Royal Lyceum, EdinburghCora Bissett's spirited revival is performed by a fine ensemble beneath a towering set but doesn't go deeper than a lightweight observational comedyShe's a woman who f…
Matthew Bourne and designer Lez Brotherston explain why they cast male dancers as the swans in their acclaimed reimagining of Tchaikovsky's famous balletMatthew Bourne, creatorI had daydream…
A new play about the 12th-century monarch is at the heart of plans to raise the artistic profile of a town best known for its IT companies and shoppingSomething is stirring in Reading, hithe…
He turned Swan Lake into a homoerotic comedy. Can Matthew Bourne work his magic on the best dance film ever? He talks toxic love triangles and knighthoods "When I'm watching a film or play,"…
Australian director reveals desire to follow Romeo + Juliet and The Great Gatsby with a third DiCaprio-driven film adaptationLaurence Olivier, Kenneth Branagh and even Mel Gibson have done i…
Donmar Warehouse, LondonPatrick Marber is not the first person to give Molière's comedy a makeover. Only two years ago Neil Bartlett transposed the action to a belle-époque hotel. But, whi…
Wyndham's Theatre, LondonArt is not a competition. Since, however, this is the second Much Ado in five days, comparisons are inevitable. And, while Jeremy Herrin's version at Shakespeare's G…
Kids are increasingly creating work with adult theatre-makers and the results challenge our expectations of both childhood and performanceHow do we grow up? It's a good question and one rais…
Polka theatre, LondonPeter Glanville directs an enchanting musical adaptation of Helen Stephens' picture book about a girl who strikes up a friendship with a forlorn lionOne of the refreshin…
Doctor Who and Broadchurch star to play lothario in Patrick Marber's take on Molière at Wyndham's theatre in LondonDavid Tennant is to return to the West End stage, playing a lothario in Pa…
The WTF host discusses why his Obama interview won't turn his podcast political and why his set at the New York comedy festival will surprise somePink Floyd bassist Roger Waters is due at Ma…
The Boston Globe's initiative to fund a classical music critic by nonprofit groups raises troubling questions for arts critics on both sides of the AtlanticAll critics cherish their independ…
Young Vic, London Franz Xaver Kroetz's 1975 play about a hard-up couple preparing to have a child is staged by Ian Rickson in a new translation by Conor McPhersonFranz Xaver Kroetz's play, n…
In a climate of cuts and low morale, social workers Debbie Greaves and Jim McGrath have turned to standup comedy to help relieve the pressureIf you spend your days dealing with family crisis…
Found111, London Shepard's 1983 play about incestuous love " revived with Adam Rothenberg and Lydia Wilson " has lost something of its visceral powerSome plays grow richer with time. I can't…
Our writer gets 15 minutes to prepare for a starring role in A Girl and a Gun, a drama that takes film noir into the wild westI am dressed in cowboy gear and closing my hands around a woman'…
From One Man, Two Guvnors to Noises Off and What the Butler Saw, trouser-dropping and door-slamming is back with a vengeance in the West End and on Broadway. How come?On radio phone-ins at t…
In the fourth instalment of our series introducing major choreographers and companies, Sanjoy Roy explores the work of William ForsytheIn short Continue reading...
It has been an emotionally exhausting year for Australia's biggest state stage company " so what better way to end it than in farce?Actor David Woods is playing a Frenchman, Victor, whom his…
The magician died 90 years ago, but that hasn't stopped enthusiasts from gathering in New York to reach him in the afterlife " even if he's been quiet so farIn the back room of a restaurant …
Actor and theatrical visionary who was the founding artistic director of the Crucible in Sheffield, which opened in 1971 with a radical 'thrust stage'When Colin George announced in 1967 that…
The Bat Out of Hell singer is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat on Wednesday 2 November " post them in the comments below 1.24pm GMT With his energetic strutting, mighty …
Orange Tree, RichmondFlute Theatre's innovative production gives children the chance to play out the scenes initiated by the actors"The isle is full of noises," says Caliban, and it certainl…
Finborough, LondonHoward Brenton's play about the ringleader of a chaotic squat is given a timely revival by Josh RocheHoward Brenton's play dates from 1973: a period when Britain was every …
I'm delighted that Emma Rice is taking her weird ideas and leaving the Globe theatre. I prefer stuff that has been around for a few centuriesI am browned off with nearly everything modern: b…