35,750 stories from The Guardian
Deft, poised supporting actor on stage and in popular television seriesThe actor Tom Beard, who has died aged 50 from cancer, was a handsome, robust supporting player generallyadmired for hi…
No Such Thing As a Fish, hosted by QI's Elves, is to become the first UK podcast released on vinyl. It's out in November to coincide with the Elves' live show at the Lyric theatre in the Wes…
Broadway sensation, TV detective and three-time Oscar nominee Angela Lansbury turns 90 in October. Fiona-Jane Weston is an expert on her extraordinary career, thanks to researching her one-w…
As Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet gets an NT Live broadcast, test your knowledge of Shakespeare's princely tragedyAs Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet gets an NT Live broadcast, test your knowled…
"Alas Caesar must bleed for it" … In a dystopian near-future, Brutus (Mark Stanley, Game of Thrones) and his conspirators plot Caesar's demise. Filmed in London at the Treasury and the For…
Shakespeare's Henry V, Henry VI and Richard III are recast as modern political leaders in Kings of War by the celebrated theatre company Toneelgroep Amsterdam. This bold and innovative four-…
Branagh channels Olivier, Isabelle Huppert lusts after her stepson and Ralph Fiennes gets the royal hump. Meanwhile there's magic in the air as Harry Potter grows up " and Groundhog Day is r…
Baker's heartbreaking Pulitzer-winner, is set in a doomed picturehouse but it's really about how nothing beats the live theatrical experienceSome months ago, a friend and I walked into the w…
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonRice's opening production as artistic director is a modern mash-up, but while the gags are fast and furious, it never fully taps into a sense of the enchanted"Rock…
When it comes to Britishness, comedy doesn't tend to get further than Michael McIntyre's benign observations. As the EU referendum approaches, comedians should be digging deeperIn 2000, Chri…
The troupe has accused China's government of forcing cancellation of shows in Seoul because of its links to a spiritual movement Beijing calls an 'evil cult'A New York-based dance troupe has…
Royal Opera House, LondonThe dancing is superb, the sets magnificent, but Liam Scarlett's new full-length ballet squanders Mary Shelley's gothic masterpieceThere's a riveting scene in the fi…
New Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeThis revival of Cicely Hamilton's 1908 play about a downtrodden shopworker has an admirable lightness of touch An actor, activist and contemporary of George Bern…
Edward Watson calls constant mentions of his red hair and pale skin in negative reviews 'ridiculous' A principal dancer at the Royal Ballet has turned on a critic for repeatedly mentioning h…
Star says she is 'not strong enough' after string of tweets responding to suggestions she had been a sore loser at BaftasSheridan Smith pulled out of her second consecutive performance of We…
Continue reading...
A handful of current shows, including The Flick at the National Theatre, ditch the traditional sense of narrative drive but still manage to draw you in"Nothing happens. Twice." That was the …
How do you create chemistry in a plotless ballet? Just pretend it's a wedding, say the stars of the Royal Ballet's DiamondsAlina Cojocaru: It was easy for me to fall in love with Balanchine'…
Arcola, LondonMay Sumbwanyambe's promising play, set in 1998, pits a white farm-owning family against a government agent sent to acquire their landThe Papatango new writing prize has uncover…
Edward Watson calls constant mentions of his red hair and pale skin in negative reviews 'ridiculous'A principal dancer at the Royal Ballet has turned on a critic for repeatedly mentioning hi…
Edward Watson calls himself a 'ginger freak'. But to everyone else, he is the Royal Ballet's hottest new star. Judith Mackrell meets him on the eve of his biggest role yetIt was Edward Watso…
Barbican, LondonShakespeare gets a close-up in Toneelgroep's compression of three plays " Coriolanus, Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra " a remarkable six-hour marathon played without a…
Talented Mr Ripley actor to join forces with Belgian director next year in Barbican production of 1943 filmJude Law is to return to the London theatre in an adaptation of the Luchino Viscont…
In the final production of his West End season, Kenneth Branagh takes on the role of the failing comic Archie Rice. He explains how he's taken tips from funnymen Rob Brydon and Ken DoddYou'r…
Spymonkey are sticking the knife into Shakespeare, by putting every poisoning, bear attack and stabbing on stageA woman lies on a tomb in a deathlike slumber, rose petals scattered all aroun…
