Playwright's New Place mansion, which was demolished in 1759, is re-imagined following major excavation projectIn July a grand bronze-studded oak door will swing open on the main street of S…
When acting in a female role at an all-boys school, Jo Clifford began to explore her gender identity and theatre became a place of shame. After transitioning, and beginning to perform her ow…
Daniel York Loh has won a £12,000 grant to create his tragedy Sinking Water, but Lancashire locals say it is in bad tasteTwelve years ago, 23 men and women lost their lives searching for …
Park Theatre, LondonFeaturing two strong central performances, this story of Philippe Pétain and Charles de Gaulle's relationship is fascinating but covers too much groundJonathan Lynn has …
Donmar Warehouse, LondonJean Anouilh's wartime tale of mistaken identity is given a witty, colourful update with top-rank comic actingMistaken identity makes for absorbing dramatic material.…
US ambassador takes 17 UN envoys to see award-winning play Fun Home, centred around lesbian character and her gay fatherInternational diplomacy can take unexpected twists, taking in pandas a…
Liverpool's finest on childhood ambition, the perils of being a father, playing the bad guy, and his love for his hometownWhen you decided to leave school at 16 and become an actor, did you …
G Live, GuildfordThe 'nicest man in comedy' is soft-hearted to a fault, in a set of optimistic but entirely safe and familiar routines Adam Hills is "widely referred to as 'the nicest man in…
2 March 1916: The Peter Pan creator is described as 'a perfect paragon during production and at all other times'Our London Correspondence(By Private Wire)London, Wednesday Night.Sir James Ba…
Roslyn Packer Theatre, SydneyA lively satire of the pomposity of the dance world is well paired with a new work that buys into all the cliches of modern dance " to mesmerising effectIn Cacti…
The Windham-Campbell prizes, whose recipients are unaware they are in contention until they have won, were announced on Tuesday morningThe British novelist Tessa Hadley and the Irish playwri…
I just love these stories from actors who went to public school denying that it helped them in any way to get a job (Working-class actors don't land the best roles because 'it's fashionable …
The Vaults, LondonThis cheeky but unexpectedly moving show takes its cue from the astonishing story of a magician who vanished into thin airThe publicity for this performance claims that Hug…
Ustinov theatre, BathAlice and Ben's neighbours want to be friends " or do they? Played to the hilt by a skilled cast, Catherine-Anne Toupin's play generates unease amid the comedyA theme is…
Chicago has a yearlong festival, but there are lots of other celebrations across the US, including a tour of the First Folio of the Bard's plays that will visit every stateWhile the UK is fi…
Criterion, LondonThe comedian chucks out the art form's creepiness for a thrilling interactive set in which her most essential prop barely features"Most ventriloquists …" says Nina Conti, …
Trafalgar Studios, LondonAduba, Zawe Ashton and Laura Carmichael star in Jamie Lloyd's highly impressive, deeply political productionWe largely ignore the work of Jean Genet, the celebrated …
David Peace's modern classic The Damned United is being staged in Leeds, a city with no great love for its subject: charismatic, alcoholic football manager Brian Clough. Mark Lawson on the f…
Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival CentreA trio of stories from Scottish royalty blend historical power struggles with contemporary dialogueThe history of Scottish nobility, as told through…
Best actor nomination for Farinelli and the King comes hours after winning Academy Award for best supporting actorThe "double O" category in Britain has traditionally been associated with Ja…
Wilton's Music Hall, LondonBruce's adaptation of the epic tale has boogieing skeletons, an S&M disco queen and music from Mark Lanegan and MozartWith its dark monsters, fickle gods and s…
Citizens, GlasgowA convicted paedophile meets his victim 15 years later in this richly ambiguous two-hander, with Paul Higgins and Camrie Palmer excellent as the tortured pairThis revival of…
Cast members from the shows eligible for the Magic Radio audience award gather at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Click on the interactive image to see who's who Olivier awards 201…
The Little Voice actor is covering 80s hits in her new show If You Kiss Me Kiss Me, and will join us to answer your questions in a live webchat from 1pm GMT onwards on Wednesday 2 March " po…
Cumberbatch up against Kenneth Brannagh and Mark Rylance for best actor, while Gemma Arterton and Nicole Kidman vie for best actressBenedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet has received three Olivier a…