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In Rufus Norris's revival of Kander and Ebb's classic musical, Will Young reprises his role as the Emcee and Louise Redknapp stars as Sally Bowles Continue reading...
Wyndham's, LondonAnne-Marie Duff and Kenneth Cranham are excellent in an immaculately designed production of Simon Stephens' fable about love and physics This production has an impressive pe…
Midlands-born host of Landscape Artist of the Year says he is 'opera buddies' with co-host and Labour peer Joan BakewellFrank Skinner has said Britain is snobbish about art and that people q…
Royal Court, LondonSharon Duncan-Brewster and Jonjo O'Neill star in Chris Thorpe's play which offers a bleak view of the world as a desolate wasteland This apocalyptic piece by Chris Thorpe …
Hamlet is on trial for the murder of Polonius, but Shakespeare is less important here than the legal system itselfA judge in red robes sits at the back of the stage. To his left sits the pro…
From anarchic comedy to Shakespeare, the former Young One will be in the Guardian office on Wednesday 11 October at 10am to answer all your questions 12.18pm BST Most people will remember t…
Bridget Boland's long-lost drama about a refugee centre was ahead of its time in the way it blurred the lines between actor and audience. Now, Wils Wilson's revival makes its depiction of et…
Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonReal-life couple Samantha Bond and Alexander Hanson star in this shrewd companion piece to The Truth, as a pair whose marriage is a labyrinth of deceit Floria…
Dancer-choreographer will unveil his final full-length solo work, Xenos, a piece marking first world war centenary, at Sadler's Wells in spring Akram Khan, one of the UK's most feted contemp…
The comedian-composer on his children's book, Australia's same-sex marriage vote and why he's glad to be leaving HollywoodAustralian composer and comedian Tim Minchin, 42, was born in Northa…
Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonFlorian Zeller's tricksy, philosophical new play finds two couples debating the ethics of falsehoodFlorian Zeller and his translator Christopher Hampton broug…
Miverva, ChichesterAlongside Sinéad Cusack, Dervla Kirwan and Phil Daniels, McKellen is deftly authoritative as Lear in a production full of fine performances and clever touchesSome of the …
Sadler's Wells, LondonWayne McGregor turns his life story into dance in a mesmerising, inimitable show based upon his own genetic codeOn Wednesday night there was a "suspect package" alert a…
Noël Coward theatre, LondonJames Graham's new play, starring Martin Freeman as a Blairite MP and Tamsin Greig as his old-school constituency agent, cleverly illuminates party divisionsFiv…
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds Needlessly fleshed out and lacking focus, this Ibsen adaptation feels sadly jerry-builtZinnie Harris has previously adapted classic texts to great acclaim. He…
Fiction and drama hold a mirror to the virtues and vices of an age. Here's our pick of the bestRead the rest of the Observer's 100 political books series hereRichard Wright wrote to his frie…
Celebrity bloggers and "star" reviewers may have the kerching factor but they haven't got the civilising touch and reader rapport of professional journalistsIt's 7.30pm last Saturday evening…
Jimmy Porter takes on class, religion, politics and the press in Osborne's classic 1956 play " but its real revolution lay in its thrilling linguistic exuberanceIn the summer of 1955 an adve…
State Theatre, Arts Centre MelbourneYang Liping Contemporary Dance's retelling of the Chu-Han Contention features arresting battle scenes which blur the line between martial arts and dance T…
Introducing our regular roundup of the best films, gigs, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance, including Blade Runner 2049, Little Mix and DalÃ/Duchamp Continue reading...
Growing up, black art was nowhere to be seen. Now I am exploring the black diaspora and my own, newfound identity through music, theatre and literatureTo see a piece of art or read something…
In addition to his stage, TV and film work, Benjamin Whitrow made a significant contribution to the popular BBC Radio 4 sitcom After Henry, written by Simon Brett. Running for 34 episodes be…
It's always worth reading a notice by the Guardian's theatre critic, even when there's little or no chance of seeing the play being reviewed, writes Robin WendtIn his letter (3 October) abou…
Curve, LeicesterThis slow-burning drama is adapted from Amana Fontanella-Khan's book about Indian women's rights campaigner Sampat Pal and her trailblazing Gulabi GangMasculinity is a weapon…
The TV show took the playwright's talents to a wider audience, highlighting his ability to create brilliantly complex womenNobody, observes one of his friends, gets out of a Mike Bartlett wo…
