Hampstead theatre, LondonAlexandra Wood's spirited story of modern womanhood reminds us that the blood-bond of sisterhood has hard edges For 40 years, the photographer Nicholas Nixon took a…
LIVR allows subscribers to catch up on theatre in 360-degree virtual reality. How does it compare with the fringe experience? I'm having a beer and enjoying an Edinburgh fringe show from the…
The former Girls Aloud singer is preparing to star in the West End for the first time. It's a bold new start after years of harassment by her ex-partner Last year was one of the happiest of …
Actor who shone on the British stage and screen and took supporting roles in Hollywood movies of the 1950sThe actor Elizabeth Sellars, who has died aged 98, had a fulfilling career on televi…
Film reviewers sank their claws into Cats, but is it really so awful? Our stage reviewers steeled themselves for the caterwauling ... but ended up quite enjoying it It can be very pleasurab…
The revered film director vowed never to touch theatre. So why is he staging the great Aids epic Angels in America? Apparently, it's all a misunderstanding Arnaud Desplechin looks surprising…
NTGent, Ghent, BelgiumAn acting family play the members of a family about to take their own lives in this unnerving and heartbreaking celebration of the ordinary It is a dark winter's night …
The comedian, actor and writer on the things that make him laugh the most There's a sketch in Chris Morris's Jam where a fight breaks out over some poppadoms and it doesn't really bear descr…
Little Angel theatre, LondonComposer Barb Jungr and director Samantha Lane serve up a characterful take on a Scandinavian folktale, with lashings of puppetry and song There are so many Snow…
Various venues, EdinburghCharlotte Runcie and Irvine Welsh are among the writers exploring Scotland's maritime history in these evocative installations A litany of names is projected on the …
Playwright says shock operation 'knocked him out for three months' Alan Bennett has revealed that he underwent open-heart surgery last year. The author, playwright and broadcaster broke the …
Sir Nicholas Serota says east of England and libraries could also be priorities in 10-year plan More artists, writers and composers at an early stage of their careers should get public money…
Little Angel Studios, LondonA chick finds its feet in this gentle puppet adaptation of the popular book, aimed at children aged two to five 'Winter is long," sighs the baby penguin on stage.…
After another smash hit year at the box office, the next 12 months promises more of the same ... with added controversy The lights are bright on Broadway. Blinding even. With 35 plays and mu…
Can dancing digits really move an audience as much as real actors? Absolutely. Enter the miraculous, miniature world of Cold Blood, a dance and film show by Kiss & Cry Collective It's th…
Tom Stoppard gets personal, Cush Jumbo does Hamlet, Hollywood names bring everything from tragedy to comedy … plus dance confronts shame and there's standup open heart surgery Continue rea…
My mother, Annie Wigzell, who has died aged 94, was a casting director at the National Theatre from its early days at the Old Vic with its first director, Laurence Olivier, and then with Pet…
London's eight-week underground arts fest returns to Waterloo and the South Bank in January. Here's a dozen picks to get started … James McNicholas: The Boxer30-31 January The former Beast…
The Line of Duty actor follows in the footsteps of his great hero, though his intriguing film is ultimately elusive. Beckett would surely approve If the work Adrian Dunbar is best known for …
Musician and songwriter who enjoyed success with the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah band, the Rutles and Monty PythonAmid the anarchy of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Neil Innes, who has died unexpectedly …
The massive popularity of horror films like Joker and It have been a real downer for happy, family clowns. Mark Wilding hears how the entertainers are fighting back In the corner of Matthew …
Agent confirms death of comedian-songwriter who co-founded the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and wrote for Monty Python Neil Innes, the comedian and songwriter known for spoof Beatles band the Rutl…
Who will have audiences on the edge of their seats in the new year? Laurie Kynaston, Rosie Sheehy, Michelle Tiwo and Sadie Clark are among a dozen dazzling talents to watch One of the unifor…
With its defiant, irresistible, glitter-ball spirit, the La Cage aux Folles showstopper has been embraced at Pride marches and the Paralympics " and defined many a diva I was leaving a weddi…
Pam Tanowitz hit home at last, Akram Khan and David Bintley bowed out, and the dance world looked back to Merce Cunningham and Margot Fonteyn This felt like a year that belonged to women. F…