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Shakespeare's Globe theatre company performed Hamlet to the refugees of the Calais Jungle as part of their Globe to Globe tour, which started in April 2014 Continue reading...
Shakespeare's Globe stages a performance of Hamlet in the so called Calais 'jungle' on Wednesday. The London-based theatre company took its world touring production for a one-off performance…
New programme reaffirms commitment to diversity with colour-blind revival of Amadeus and four plays written by womenThe National Theatre has launched its new programme featuring a gender-flu…
Robert Askins drew on his evangelical Texas upbringing to create a comedy about a teenager tormented by an evil puppet. As the play hits Britain, will he quit his day job mixing margaritas i…
Way Upstream once flooded the National. As the play is revived, Michael Billington takes a look at great theatrical disastersTheatre is a disaster area: a world of precarious illusion in whi…
Jacksons Lane, LondonThis touching piece by mask theatre company Vamos takes the long view in its investigation of the unhappy plight of unmarried teenage mothers in the1960sAmanda Whittingt…
The artistic director's second NT season welcomes devised pieces, experimentation and co-productions, and includes new shows by Bryony Kimmings and Lucy Kirkwood " plus a transfer of the acc…
At 23 Robadors young and old performers get together to jam long into the night. And if you get hungry, the tapas and pinxtos are only €1 apiece'Discover more great little places aroun…
Lyttelton theatre, LondonThis big, bold piece about 1920s race relations is a play of passion and power, starring a majestic Sharon D Clarke as the bisexual singerAugust Wilson's play has en…
Soho theatre, LondonThe US comedian's anecdotes are unstructured, overlong and underpowered, but he has ragged charm and there's delight to be had in his throwaway asidesYou expect comedians…
The actor and late night talkshow host will present the Broadway ceremony in June " meanwhile, he offers a preview of Carpool Karaoke with Chris Martin James Corden will be hosting the Tony …
With its series of extravagant and sophisticated shows, the Châtelet in France is casting English actors in American musical classics. The latest aims to match the Hollywood glamour of th…
Kiss Me Kate at the Châtelet theatre in Paris, directed by Yorkshireman Lee Blakeley, has an orchestra of 40 musicians, gorgeous costumes from two different eras, complex choreography and…
Garrick, LondonLester's magnificent acting makes you nostalgic for a vanished gestural style in this welcome revival of Lolita Chakrabarti's play about racial prejudicePlays about theatre do…
Sheffield Crucible StudioDawn Walton's touring revival matches the loving detail of Lorraine Hansberry's depiction of black family life in 1950s Chicago Almost 60 years since its original st…
In the last of our dancers' diaries, the flamenco legend says the genre is not about technique but emotion " above all, it must come from the heartFor almost 20 years, I have maintained my o…
Lee Hall: 'I'd fax Elton my lyrics " then he'd call me up and sing them down the phone'The moment we finished the film, we took it to the Cannes film festival. It was only a small screening …
The 28-year-old dancer and choreographer's latest work, inspired by a Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, marks an exciting return to narrative dance"Whosoever could do the most incredible th…
Unicorn, LondonCan a hero take the bull by the horns? What does it mean to be a good child? This production has no fear of meaty issuesHands shoot up when King Minos of Crete, played by Rupe…
Soho theatre, LondonThis wordless show about bereavement has a debt to The Snowman and flips from sorrow to elation without taking us on a real emotional journeyIn Mary Poppins, Mr Banks rec…
Producing a theatrical version of Bolaño's 900-page novel, with its large cast and extreme variations in tone, was a terrifying prospect for director Robert Falls. One five-hour play late…
From his birth in Stratford-upon-Avon to family tragedy, friendship with the monarch and success at the Globe, explore the twists and turns in Shakespeare's own storyOn 26 April, Stratford-u…
Leading actors perform key Shakespeare speeches in a set of videos that capture the romance, tragedy, villainy and magic of his plays Continue reading...
Whether playing charismatic leaders or acting as a fine foil to Olivier, Finlay brought a robust intelligence and grace to his stage rolesLike a lot of northern actors " think of Albert Finn…
To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Adrian Lester speaks Hamlet's soliloquy from act III, scene 1, in …
