Adriana Pierce is empowering queer female and non-binary performers whose relationships have been excluded from classical dance Shortly after Adriana Pierce joined Miami City Ballet, someone…
Hailed as France's finest screenwriter, Carrière won many awards in a six-decade movie career " and for the stage penned a memorable Mahabharata for Peter Brook Celebrated French screenwrit…
From a derelict urban site to the depths of the woods, theatre-makers are planning new stages for outdoor shows when lockdown is lifted On 15 March last year, the Arcola in east London was o…
From raucous drag nights to hip-hop battles in boxing gyms, Joseph M Giordano's photographs from the last 25 years capture the city's vibrant nightlife " before the pandemic left it shuttere…
They have been friends for 50 years. With theatres closed, they reflect on the joy " and hidden drama " of a life in acting Theatres around the UK have been kept dark by Covid, and it could …
Our series on films about theatre continues with a boozy, darkly funny comedy that captures the event's pick'n'mix quality No matter how much you miss theatre, you still wouldn't want to see…
Seyi Omooba is suing Leicester theatre and talent agency after being sacked for Facebook post on homosexuality A sacked actor who would have refused to play the role in which she had been ca…
The revered choreographer on looking to runners and figure skaters for inspiration " and why dance belongs to us all We are all dancers. Too often, civilians view dancing as something for th…
Video game software enables actors to interact with viewers in real-time fantasy Playhouses may be dark, but the Royal Shakespeare Company is to bring immersive theatre to audiences whereve…
Actors, authors, musicians and Observer critics share tips for filling the after‑homeschool hours " from uplifting family films to creative apps, dance tutorials and sonic journals Co…
Sadler's Wells/ BBC; available onlineBotis Seva's BLKDOG, Matthew Bourne's Spitfire and Shobana Jeyasingh's Contagion are among the highlights in this top-notch if slightly worthy celebratio…
One of British Isles' oldest works of drama to be performed for only third time in 300 years A medieval amphitheatre in the far south-west of Cornwall is to be the venue in the autumn for a …
Veteran and respected Canadian actor had a career stretching back to the 1950s, but won his Oscar for best supporting actor for Beginners in 2011 Peter Bradshaw on Christopher Plummer Plumm…
To the author Jeffrey Wilson, the former president is Caesar, Lear, Bottom and more, all rolled into one The time is out of joint. When lost for words, as many have been over the past five y…
Available onlineFelicity Ward and Tony Law star in the event's opening cabaret, First Night Funnies, with false starts and flat-out laughs "Thank you all so much for coming out," is how Prin…
I saw Charlotte Cornwell be wonderfully full of fire, depth and romance opposite Ian McKellen in Michael Frayn's Wild Honey, and then luminous in Athol Fugard's The Road to Mecca, both at th…
The largest Shakespeare collection in a public library is launching Everything to Everybody, with films and readings in most of the city's 93 languages It is a little-known fact that Birming…
Available onlineA trip to the gym for some metaphysical exercise opens the Tron theatre's fascinating series of experimental audio dramas Haruki Murakami would have called it What I Talk Abo…
In our new series profiling exciting theatre talents, the actor-writer remembers lessons from Phyllida Lloyd and rapping in Molière The nation's theatres may be dark, but in a new series of…
From the J Lo Super Bowl challenge to Cher-obics, pick a style and dance your blues away First, I'd like to apologise to my neighbours. Last year was difficult enough, and I doubt the sight…
Our series on films about the stage continues with the 1980 classic about a playhouse in occupied Paris, starring Catherine Deneuve and Gérard Depardieu The directors of the French New Wave…
Mike Bartlett, Alan Ayckbourn, Adjoa Andoh and other top theatre-makers reflect on why listening to drama is perfect for our times In the first lockdown, many noticed how the roar of traffic…
Theatre Royal Stratford East's colourful history is documented in more than 100 boxes of material collected by actor Murray Melvin It is cheering to learn that the Murray Melvin Archive, doc…
Beth Steel, Frances Poet, Dawn King and Janice Okoh nominated despite many plays being postponed or cut short due to coronavirus Plays about the interrogation of Saddam Hussein, crimes again…
Angel Comedy onlineKey and sidekick Edward Easton deliver a delightful housebound hour of shtick, backchat and verse Take a supercilious comedian, let him deliver live comedy without leaving…