From Follies at the National to Ink at the Almeida and Marnie at the Coliseum, revisit some of the year's theatre, dance and opera productions as photographed by the Guardian's Tristram Kent…
The Electra star on sharing the stage with Kristin Scott Thomas, never taking the job home with him and his small-screen appearance with Mark Rylance in Wolf HallAudiences at the exhilaratin…
During David Hare's 50 years in theatre its fortunes have changed beyond recognition. In the face of cultural cuts and crises, he sets out his vision for a Playhouse for todayIn 1946, George…
Pleasance, EdinburghI like comedy with ambition, and saving the world is as ambitious as it gets. Such is the goal that John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman have teamed up to achieve. If the news p…
In Liverpool and London, theatres are celebrating Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles. Cue thrills, invention " and howls of laughterThere is a medical term that takes its nam…
Crucible, SheffieldThis delightful production boasts a wonderful, wide-eyed Dorothy, a riotous bunch of munchkins " and a scene-stealing turn from Toto the dogPublished in 1900, Frank Baum's…
The destructive nature of unchecked power-lust and political ambition in Shakespeare's play speaks to us urgently still today"A drum! A drum! Macbeth doth come." So say Shakespeare's Weird S…
The comic presenter and actor on the things that make him laugh the most, from Big Train to Airplane!I don't go out of my way to see standup but I caught Micky Flanagan's set on TV a while b…
Jem Hulbert struggles to stay on his unicycle in Ulverston, December 1992In 1986, aged 22, I left Durham University with a degree in psychology and started my own business " as a juggler. I …
London museum obtains outfit as part of collection passed to family of dancer's sister, Bronislava NajinskaA silk costume designed by Léon Bakst and worn by Vaslav Nijinsky, one of the grea…
Park theatre, LondonThis heartfelt drama admirably explores the gold rush-era story from the perspective of a young aboriginal womanJethro Compton's play White Fang is set in the Yukon, nort…
A stage star, she became a familiar face in television dramasDuring her period of stardom in the West End and on Broadway, Jennifer Hilary, who has died of cancer aged 65, adorned the acting…
Arts Depot, London Oily Cart's new show is as much about making and doing as watching, situated at a point where arts and crafts meet theatre"You're not a real bird. You're just pretending,"…
The best of the year included Muriel's Wedding: The Musical, the endurance theatre of The Second Woman and the public art of Siren Song This wonderfully tricky and sticky work took a dry and…
These clips reveal how the late actor's classical dance training helped him smoulder on stage and screenBefore he was an actor, Patrick Swayze was a ballet dancer. He began at his mother's d…
Sadler's Wells, LondonUsing the second world war as a traumatic, ships-in-the-night backdrop is inspired and Bourne's dancers are once again on top of their game During the four years in whi…
As We Will Rock You closes its doors after 12 years at London's Dominion theatre, we take a look at 10 musicals that have made Theatreland their own over the years ' Queen musical We Will Ro…
Up and down the land this winter, Clara and the prince of her dreams will dance through a flurry of snowflakes to Tchaikovsky " and packed houses. So what makes this annual ballet fixtu…
Young Vic, LondonTestimony from Calais refugees makes vital drama in a compelling but unsentimental document of our timesThe Jungle is one of the most vital productions of the year. Desperat…
Donmar Warehouse, LondonJames Norton and Imogen Poots paint an intense picture of a couple in a violent but entirely predictable marriage crisisDoors are battered, blood is spattered, a per…
Victoria Palace, LondonLin-Manuel Miranda'a smash Broadway musical about one of America's founding fathers now breaks new ground in the West EndYes it is. Worth the wait. Yes it does. Speak …
Albany, London The set is captivating and the standout moments are performed with swagger by Tutti Frutti, yet the heart of Hans Christian Andersen's story feels lost The Ugly Duckling is a …
The double Edinburgh comedy award winner on the things that make him laugh the most, from Barry Humphries to Monkey TrousersSeeing Barry Humphries in Eat, Pray, Laugh! at the London Palladiu…
UK critics give their verdict as the politically charged hip-hop musical makes its West End debutThe story of America's least well-known founding father arrives in London's West End under pr…
Victoria Palace, LondonLin-Manuel Miranda's rollercoaster of a show boasts outstanding performances and charts the life of the US founding father with political passion and nimble witA Holly…