Vaudeville theatre, London Jennifer Saunders and Samantha Spiro find genuine emotion among the epigrams in Kathy Burke's productionAppearances can be deceptive. That, of course, is one of th…
Jane Lapotaire had the privilege of learning sonnets under John's guidanceJohn Barton (Obituary, 19 January) took me under his wing after my brain haemorrhage, taking me along to his masterc…
Camden People's theatre, LondonRacheal Ofori is a British-Ghanaian millennial reckoning with sex, spirituality and herself in this refreshing one-woman showHeadlining Calm Down Dear, an annu…
The playwright and actor on the sounds and flavours of Miami, why Claire Foy makes The Crown unmissable, and the peculiar pleasure of tweeting gifs of Yul BrynnerTarell Alvin McCraney was bo…
Coliseum, LondonTamara Rojo and Ivan Vasiliev are superb as a painter and his cruel muse in a subversive ENB double billEnglish National Ballet, to borrow from TS Eliot, are much possessed b…
Harold Pinter theatre; Gate, London Harold Pinter's 'ravings' make perfect sense 60 years on in his seaside dreamscape, and one woman brings vivid life to 1992's LA riotsNearly 60 years ago,…
Royal & Derngate, Northampton A well-intentioned adaptation of EM Forster's classic lacks complexityEM Forster's 1924 novel explores complex relations among and between Britons and India…
With vehicles belching fumes at 7mph, car chase franchise fails to translate to stageOutside of Jaws, it would be tough to think of a movie idea less suited to the theatrical treatment than …
The actor, writer and standup on the things that make him laugh the mostBridget Christie. Her ability to make serious points in fluidly silly ways is so impressive. Continue reading...
The actor pays tribute to his mentor John Barton, the Royal Shakespeare Company co-founder who has died aged 89On a cold, wet November evening in 1965, I plodded nervously across the Bancrof…
The theatre director John Barton, co-founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company alongside Sir Peter Hall, has died aged 89. Here is a selection of his productions Continue reading...
When was the first trapeze performance? Who launched 'the greatest show on Earth'? And which showman was celebrated in song by the Beatles? Here's a history of circus in 25 momentsIn 1768, P…
A leading light in performing Shakespeare whose own plays were inspired by classical Greek dramaThrough his work as a director, and above all as a teacher, John Barton, who has died aged 89,…
Harold Pinter theatre, LondonToby Jones, Zoë Wanamaker, Stephen Mangan and Pearl Mackie do rich justice to the playwright's strange and captivating psychodrama"The first test of any work …
Tributes flow for theatre figure described as 'one of the greatest influences in the acting of Shakespeare of the last century' The Royal Shakespeare Company co-founder John Barton has died …
Kelly, director of UK's largest arts centre since 2006, wants to focus on Women of the World festivalJude Kelly, one of the UK's longest-serving and highest-profile arts leaders, is stepping…
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonShakespeare's play about deceit and self-deception is given a gloomy candlelit production with some misjudged comedySome Shakespeare plays are like buses: they…
Shoreditch Town Hall, LondonTim Cowbury's play avoids the usual harrowing style associated with its subject and is swift, clear and well-actedThere is a growing body of theatre about the ang…
The singer and actor, who is starring in a stage version of Derek Jarman's punk movie Jubilee, will answer your questions at 1.30pm GMT on Monday 22 January 3.36pm GMT Toyah Willcox is not a…
#WeAreArrested is based on book by Can Dündar, sentenced to jail after exposing arms dealsThe dangers posed to a free and independent press by governments are to be explored in a play commi…
Was the Royal Court right to put on Rita, Sue and Bob Too? We asked three playwrights to look afresh at Andrea Dunbar's story of two girls preyed on by an older man Continue reading...
Conor McPherson's West End musical puts a simple twist on familiar and obscure tracks, finding new shades of meaningThe great achievement of Girl from the North Country, Conor McPherson's mu…
The UK's creative industries are world leading. Excluding state-educated people from the arts will throw that excellence awayThe myth goes that the true artist is born, mysteriously fully fo…
This stylised adaptation of Mark Haddon's bestseller is effectively an animated book rather than a translation into theatreArts Centre MelbourneThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-T…
"For British actors, ever-growing division is a fact of life. The erection of roadblocks for working-class actors now begins at state schools, where drama has been squeezed out by slashed te…