Bond director to take on new Troubles-set work by Jerusalem writer for Royal Court's 2017 seasonAfter two huge James Bond blockbusters, Sam Mendes is returning to his subsidised theatre root…
Simon Morrison's intoxicating history of the Bolshoi Ballet suggests that the recent acid attack on its artistic director was far from an aberrationI'll never forget watching the "father of …
In 1968, MP Enoch Powell prophesied doom over mass immigration. Now, nearly 50 years later, Ian McDiarmid is playing him in new drama What Shadows. How does it feel to voice his notorious sp…
The RSC's Cymbeline moves to the Barbican in London, there are world premieres by David Greig and Ron Hutchinson at the Arcola, and Red Cape celebrate everyday heroism in NewburyWhat is it l…
James Joyce wrote only one play, Exiles. It was rejected by theatres and scorned by critics, but it gives us a valuable insight into his turbulent marriage"I expound Shakespeare to docile Tr…
Booth Theatre, New YorkThe tale of love and revenge takes an intellectually provocative approach to the 1782 French novel but doesn't always serve the rather more salacious scriptWhen the po…
Authentic productions of the playwright's productions can be brilliant but Britain must not be bound by a hertiage-industry view of Mr Anne Hathaway's workThe abrupt cessation this week of E…
My husband, Ivor Dunkerton, who has died aged 83, was an award-winning BBC producer and director on the Man Alive and Tuesday Documentary programmes who changed his career in the late 1970s …
My aunt, Leone Exton Beale, who has died aged 94, was the restaurant and catering director at the Westminster theatre, London.She came to the role as the daughter of Leo and Grace Exton, who…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonInspired performances elevate a problematic musical about conjoined twins who were exploited first in life and then on the stageFact and fiction are entwined in th…
To Leonie Orton, Joe Orton was less the brilliant 60s playwright than her adored older brother. Here she talks about relaiming Orton for the family, while, below, we present an extract from …
Wild Woods, BradfordA former M&S food hall is the setting for this imaginative vision of a struggle for survival after a global plagueFreedom Studios specialises in "new plays in unusual…
Olivier, LondonAdam Gillen's Mozart and Lucian Msamati's Salieri share the honours as Peter Shaffer's 1979 hit returns to the NationalPeter Shaffer, who died in June, wrote plays fuelled wit…
Hampstead theatre, London The personal and the political are inexorably entwined in Tony Kushner's fierce examination of a family at war with itselfAfter a faltering first scene or two, Tony…
Bristol Old VicTom Morris combines macabre fairytale, musical and puppetry in this ingenious tale of twisted loveI first saw the delicate Audrey Brisson sparkle in The Flying Lovers of Viteb…
The ousting of the artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe shows a fundamental failure to appreciate what makes the place uniqueIt has been a rotten week for the theatre. One of London's mo…
Inbetweeners star James Buckley plays a failing performer in an unfocused tale that falls short on laughsThe casting of Inbetweeners star James Buckley, plus cameos from a host of comic perf…
Royal Opera House, LondonFine performances lift this Royal Ballet revival of MacMillan's strange ballet about the woman who claimed to be a lost RomanovIn 1967 Kenneth MacMillan choreographe…
Surely Emma Rice's revolutionary style at the Globe could have sat alongside traditional interpretations?The search for authenticity, in the matter of art as with anything else, can drive a …
The comedian on mistaken identity, his love of birds and his disappointment at being overlooked for the role of 007Born in Bath, Bill Bailey, 52, was nominated for a Perrier award at the 199…
From Fred Astaire's elegance to Beyoncé's power, Zadie Smith is inspired by dancers as much she is by other writersThe connection between writing and dancing has been much on my mind recent…
It's not just fans who get the chills " even horror's finest find themselves frightened sometimes. From cows to cannibals, here are their primal fearsSeventies fright auteur, synth soundtrac…
When theatres and companies of different sizes come together on joint projects, the trick is to make sure everyone benefits " and that includes the region itselfNorthern Stage's artistic dir…
What happens when you're faced with a breast cancer diagnosis at 28? Beth Vyse was whisked off to Alicante and offered a selection box full of fake nipplesBreast Cancer AwarenessBeth Vyse at…
Konstantin Raikin gets backing from some theatre professionals " and threats from biker gang leader " after emotional speechA culture war between Russia's artistic community, the Kremlin and…