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Playwright Andrew Bovell has accused it of being 'dominantly white' " a discussion which ultimately sits within the bigger discussion of racism in AustraliaOn Thursday, the playwright Andrew…
Couples compete in ballroom and Latin dance in the Empress ballroom of Blackpool's Winter Gardens Continue reading...
Strictly Come Dancing professional says would not change her dance partner Ed Balls for the worldWhen Katya Jones was first announced as one of the new dancers for Strictly Come Dancing, she…
Secret location, London Teatro Vivo's new show, which takes place in private homes, throws characters from Kafka and Ibsen into a jumbled storyTeatro Vivo have a gift for disrupting the flow…
Viral videos are pushing songs such as Harlem Shake and Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) into the charts. Now, record labels are looking to commodify trending tracks and the artists behind themIt too…
Matilda The Musical | World Without Us | One Night In Miami… | Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Parts I & II | King Lear | Cloud Gate 2 | The Red Shoes | Hetain PatelIt takes years to…
From Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them to Zadie Smith: your at-a-glance guide to the best in culture across the UKFantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them Continue reading...
Ed Rolston fell out of love with rugby when he was knocked back by Leicester Tigers but, after working as an actor for a few years, he rediscovered his passion for the sport and is now hopin…
'I'm surprised when people recognise my work,' says Tim Yip. 'I change my style all the time.' His notion of 'new orientalism' in films, dance, theatre and opera is about communicating easte…
From Frasier to farting, the first solo female Edinburgh comedy award-winner reveals what makes her laugh the mostI once seriously worried about myself watching Greg Davies perform Firing Ch…
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonFears that digital technology would upstage the actors are scotched in this RSC production starring Simon Russell BealeSimon Russell Beale's ret…
Malthouse theatre, Melbourne: Nakkiah Lui's adaptation of the 'so bad it's good' 1995 film moves the action from Las Vegas to BrisvegasThere's a fascination in Australian theatre with adapti…
The former Saturday Night Live comedian is well cast as the rebellious teacher but the play's theme of straight white superiority has left it feeling dustyIt has been 27 years since Dead Poe…
St Ann's Warehouse, Brooklyn, New YorkThe awkward monologuist offers up a compelling and, at times, excitingly unpredictable one-man show about a small, furry protagonist The star of Mouse: …
Even established companies currently fear for the future thanks to increasingly risk-averse venues and the difficulty of securing fundingRecently, I've heard from two theatre companies who h…
Royal Court, LondonIn EV Crowe's teasing tale, the suspicion and rebellion among rural women in 1700s England lead to troubling questions about the modern worldEV Crowe tends to write about …
Leicester Square theatre, LondonPolitical cataclysms jostle with gags about kinky sex and selfie culture in a characteristically twisty and frequently brilliant show from the 'ex-TV comic'Br…
Ustinov, BathTanya Moodie is quite magnificent in a revival of Alice Childress's play, whose skewering of racism behind liberal attitudes makes the audience squirm Wiletta Mayer is a black a…
Politicians and industry use buzzwords such as 'creativity', 'collaboration' and 'imagination'. So why are we taking all the fun out of learning?In an inner-city classroom on an ordinary day…
Union theatre, LondonThe story of Women's Institute members fighting to decriminalise sex work did not deserve the Carry On treatmentThere is a good show to be written about the 10-year camp…
Live theatre, NewcastleThe radical thinker's appetite for hypnotism leads to a delightful debunking of Victorian pseudoscienceThe radical Victorian thinker Harriet Martineau was a woman ahea…
Leading British actor currently playing male leads in three Shakespeare plays says 'imitating men can't be the only answer'Dame Harriet Walter has called for artistic directors and playwrigh…
NextUp will stream live comedy sets for a low subscription fee. Standups are excited, and will share 50% of the income " but will the new service attract a big enough audience to succeed?Mif…
Production based on charity founder's evidence to MPs will be the highlight of Donmar Warehouse's 2017 spring seasonOne of the most passionate, bruising and watchable select committee hearin…
Sadler's Wells, LondonForty three dancers are complemented by orchestra, choir and soloists in an ambitious and highly energetic production of Haydn's oratorio Mark Baldwin has always been s…
