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Sergei Diaghilev set early 20th-century Paris ablaze with his Ballets Russes " and his impact on the world of dance can still be felt todayIn the tangled narrative of 20th century art, there…
Stage adventure of JK Rowling's grown-up wizard prepares to refresh its lineup, while Broadway production is in the worksThe new cast has been announced for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child…
From West Side Story to Sweeney Todd, here are nine of my favourite musical moments. There's one space left " for a classic selected by youAll great musicals need a moment of ecstasy that de…
Duke of York's theatre, LondonA puppet Peppa and her family have fun around the house in a touring stage version that stays close to the TV series and gets the kids singing and giggling "Exc…
Southwark Playhouse, London This show about 42nd Street in the 1980s is imaginatively staged with the ever-magnificent Sharon D Clarke but it's a tough sellThe low-life musical has a long hi…
Rugby league v union | Civilian casualties | Incompetent TV detectives | Office thieves | Alcohol intakeThe obituary of David Storey (28 March) mentioned that he attended Wakefield's Queen E…
Sherman, CardiffA computer game that rewards players for creative killing is at the centre of Gary Owen's raw and heartbreaking three-handerPaul has made a killing with a computer game he in…
Theatre 503, LondonTitas Halder's story of sacrifice and self-interest, set in an authoritarian state, plays skilfully with different timeframes but lacks the tautness of a thriller"Maybe th…
The French circus collective Compagnie XY face down the apocalypse in their new show, where the brawls and somersaults reflect their own relationships"If you're the kind of circus performer …
Wyndhams theatre, LondonTennant brings a beguiling, fleet-footed charm to Molière's libertine, reinvented as DJ in Patrick Marber's subversive updateDavid Tennant stars as the rutting rake …
Arts theatre, LondonHislop and Nick Newman's play explores the extraordinary real-life story of how a Punch-style publication was set up by troops during the first world warIan Hislop and Ni…
No one thought his metaphysical thriller could work as a play. But technology has made it possible. We meet Paul Auster as he takes a VR trip inside his own head " and recalls what he learne…
A chance encounter set off a chain of events that led to me meeting my wife and ended with police searching my atticI should have picked Batman. Or Superman. Or the X-Men.Pretty much any oth…
Storey, who has died at the age of 83, had a natural understanding of theatre and strived to resolve the tensions of his life through his playsDavid Storey, who has died aged 83, was a drama…
David Storey juggled art school, writing and playing rugby professionally until his first published book, This Sporting Life, brought success. He trawled his own mining family and their Yor…
Actor best known for her collaboration with playwright Samuel Beckett has died, her son confirms' Michael Billington on Beckett's 'perfect actress'' A screen and stage career in pictures' B…
Author of This Sporting Life whose raw, realistic plays and novels reflected on family, atonement and the north-south divideDavid Storey, who has died aged 83, was an unusual literary figure…
With his brilliant satirical standup, groundbreaking TV sketches and unremitting swearing, Peter Cook set me on the path to a life in comedyI had just finished university and had no idea wha…
The novelist, playwright and screenwriter won the Booker prize in 1976 for SavilleThis Sporting Life and Saville writer David Storey has died at the age of 83.Storey wrote a string of award-…
The Yard, London The bogeyman is everywhere in this nervy play whose characters present a series of attitudes that reflect ourselves back to usNina Segal is anxious. But then who isn't alert…
Nuffield, SouthamptonParsons' cynicism about comedy's transformative potential doesn't stop him impaling his political targets with some smart barbsSatire has minimal effect, Andy Parsons te…
How a play is lit changes not only how it looks but how we feel about it. Top designers Paule Constable and Mark Henderson discuss mysteries of the craftIn the darkness of the Lyric theatre …
Birmingham RepTerrific performances turn Marley's songs into a great night out, despite the elusive singer emerging as an ambivalent characterClearly made with love by writer and director, K…
Old Vic, LondonCrafted in real-time using puppets and animation, Mark Arends' family tale of a fisherman lost at sea has an unhurried charmMark Arends' miniature masterpieces, in which tiny …
Hampstead, LondonThe funny and foul-mouthed Sara Kestelman steals the show in Ryan Craig's lively portrait of a Jewish familyFilthy Business, by Ryan Craig, was inspired by memories of his f…
