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Garrick, LondonJohn Osborne's venomous 1957 play lends itself well to the Brexit era, but Kenneth Branagh's farewell Garrick production fails to igniteIt seemed, John Osborne said, "as dange…
Is the Bard still all things to all people? I believe our staging of the same few plays in increasingly esoteric ways is destroying his contemporary relevanceThe avalanche of Hamlets that en…
She found fame in The X-Files but is most proud of her roles in The Fall and A Streetcar Named Desire. She talks about turning from an obnoxious teenage punk into a control freak " and why m…
Some theatregoers feel short-changed by a short play. But can brevity be a bonus, or do you expect a full-night's entertainment?Linger at a press desk on a first night and you are guaranteed…
Secretary of state for whom all the world's a stage writes essay for British Council, praising heroine's diplomatic skills and the restorative effect of comedyPoliticians around the world mi…
The Will and Grace star on writing songs about genitals and baring all in a new stage show about the blissful " and highly sexed " state of her union with Parks & Recreation actor Nick O…
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonGregory Doran's Arthur Miller production skilfully contrasts a bitter old man with his dapper younger self, as Harriet Walter touchingly reveals…
As a member of the Max Wall Society " known as bricks " I was fascinated to read Michael Billington's review of The Entertainer (31 August). Max Wall himself played Archie Rice in John Osbor…
Groundhog Day | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Every Brilliant Thing | In Fidelity | StrifeReuniting the team behind Matilda (composer Tim Minchin, director Matthew Warchus and designer Rob How…
Candoco Dance Company | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater | StompDance plays a key role in the annual Unlimited festival for disabled artists and performers (Tue to 11 Sep), with this compa…
Comedian posts video of herself dealing with man who yelled 'Show us your tits' during performance in Swedish capitalAmy Schumer shut down a sexist heckler during a standup show in Stockholm…
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonAntony Sher is unbearably moving as the volatile king, in Gregory Doran's stellar production full of standout performancesThis year, we may be e…
From unintentionally hilarious disaster movies to cauliflower, the comedians reveals the things that make them laugh the mostShenoah Allen: Arsenio Hall having a bad day in Amazon Women On T…
Royal Shakespeare TheatreIt works. That's one's instant verdict on the transformed Royal Shakespeare Theatre. And it succeeds precisely because it feels new and strangely familiar. The old a…
Leicester Square theatre, LondonWehn dials down the Teutonic stereotypes to launch into material other comics might find too weighty " such as the farce of the London housing marketAfter 13 …
Stepping in to play Romeo for Kenneth Branagh at a couple of days' notice, followed by the razzamatazz of Tristan Tzara? Fox says it's like ice skatingIt sounds like an actor's fantasy, cros…
Found 111, LondonNiamh Cusack and Matthew Lewis are part of a quartet of characters whose unfulfilled lives throw them together in Owen McCafferty's play about infidelityOwen McCafferty, in …
Soho Theatre, London"If there's something strange in the neighbourhood/ Who you gonna call? Hans Teeuwen!" It takes bulletproof self-belief to conduct an opening night crowd in a singalong o…
The unnerving Dutch comedian defies categorisation and revels in edgy absurdism. Behind the nonsense, he's hysterically funny and deadly seriousI first saw the Dutch absurdist Hans Teeuwen i…
Triple Threat, Lucy McCormick's Nutella'n'snogging take on the New Testament, has graduated seamlessly from the queer scene to mainstream theatre. But it's as much an attack on celebrity cul…
Brexit, starting over, a honey-selling scam and karaoke with chickens … these are the concerns of the big names in comedy this autumn'Autumn culture: Film | Art & design | Dance | Cla…
State Theatre Centre of Western Australia, PerthThough over the top, this musical exploration of US politics' most fascinating couple is a welcome sideshow from the real-life election campai…
Bridesmaids star takes her first Australian theatre role in 15 years as Andrew Upton announces a busy final season at Sydney Theatre CompanyRose Byrne will return to the Australian stage for…
Cambridge Theatre, LondonThose who think that the West End is always dumbing down and that an intelligent musical is an oxymoron will have to stay behind for detention with the diabolical Mi…
The theatre renegades have spent 10 years rising through the ranks. But the spaces where they cut their teeth are 'going dark'The trajectory of Melbourne's Sisters Grimm " the artistic colla…
