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From postcards of ballerinas to digital shots where the performers barely look human, the art of snapping dancers has had a dramatic evolutionPhotography created a revolution in the recordin…
Bridget Christie | John Robins | Will FrankenBridget Christie is probably much too modest to claim to be the godmother of a comedy movement, but she is. While she's far from the first to put…
The Royal Ballet: Giselle | Bartabas & Andrés MarinPepita's Giselle is the quintessential romantic classic, the story of a love affair that begins in the real world and continues beyond…
Bug | The Shepherd's Life | Reasons To Be Happy | Long Day's Journey Into Night | International Waters | Summer. Autumn. Winter. Spring.You must have had your head in a bucket of quick-dryin…
His Accidental Death of an Anarchist has become an international protest play, but Dario Fo's biting satire extends far beyond theatre. As the Italian actor, artist and author enters his 10t…
The British actor, currently starring in Nell Gwynn in the West End, will answer your questions in a live webchat from 1pm GMT on Tuesday 22 March. Post them in the comments below 10.50am GM…
Southwark Playhouse, London"Our revenge is never to forget," says one of the characters at the end of Emily Mann's 1980s play about the trial of Dan White. White, an all-American boy, w…
Garrick, LondonDoors are slammed and trousers dropped in this bawdy hitman caper which teases out the comic skill of its leadsFarce is purely a matter of taste. I met someone the other day w…
Abbey, DublinIn this refreshed, high-energy restaging, Sean O'Casey's 1926 classic of political theatre still has insistent questions to ask about social justice Inclusion of Sean O'Casey's …
Entertainer died at his home in Berkshire having been diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour in FebruaryTelevision magician Paul Daniels, whose career defined the TV magic genre in the 198…
Young Vic, LondonHorrocks belts out the Smiths, Fall, Joy Division and other songs of her youth in this overly slick and choreographed dance-gig-theatre hybrid When you are younger the world…
Menier Chocolate Factory, London Florian Zeller's follow-up to The Father and The Mother raises provocative questions that have long haunted French dramaAt what point does an act of homage t…
Skilful magician with a strong line in witty chat whose determination to succeed took him to the top of British showbusinessPaul Daniels, who has died aged 77, was the most famous British ma…
Dancers from all over the world compete in the international tour of Juste Debout in the hope that they will get the chance to battle in the preliminary rounds in France and perform at the f…
On a rare visit to the UK, Pina Bausch's dance company stuns through dreams and desolationCafé Müller & The Rite of Spring/Tanztheater Wuppertal Sadler's Wells, London EC1The received …
Staging work in rural community spaces lets artists forge a deeper connection with audiences and the issues that are important to them The van arrived at the village hall at 2.30pm sharp, re…
Sydney Theatre Company's Machu Picchu compels the audience to ask how an accident would affect their relationshipsShe may be known for her dramatic roles " including on TV's Sea Patrol and B…
After being attacked on the street outside his home, Brazilian performance artist Nando Messias created a one-man carnival to take a stand for men like himA warm night in July, a week after …
Rarely cast for frivolity, the star of Intimate Apparel is now seizing the role of Gertrude opposite Paapa Essiedu in the RSC's Hamlet. She talks about going 'cross-eyed with concentration' …
In a cold, hard world I cheer every voice raised on behalf of the disempowered " even if it's a 'feather-bedded thesp' like Benedict CumberbatchPoor old Michael Buerk. He seems to have been …
Stratford Circus, LondonPart gig and part theatre, this clever show explores young people's experiences with a skilled quartet using simple means to show stories of pain and pressureJack Hob…
Crucible, Sheffield Jack O'Connell keeps his cool as a rising snooker star " even while playing a competitive match " in Bean's comedy about sport, class and corruptionI've rarely seen a pla…
The director of Liverpool's DaDaFest says cuts to disabled people's benefits and organisations are making them less visible and cutting them off from creative workRuth Gould, the artistic di…
The legendary lyricist and director has had the opposite of a hard-knock life in theatre, starting in West Side Story and writing one of the biggest musicalsAmerica's National Theatre in Was…
Nicholas de Jongh is, to say the least, uncharitable in his dismissal of Harold Wilson's reputation as a liberal reformer on two issues close to Mr de Jongh's heart (Letters, 14 March).On th…
