Top 5 theatre shows to see this week (June 4-10)
Killer Joe "Â Trafalgar Studios, London Orlando Bloom plays the title character in this inky comedy about a cop who moonlights as a
Killer Joe "Â Trafalgar Studios, London Orlando Bloom plays the title character in this inky comedy about a cop who moonlights as a
Written in 2013, Conor McPherson's The Night Alive is a play of otherworldly mystery and biting loneliness. This small-scale revival has potential
Scottish children’s theatre specialist Shona Reppe, Australian avant-cabaret artiste Christine Johnston and Windmill Theatre Adelaide’s artistic director Rosemary Myers have mash…
Macbeth, Pinocchio, Saint George and the Dragon, Follies, Common, Salome, Twelfth Night, Amadeus " the recent roster of National Theatre shows in
This week Hamilton has extended its booking period into March 2019, while casting has been announced for the world premiere of Alan
Edinburgh’s City Council is cracking down on low and unpaid work at festivals including the fringe with a new code of conduct
A development programme specifically aimed at fundraisers working in the arts has been established to boost the charitable case for culture. Launched
New images of how the Royal Opera House will look when its £27 million transformation is completed have been released. Among the
Spirit Young Performers Company students are being propelled into the spotlight, with millions across the globe tuning in to watch these talented
Exeter could be home to a new 1,200-seat multi-purpose venue, according to plans that are being put to public consultation by the
A theatre company in Surrey is holding food bank collections at each performance of its forthcoming production of Robin Hood, in an
Mozart's Magic Flute is many things: a pantomime, a philosophical drama, a lowbrow comedy, a spiritual quest, a fairy-tale. Reconciling all of
Last week, the New Diorama announced a radical overhaul of its programming model, reducing the number of main house shows programmed each
Winner of the 2017 Mercury Playwriting Prize, Europe After the Rain is the first full length play from author Oliver Bennett, a
There are few plays in British theatre that speak so directly, resonantly and truthfully to the experience of the black woman. Winsome
Looking back, I must have taken an afternoon off during drama school. How else could I have missed the valuable aspects of
Just what exactly is Candide? There's no neat answer. Jeff Clarke " who stages Iford's production " admits that, like The Tales
For David Harrower, adapting Muriel Spark's 1961 novel has been a project that has taken more than a decade of his time. Nick
Nigel Slater's autobiographical novel Toast is steeped in the aromas of home baking and burnt toast, and his genial writing style is
The Royal Shakespeare Company is planning a temporary venue to stage free performances and activities for families during the summer holidays. The
One of London’s leading circus schools is opening a new training facility in the south-east of the capital. AirCraft Circus, which has
Akram Khan claims that this will be his final solo work. At 43, the artist/performer " dancer/choreographer seems too limiting " confesses
Enid Bagnold's 1955 play The Chalk Garden is rooted in the playwright's time spent living in Rottingdean, on England's chalky soiled south
Every generation has its foremost playwrights, from George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde, to Harley Granville-Barker and Terence Rattigan, John Osborne and
The 2017-2018 Broadway season ended on Sunday. A Broadway League press release duly followed with the year’s statistics, under a headline trumpeting