I am surprised by the Globe's decision to part ways with its artistic director. Chief executive Neil Constable praises Emma Rice for her "mould-breaking" productions but explains that "The G…
One Tower Bridge development will be the flagship home for London Theatre Company, the group set up by Hytner and Nick Starr when they left the NationalA 900-seat theatre is to open close to…
Octagon, Bolton David Thacker's third stab at Shakespeare's late play reveals deep contemplation of its themes, with Leontes's agony soothed by heart-stopping tendernessThe wildly disparate …
I like to call myself and be called fat. I think fat is a political subject, and as such it feels powerful to reclaim words that are frequently used pejorativelyThere are lots of words used …
Tributes paid to Olivier award winner acclaimed for his celebrated work for the National Theatre, RSC and West EndHoward Davies, one of the greatest British theatre directors of his generati…
Former chief of The Arches in Glasgow named as NTS artistic director after predecessor's sudden departureA former artistic director of Glasgow's much-missed club and arts venue The Arches is…
The theatre's decision to dispense with its groundbreaking artistic director reflects a mindset that resists change " especially when a woman is driving itIt was announced yesterday that Emm…
Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonGreer's play adds modern politics to Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, following the divided, upper-class black owners of a Michigan hotel during the US elect…
In the book The Art of Movement, Ken Browar and Deborah Ory of NYC Dance Project capture some of the most accomplished dancers in the world in a series of striking poses. Here, Misty Copelan…
After drawing up a long list of names, I've picked my candidate. Can you guess who it is? And which director would you nominate?And the winner is ... Who would you place in the spotlight? Ph…
Manhattan Theatre ClubAn exclusively Asian cast, whose members also take on white roles, brings humor and poignancy to a loosely autobiographical play from Qui NguyenThe playwright Qui Nguye…
Wesley Enoch, the festival's first Indigenous artistic director, unveils program that focuses on the senses and on stories of Aboriginal AustraliaPJ Harvey, Nick Cave and a strong Indigenous…
Olivier Theatre, LondonForget Boris Karloff with a bolt through his neck. Forget even Peter Boyle as the new, improved monster singing Puttin' On The Ritz in the Mel Brooks pastiche. What yo…
'Regrets? Not staying in America after the success of Les Liaisons Dangereuses " I was cowardly and ran back home'What got you started?I was eight and at primary school when I started writin…
Springing from the New York avant-garde scene of the 70s, Jones has spent 40 years exploring narratives from Abraham Lincoln to Aids in dance. Now he's turned to the work of WG Sebald " and …
Theatre says it will return to 'shared light' productions from April 2018 after Rice's experimentation with lighting and soundEmma Rice, the artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe, is to s…
Habima's planned performance in Kiryat Arba is seen as endorsement of settlements and sign of climate of pressure on artistsIsrael's national theatre company has announced it will perform in…
The message of artistic director Rice's departure after just two seasons? Shakespeare's Globe is not a theatre but part of the heritage industryThe news that artistic director Emma Rice will…
Sadler's Wells, LondonVardimon's choreography is superbly performed and complemented by artful stage illusions, but this family show's over-moralising tone slows down the story Related: Jasm…
From Patton Oswalt to Eric Andre to Tim Minchin, the annual event provides a variety of ways to laugh across the cityFor the first week of November, pretty much anything funny happening in N…
An interactive show functions as both a love letter to democracy and an explainer of the frustrations of the democratic process"Democracy," declares Jonathan Holloway, "is about doing someth…
Actor who excelled at playing women of strength, wit and charmSheila Allen, who has died aged 78, was an actor of extraordinary range and power, and a delightful, independent-minde…
Lincoln Center Theater, New YorkSamuel D Hunter's latest adeptly questions five young evangelical Idahoans about to embark on a missionary stint in the Middle East without dismissing themIn …
Marlowe and Shakespeare were both playwrights (Marlowe finally credited among cast of Bard's co-writers, 24 October). When first coined by Ben Jonson in his Epigrams, the word had a distinct…
Ballet superstar Carlos Acosta says Havana-based company 'creates an energy' by bringing different dance styles togetherCarlos Acosta has spoken of his mission to break down barriers between…