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From Doctor Faustus to Fleabag, here are the most stirring speeches from some of theatre's best works Continue reading...
Available onlineJames Phillips's clash of near-future and Arthurian legend imagines patriotic nostalgia taken to extremes, if your nerves can take it
Extra tension is, understandably, somet…
Four stage shows will be performed by actors using sterilised studio kit at home
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Grahame Best sees more than 100 shows a year and rises to his feet to applaud every one. Now under lockdown, he's suffering
Grahame Best keeps a ghost light burning 24/7 in his Wollongong ho…
The Hollywood star and bestselling author is becoming a podcaster. He discusses his fight against circumcision, his fear of Harvey Weinstein " and why he is an optimist to the core
'I'm lovi…
As Danny Boyle's production is streamed online, its designer Mark Tildesley recalls putting thousands of bulbs and an ancient bell to shocking effect
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Available onlineTwo dance works by the Swedish choreographer are visually stunning, meshing movement, theatre, design and music
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Written by Howard Brenton and directed by James Macdonald in 2013, this riveting drama based on real events is available to watch until 10pm on 3 May Continue reading...
From the anxiety of remote workers to the strain of isolated couples, a series of virtual collaborations masterminded by Danusia Samal looks at how our lives have changed
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Playwright and director, recently recovered from coronavirus, gives damning verdict of government's crisis response on BBC Radio 4's Today programme
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The artist reflects on the events that inspired Hampstead theatre's #aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei, streamed by the Guardian this month
You began an 81-day confinement on 3 April 2011. What …
Playwright whose comedy There's a Girl in My Soup broke West End records and became a film starring Peter Sellers and Goldie HawnThe actor and playwright Terence Frisby, who has died aged 87…
Available onlineTherapy, foreplay and the nature of standup all fall into the crosshairs of a scattergun show that never fails to find its target
Who better to turn to at a time of social is…
Jez Butterworth's acclaimed play about English myths is to be revived in 2021, directed by Ian Rickson
It was the barnstorming, defining performance of Mark Rylance's stage career, winning h…
The Guardian and Shakespeare's Globe present three new versions of speeches from the Bard's plays, performed by professional actors and theatre lovers around the world
Theatre lovers in isol…
Artistic director says theatre sector is in 'premier league of risk' caused by Covid-19 and calls on increased government support for freelancers
Rufus Norris has warned that the UK's theatr…
Hit 2011 show joins Antony and Cleopatra, starring Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo, in being broadcast as part of free scheme
The best arts and entertainment during self-isolation
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To celebrate the anniversary of the dramatist's birth, here is a banquet of images from productions of his works by Guardian photographer Tristram Kenton and featuring Tamsin Greig, Judi Den…
Theatres may be closed but you can celebrate the Bard's birthday on Thursday by watching one of his plays online
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Hillary Bettis's immigration drama 72 Miles to Go … was one of many off-Broadway shows that didn't make it to the stage after the Covid-19 outbreak, leaving the playwright 'heartbroken'
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Available onlineThe comedian's daily interactive webcast is a load of shambolic, lo-fi silliness " which is just what we need right now
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Digital series Unprecedented: Theatre from a State of Isolation will focus on upheaval in British life caused by the pandemic
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Urological surgeon Jyoti Shah recalls how she inspired the character played by Indira Varma in Nina Raine's gripping play " streaming until 10pm on 26 April
'Tiger country" is a term we use…
From Robbie Fairchild's electric escape to Francesca Hayward's head-spinning pirouettes, here are five joyful homemade clips
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Natalia Kaliada and Nikolai Khalezin explain how political exile prepared them for lockdown and why their latest project is about fairytales
The coronavirus outbreak has forced theatre-maker…
