West Yorkshire Playhouse, LeedsLucy Bailey's production, based on a new adaptation by Michael Eaton, gives the most theatrical of Dickens's novels the frightful drama it deservesThe most the…
Trade newspaper asks its readers to choose from 10 names but list is notable for omissions and for overwhelmingly English selectionThe Ancient Greek performer Thespis failed to make the cut …
The Olivier awards are arguably the most prestigious awards in theatreland " and certainly the most glamorous. Boasting a new venue, the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and back on the nation's T…
Photographer Rick Guest's images capture the beauty and energy of the dancers in Richard Alston's company in a thrillingly kinetic, sci-fi style Continue reading...
As Michael Boyd announces that the curtain is to fall on his 10-year tenure at the RSC " he'll leave some time in 2012 " who should lead one of the world's finest theatre companies? Continue…
James Corden has been awarded best actor in a play for his performance in One Man, Two Guvnors, at the Tony awards 2012. During his acceptance speech, Corden fought back the tears as he than…
Heckler is upbraided with c-word during performance of The Patriotic Traitor at the Park theatre in LondonThe actor Laurence Fox, best known for his longstanding role in crime drama Lewis, s…
Recently there have been more Australian screen adaptations of plays than ever been before " but how much is too much?' Book now for Guardian Australia's screening of The Daughter Related: G…
'Good ol' Jon' will be forever remembered as the larger-than-life performer who brought rock'n'roll magnetism to Australian stagesAustralian singer Jon English dies at 66Jon was the giant am…
Ann Jellicoe writes: William Gaskill had a considerable sense of fun. I came to appreciate it during his time working at the Royal Court theatre: George Devine was the artistic director, and…
In 400 years since his death, only a few playwrights " including George Bernard Shaw and Edward Bond " have turned the Bard into a characterThe 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death is be…
Brighton DomeThe chipper comedian deftly juggles jokes, anecdotes and harsh facts in a fund-raising tour for her new political partyIt's been running for one year, 70 local branches have spr…
Derby theatreOsborne's unflinching study of a failing marriage still grips " and is intelligently paired with a mono-drama about Jimmy Porter's modern female counterpartYou may go expecting …
Sadler's Wells, LondonAnne Teresa de Keersmaeker blends the Bard and Brian Eno in an abstract show, but despite some vivid choreography the results remain impenetrableMusic, rather than stor…
Theatrical impresario and film producer behind The Rocky Horror Show, Oh! Calcutta! and Monty Python and the Holy GrailWhen he was awarded a lifetime achievement gong at the Olivier theatre …
Nederlander Theatre, New YorkSet on a floating casino hit by an earthquake (among other things), this knowingly awful musical seems more suited to a bar than BroadwayWho among us has not lon…
New Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeAmanda Whittington doesn't put a foot wrong with this warm-hearted story about competitive dancersThe combination of Amanda Whittington " a writer with an uncomm…
Shaftesbury theatre, London The show's 50 songs are put across with plenty of pizzazz but this account of the music mogul's rags-to-riches story leaves the key questions unanswered Given tha…
Adelaide fringe brings more and more artists to the city each year " but as British comedian Alexis Dubus highlighted in a brutal Facebook post this week, how many are walking away happy?Ano…
Westside Theater, New YorkNassim Soleimanpour's play has a different performer every night, each handed the script upon arriving onstage. Lane took up the challenge, and his performance had …
The items for sale, which range from $500 to $200,000, include Cartier jewels, and a custom engraved Tiffany's water bowl used by Rivers's dog SpikeThis summer fans will be able to purchase …
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonIt's not an easy watch but Chris Goode's rewarding revival of Jo Clifford's play reminds us to focus on what's important in our lives Related: 'I want to be a th…
Chinese audiences are well versed in Hamlet and Macbeth " but what would they make of the history plays? The RSC took three to Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, and actor Oliver Ford Davies k…
The Iranian Feast is just one of the ambitious shows challenging the stereotype that rural touring work is just armchair theatreIf you were looking for exciting contemporary theatre in the U…
Adelaide Festival Centre and Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide festivalCanadian post-rockers bring their massive drums and sad, soaring crescendos to two Adelaide shows, including a dance piece th…