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My friend and former husband, John Hole, who has died aged 81, was one of the young turks of regional theatre at a time when the government saw it as a priority.
In 1964, he was selected for…
Available onlineMilo Rau's film mixes a dramatisation of the crucifixion story with a real-life portrait of exploited migrant workers
Milo Rau keeps you on your toes. On stage, the Belgium-…
Rememberingtheoscars.com The TV pro couple's take on favourite routines delivers fans a fizzing taste of the full-length stage show waiting in the wings
The married Strictly stars Aljaž �…
The mentor to some of Britain's top performers believes the best acting comes from a childhood sense of playfulness " and is fraught with danger
There's a famous yarn about Laurence Olivier …
Angel Comedy Club online Comedians led by Jordan Brookes and Tim Key turn lockdown worries into riffs on parenting, personality and body hair in a night of infectious live fun
"Let's do it. …
Donors contribute to buy painting of Tamara Karsavina, co-founder of the London ballet school
A rare and valuable portrait of the Russian ballerina Tamara Karsavina, Anna Pavlova's great riv…
Pitlochry Festival theatre; Crucible Sheffield; podcast; all available onlineMark Ravenhill tenderly explores his mother's life; monologues and music from Sheffield; and actors talk about th…
A triumphant performance as musical moves from Broadway and the West End to Australia
If the world is looking to Australia to lead its primary theatre markets into the future, then it need l…
The standup, writer and podcaster on the things that make him laugh the most
Sketch duo Moon did a bit in Edinburgh last year deconstructing the dark capitalism of the board game Monopoly th…
Spall will replace Rhys Ifans as Atticus Finch in production opening at the Gielgud theatre in March 2022
Rafe Spall is to play Atticus Finch in the West End premiere of To Kill a Mockingbir…
Available onlineDeborah Bruce's grief-stricken monologue Guidesky and I is the pick of the Orange Tree theatre's introspective bunch
Inside comprises three short studies of what it means to …
The minds behind Britain's oldest black theatre group discuss pulling out of Birmingham Rep when it became a Nightingale court " and their plans to conquer the West End
Britain's oldest blac…
Available onlineThe playwright takes us inside the mind of his late mother in a poignant audio play that dramatises her shifting sense of self
Anyone who has observed dementia at close quart…
Reconfigured Olivier theatre will show Dylan Thomas classic in June reopening with Jack Thorne play set for Dorfman stage
The National Theatre in London is set to reopen in June with a new v…
Social distancing plans include plays without intervals " as they were written, artistic director says
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Available onlineWith Tiler Peck leading the line with absolute control, William Forsythe's Zoom-coordinated new work reaps the benefits of creative limitations
In ballet, exercises at the b…
He started out learning his craft on a school work experience programme. Now the comic is about to make history with the first standup special from Africa
It's not every day a comedian can c…
A celebration of British weather and a grow-your-own food initiative will be among the festivities
A celebration of the British weather and the largest grow-your-own food project of modern t…
In this stylish Japanese classic, a performer uses theatrical techniques to engineer the deaths of his enemies
The stage on screen: more films about theatre
We sometimes talk of scene-steale…
The actors talk about applause, auditions, how they fell in love with the theatre " and the extraordinary high of delivering the perfect line
David Oyelowo and Alfred Molina have been friend…
In the second of our two-parter, rock stars, roadies, actors, dancers, composers and comics describe how their lives have been transformed without live shows " and imagine what now lies ahea…
Available onlineScored in a wash of electronica, Andonis Foniadakis's technically impressive Palmos is a fantasy of close contact for the lockdown era
Palmos is a ballet that comes drenched …
Small, agile productions are preparing for a May start, as experts predict virtual events will outlast the pandemic
Live entertainment is coming back in two halves, much like a traditional n…
A love letter to a lost performance, a flower-robot duet, a mythical creature at bay " there's thrilling movement in store in the latest pick of online dance
Benjamin Scheuer's song Empty St…
Available onlineJust the Tonic's three-hour standup sprawl comes close to the comedy club experience, featuring Matt Forde's Boris tribute and Jason Byrne's toilet trumpet alongside Vegas
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