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Shaw Theatre, LondonOn the opening night of former Radio 1 DJ Mike Read's musical about the Wilde one, there is a problem with the sound. The radio microphones, especially that of Peter Blak…
On May 8 1956, John Osborne's Look Back in Anger premiered at the Royal Court in London. It shocked the theatre world, some acclaiming it as the voice of a new generation, others damning it …
For 60 turbulent years, the Royal Court has thrilled and outraged audiences and critics alike. Michael Billington, who was once cuffed by an angry playwright there, celebrates " and picks 10…
Sadler's Wells, LondonCarol Ann Duffy's clever return to the original fairytale says much about the distorting allure of youth and beauty Grimms' fairytales are full of bad parents " parents…
She was an indifferent mother with a string of lovers - so how did E Nesbit come to write such an idealised celebration of Victorian family life? By Lyn GardnerA hundred years ago this month…
The Comedy of Errors features not one but two sets of identical twins who, if they don't look alike, must at least act the part. The National Theatre's Wendy Spon explains the challenge of f…
Alistair McDowall's latest play, X, is at the Royal Court, there are King Lears in both Manchester and Northampton, and Kiss Me Quickstep is on tourThe Shepherd's Life, James Rebanks's book …
Try as I might, I can't get excited about this depressing little event. Its existence implies that theatre is in crisisWorld Theatre Day used to be almost as obscure as World Physical Therap…
Old Granada Studios, ManchesterFilm, performance and table-tennis workshops succeed for varying durations over Quarantine's seven-hour mortality sequenceDying a death on stage is nothing new…
The actor on Harold Pinter, a great Marlon Brando documentary, a Peter Ackroyd murder mystery and Shane Meadows's This Is England sagaDaniel Mays, 37, grew up in Epping, Essex, and trained a…
Garrick, LondonKenneth Branagh and Rob Brydon labour for laughs as hotel guests thrown together by circumstanceGradually the stage is picking to pieces accepted ideas about the 1960s. Martin…
Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon Paapa Essiedu paints a young and striking Hamlet, torn by indecision in an African military state, in Simon Godwin's stirring interpretationAt …
Barbican, LondonBallet Black's triple bill was graced with some sparkling performances and Britain's most diverse ballet audience everLast week Ballet Black sold out the Barbican for two con…
The Game of Thrones star on his return to the stage and his aversion to the 'posh actor' tagChristopher "Kit" Harington, 29, was born in Acton, west London and from the age of 11 brought up …
Kate Kellaway meets the two James Cartwrights reviving the career of Little VoiceJim Cartwright, the playwright, and his son, James, are enjoying theatre's equivalent to the family firm. Jam…
Choreographer Richard Alston's newest work celebrates the music of Domenico Scarlatti and the global influences that made his music so daringly innovativeSome people think that I'm hopelessl…
Musical theater had a bumper year in 2015, with breakout hits such as Hamilton drawing in new crowds and renewed excitement. But is this really a new dawn or has the hype clouded the much mo…
American comedian whose self-referential style influenced many othersWith two landmark series in the 1980s and 90s, Garry Shandling, who has died of a heart attack aged 66, transformed telev…
Zootropolis populates cinemas, one-man stirring pop band Jack Garratt tours and Rowan Atkinson turns detective; here are all this week's cultural highlightsMUSICJack Garratt Continue reading…
Diverse and democratic, theatre in Scotland is largely unburdened by the class system that defines the arts in England. It is outward-looking, internationalist and keen to cross bordersWhen …
Hampstead theatre, LondonThe American playwright edges away from his usual bilious comic antagonism with this drama about romantic crisesNeil LaBute's new play uses the same set of character…
Tom Lucy | Jonny & The Baptists: The End Is Nigh | Brett GoldsteinIt surely won't be long before we're talking about the first major standup born in the new millennium. 1996 is about as …
The Caretaker | Forever Yours, Marie-Lou | Smoke And Mirrors | Sunset Boulevard | King Lear | InvincibleAfter Jamie Lloyd's tinkering with The Homecoming last year, one wonders whether Old V…
The veteran actor's run of flawed gentlemen continues with his roles in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and High-Rise. He explains his trouble with democracy " and why his statue of buddh…
The creator of It's Garry Shandling's Show and The Larry Sanders Show gave US comedy two of its most original series and influenced everyone from Judd Apatow to Larry David and Ricky Gervais…
