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Choreographer behind Pan's People, the dance troupe loved by Top of the Pops fansWhen 15 million viewers tuned into Top of the Pops each week during the show's 1970s heyday, the appeal exten…
Star ballerina overcomes hardship and injury to become American Ballet Theatre's first black soloist in 20 yearsA ballerina who lived in a single motel room with her mother and five siblings…
For years, the ballet world has been overwhelmingly white, but Copeland's well-deserved promotion will inspire legions of young people who feel excludedAfter much conjecture and a barrage of…
The Royal Ballet star has taken his art form to new heights. He's not a bad model, eitherIf you're not a morning person, don't have breakfast with Royal Ballet star Eric Underwood. The 32-ye…
Broadhurst Theatre, New YorkThe hacks are cynical, the laughs regular, the Hecht and MacArthur play a familiar joy. But it is Lane's entrance as Walter Burns that really stops the pressIf ev…
In the bijou home of the designer behind countless must-see plays, objects from his own sets take centre stageThe industrial apartment that theatre designer Tom Scutt calls home is tucked aw…
In 1979 Simon Callow was offered the dream role of Mozart in Peter Shaffer's Amadeus. As the play returns to the National, he recalls his early doubts and backstage battles The first I heard…
As the last songs Bowie recorded are released as part of an album accompanying the Lazarus stage show, we look into the extraordinary breadth and depth of his creative endeavours in music, f…
Rupert Jones' grandparents were babysitting Enoch Powell's children on the day of his infamous speech. The doorstep showdown as he arrived to collect them ended 20 years of friendship betwee…
Rice will follow Mark Rylance and Dominic Dromgoole in top job at the theatre when she takes over in April 2016The job description demanded "visionary and charismatic leadership", the abilit…
Female impersonator who replaced tradition of mockery with glitter and eleganceDanny La Rue, who has died aged 81, flouted the usual showbusiness rule that, to be funny, every female imperso…
As we enter another season of A-listers treading the boards, is attaching a movie star to a stage production a reason to cheer or boo?Do you worship at the altar of Cate Blanchett or kiss a …
From Frank Skinner to ridiculous hats of the 90s, the standup stalwart reveals what makes her laugh the mostI loved watching Eddie Murphy videos with my mates as a teenager, for his animated…
Union, LondonAndrew Wright heaves this risible 1992 show to the surface once more, but despite some fine voices and lots of energy the whole thing fails to floatHereward Kaye and Robert Long…
Michael C Hall sings the title number from David Bowie's musical Lazarus, one of this year's hottest theatre showsAfter Michael C Hall had been cast in Lazarus, the musical inspired by The M…
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Twenty years after its premiere, Mark Ravenhill's dark comedy about consumerism is having a rare revival. Does it feel like a period piece or did it prove prophetic? We asked four rising pla…
Garrick, LondonFirst seen in Edinburgh two years ago, Dale Wasserman's version of the Ken Kesey novel keeps coming back. Clearly that has a lot to do with the star-presence of Christian Slat…
The acclaimed stage and screen actor is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat from 1pm BST on Tuesday 25 October " post them in the comments 10.19am BST Her current role in t…
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With Agatha Christie the only female playwright represented in London's West End, a Tonic Theatre initiative is taking aim at the traditional gender imbalance in British playhousesThere was …
With mining declining, a small town's festival has reinvented itself to celebrate cultural paradox, dramatic landscape and experimental artThe descent into Queenstown, Tasmania, is one of di…
Star ballerina with a brilliant classical technique renowned for her performances of GiselleTwo quite remarkable ballerinas emerged from France in the 20th century. The latter years were dom…
The Doctor Strange and Sherlock star is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat on Monday 24 October " post them in the comments belowWith his public school tones, quite prepos…
Dorfman, LondonBryony Kimmings, Brian Lobel and Tom Parkinson have created an ebullient show that follows the stories of a group of cancer patientsA musical about cancer? I see no reason why…
