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Suzanne Moore (Public eating is fraught, 2 March) writes on Imelda Staunton's plea for those coming to Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf at London's Harold Pinter theatre to desist from ea…
Cancelled in 2015, a play about the radicalisation of young Muslims has now been published. It's challenging, gloriously authentic and prompts grownup debate. So who is brave enough to put i…
Leading casting director who helped to launch actors such as David Oyelowo and Benedict CumberbatchMaggie Lunn, who has died of cancer aged 56, was a leading casting director, at various tim…
The British actor, currently starring in Nell Gwynn in the West End, joined us live to answer your questions about where Alice Creed might have gone, how to make the perfect risotto and whet…
Donmar Warehouse, LondonJames Graham's new play under the direction of Josie Rourke is rich and adrenaline-fuelled but lacks a real intellectual tussle' Ewan MacAskill: Fear, then relief, at…
The RSC's exhibition Draw New Mischief shows how, for 250 years, political cartoonists have taken inspiration from Shakespeare's plays. Curator David Francis Taylor introduces a selection of…
One Love tells the story of Bob Marley fleeing Jamaica after an assassination attempt and finding new inspiration in a Britain embracing punk. Our writer meets its creator at last-minute reh…
8 March 1967: The singer says she wanted to come into the theatre three years ago but her pop manager wouldn't let herAll at once the English theatre has gained a new daughter, and a new son…
Old Vic, LondonActor perfectly matched in nimble high-wire act that is still spritely " but gains heft from its awareness of death The play's the thing. Fifty years after its professional pr…
As Netflix invest in Amy Schumer, Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld, what have been the most important comedy specials on stage?2017 is set to be a big year in standup specials for Netflix " Amy…
Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, LondonMeera Syal stars in debbie tucker green's play about intimate relationships which is given a perverse staging that leaves you with a crick in the neckAs t…
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, LondonEllen McDougall's claustrophobic staging of Shakespeare's tragedy has moments that make you see the play afreshIn director Ellen McDougall's Othello, Desdemona…
Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company People power drives new energy into Australian premiere of Lucy Kirkwood's drama exploring US-China relations and the famous 'Tank Man' photogra…
London theatregoers will decide the guilt or innocence of air force pilot who shoots down passenger jet hijacked by terroristsA play that asks the audience to decide the guilt or innocence o…
Soho theatre, LondonThe Austentatious comedian divides the audience into competing teams in this frivolous, sometimes surreal and very likable showThe improv group Austentatious has become q…
Chichester Festival TheatreTrevor Nunn's fine production of Tom Stoppard's 1966 play begins with a striking image: the two heroes seen against the stark background of a leafless tree. The Be…
Show's 11 nominations including best actor are most for a new play, while Groundhog Day dominates musical categories Olivier awards 2017: the full list of nominationsHarry Potter and the Cur…
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child leads the contenders for this year's Olivier awards " here are the nominees in full' Harry Potter and the Cursed Child breaks Olivier nominations recordBest…
Daniel Radcliffe is back on stage in London in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard's sideways look at Hamlet, which returns to the Old Vic 50 years after it was first staged …
Audiences have been asked not to consume food at a new show. Theatre is a collective act of concentration " it's spoiled by constant chomping and slurpingHallelujah! Imelda Staunton has had …
In the juvenile prison of Wiesbaden in Germany there are more than 300 inmates, including returning Isis fighters from Syria. A pilot project by the German government seeks to reintegrate in…
David Greig's astounding Aeschylus rewrite reaches Manchester, while An American in Paris comes to the West End and the Menier Chocolate Factory revives RattiganThe Tony award-winning musica…
Barbican, LondonThis eclectic triple bill draws inspiration from Debussy and Shostakovich before concluding with a riotous rendering of Little Red Riding HoodThere are so many shining ways i…
Hull Truck theatre, HullMark Addy and Caroline Quentin star in Richard Bean's gag-heavy satirical tale of a 17th-century city governor navigating the outbreak of civil warThere is exemplary …
Rich Mix, LondonParsons proves himself a distinctive narrative voice with his compelling new work about a fictional celebrityWayne Parsons is a familiar figure on the UK contemporary dance s…
