The Canadian contemporary dancer explains how she conquered the terror of performing " and how she's pushing herself to her limits in her choreographyI have been dancing for a long time " if…
The Glass Ceiling, The Confidence Gap and Imposter Syndrome all sound like high-concept movies, but they're a daily reality for women in Australian filmOn Monday morning, we woke up to the n…
Her career depends on her 'wiggly' face and her most memorable TV character was built on a repertoire of snorts and whinnies. Now, in her latest stage role, the Episodes actor is talking flu…
New York Theater WorkshopCo-written by and featuring songs by David Bowie, this jukebox musical based on The Man Who Fell to Earth is a thrilling theatrical odyssey " and almost impossible t…
Citizens, GlasgowDespite strong design and spirited performances, this retelling can't decide whether it's a serious Christmas show or a panto with age-inappropriate jokesI enjoy King Lear a…
Festival theatre, EdinburghBethany Kingsley-Garner brings charm to the title role in this elegantly playful productionA real cracker of a design by Tracy Grant Lord is wrapped around Scottis…
Sara Pascoe, Margaret Cho, Brian Cox and Kevin Bridges are among those promising better laughs than you'll get from your Christmas crackersThe leftfield comedy club Weirdos stages the fourth…
EastEnders, Shameless, Shakespeare: she's done the lot. But it's her tea-foisting role in Father Ted she'll always be remembered for " and it almost didn't happenAll is calm and quiet on a w…
No Villian, Arthur Miller's previously unseen first play, opens; Rash Dash rework Snow White in Cambridge; new works by Rona Munro and Stephen Greenhorn arrive in EdinburghGet ready to be te…
Winter Garden TheatreAndrew Lloyd Webber returns to Broadway with adaption of film but stage version missing charisma Jack Black brought as Dewey FinnPay no attention to the title. School of…
Actor Ramin Karimloo tells how he fell in love as a boy with the title role of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the OperaAfter several years playing the title role in The Phantom of the Oper…
Leading light of modern dance Pina Bausch has died at 68, five days after being diagnosed with cancerThe German choreographer and dancer Pina Bausch died this morning at the age of 68, five …
German choreographer whose bleak vision changed the face of European danceThe work of the German choreographer Pina Bausch, who has died aged 68 of cancer, had a controversial, often violent…
Recent openings present theatregoers with a choice between interval-free one-acters such as Here We Go and epics including Henry VIt struck me recently how useful it would be if theatre tick…
I am sorry to see that your roundup of the year's best thrillers (Review, 5 December) makes no mention of Adrian McKinty, whose intelligent, razor sharp thrillers star a deeply flawed Royal …
Shakespeare's play is a paean to pleasure thanks to Sir Toby Belch, whose revelry chimes with the festive season"Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and …
Actor best known for his roles in Scarface, The Sopranos and BigAlthough the supporting actor Robert Loggia, who has died aged 85 after suffering from Alzheimer's, played more than 200 role…
New Cross Inn, London Far from the sharp satire of their fastidious video mash-ups, the duo's live 'comedy disco' opts for a studentish broad-brush approachThe satirical duo Cassetteboy are …
Wilton's Music Hall, London Roy Hudd plays his first pantomime dame " amid a medley of time-tested jokes and cockney standards " in this witty, warm, unadulterated delightIt comes as a surpr…
The standup comedian reveals his secret for effective Christmas shoppingHi Nish! Are you feeling Christmassy yet?Yeah I am, actually. I'm doing a short film for Sky 1 that comes out over Chr…
Lyttelton, LondonCharacters discuss their own demise and flickering moments are captured in this short, idiosyncratic work by Caryl ChurchillNearly 20 years ago, the RSC put on a collection …
Curve, LeicesterA dynamic production full of contrast, strong performances and brisk musical direction polish the classic musical to a shinePaul Kerryson's production cleverly plays with con…
Royal Court, LondonPenelope Skinner's play about the invisibility of older women is fierce and rousing, and certainly doesn't suffer from the loss of original lead Kim CattrallIt is not ofte…
Menier Chocolate Factory, LondonSmith redefines 'funny' as Broadway pizzazz feels the pinch in the Menier's fastest-selling show everOh, what a double-take can do. When Sheridan Smith's Fann…
Palais Garnier, ParisThe Paris Opera Ballet celebrates Pierre Boulez's 90th birthday with a strong triple bill that features two British choreographersLast week, the Paris Opera Ballet prese…