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Harriet Walter stars as Prospero at the Donmar's new site, Mark Gatiss joins The Boys in the Band at the Park, London, and, in Edinburgh, a 2,500-year-old story of women seeking asylumDublin…
Choreographer and dancer fired by a sense of social injusticeEleo Pomare, who has died in Manhattan aged 70, was widely regarded as the angriest, but also the most underrated, of the leading…
The comedian opens up about forsaking alcohol for laughs, his PowerPoint double act … and his catDave, how has the tour been going so far?It's been very jolly, thank you. Amazingly, I'm st…
In this extract originally published in the Observer on 1 April 1973 following Coward's death, Kenneth Tynan remembers a chance encounter with the playwrightOne night in the spring of 1959 I…
The creator ​of ​the hit musical, ​whose fans range from Barack Obama to Salman Rushdie​, reveals how​ ​mixtapes, hip-hop​ and America's foun…
Camden People's theatre, London Cabaret singing group the Ruby Dolls tackle domestic violence in their updated folktale that tempers its sinister edges with humourBilled as "a gothic folktal…
Shakespeare's Globe, London EastEnders actor Maddy Hill brings gutsy toughness as the heroine of this refocused Shakespeare adaptation, but Matthew Dunster's violent setting seems at odds wi…
Tom Morris is hoping to repeat his success with the first world war classic story in a new play at the Bristol Old VicThe spectacular staging of War Horse, with lifelike equine puppets, has …
Garrick, London This 1950s courtroom drama is an efficient piece of entertainment but is beginning to show its ageReginald Rose's script has had an incredibly long life. It first surfaced on…
As he brings one of the crime writer's novels to the National stage, David Hare reveals why he loves the pithy, power-obsessed creator of MaigretLike many bookish children, I grew up consumi…
Sadler's Wells, LondonSix dancers move as one in Sharon Eyal's gravely beautiful exploration of the obsessive-compulsive stateL-E-V is an Israeli dance company created by choreographer Sharo…
Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court theatreForm mirrors content in this fraught play full of tension, secrets and fractured dialogueEverything is shredded in Nathaniel Martello-White…
The leader of the six-strong Forced Entertainment on performing 24-hour plays, winning an Ibsen award and why they want to help those just starting outTim Etchells is the leader of Forced En…
Wyndham's theatre, LondonOnly Ian McKellen flourishes in a lacklustre production of this beloved, strange and rich playThe legacy of No Man's Land is overwhelming. In 1975, John Gielgud and …
Rose theatre, Kingston upon ThamesFreya Mavor excels in Zach Helm's compelling tale of a woman trapped in addiction The Rose at Kingston has suddenly bloomed. John Malkovich's production of …
Are the Python's comments damagingly off-message or warming us up for shows that will be more than a cynical nostalgia fest?Were you excited when you heard Monty Python were reuniting for li…
Hull Truck's A Taste of Honey, starring Shameless's Rebecca Ryan, is the second major revival this year of Shelagh Delaney's hugely influential debut. As Morrissey once observed, "At least 5…
Australia is '20 years behind' in terms of disability-led performance and the fight for real representation is just beginningIn the old courthouse in Geelong, 75km south-west of Melbourne, t…
There's no shortage of women working in the arts but the organisations taking part in Tonic Theatre's Advance programme are scrutinising the obstacles facing them " with a focus on freelance…
Little Angel theatre, LondonDan Rebellato's play, which follows a 10-year-old facing the world when her parents split up, is beautiful, sad and full of clever touchesEmily Rising is a play a…
Stratford Circus, London The circus double act Magmanus deliver a charming and cunningly constructed piece with a Mouse Trap!-style finaleThe Swedish duo Magmanus get themselves into some ve…
From Dr Seuss to his 'pure evil' mother, the 2015 Edinburgh award-winner reveals what makes him laugh the mostJudith Lucy, a total genius Australian comedian. She is so very, very dry, and s…
Royal Court, LondonPerformed by an excellent cast, Suzan Lori-Parks's trilogy about the US civil war is riddled with Homeric allusions and seamlessly incorporates songs into the action Relat…
La Fille Mal Gardée | Giselle | Scottish BalletThe Royal Ballet opens its new season with one of the most captivating comedy ballets in its repertory. Continue reading...
Ray Shell, a member of the original Miss Saigon cast, admires the brutality, fragility and yearning of the London revival' Guardian review " 'exemplary vigour'' Observer review " 'celebratio…
