Tina Fey's hit teen comedy heads to the stage after a trial run in Washington and a first night of previews suggests fans will be happyIt was a Monday. So no one wore pink. Mean Girls, based…
The 65-year-old member of show-business royalty - she's the daughter of Judy Garland and the half-sister of Liza Minnelli - was performing at a London jazz club when she started forgetting h…
Orange Tree, Richmond Astrophysics and simmering family tensions come to the boil in this superb revival of Charlotte Jones's household dramaCharlotte Jones's prizewinning play, to which I g…
Class is often absent from discussions about diversity in theatre but it remains a barrier for audiences, actors and others in the industry. What's the solution?In 1979, giving a talk at Cam…
New Vic theatre, Newcastle-under-LymeThere are shades of Shaw in this rare revival of Elizabeth Robins' warm and sincere playElizabeth Robins should be better known than she is. An American …
Paul O'Grady's family cheered him outside court. Alan Davies couldn't get a word in over lunch. And he got Frank Cottrell Boyce by the chuckle muscle. Stars remember the brilliantly bizarre …
From the Diddymen to dissecting northern humour, the Liverpudlian's sense of absurdity never deserted himMy agent died at 90. I always think he was 100 and kept 10% for himself. Continue rea…
Empire Cinema, LondonBack in the West End after 10 years, Rice's heart-stopping adaptation cuts seamlessly from theatre to cinema It's billed as Noël Coward's Brief Encounter, but this la…
23 April 1960 Brighton relishes 'a bit of spice,' Bristol is fond of puns, while Belfast likes picture-gags. Comedian Ken Dodd makes a study of British regional senses of humourPoor Yorick? …
Fans remember comedy legend at the house where he was born and died A pile of tributes of flowers and feather dusters " or "tickling sticks" " has begun to grow outside the 18th-century hous…
Following the death of Sir Ken Dodd, we asked you for your tributes and memories of the entertainer I was doing a one man play (One Fine Day) at Liverpool Playhouse in the mid 90s. Ken came …
The veteran's linguistic prowess, outlandish appearance and musical smarts could tickle any audience into a state of collective ecstasyThe death of Ken Dodd not only leaves the nation a sadd…
The late comedian's biggest hits weren't novelty songs, but earnest romantic ballads that challenged psychedelic pop in a mid-60s generation-gap war From a distance, Ken Dodd's musical caree…
Comedian with an endless desire to make people laugh known for his tickling sticks, Diddymen and marathon stage performancesThe last great "front-cloth" comic of our times, and the last stan…
The entertainer Sir Ken Dodd has died at the age of 90, just two days after marrying his long-term partner, Anne Jones. Dodd died on Sunday in the house in which he was born, in th…
Bristol Old VicThe former artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company brings a mastery of mood to the Russian classicTime is advancing pitilessly on Lyubov Andreyevna Ranyevskaya and …
Comedian and entertainer Sir Ken Dodd has died at the age of 90. You can share your tributes with us here Ken Dodd, the comic and entertainer, has died at the age of 90 just two days after m…
Dodd, who has died aged 90, was a force of nature " a cheeky master of the one-liner who spread happiness in shows that lasted until the small hoursKen Dodd, who has died aged 90, was quite …
Home, ManchesterDirected by Bijan Sheibani, Baker's play follows five acting students whose role play reveals more than they expect'I would like to say that I write for everyone," the US pla…
Playhouse Theatre will stage immersive production of work by Joe Robertson and Joe MurphyThe Jungle, the immersive play that won five-star reviews for its powerful portrayal of life in the n…
When Rivera re-read Manuel Puig's book he loved its surreal dialogue and brilliant footnotes. But something had to give. He explains what he sacrificed for his stage version " and why he sav…
The Liverpudlian comic was 'one of the last of the music hall greats', his publicist says The comedy legend, Sir Ken Dodd, has died at the age of 90, his publicist has said. Related: Ken Dod…
Almeida; Olivier, LondonPatsy Ferran shows her dramatic range in a Tennessee Williams revival, but Rory Kinnear's Macbeth is one-dimensionalSummer and Smoke must make Rebecca Frecknall's nam…
Tomi Adeyemi was inspired to write the young adult fantasy book while she was in a gift shop in Brazil. "The African gods and goddesses were depicted in such a beautiful and sacred way ... i…
Do authors have any rights with their deathbed wishes for literary executors? Somtimes. "Slavish obedience is one route for an executor, defiance for the sake of literature another. When sev…