Ground-breaking theatre director Peter Brook dies at 97
A visionary who revolutionised how we stage Shakespeare, he left his native Britain to travel in search of 'outside contexts'
A visionary who revolutionised how we stage Shakespeare, he left his native Britain to travel in search of 'outside contexts'
Also opening on the London stage: Mad House at the Ambassadors, and Roy Williams's new drama The Fellowship at the Hampstead Theatre
Also opening in London: A Doll's House, Part 2 at the Donmar Warehouse; That Is Not Who I Am at the Royal Court
This lively show at the Park Theatre, London, is an unsubtle portrait of the Labour leader
The RSC leader on staging the play with a disabled actor in the title role, the loss of his husband Antony Sher and stepping down after 10 years
Three interrelated plays set in a factory will run simultaneously on different stages in an ambitious take on a world riven by culture wars and blame games
Honey spoons and crocodile clips are among the instruments in Tom Coult's new work. Plus: a clarinet quintet and bicycle-powered music-theatre
A new theatre opening in July is already attracting businesses to Prescot on Merseyside
Also opening on the London stage: two Palestinians go dogging, Royal Court; My Fair Lady at the Coliseum
She plays a bruised matriarch in Beth Steel's state-of-the-nation play at the Almeida. Plus: The Breach at Hampstead Theatre
Nick Payne's play takes on theoretical physics, beekeeping and love in its Irish premiere
Broadway actor Michael Patrick Thornton on how Shakespeare helped him recover from a stroke. Plus, Britain's top forensic artist
Broadway actor Michael Patrick Thornton on how Shakespeare helped him recover from a stroke. Plus, Britain's top forensic artist
Marital strife in Middle at the National Theatre and Ivo van Hove's grimly good Greek tragedy Age of Rage at the Barbican
Also opening on the London stage: Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare's Globe
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's play at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin deals more or less successfully with racial stereotypes
Screening of 'Top Gun' sequel delights movie theatre business injured by popularity of streaming
Jez Butterworth's drama is exhilarating, dazzling and darker than ever in a revival at the Apollo Theatre, London
Plus: 'The Corn Is Green' at the National Theatre; 'Marys Seacole' at the Donmar Warehouse
Renowned Metro al-Madina venue pushes on after being tested by Covid lockdowns and economic woes
The musician's sonic experiments have paid off in a nocturnal-set album full of screaming guitars and distorted vocals
Also in UK theatres: The Mozart Question in Cirencester; The Wellspring in Northampton
'The Burnt City' is its most ambitious production yet, say its directors, with 100,000 sq ft of world-building
The show at London's Bridge Theatre goes back to 1926 to spotlight legendary, controversial figure Robert Moses
Plus: tensions boil over at the Orange Tree Theatre in 'Tom Fool'