As the Gene Kelly classic An American in Paris makes it to the stage, we celebrate some other big-screen stories with unexpectedly light feet' How Christopher Wheeldon adapted An American in…
Opera House, ManchesterCBeebies' resident clown shares his origin myth at a Manchester international festival appearance that is seriously sillySo who is the hottest ticket at this year's Ma…
From pro-Brexit bookworms to Björk, test your knowledge of this year's literary landmarks. Plus, they were some of the standout statements this year " but who made them?Who described being …
Joanna Lumley plays Viola, David Threlfall is Prospero and Daniel Mays sees a dagger before him in our latest set of videos to mark the 400th anniversary of the playwright's deathSix more fi…
May I add to the record of Peter Vaughan's unforgettable stage villainy his portrayal of Schmitz in Ronald Eyre's production of Max Frisch's The Fire Raisers on BBC television in December 19…
A crack cast of millennial comics deliver social satire amid the poo jokes and spoof songs in an alt-panto created by Liam Williams and Daran JohnsonThe "all-age family entertainment" of pan…
From the archive: The first night review, published on 16 October 1996, for Yasmina Reza's play at Wyndham's theatre in LondonYasmina Reza's Art, translated from the French by Christopher Ha…
From Seinfeld to Withnail, the standup and TV star reveals the things that make him laugh the mostI went to see Seinfeld in Vegas, which is where you should see Seinfeld. He's just the most …
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How better to make sense of this turbulent year than through the art and literature it has produced? Our critics choose the works that sum up the last 12 monthsIf there is one film that hold…
Behind the gurning game-show host and mother-in-law jokes was a complex comic with an unexpected past, who captured the hearts of the British TV-watching publicTitle: The Best of Les Dawson.…
The next year promises a wealth of standup, from old favorites and much-buzzed newcomers, and small screen comedies to watch out forComedy is hard to predict " young stars arise from nowhere…
Dancer and actor of exceptional versatility, grace and vivacityNot many performers can claim to have danced the Queen of the Wilis in Giselle at Sadler's Wells, raised her eyebrows at Benny …
He found TV fame young and, at 28, has already put his vices behind him. Now the comic has austerity Britain in his sightsKevin Bridges: you can't be complacent in comedy"I was watching stuf…
Soho theatre's pop-up soapbox inspired a raft of brief yet pointed speeches. The project's 2017 tour of London venues couldn't come at a better timeThe downstairs space at Soho theatre in Lo…
Tristram Kenton captures theatre, dance and comedy performances for the Guardian. Here are some of his best stage shots of 2016, from David Threlfall's Don Quixote to Gemma Arterton's Nell G…
Jon Bon Jovi's key change killer, Gemma Arterton's weep-off with Glenn Close, the weirdest thing that ever happened to Harry Shearer … here are the highlights of 2016's culture webchatsHav…
A musical star of stage and screen, he won acclaim for later work as a character actorThe Hollywood musical has produced several powerful, handsome baritones, the best of them being Nelson E…
Big stars from Cate Blanchett to Sally Field and yet more stage adaptations of classic movies are set to dominate the boards in the new yearIf what's wanted is farce and tragedy, drama and v…
Royal Court, LondonEnda Walsh has invented a new cast of fairground misfits to stretch Dahl's tale for the stage, but the titular couple are still the funniest thing in this anarchic farceRo…
Another Spanish playwright and poet, Alberto Conejero, has added two acts to murdered author's work, now known as The Dream of LifeEighty years after Federico GarcÃa Lorca was murdered in…
His plays examine parenthood (Lungs), depression (Every Brilliant Thing) and climate change (2071). The motivation, says Duncan Macmillan, is to say something that isn't being said"There's n…
In plays by David Storey and Anthony Shaffer, Clarke was something special on stage. If only theatre had made more use of him…' Warren Clarke: a life in clipsWarren Clarke had a rich and d…
Actor best known for playing Fagin in Lionel Bart's film and stage musical Oliver!Ron Moody, who has died aged 91, saw himself not as a great comic actor " above all as Fagin in Lionel Bart'…
Royal Court, LondonCaryl Churchill's magnificent new play unleashes an intricate, elliptical, acutely female view of the apocalypseSo which is the best moment in Caryl Churchill's sizzling n…