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From handling the few first months as a professional, when you're seen as a potential Next Big Thing, to maintaining focus when the work dries up, Michael Simkins offers survival tips for li…
Old Vic, LondonA superb cast use Bob's back catalogue to glorious effect in Conor McPherson's astonishing cross-section of hope and stoic suffering in Depression-era MinnesotaThis is the sec…
Dorfman, LondonOlivias Williams and Colman give a spellbinding account of sibling strife in this wonderfully ambitious play set during the Higgs boson breakthroughLucy Kirkwood has proved, w…
Photograph commissioned by National Portrait Gallery challenges image of star renowned for being angry and naked He has gained a reputation as an angry young man, both in character and real …
Arts theatre, LondonSandra Dickinson's heroic portrayal of the once world-famous TV comedian brings a pulse to this stage corpseAt the height of her success, Lucille Ball was the most famous…
Novello, LondonWhat difference does it make that Tennessee Williams's play is performed by a black cast in Debbie Allen's Broadway production? It undoubtedly gives the work a new dynamic. Bu…
On its UK debut in 1958, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof was regarded as so racy that the censors denied it a public licence. Since then, it has gained a reputation as Tennessee Williams's best play "…
Apollo, LondonBenedict Andrews's radical update of the classic delivers emotional intensity shot through with humour " and a blistering performance by Jack O'ConnellThis is a classic example…
Royal Opera House, LondonThis cape-swirling, fan-clacking production is full of enthusiasm and excellent dancing " but where has our heroic knight gone?Traditional Russian ballets can be bag…
Opening the doors of care homes, day centres and hospices to performers shows the difference quality activities can makeAs Francesca Lanza belts out her opera favourite, O Mio Babbino Caro, …
The Globe's new artistic director may have little directing experience. But as an actor, she had a huge range, a fierce intelligence and a profound understanding of Shakespeare's languageFor…
Actor who played Victoria in Doctor Who in the late 1960sDeborah Watling, who has died aged 69 of lung cancer, will be best remembered for playing Victoria alongside Patrick Troughton's inca…
Leah Purcell's Henry Lawson adaptation wins best play among other gongs, while Barrie Kosky's Saul, which featured at Adelaide, is another big winnerBarrie Kosky's Saul and Leah Purcell's Th…
As Frank Skinner reveals he will appear in the latest Doctor Who series, take a look at these other standup,
sketch and sitcom comedians " from John Cleese to Catherine Tate " who have gues…
Experienced stage actor to take over as artistic director from Rice, who stepped down citing lack of respect from boardThe actor Michelle Terry is to be the new artistic director of Shakespe…
Comedian and Beyoncé impersonator Russell Kane was in at 3pm today to answer your questions. What did he have to say?There are few male comics of whom you could say that it's a close call w…
While Heathcote Williams was indeed primarily committed to the written word, he was equally and superlatively concerned with both the performed, and even the painted word.Williams was a prim…
US stage and screen actor best known for Cutter's Way, Home Alone and DeceivedJohn Heard, who has died aged 71, was an engaging, intelligent character actor in American film, television and …
Minerva Theatre, ChichesterDeborah Bruce's play follows the fallout of a friendship between a young boy and an autistic, eccentric hoarder as police, press and property hunters prey on themO…
Royal Court, LondonVivienne Franzmann examines the economics and human cost of surrogacy in this thought-provoking dramaVivienne Franzmann has made her name with dramas " Mogadishu, The Witn…
Regent's Park Open Air theatre, LondonA Tale of Two Cities mashup nearly does for Dickens in a rare flop at Regent's ParkEvery couple of years someone writes a column saying how she has been…
Mick Lally theatre, GalwayA strong three-woman cast struggle to redeem this often bizarre evocation of impoverished Irish lives"Everyone rose to their feet... to applaud... But I could not h…
Barbican, LondonThe New York-based choreographer shows how his daring fusions have transformed the face of dance in an entrancing gallery displayThe African American choreographer Trajal Har…
Make cultural hay while the sun shines with our suggestions for reading, viewing and listening, from dreamy R&B to vintage Keanu Reeves to op art in the country PopBeyond the boutique ta…
They are the most reviled form of joke, but puns turn out to be comedy dynamiteWhen I was 17 years old, my classmate Jill O'Doyle asked whether I'd seen Titanic yet. It was the beginning of …
