The comedian and radio presenter on the things that make her laugh the most It's probably a video of an Irish family who had a bat in the house. The son is shouting: "Get it out!" His mum is…
The new artistic director of Dance Umbrella is the first black artist to hold the post. He plans to call time on tick-box diversity " and use the pandemic to remodel his industry Freddie Opo…
Available onlineCovid guidelines and clunky camerawork sadly undermine the ebullient performances in this digital adaptation of Alice Walker's modern classic It felt auspicious when the lega…
Available onlinePeter Barnes's spellbinding play about class as seen by a Buckingham Palace footman is the pick of these four single-handers Most of Peter Barnes's people in this quartet of …
Available onlineHarriet Walter, Cherylee Houston and Sharon D Clarke star in the second collection of shorts in Graeae's series of dramas The second instalment of Graeae theatre company's se…
Performers are trying to find ways to adapt to the pandemic as the future of New York's art spaces remains uncertain Surrounded by snow and ice, against the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline…
Seyi Omooba was sacked from lesbian part at Leicester theatre after homophobic post emerged An actor who sued a theatre and her former agents after she was sacked when a Facebook post resurf…
Our new series profiling theatre talents continues with a sparky, award-winning writer-actor committed to making her industry more inclusive For as long as Amy Trigg can remember, she wanted…
The theatre legends look back at working with Laurence Olivier and Peter O'Toole, the pain of biting reviews, the joy of a good run " and the agonies of being miscast Derek Jacobi and Simon …
Our series on films about theatre continues with a British comedy in which variety acts face an existential threat when TV steals their audience Theatres around the country are shutting thei…
Available onlineJanie Dee stars as a newly bereaved Hampstead widow in this poignant, ventriloquising monologue by Terence Rattigan "I despise middle-aged women who talk to themselves at th…
Julie Walters among signatories to letter saying post-Brexit changes a 'towering hurdle' to working in Europe New visa rules for British artists, actors and theatre workers who want to work …
OnlineCho's live-streamed Valentine's Day sex advice workshop encompassed BDSM, bestiality and the fun that can be had with 'pervertible' household objects Valentine's Day is a celebration o…
Admirers lined up outside famous Abyssinian Baptist Church at public viewing on a wintry New York morning Hundreds of mourners lined a New York City block in Harlem on Monday, to pay their r…
The star's long career, from her stage debut at 15 to her film, TV and literary success, reveals a shrewd talent who has risen to many a challenge Acting must be the best rejuvenation pill o…
On Hostile Ground features a singing former PM " and plenty of savagely witty numbers about wrongful detention and deportation. As it prepares to launch, we go behind the scenes David Camer…
OnlineRachel Fairburn's showcase aroused funny bones, if not G-spots, with Shappi Khorsandi, Lou Sanders and Will Duggan If ever there was a time for comedians to diversify their skills, it'…
Original Theatre; available onlineSian Clifford and Nikesh Patel rehearsed for two days on Zoom before being filmed in a studio in Lorien Haynes's impressively naturalistic bereavement story…
Peter Barnes' monologue about a royal footman was commissioned for radio but never broadcast until now. Director Philip Franks and others unravel its mystery The most celebrated set of drama…
The writer, standup and musical comedian on the things that make him laugh the most Anything with Key and Peele. All of Michelle Gomez's Green Wing scenes. There's an Ellie and Natasia sketc…
Available onlineInspired by a real incident where a woman was barged into the path of an oncoming bus, Sonya Kelly's play explores proximity and distance Three lives intersect for just an in…
The identically dressed quintet combines dance, comedy and DIY electro-punk in a world they have created for themselves How to describe the joy of watching people dancing in unison? Anthropo…
Available onlineSam Tutty and Emily Redpath star in an ambitious new version of Shakespeare's play created with digital wizardry The warring houses of Montague and Capulet are living in a "n…
Director writes that theatre is 'more enduring than bureaucrats' as Kremlin continues crackdown on dissent The celebrated Russian stage and screen director Kirill Serebrennikov, convicted la…
Musical impresario releases ode to chief officer of Cheshire local councils after 'operatic' meeting There are many things Americans struggle to understand about the English: our love of a c…