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Royal Exchange, ManchesterFour ramblers discuss Britishness and belonging in Testament's arresting play set in the Peak DistrictIt takes a certain sass to open such a Yorkshire-rooted play i…
Stage shows salute theatre genius of king of comic capers 10 years on from his death"Irrepressible" was the word often used to describe the Essex-born performer and writer Ken Campbell. And,…
The year 2018 is the 25oth anniversary of the creation of the circus, and Peter Lavery has been photographing behind the scenes across the UK for 50 years. His fascination is with the dispar…
The actors, directors and producers changing theatre' The campaigners shaking up film and TV' The MP activists cleaning up Westminster' Fighting the supermarkets for equal pay' Sportspeople …
Fed up with curating a largely male canon of culture, the most powerful woman in British arts explains why she is stepping down from her job to shake up the status quo After 12 years as the …
Theatre 503, London 10 vibrant short plays by writers including April De Angelis and Richard Bean offer multifaceted, thoughtful views on issues to do with sex and consent Put together in un…
The standup, screenwriter and actress on the things that make her laugh the mostNorm Macdonald's new Netflix special; his bit about suicide. Continue reading...
Hoxton Hall, London Lil Warren's scattershot musical about a turf war between all-female tribes in the capital has echoes of Sarah Waters' Tipping the VelvetThis handsomely restored venue ki…
Royal Lyceum, EdinburghThis adaptation of Marguerite Duras' tale turns the audience into voyeurs looking in on the recollection of an intense affairThere's a theme in Marguerite Duras' semi-…
Sydney festival, CarriageworksAlanna Mitchell has turned her book about climate change into a mesmerising one-woman showA journalist is preparing to enter a submersible vessel that will trav…
My father, RG Gregory, who has died aged 89, was a poet, playwright, theatre-in-the-round director and inventor of Instant Theatre, a technique that involves actors and audiences in the crea…
A vain leader bent on absolute power; an elite that ignores the appeal of populism ... after a Trumpian reimagining of Julius Caesar caused outrage in New York, the director explains why he'…
The Scottish star, who is currently in Girl from the North Country, will discuss Trainspotting, Harry Potter and her career in a live webchat at 1pm on Monday 29 January. Please post your qu…
Dorfman, LondonBaker's play, set in a boarding house close to a battlefield, is a piece of American gothic that taps into universal emotionsAnnie Baker is one of the most singular talents in…
Stage newspaper's survey in wake of Kevin Spacey allegations also reveals 67% did not report harassment or bullyingAlmost a third of theatre professionals in the UK have experienced sexual h…
London's Theatre503 will host 10 short plays exploring issues of consent and power, with April De Angelis and Richard Bean contributingEstablished playwrights including April De Angelis and …
Owner says it is time to hand historic playhouse over to 'next generation of dream-makers'London's Theatre Royal Haymarket, which has staged premieres of Oscar Wilde plays and was John Gielg…
In his dark comedy The War Has Not Yet Started, characters are bombarded by propaganda on TV and the constant threat of terror. The Russian playwright speaks about his hopes " and fears " fo…
Soho theatre, LondonThe Edinburgh award-nominated standup develops a cheery rapport with the audience in this promising first showIf you want tragicomedy that cuts deep " or, for that matter…
Richard Eyre to direct adaptation of 2016 novel at Bridge theatreThe US actor Laura Linney is to make her London stage debut in an adaptation of Elizabeth Strout's My Name is Lucy Barton.Nic…
A new play by the rapper Testament was inspired by a walking group from Yorkshire. Our writer steps out with them on a trek across the wild, windswept moorsOn the first Saturday of the month…
Marlowe theatre, CanterburyThe comic's latest show is bursting with gags about bodily functions but reveals precious little about Millican herselfSarah Millican doesn't appear much in the ta…
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonLanie Robertson's one-woman play mines the American heiress and art collector's turbulent life for gossipThe American heiress Peggy Guggenheim called the works i…
Theatres Trust's annual risk register lists 35 buildings that could vanish Theatres around the UK are in danger of being lost for ever unless more local authorities start seeing them as oppo…
Octagon, BoltonJessica Baglow captures the plain-speaking pragmatism of Charlotte Brontë's heroine in a light and lucid adaptation directed by Elizabeth NewmanThe first thing that anyone …
