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Thank you, Michael Billington, for your timely warning against "the filthiest panto" you've ever seen (Julian Clary unleashes a tsunami of smut in eye-popping gag-fest, 22 December). But wha…
Lyceum, SheffieldIt's not surprising that when it appeared in 1997 The Full Monty was instantly dubbed a "feelgood" film. Set in the late 1980s, it tells the story of a group of skilled men …
Musician, satirist, writer of Matilda... Tim Minchin talks about his Aussie roots, why he never Googles himself and how, as a rationalist and Richard Dawkins fan, he still has a romantic sid…
How classes run by the award-winning troupe BalletBoyz are giving people with the neurological condition a real lift "It's fantastic what they can get people to achieve. They can literally g…
The nativity has been performed at Guilford's Wintershall estate for 26 years. Shepherds and sheep rub shoulders with donkeys and wise men on horseback, while adults are advised that young c…
He is one of Britain's most revered actors, the winner of three Oliviers and hailed as the new John Gielgud. So why does Alex Jennings seem so unsatisfied? By Maddy CostaGarry Essendine is o…
Alan Bennett, who turns 75 on Saturday, is a writer who captures the nuances of English life like no other. Blake Morrison salutes the comic writer who became a national treasureBirthdays we…
He has been called everything from national treasure and prose laureate to curmudgeon laureate and Oracle of Little England. Yet the difference between Bennett the man and Bennett the image …
Works of author and playwright once dismissed as voice of bygone era are now being brought to new audiences"Dated" and "unfashionably sedate": some of the judgments on JB Priestley's writing…
Broadway's new season promises a diet of big stars " and the best cure for winter blues is that ray of sunshine Carrie FisherIt's a new year, but Broadway is up to its old tricks, with shows…
The dancer and Strictly judge on childhood food memories " and what she keeps in her BBC fridgeMy earliest memory is of Weetabix. I lived on them. For my favourite meal, breakfast, I could g…
The famous dance troupe are scheduled to perform on 20 January in Washington but an email and social media posts point to dissent and talk of boycotting eventThe famous dance troupe the Rock…
She was given her big break by Charlie Chaplin and worked with Richard Burton and Laurence Olivier. Claire Bloom talks about her rise to fame and reading her ex-husband Philip Roth's work'Te…
Alice In Wonderland | Beauty And The Beast | The Snow Queen | In The Heights | Aladdin | The Royal Ballet | The Nutcracker On Ice | Strictly BallroomTHEATRE Continue reading...
The standup and 2016 Edinburgh best newcomer nominee on what makes her laugh the most, from Brooklyn Nine-Nine to YouTubersJohn Sizzle. He's a drag queen I gig with and he owns a pub called …
Nottingham PlayhouseKhaled Hosseini's bestselling novel spans 30 years, shifts continents, entwines Afghanistan's bloody history with a family saga, and deals with themes of betrayal, guilt …
This documentary about a new director's tenure at the Paris Opera Ballet purports to tell all but offers no real insightsNot so much a documentary, more a sleek two-hour commercial for itsel…
The Harry Potter author revealed to fans on Twitter that she has two books in the pipeline, one under her own name and one as Robert GalbraithJK Rowling has delivered an early Christmas pres…
Channel 4's latest reality show turns big women into ballet dancers, with the help of Wayne Sleep and Monica Loughman. Will their leap be a triumph, or do they risk humiliation by TV?Five hu…
White actor, cast as character in Doctor Strange originally written as Tibetan man, criticised by Asian-American comedian The Hollywood actor Tilda Swinton has published the full text of an …
41 Monkgate, York F Scott Fitzgerald's novel comes to life in the Guild of Misrule's fancy-dress interpretation, though you may be too busy playing spin the bottle to hear the whole story My…
Old Vic, LondonTim Key and Paul Ritter are equally strong in a tale of shifting power alliances between a trio of men following the purchase of an extortionate paintingLife may sometimes be …
Crucible, Sheffield Powered by Anna-Jane Casey's explosive central turn, this version of Irving Berlin's musical wisely tones down the misogyny and racismThe American election result is undo…
Although main stages still suffer from gender imbalance, there was much to celebrate this year " particularly in smaller theatres and experimental spaces The recent Australian Writers' Guild…
He's the ballet punk whose choreography turned him into dance's rock'n'roll legend. Sanjoy Roy profiles the rise, fall and rebirth of an iconoclassicistIn short Continue reading...
