When venues were closed by the pandemic, James Acaster, Maria Bamford and other top comics got to work on a web series to rescue The Bill Murray in London It sounds like the premise for a si…
The Pulitzer-winning drama, set in the small town of Grover's Corners, has a beating heart that will resonate through the years It is frequently called the quintessential American play, but …
The BBC's new comedy series brings together half-hour sets from Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Imran Yusuf and Joz Norris Netflix, Amazon Prime … Radio 4? It's not just global content platforms c…
The actor, who has died aged 61, had hangdog charm, a cheery twinkle and the sense of danger that sparks chaotic comedy It was 2010 and the world of Scottish theatre was reeling from the sud…
Gena Rowlands plays an actor frustrated with her character in a backstage drama that kicks off our series on the ways cinema depicts theatre One of many tantalising theatre shows cancelled l…
Southbank Centre onlineThis Zoom gig of eyecatching diversity closed the Unlimited festival and felt like a family gathering with its affectionate mutual mockery ''Disabled entertainment," j…
Artistic directors at four venues look ahead to what challenges this year might bring Nikolai Foster, Curve, LeicesterLast year we cancelled five productions which was heartbreaking but we l…
Available onlineFrancesca Forristal and Jordan Paul Clarke's show supplies sharp satire on influencer culture, but doesn't dig into bigger issues A computer cursor clicks on the instruction…
Available online Theodora van der Beek's film about a lactose-fuelled religion is the highlight of an online compilation that finds British theatre-makers in morose mood What if online thea…
My friend Ken Lee, who has died aged 85 from heart failure and leukemia, enjoyed a successful and immensely productive career as a painter, theatre designer, playwright and art school teache…
The stage star recovered from Covid to create an album of hope. She talks role models, belonging and theatre's time of change Your new album, Tomorrow, features original songs, musical-thea…
Cottle toured the UK and internationally for decades, promoting a variety of acts, before developing attractions at the limestone caves in Somerset The circus showman Gerry Cottle has died o…
The surviving member of duo Siegfried & Roy has died of cancer in Las Vegas after his magic partner died last year German news agency dpa is reporting that illusionist Siegfried Fischbac…
The charismatic choreographer and beloved teacher was an inspirational figure as he shared the secrets of movement Sir Robert Cohan, modern dance legend, dies aged 95 In the 1970s, Robert C…
As the great songwriter prepares to take Jesus Christ Superstar on a 50th birthday tour, he talks about penning hits, his idea for a new musical " and drinking from Lloyd Webber's Georgian w…
The choreographer and influential teacher was a pioneer of contemporary dance in the UK Tributes have been paid to the choreographer Sir Robert Cohan, a pioneer of contemporary dance in Brit…
Netflix The standup is back with an extended version of his 2018 special Tamborine that better captures the spirit of a live gig What persistent itch, I wonder, persuaded Chris Rock to revis…
He tried dance to cope with grief " and found himself in a class with '25 mostly retired ladies'. It all fed into his new play, about his mother, his childhood and his obsession with Jemima …
Research exposes sustained levels of gender imbalance across theatre, film and TV, with fears that it will be worsened by pandemic Gender inequality across the theatre industry is of rising …
Sound Stage, a season of eight new audio plays, will enable audience members to connect with each other virtually A new digital initiative has been launched to recreate the social experience…
There has been a huge comedy boom on the gaming platform, enabling acts such as Bilal Zafar to gain creative control and reach new audiences A Bonjela-addicted football manager berates his p…
Available onlineOn top of running a marathon " while doubling as a chatshow host " every day this month, the comedian is reprising old favourites Eddie Izzard's last comedy gigs were her swa…
London based Magic Circle's event, streamed on Facebook, will feature David Copperfield, Debbie McGee and more One hundred years ago next weekend, an English magician called Percy Thomas Ti…
The actor and singer on RuPaul's Drag Race, learning how to be loved, and why no actor could play him in the film of his life Born in Pennsylvania, Billy Porter, 51, studied drama and moved …
Cathy Marston returns to performing, poetry and dance entwine in Wales and the Akram Khan Company inspires mass movement in the best short films to view at home Amid lockdown frustration las…