BBC2, live and on catchupThis chance to see new comedy faces, including Judi Love, Michael Stranney and Toussaint Douglass, reaps easygoing rewards Victoria Wood, Harry Hill and Eddie Izzard…
Available onlineDanielle Rowe's new work amps up the fizz, while archive pieces by Alexei Ratmansky and Yuri Possokhov offer dreamlike diversions and sleek stylings Quick steps: dynamic danc…
Available onlineSilverman shifts away from shock-peddling and scripted jokes in a Q&A that comes alive when she reflects on comedy itself "I hope this was interesting in some way," says …
There has always been a strong affinity between acting and cricket, and my friend Alan Curtis, who has died aged 90, was a perfect example of that. He combined a long theatrical career with …
The actor on his pandemic poetry jukebox, life lessons of the Moomins, the pros and cons of Twitter, and how to reboot regional theatre Samuel West, 54, one of the best verse speakers of his…
Old Vic, London; available onlineSolo voices reverberate in these archive performances of Maxine Peake's play about a woman in prison, and Ella Hickson's roaming story of escape I have often…
The comedian, actor, writer, and standup on the things that make him laugh the most Rowan Atkinson doing his school register sketch, live in Birmingham in the very early 90s. Or, on TV, Bob …
Available onlineScenery, sounds, light and casting are treated with endless invention in this charmingly low-key take on Fitzgerald's classic Stage and screen adaptations of The Great Gatsby…
The pair will contribute original music for adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger bestseller expected on stage by early next year With UK venues closed because of the pandemic, theatregoers woul…
Stage and screen actor best known for playing Elizabeth Bellamy in the 1970s TV series Upstairs, Downstairs Nicola Pagett, who has died suddenly of a brain tumour aged 75, will not easily be…
Available onlineIntergenerational racism is explored in James Anthony Tyler's gripping play, as a son and his father try to find a way to live together An ageing father has just moved into h…
The musician's voice will be heard in the new online show, which combines virtual reality and live performance A groundbreaking interactive Shakespeare production that features motion-captu…
She was told there was no room for a 'brown swan' in the London Festival Ballet, so she went to the US. There she found enormous success, dancing for everyone from Michael Jackson to Prince …
The French director and dramatist reveals how he pushed Hopkins into giving one of the most wrenching performances of his career in an unflinching dementia drama also starring Olivia Colman …
Available onlineAs two women compete for the attentions of a middle-aged man, Athena Stevens' production explores abuse and complicity Everything about Late Night Staring at High Res Pixels …
Juggling babies and a job is always difficult " what are the particular pressures for performers and how is the industry taking steps to improve? Followers of Royal Ballet principal Lauren C…
After cutting her teeth on carnival parades and the Olympics opening ceremony, the bright designer collaborated on dazzling creations for major London stages Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey's caree…
His routines about race, identity and a black Winston Churchill clocked 3,000 complaints. As he looks forward to touring again, the standup explains why he won't be toning things down Watch…
The co-founder of Talawa, Britain's longest-running black theatre company, is a woman of many firsts, celebrated in a new book "Fantastic! Because all of us lickkle, and all of us tallawah, …
The actors have been friends since they starred together at the National. They talk about their showbiz debuts, the dangers of getting wrapped up in roles " and the thrills to come when thea…
Katharina Wyss's film features a phenomenal debut from Leone Balthasar as an adolescent who uses theatre to both escape " and express " her demons Sarah Plays a Werewolf is a film about a sm…
In a drama written by artificial intelligence, the computer's imagination touches on themes of love and loneliness " but is mostly obsessed with sex Kazuo Ishiguro, whose new novel Klara and…
Available online A conspiracy unfolds across a week with clues arriving by post, phone and email in an interactive online adventure from Riptide Along with Tik Tok dances and home deliveries…
Andrew Edwards urges government in open letter to reopen talks to renegotiate an EU-wide visa system for arts workers A British opera and theatre designer has told of an "intimidating" post …
Stage musical adapted from 1985 film about two teenage highwaymen will feature music from Big Country It is a Scottish crime caper that was loved in Scotland and largely loathed by English f…