Catherine Hoffmann is a self-confessed survivor of Britain's 'feral underclass' of the 1970s and 80s. As Stench Wench, she is now stripping half naked and scrabbling in squalor to reclaim a …
Lyttelton, LondonTerence Rattigan's powerful portrait of emotional turmoil in postwar Britain is beautifully played " if only the sound effects weren't so disruptiveTerence Rattigan's best p…
Exclusive: Ralph Fiennes performs the Duke of Gloucester's soliloquy from Henry VI, Part III " revealing his determination to become the future king, Richard III. Fiennes is starring in Rupe…
Scarcroft Allotments, YorkMikron have concocted a jolly tribute to the Quaker families who changed society with cocoa " and a satire acknowleding the crusade's corporate endIf ever you see M…
Productions of new plays by Tracy Letts and Rebecca Gilman confirm the Windy City is a hotbed of exciting new dramaNew York gets all the attention but in my experience Chicago is just as vib…
To mark A Nation's Theatre festival, we offered one Guardian reader the chance to stay in one of Battersea Arts Centre's new artist-designed bedrooms and see a selection of shows. Harriet Po…
Unlike the democratic experience of the Potter movies, it seems only the smug rich can afford tickets for the stage playTickets are now on sale for the new London West End stage show Harry P…
Sadler's Wells, LondonNitin Sawhney, Michael Hulls and Lucy Carter have created virtuosic sensory experiences that capture the spirit of dance without using dancersModern dance productions a…
Barbican, LondonCumberbatch has a gift for suggesting Hamlet's essential decency, but visual conceits take the place of textual investigation in this frustrating stagingAfter all the hype an…
The West End's preview practice dates back nearly 50 years. As it stands, the outdated system works against the public interestWhen does Harry Potter and the Cursed Child actually open? The …
From revenge porn to online dating to the EU referendum, this year's productions will focus on the challenges of modern lifePerformers at this year's Edinburgh festival fringe are to focus o…
Charing Cross theatre, LondonThom Southerland opens his Charing Cross tenure with his brilliantly staged revival set aboard the doomed linerThe disaster-musical seems an unlikely genre, but …
Apollo, LondonThis evocative chamber piece, based on LP Hartley's 1953 coming-of-age novel, is done with taste and style but never quite soars Is LP Hartley's 1953 novel a good subject for a…
Fans react positively to the theatrical adaptation of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at the Palace Theatre in London on Tuesday. JK Rowling's two-part play is set 19 years after the end o…
The fringe programme is out today " so here's a venue-by-venue look at some of this year's highlights across the Edinburgh festival. Let us know what's caught your eye Continue reading...
MCC, New YorkDespite the raunchy one-liners, comedy about a couple falling in love in a cancer ward is really about the people mask difficult emotions, especially in familiesAs places to mee…
Play continues the story 19 years after the end of the last book, with Potter's son Albus navigating his way through HogwartsThe Hogwarts ties, gowns and familiar smiles told their own story…
Leslie Odom Jr said last week that despite Hamilton's success, he's still not being offered the roles a white actor would be. Will things ever change? We speak to actors and casting agents a…
Stage director who was a champion of new talent in the British theatreThe stage director Annie Castledine, who has died aged 77, was described by the critic Lyn Gardner as one of the arts wo…
He was Flight of the Conchords' bongo soloist and guest-starred with Louis CK and Garry Shandling. Now, Todd Barry has ditched his own comedy routines for a show devoted to off-the-cuff crow…
Tug of War, a gripping take on the history plays with protest songs from Leonard Cohen and Nina Simone, is rocking Chicago. The woman behind it says torture and invasion never felt more rele…
Ralph Fiennes plays Shakespeare's scheming king in a striking new production of Richard III, directed by Rupert Goold. Photographer Miles Aldridge, who followed the rehearsal process, talks …
The Emmy and Oscar-winning actor says the Tennessee Williams role is one of just 'a handful of great female roles' in theatreSally Field will return to Broadway next spring in a revival of T…
Australia's leading theatre company has been thrown into turmoil after the premature departure of artistic director Jonathan Church. Can it be saved?Promote local where possible, and be brav…
'The song still follows me around. There's a beer named after it now " and a loaf of bread'We started making acid house tracks before it was called acid house. It was electronic indie dance …