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This deliciously concocted dissection of middle class mores was Alan Ayckbourn's first major theatrical hit, setting him on the path to future
Oliver Tompsett is to join the cast of West End musical Kinky Boots, playing Charlie Price. He replaces David Hunter, who plays
Retirement drama is not a particularly new trend but, naturally, as our nation ages, there’s going to be a greater market for
Are all great iconoclasts doomed to become icons? The titanic British theatremaker Joan Littlewood more or less gave up on the stage
The Writer "Â Almeida Theatre, London Ella Hickson, whose past work includes Precious Little Talent, Boys and 2016's Oil, returns to the Almeida
Many happy returns to William Shakespeare: 454 years after his birth the playwright still dominates British theatre and culture. He is one
Even before its official opening, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been breaking all previous Broadway sales records, by a wide
The anti-black racism of modern day white America can take many forms. Joel Drake Johnson's Rasheeda Speaking, coming to London after runs
This week’s production news includes Kwame Kwei-Armah’s first season as artistic director of the Young Vic in London, a new immersive experience from
In her new musical The Assassination of Katie Hopkins, Chris Bush explores the polarising effect of Twitter and Facebook on public debate.
Coronation Street and Dinner Ladies star Shobna Gulati is to join the West End cast of Everybody's Talking About Jamie. She will
With a long history of rewrites and revisions, Chess is being revived at the London Coliseum this month. Nick Smurthwaite looks at
Parkwood Creative, which operates Parkwood Theatres, has won the contract to run the Wellingborough Castle Theatre, taking its UK portfolio of venues
A new collective for people of colour who write about theatre has been formed to support the development of critics from diverse
Eugene O'Neill's script is torn between a tragic examination of familial conflict, realistic representation of drug and alcohol abuse, O'Neill's need to
Brace yourself " here comes the next mega-hit jukebox musical. Tina, which opened with a bang in the West End this week
It is 21 years since Steven Greenhorn’s road movie for the stage had its debut at the Edinburgh Traverse. And, while it is firmly set
The heat is rising in the Alabama Delta. On an isolated fishing trip, Betty is trying to talk to her girlfriend Kendra,
A circus inspired by nuclear physics? It's hard not to think of the world's premier political megalomaniacs and their social media sabre-rattling.
Back in the 70s, The Liver Birds was ground-breaking TV " a show where the lead characters were two young women who
Killian Donnelly will play Jean Valjean in Les Miserables when it tours the UK later this year. Donnelly is currently playing the
Persuasion was the last novel finished by Jane Austen, and it contains all the well-worn components the author is famous for. There's
Any preconceptions that this might simply be a tired rehash of an all-too-familiar play are quickly dispelled the moment our cast of
From London to Texas, non-profit theatres are cleaning up the fallout from sexual misconduct allegations. After the revelations and resignations, leadership searches
When Martyna Majok’s play Cost of Living was announced as the recipient of this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Drama earlier this week,
