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With arts venues closed, ballerinas and b-boys are expressing themselves online. Here are some of the stunning results Continue reading...
The comedian, comedy writer and TV producer on the things that make her laugh the most
Maria Bamford. I saw her in Edinburgh about 10 years ago and I don't think it gets better than that. Co…
The NT's popular online initiative continues with the ambitious 2019 adaptation of Andrea Levy's Windrush novel and four more shows
The momentous stage adaptation of Andrea Levy's Windrush n…
This is a moment of movement: as people gather to push for change, collective dancing has become activism in motion
The protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd have spread across the…
The ballerina stars in a stylish short film made in isolation and is about to perform at the Royal Opera House after months away
She has become one of the UK's best known ballerinas thanks t…
Available online In Gerry Moynihan's monologue, recorded at the Finborough in 2017, Paul Kennedy gives a magnificent performance
Gerry Moynihan's debut play begins in a bustling Northern Iri…
After three months of silence, Oliver Dowden must do more than issue vague reassurances
Twelve and a half weeks have passed since, on 16 March, Boris Johnson told Britons they must "avoid" t…
Roy Williams, Rachel De-lahay, Justin Audibert and Charlene James select dramas that speak to our current moment
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Scour the internet for clues in this hysterical whodunnit from two Punchdrunk alumni " which, for all its immersive trickery, is first and foremost a cracking piece of storytelling
At a part…
The star of Nottingham Playhouse's The Madness of George III, streamed for National Theatre at Home, talks about royalty, lockdown and theatre's future
This play is about King George III's "…
Sidi's new online soap opera brings all the overheated thrills of Mexican telenovelas to the home counties
If a Mexican TV company set a Spanish-language soap opera in a bland British town, …
What makes Wicked and Starlight Express so addictive? A new documentary, Repeat Attenders, chronicles the reasons superfans return to see their favourites
You might guess that the Australian…
MPs told future is grim unless government steps in with more support after Covid-19 crisis
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Half of all music venues and 70% of…
It would be a tragedy if the lockdown left drama narrower and risk-averse. Our chief critic hears from Kwame Kwei-Armah, Indhu Rubasingham, Lynette Linton and Rachel De-lahay
As protests ove…
A statement, from names including Viola Davis and Lynn Nottage, decries the 'white fragility' of American theatre
A roster of more than 300 leading stage artists have signed a letter decryin…
As he returns to his role in Katori Hall's The Mountaintop, the actor, writer and director talks about Black Lives Matter, Martin Luther King and the state of UK theatre
This is the third ti…
Available onlineThe scuzzy end of show business and all its sozzled, sentimental excesses are captured by the ex-standup in a heartfelt monologue
I last saw Les Dennis on stage two years ago…
Every year, 34 million people go to the theatre, double the number that attend Premier League football. But lockdown and physical distancing rules mean the industry is on the edge of collaps…
Actor says government intervention for the arts is needed as some venues are 'teetering'
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British theatre will need some form o…
Star Wars actor responds on social media following his impassioned speech at an anti-racism rally in London last week
Star Wars actor John Boyega has expressed his thanks for the "love and s…
Dancers perform outside locked-down venues in a film accompanied by Living in a Ghost Town and co-created by Mick Jagger's partner, Melanie Hamrick
Summer's here and, with the UK's arts venu…
Available onlineBBC Young Dancer winners Connor Scott and Vidya Patel bring together two different styles in a compelling collaboration
Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance t…
Survey says increasing reliance on box office sales left arts exposed during Covid-19 crisis
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British arts institutions have be…
Amazon Prime VideoQuinoa, veganism and lakehouses are ticked off on the Bronx comic's journey to affluence but her charm shines through
Lockdown laughs: where to watch online comedy
The Br…
BBC Radio 3A Roman soldier falls under the spell of a Pictish woman in this poetic radio play that holds up a mirror to modern Britain
Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to…
