The playwright, who has died aged 83, became a definitive voice of disenchanted mid-century youth " but British theatre wasted his later work Related: Arnold Wesker: the radical bard of work…
18 January 1960: Arnold Wesker talks about his quest to bring theatre to a wider audienceThe real tragedy of the English theatre is that it means nothing to most people, for all attempts so …
Royal Opera House, LondonThis revival of Christopher Wheeldon's ballet looks more impressive than on its 2014 debut, with its original cast returning for the openingWhen Kevin O'Hare became …
With interrogations of class, labour and politics entwined around the lives of ordinary people " including plenty of well-written women " Arnold Wesker created plays that showed his endless …
Arnold Wesker, who has died aged 83, told gritty stories of working-class life. Plays such as Chicken Soup with Barley and Chips with Everything drew on his personal experience and Jewish he…
Almeida, LondonLeo Butler's play follows a teenager adrift in cold, modern London, but its compassion is sometimes overwhelmed by a restless productionLeo Butler has attempted something tric…
The Place, London An intriguing triple bill offers disjointed romance and passionate storybook tales, but it's Alexander Ekman's sound-dance mashup that leads the applauseNational Dance Comp…
Writer, 71, who made her name with A Taste of Honey had cancer, agent saysThe playwright Shelagh Delaney, best known for her 1958 play A Taste of Honey, has died at the age of 71.Delaney's a…
As playwright Arnold Wesker turns 80, he talks about his early successes, his later battles " and the day he tried to flog his entire oeuvre for £10,000'I don't feel I'm known as a playwr…
After decades on the sidelines, this great British playwright is back on the national stageUntil quite recently, an appointment with Sir Arnold Wesker required a trek to Wales, where he live…
The King's Head in Islington is to stage unproduced version of The Wesker Trilogy and new stagings of Denial and CaritasArnold Wesker, arguably the angriest of the Angry Young Men that shape…
Playwright who presented a vibrant view of working-class life in his celebrated trilogy, and championed proper recognition for Jews in British cultureArnold Wesker, who has died aged 83, sho…
Arcola, London This compelling portrait of how the Maoist revolution gripped one particular village is a big, ambitious and thought-provoking playThere is a growing body of plays about China…
Prolific writer who produced more than 40 plays, as well as books of essays, poetry and short stories was a key British figure in 20th century dramaSir Arnold Wesker, one of the key British …
Swan, Stratford-upon-AvonNo one any longer has to make a case for this once-despised play. But, whether it is viewed as a neo-Senecan study in stoic acceptance of grief or a Tarantino-like e…
The Oscar winner is in final negotiations to star in her first musical since 1983's Yentl, with Barry Levinson signed on as directorBarbra Streisand is set to make a major comeback in a big …
Audience members for the Broadway musical version of Bret Easton Ellis's Wall Street fable are regretting not packing Patrick Bateman-style plastic ponchosName: American Psycho.Age: 25. Cont…
Outrage has greeted the news that two exam boards say it is no longer compulsory for pupils to see a live performance. But digital streaming could turn more children on to theatre than ever …
Orange Tree, Richmond A jittery teacher dreams a bomb lurks under school in a funny, engrossing play that pairs emerging writer Brad Birch with award-winning director Mel HillyardPaul Miller…
The rising star of Australian theatre speaks to Guardian Australia about choosing classics over new work " and disagreeing with dead playwrights"I am always drawn to plays that inspire me, a…
A man who takes silliness to a new level, Teeuwen makes us look at normality anew. While doing improvised autoerotic yogaTitle: Live in LondonYear: 2008 Continue reading...
Old Red Lion, LondonFelix Trench's intriguingly surreal drama about an old man communing with the cosmos would be better heard but not seenA young man goes for a walk down a canal path and s…
David Ireland's story about a Belfast loyalist is a blackly comic examination of sectarian hatred " and a subversive drama that has never been more relevant Related: Cyprus Avenue review " c…
Roundhouse, LondonThis all-male troupe impress with their human cannonballs and religious spin on the wheel of death, but the audience remains emotionally detachedCircusFest 2016, taking pla…
Platform theatre, LondonLights respond to the dancer's movements in Whitley's intriguing work, fuelling an interaction where the shifting beams seem to acquire minds of their ownAlexander Wh…