In the final part of our series, UK arts figures give the lowdown on the precious places that nurtured their careers 'I've wrestled, climbed the walls and got a black eye there' Continue rea…
She has played cops, rockers, monarchs and murderers. As Helen Mirren turns 75, we celebrate her astonishing career " and remember her letter to the Guardian that led to questions in parliam…
I bristle at the idea that plays are 'not the real thing' unless they are live " I fell in love with Shakespeare and Beckett through televised performances Every theatregoer I know is desper…
Programming theatre for the Egg in Bath is like shopping for Christmas presents for local families " I long to give gifts again I have a confession. For the first two months of lockdown, I w…
The NT's online platform offers personalised, interactive adventure tales for young children during the summer holidays The National Theatre has launched an online story service that will cr…
Available onlineFrauke Requardt and Daniel Oliver reprise their brave, surreal 2019 show for the coronavirus age In autumn 2019, the married couple Frauke Requardt and Daniel Oliver toured a…
The government bailout promises to help the big institutions, but the individuals who set the stage alight are largely self-employed and have been hung out to dry 'It felt weird taking the t…
The conversation about race 'has changed in theatre, as it has across society', says original director of the show Get Up, Stand Up! Clint Dyer is to direct a new stage musical about Bob Mar…
Nadia Albina, Ivo Graham, Cherylee Houston and more share memories of the theatres that they call home Continue reading...
The Berkshire theatre will 'conjure some joy' with a new version of The Hound of the Baskervilles performed by a cast of three On the trail of a devilish beast in Dartmoor, Sherlock Holmes i…
The organisation " which comprises the Lyceum, Studio and Crucible theatres " will not fully reopen until spring 2021 York Theatre Royal also begins redundancy consultations Sheffield Theat…
Kerry Godliman, Genevieve Barr, James Graham and more share memories of the theatres that changed their lives Continue reading...
The American Horror Story star is backing a plan by Graeae to put deaf and disabled artists centre-stage around the UK Earlier this year, Mat Fraser found himself in Los Angeles pitching a T…
As the London theatre celebrates its 125th birthday, we look back at past productions, with a cast list including Barbara Windsor, Kenneth Branagh and Adrian Lester Continue reading...
After five trying months in Lancashire, Big Kid Circus is now at centre of mystery after performers disappear Last week, Jhanys Corrales and Sandy Triana, two of the circus's high-profile da…
When Covid-19 struck, theatre photographer Ali Wright lost her livelihood " alongside thousands of other freelance stage creatives and actors. Many have turned their skills to use during loc…
Available onlineFloods plunge Britain into a state of emergency in an engrossing audio play performed by 14- to 18-year-olds Ben Weatherill's audio play is set in the year 2025 when a flood…
Michael Longhurst, Rebecca Front, Nathaniel Martello-White and more discuss the theatres that have inspired and challenged them Continue reading...
New production with Fleabag and Sherlock actor will be performed to an empty auditorium, directed by Matthew Warchus One year on from his award-winning run in Noël Coward's Present Laught…
The critics howled derisively but this challenging story of the violence lurking beneath society's surface was a game-changer Where does it all begin? Is there a moment that marks a radical …
Originally planned as an Edinburgh show, You Build the Thing You Think You Are is now a film " and a different proposition to live-streamed lockdown comedy Joz Norris's new experiment starts…
Inspired by the true story of a summer dance mania in 1518, a haunting new Artangel project directed by Jonathan Glazer films lone performers around the world dancing till they drop In the s…
Plans for 1 August reopening criticised by industry figures as not enough to keep many venues open Theatres and venues in England will be able to host socially distanced performances and gig…
Ballerina who shot to fame in a sensational Carmen in 1949 and went on to star in Hollywood films and the Paris music hallsZizi Jeanmaire, who has died aged 96, was a classical ballerina of …
Doctor Foster actor Prasanna Puwanarajah warns that many in a new generation of superb talent may be forced to leave the industry British theatre is at risk of losing its Marcus Rashford equ…