup for mostly outdoor event
A 42-metre sculpture of Big Ben made out of political books, a new film featuring Cillian …
Joseph's soca-saturated play about three young women losing themselves to the best and worst at Notting Hill carnival parades into the West End and on to our screens
In the summer of 2019 a …
Versatile actor, flamenco dancer and biographer of his friend and fellow Australian Peter FinchWhen he first came to London in 1950, the Australian actor Trader Faulkner, who has died aged 9…
Actors roam Madrid, springing provocative performances on passersby, in Achero Mañas's vibrant faux-documentary
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Co-written by the standup and Alice Snedden, this series about a struggling twentysomething who has a one-night stand with a film star is both improbable and rather enjoyable
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Covid-postponed production moves the play to the 1950s but lacks the inventiveness of the National's recent Romeo and Juliet
This RSC production opens in a 20th-century Sicilia a…
Dominic Monaghan has starred in Lord of the Rings and Lost. But neither compare to the joys of gardening in LA " and raising deadly creatures
To be part of one cultural phenomenon could be c…
Famed film and theater producer quits trade association
Rudin has said he is 'stepping back' from stage productions
The powerful film and theatre producer Scott Rudin is resigning from the …
Available onlineBen Brown's new play imagining the author's Moscow meeting with his former MI6 colleague fails to truly chill
The theatre is rich in dramas about the Cambridge spies. Alan Be…
Impresario Nica Burns is giving 23 young producers their big break with a showcase at top London venues
When the curtains finally rise on West End stages again in May, should there really be…
Signatories of letter sent to government include Meera Syal and Andrew Lloyd Webber
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