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In Whitehall's routines, poshness is a depoliticised quirk, like being tall. You can only laugh at his jokes if you think disadvantage isn't worth getting upset about' Jack Whitehall intervi…
Harold Pinter theatre, LondonRylance plays a goofball novice on an ice-fishing trip in a play that feels derivative and slides into absurdismMark Rylance and Louis Jenkins have fashioned a p…
From all-female Shakespeare trilogys to hit musicals and films, she has a gift for works that focus on " and resonate with " womenWhen Phyllida Lloyd took on Shakespeare, it was never going …
Lilian Baylis theatre, LondonPatel's superhero is back, disguised as a white man, but this show's commentary on sexism and racism lacks depthHetain Patel's American Man starts where his earl…
Prominent lawyers join with leading actors for mock trial of Shakespeare's most famous character to raise funds for schoolsHamlet will go on trial this weekend for murder, treason and regici…
The Schaubühne is staging the absurdist classic with three actors sharing the main role. Director Philipp Preuss reflects on what 'otherness' means in societyAustrian director Philipp Preus…
From The Third Policeman to Johnny Vaughan's football chat, the standup reveals what makes him laugh the mostJohnny Vegas. On the last night of his very first tour in London he had to use a …
With their lightbulbs, chairs and signs from the street, Rauschenberg's sculptures reshaped art in the 20th centuryTowards the end of his relentlessly inventive life, Robert Rauschenberg con…
Royal Court, LondonFrancesca Annis, Ron Cook and Deborah Findlay give fine performances in a post-apocalyptic play that is genuinely disturbingLucy Kirkwood astonished us in 2013 with the ep…
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The stage version of Germany's staple New Year comedy sketch is but a boo-hiss away from becoming the nation's first pantoWith Goethe, Schiller and Brecht as its guiding lights, not to menti…
Soho theatre, London'America's Next Drag Superstar' presents Unwrapped, a tinsel-fringed riot of inappropriate Santa gags, Miley Cyrus covers and jaundiced humourJinkx Monsoon, the 2013 winn…
Home, ManchesterSeemingly located in the only fjord in range of Weatherfield, Polly Findlay's powerful revival features some fine performancesWhen Ibsen's Ghosts was first produced in London…
It's crucial for the theatre's coffers and must entertain audiences of all ages. No pressure then … Panto veteran Susie McKenna and rookie Ellen McDougall on staging a festive spectacularT…
With his geometric costumes and revolutionary spirit, Schlemmer hauled ballet into the age of modernism. A new exhibition celebrates his wild designs Continue reading...
24 November 1966: The choreography is silly-simple stuff, visually awkward sometimes but never requiring more than meagre technical accomplishment by its performersMerce Cunningham and his l…
King's Cross theatre, LondonA new staging of The Tempest crowns Phyllida Lloyd's captivating trio set in a women's prisonHelp fund our journalism by becoming a Guardian supporterWhat a diffe…
Don't just cast me during panto season: actors with disabilities should be smashing societal expectations rather than conforming to them"Britain's panto dwarfs are grumpy at being froze…
A refurbished version of the 1963 Tommy Steele vehicle has opened in the West End and joins a string of stellar homegrown hitsIt is an odd, but intriguing, fact that Oh! What a Lovely War an…
From Hamilton to Every Brilliant Thing, the dark theatre space hones our attention and shapes the empathy we sorely needA few summers ago, I took a friend to a Sydney Theatre Company season …
Lying in a satin-lined coffin or wearing a bondage hood may help you face up to your inevitable demiseNothing could evoke more gut-wrenching melancholy than Syrian musician Adnan Baraké pla…
The theatre world must connect with those who feel disaffected but it should also face some unpalatable truths about how the artform is perceived by the vast majority of peopleIt's good to t…
Our friend Vernon Conway, who has died of cancer aged 88, was an actor, theatrical agent and firm friend to many people.He was born Werner Cohn into a Jewish family in Berlin. When Nazi thre…
The actor is starring in Measure for Measure this autumn, and joined us to answer your questions on everything from the creative inspiration of motherhood to worsening misogyny on TV 2.11pm …
Sadler's Wells, LondonCloud Gate Dance Theatre's younger sibling moves with a vehement, contemporary edge, but some of their concepts are desperately overworkedCloud Gate 2 was formed in 199…
