New Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeIsabella Rossi, making her debut, gives Arthur Berry's drama of working-class life a burst of colour and energy The first word ever spoken on the New Vic stage w…
National Theatre and RSC directors among signatories to letter decrying proposed changes to Access to Work scheme UK politics live " latest updates More than 2,500 figures from the arts incl…
The star is set to turn his 2020 Netflix comedy into a stage show with long-time friend and collaborator Harper Steele Will Ferrell is set to turn his 2020 comedy Eurovision Song Contest: Th…
Sadler's Wells, LondonIt may seem a little tame compared to some offerings at this year's Flamenco festival but this is an elegant display of traditional style The most compelling parts of M…
Orange Tree theatre, LondonAmelia Sears' production of Terence Rattigan's knotted drama contains warmth " and love " beneath the disappointments of married life Terence Rattigan distilled th…
Nish Kumar among comedians warning that rising costs could stop university revues visiting the festival 'I don't have any family connections in comedy or television, my leg up was that I wen…
Joint artistic directors Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey say 2025/26 programme is celebration of 'a 21st-century RSC' Adrian Lester transforming into Cyrano de Bergerac, Alfred Enoch taking o…
Sadler's Wells, LondonThe Spanish dancer's latest show with his all-male company is an eruption of pleasure, ego and neediness that is full of fantastic chemistry It was Manuel Liñán's…
Hampstead theatre, LondonSarah Ruhl's stage adaptation of the book she wrote with her former student Max Ritvo, who died of cancer at 25, is smartly written if emotionally distant Sarah Ruhl…
Tara theatre, LondonHunia Chawla's intimate drama is played out across continents to tell a platonic love story that examines the challenges to freedom in Pakistan and England What does lib…
Assembly Rooms, EdinburghThe impressionist mixes modern politics with blasts from the past in a witty show that sticks to familiar ground Topical comedy meets a trip down memory lane at Rory…
Actor who began her career in 'dolly bird' roles and became the star of plays by Edward Bond and David Hare It was once said of the actor Barbara Ferris, who has died aged 85, that she was t…
Southwark Playhouse Elephant, LondonTim Firth's 2013 musical about domestic dysfunction and redemption seems a little twee by today's standards but the songs and sentimental ending will stil…
From a very hungry crocodile to some equally famished zombies, a superstar Compton rapper to a Smallville superhero: our critics choose the eye-opening arts events that will dazzle you over …
Clooney's Broadway hit, Disney musical Frozen and a taster for a new romcom at Stratford East are among this month's highlights Here is that rarest of opportunities: a live stream for a hit …
The standup on his encounters with fans, cracking up his co-stars on Flight of the Conchords and why AI should stay away from art Who did you look up to when you were starting out?I had an o…
★★★★☆ / ★★★★★Theatro Technis, LondonPainful yet joyous and with pitch-black humour, these plays are as good as testimonies to the …
One year on from its triumphant opening at Troubadour Wembley Park, the musical's set, lighting, costume and video designers reveal how they souped up the 80s musical Howard Hudson (lighting…
Soho theatre, LondonChatty waiters, visiting the loo in company and overinvesting in sexual role-play are uproariously discussed alongside covers of Madonna, Britney and Dolly Parton For fan…
Tony-winning Broadway composer who wrote the music for Annie and Bye Bye Birdie Like his fellow Broadway composers Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, Charles Strouse, who has died aged…
The 2024-25 season has risen to a record $1.89bn, an incredible number lifted not just by big stars and high ticket prices but a variety of offerings Hollywood reporting was recently abuzz t…
Lyric Hammersmith, LondonGreat 1970s costumes, bubbling performances and an elegant set tee up this adaptation of Sathnam Sanghera's novel about a Sikh family facing Enoch Powell-era racism …
A smattering of famous names, a big-ambition project, a gay classic and a musical thriller … the powerhouse artistic director's final productions have all his hallmarks, showing how he mad…
Southwark Playhouse, London A droll Dionysos, an ab-obsessed himbo and a waddling ballet for goggle-clad frogs can't outshine Sondheim's songs in this rarely seen version of the ancient Gree…
Various venues, Edinburgh Delightful shows for youngsters include surreally inventive shadowplay and backstage chaos, while Greg Sinclair brings tricky phrases to life using a cake and someo…