Hot Water says its reputation has been damaged after 'very unclear' vaccine certificates announcement A comedy club has said it suffered "significant damage" to its reputation after being wr…
Tamsin Greig and Paul Ritter played the Goodmans for six seasons of the Channel 4 comedy Friday Night Dinner. She pays tribute to her friend and co-star, who died on 5 April Paul Ritter wil…
The standup comedian's new Radio 4 series picks through the minefield of cancel culture " and offers up a few mea culpas "If real life was like social media, it would look like The Good Plac…
Hot Water club in Liverpool received more than 4,000 angry messages after reports suggested it was part of status certification pilot Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus co…
The mock classical actor created by Nigel Planer and Christopher Douglas scaled the heights at the RSC and the 'Nash'. Now, he's ready for a comeback If you've ever marvelled at an actor "tr…
Ritter, who also appeared in films including Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, died at home alongside his wife and two sons The actor Paul Ritter has died of a brain tumour at the age …
Jane Birkin and Geraldine Chaplin star in the French director's enthralling and perplexing drama about rehearsals for a one-off performance The stage on screen: more films about theatre An …
The pandemic inspired many works of art but two furious, turbulent plays written at its onset still tower over the rest. As both return, we explore their enduring power On 3 July 1981, a sin…
Sky ArtsJosh O'Connor and Jessie Buckley captivate as the star-crossed lovers in a pacy, painterly and emotionally raw production The National Theatre's first foray into film-making is a ver…
Because The Night is a decadent and elaborate production based on Hamlet, and a radical post-lockdown return for Melbourne's Malthouse Theatre There's a moment when I'm burrowing through a s…
Available online; live streamAlexei Ratmansky savours every moment in a new work set to Bernstein, while William Forsythe honours the dancer's relationship with the barre Dance has been hard…
Available onlineThe premiere of Mauro Bigonzetti's Einssein is one of a trio of pieces set to sonatas and showcasing suffocating relationships There's something stifling about the couplings …
Available onlineJohnny McKnight's warm-hearted play, live-streamed from the Gaiety theatre in Ayr, reflects on what we've missed most about performance What will audiences want after the pan…
Simon David plays the frenzied host for a jolly hour of frivolity as an array of comics showcase the joys of mischief For this April Fools' Day, comedian Simon David has become the April Foo…
The Bafta award-winning comedy actor and The IT Crowd star on the things that make her laugh the most I remember years ago meeting Peter Kay at the Edinburgh festival. He gave me a free tick…
Culture secretary announces details of second tranche of grants and loans for arts and heritage sector Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage More than 2,700 arts an…
Available on BBC iPlayerProvocative playwright David Ireland returns with a slow-burn character study screened as part of the BBC's Lights Up festival In Cyprus Avenue (2016) and Ulster Amer…
One of the world's most outrageous comedians, Cho is helping to lead the battle to end racism against Asian-Americans. She discusses hatred, hope and how humour saved her life â— Warnin…
After the pandemic nixed a stage run of Shakespeare's tragedy, the theatre launched an ambitious film version starring Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor Just over a year ago, Simon Godwin was…
Anxiety, absurdity and little else pervade the post-pandemic world of Stuart Laws' mockumentary " so what's it trying to say about life after Covid? Twelve months into the Covid pandemic, th…
The bright mind who lit up Blindness at the Donmar and the National Theatre's panto approaches each job like a mystery After Jessica Hung Han Yun's first professional gig as a lighting desig…
George RR Martin working on production apparently revolving around the Great Tourney at Harrenhal that will also hit Australia George RR Martin is developing a stage version of Game of Thron…
The standup on representation, Matt Hancock, her new travel show and why she loves Norwich A Great British, Female, Gay, Disabled, Covid-Compliant Adventure was the original name for Rosie J…
The Kendal family of actors star in a story inspired by their travels around India, whose booming film industry upstages their theatrical troupe The stage on screen: more films about theatre…
West End theatre producer behind a string of hits including Evita and Blood BrothersThe theatre producer Bob Swash, who has died aged 91, took his experience of operating in the West End of …