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Indefatigable leading light in the arts counterculture who founded the Traverse theatre and campaigned for sexual liberationJim Haynes, who has died aged 87, was someone who made extraordina…
The play Rossum's Universal Robots clearly belongs to the 1920s but its satirical take on the meeting of humans and machines is all too relevant today
Not many plays introduce a new word to …
Audiences can explore 17 different worlds, meet Daleks and drink cocktails in an ambitious theatre show this spring
'This entire year for live arts has been a real one step forward, two step…
Available online Polly Lister plays umpteen parts in this spirited Hans Christian Andersen adaptation filmed at Stephen Joseph theatre
A couple of Christmases ago, in Theresa Heskins' produc…
It had the hottest musicians, the coolest singers " and Louis Armstrong playing Bottom. But Swingin' the Dream was a $2m flop. Can the RSC breathe new life into this big band take on the bar…
Familiar faces Jerry Seinfeld, Patton Oswalt and Jim Gaffigan feature on this year's shortlist " an award dominated by Netflix specials with nary an indie voice in sight
What do we expect of…
Available onlineA special delivery from The Big Tiny uses a week's worth of puzzles, tricks and activities to tell the story of witches, wizards and a postman
They've done it again. Last sum…
As the stage sequel to The Man Who Fell to Earth is streamed, theatre producer Robert Fox remembers his friend's creative genius and generosity
Lazarus was recorded during its run at King's …
Perspex screens, CGI scenery and Covid tests before kissing … Sam Tutty and Emily Redpath reveal how they filmed a new Romeo and Juliet
As the isolated teen in Dear Evan Hansen, Sam Tutty…
The first major Australian arts festival of 2021 will be a litmus test for those to come as it navigates shifting sands around the city's recent Covid outbreak
Sydney festival, the first maj…
Our series of extracts from new scripts continues with a play capturing the frustration and worries of 12-year-old Sonny
A scared, stammering 12-year-old boy stands in a room full of strange…
When the curtains close on each performance of Sydney Theatre Company's one-woman show, the most common phrase you'll hear is, 'How did they do that?'. Kip Williams' five-star adaptation sta…
As Zoom fatigue sets in, organisations are seeking creative ways to bring art to patrons to keep them " and their wallets " engaged
A concert from your favourite opera singer, delivered pers…
Available onlineAndrew Lloyd Webber's version of the 1950 film is smartly staged by Leicester's Curve, starring Ria Jones and Danny Mac
When screenwriter Joe Gillis swerves into the drivewa…
The hit BBC sitcom Staged started when actors and friends David Tennant and Michael Sheen began messing about on Zoom. On the eve of series two, we talk to their scene-stealing partners
Not …
Modern masterpiece Jerusalem storms back and Trevor Nunn goes underground with Beckett, while Bob Marley gets a musical and Frankenstein becomes a ballet Continue reading...
Theatre producer who took cult acts and controversial shows to bigger audiencesThrough his 30 years as a theatre producer, David Johnson, who has died aged 60, maintained a keen eye for the …
Writer says singer's cancelled farewell tour resulted in 'real progress' on stage project
For writer James Graham, one plus side from the grind of 2020 was being able to work with Elton Joh…
Talawa says Birmingham Rep's decision to host court cases 'threatens integrity' of its work
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A warm new doc renders the anguish and angst of Black Swan passé and shows dancers' steel, solidarity and positive attitude
The antidote to tales of the ballet world's dark underbelly " Bla…
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Tituss Burgess will play Remy the rat in the crowd-created musical phenomenon
The star of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and 30 Rock, Tituss Burgess, will play the …
While many writers have created troubling dystopian visions, few plays have imagined better futures. But the act of theatre itself can embrace utopianism
When the UK entered its first lockdo…
Actors, musicians and comedians sign petition urging Britain to negotiate free culture work permit
Actors, musicians and comedians have reacted with alarm to provisions in the Brexit trade d…
Tony Lidington spent 30 years with the anarchic Pierrotters. He recalls trading songs for mackerel " and lifting spirits with a little lockdown flea circus
Let's start with a pierrot danglin…
A new exhibition is devoted to the visual flair of a debonair playwright whose tastes are almost impossible to define
Noël Coward was the epitome of style. Fittingly that is the subject o…
