Available onlineMercury Theatre Colchester and St Helens Theatre Royal have both launched online pantomimes for isolated audiences Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to wa…
Written by Howard Brenton, the acclaimed play Drawing the Line, staged at Hampstead theatre in 2014, is now available to watch online until 10pm on Sunday 19 April Continue reading...
This streaming event hosted by Anna Mann (AKA Colin Hoult) on NextUp was a valiant experiment in performing live comedy without an audience "There is no eerier sight," my fellow comedy criti…
Available onlineGators and Zarabooshka, the first instalments in a new 14-part series of monologues by Philip Ridley, feature anxious characters marooned in confusing times Front-room seats…
Available onlineGiven a portal to Prospero's island by Zoom, the audience become the most excited characters in this mischievous and magical version of Shakespeare's fantasy Front-room seat…
The pair will play sisters Elsa and Anna in the stage version of the Disney mega-hit when the Theatre Royal Drury Lane reopens later this year Samantha Barks and Stephanie McKeon have been c…
The actor and writer, who recently masterminded a viral Shakespeare video, stars in a new drama about life under lockdown and is ready to reveal her one-woman play, Heart Hottest front-room …
From Iain Stirling's Fifa banter to Jayde Adams live from her lounge, comedians isolated by the lockdown are reaching audiences online Hottest front-room seats: theatre and dance to watch T…
As the RSC's Twelfth Night is streamed online, the actor recalls putting on Malvolio's yellow stockings and how pub theatre led him into comedy Hottest front-room seats: theatre and dance o…
Watch a short solo from Birmingham Royal Ballet performed by a dancer and two musicians in their own homes ' Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online The dancing…
Available onlineThis touching show about the schoolboy and reality TV stand-out Musharaf Asghar is compellingly performed Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch onlin…
We asked you to share your thoughts and experiences about this summer's festival being cancelled because of the coronavirus. Here's what some of you said Coronavirus and culture " a list of…
The nation has been pausing on Thursday evenings to applaud our NHS heroes " here's a roundup of medical dramas snapped by our theatre photographer Continue reading...
The Guardian photographer David Levene takes a look back at London's biggest stage night of the year. The 2020 awards ceremony, due to be held on April 5 at the Royal Albert Hall, is no long…
The standup's Saturday gigs have quickly become a fixture on the online circuit " and raised £20,000 for the Trussell Trust The next time standup Kiri Pritchard-McLean goes on tour, she m…
As her bold staging of the classic novel is screened as part of National Theatre at Home, the director discusses Brontë's genius " and the seismic effects of lockdown What drew you to st…
Available onlineThe comedian's first standup special since he was disgraced in 2017 is heavy on self-pity and won't appease those outraged by his behaviour Hottest front-room seats: the best…
The show, which played a sold-out run at London's Wyndham's theatre, is being streamed to raise money for those affected by Covid-19 ' Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to…
Top comics pick the routines that make them howl with laughter, from Eddie Murphy on Rocky to Eddie Izzard on penknives and Michelle Wolf on women's worst enemies Phil Wang: Andy Daly's rou…
Lin-Manuel Miranda and company sing opening number from the show to a nine-year-old superfan of the musical ' Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online' The best a…
Written by Beth Steel, the acclaimed drama Wonderland, staged at Hampstead theatre in 2014, is now available to watch online until 10pm on Sunday 12 April Continue reading...
Without any gigs to perform, comics are spreading good cheer on Twitter and TikTok. Here's a roundup of the latest from Suzi Ruffell, Jessica Fostekew, Mo Gilligan and others Warning: contai…
Available onlineRoustabout Theatre's encounters with the moon range from gravity-dancing to skits with astronauts and a werewolf Coronavirus and culture - a list of major cancellations Hott…
Thomas Watson recognised by literary scholars as the Bard's forgotten 16th-century collaborator He was one of the most celebrated English playwrights of the 16th century, yet none of his pla…
Available onlineDeirdre Kinahan's touching drama about homosexuality and women's lives celebrates song, dance and the comfort of theatre Front-room seats: best theatre and dance to watch onl…