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In this chapter from his new book, the director writes about shock tactics, how playwrights can counter politicians' lies and why theatre can change livesNot long ago, a distinguished critic…
At 92, the visionary director refuses to slow down. He talks about how to silence audiences, the trouble with doing Shakespeare in French, the difference between Olivier and Gielgud, and why…
The radical international theatre project sharing the voices of hijab-wearers is both serious and playful " but needs to be more fearlessHijab. What's the first thought that comes into your …
After a beleaguered three years, in which it has not recouped its $75m costs, producers are to transfer the musical to Las VegasAfter three years, at least six major injuries and several hig…
Sacked director and co-author wants more than $1m in compensation for work on Broadway's blockbuster musicalJulie Taymor, who directed and co-wrote the book for Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark…
As Bruce Springsteen's Broadway production gets under way, he joins the pantheon of rockers who have trod the boards with varying degrees of successBruce Springsteen's much-ballyhooed Broadw…
Olivier, LondonSimon Russell Beale is magnetic and unorthodox in an exceptional production that mixes the epic and the intimateAnother day, another Lear. But, although this is the third prod…
The new artistic director of the Young Vic in London will break the arts glass ceiling for African-Caribbeans. It's a role he has performed before in Baltimore, making theatre about police v…
Benjamin Whitrow was a theatre man from the top of his head to the tips of his toes.Ben was also a great fan of cricket and a member of the National Theatre Cricket Club. His style and grace…
Minerva, ChichesterJonathan Munby's smart, lucid production features plenty of pomp and circumstance, and a superbly detailed performance by McKellenIan McKellen knows his way round Lear. He…
The award-winning theatre director, best known for War Horse, on mystical landscapes, Paul Morley's vision of the north and the enduring appeal of FriendsBorn in London in 1966 and brought u…
The choreographer on her love of open-air experience, from the Alpine peaks of her childhood to the urban wastelands of her latest dance projectCharlotte Spencer, 35, is a choreographer whos…
Victoria Dock, HullSlung Low's four-part floating spectacle is not as immersive as it thinks it isBack in the early 20th century, when a theatre wanted spectacle, it would flood an auditori…
The outspoken Game of Thrones actor on starring in S&M comedy Venus in Fur, the ongoing battles of feminism and society's search for a panaceaIf the acting thing hadn't worked out for Na…
Gate; Barbican, LondonAn exciting rising star and imaginative production make for an enthralling trip to The Unknown Island, and a take on Bergman is stylish but slow-movingIf I were a casti…
Sadler's Wells, LondonTeam skills, not star turns, are to the fore on the first UK tour by the dancer's new Cuban troupeAcosta Danza is the creation of Carlos Acosta, the Cuban-born dancer w…
The star of new BBC1 drama The Last Post talks about luck, love and landing roles in a series of notable film and TV projectsShe first came to public attention as an effervescent 17-year-old…
Woman behind Hot Brown Honey talks about building a career despite 'apartheid' experience of Australian performing artsCandy Bowers has a simple plan to improve Australian theatre culture: "…
After 54 years of enticing audiences into the stalls, the National Theatre's posters are getting their own moment in the spotlight with an exhibition curated by Rick Poynor in the NT's Wolfs…
Expert supporting actor equally at home on stage and screen'Benjamin Whitrow has never given a bad performance," said Laurence Olivier, who employed the actor in his National Theatre company…
Sadler's Wells, London The dancer's debut as a director is a potent, at times mesmerising show performed by a versatile company " with an appearance by the great man himselfIt's a remarkable…
The standup and actor on the things that make her laugh the most, from animals wearing clothes to the League of Gentlemen in a loftBefore I did standup myself " before I fully understood how…
Citizens, GlasgowFrances Poet and Dominic Hill turn the tragedy into a relentlessly intense two-hander starring Keith Fleming and Charlene BoydThe bed could have been designed by Tracey Emin…
Two companies collaborate to take a delicate look at family dynamics, while the esteemed choreographer brings a deeply personal show to Sadler's Wells1 Things I Know to Be TrueThis collabora…