Wolf Hall actor says playwright's words are being delivered too slowly and should not be intellectually reveredWilliam Shakespeare's language should not be intellectually revered and his wor…
'Clarkson, free from the shackles of accountability to either his fans or his friends in government, has become a martyr for the right'When I started doing standup about feminism, two things…
Liz Goodman and her daughter were in a busy train carriage when a male passenger began to leer and make suggestive remarks. How does she explain sexual harassment to a child who is just emer…
Actor and theatre director best known for his many portrayals of Henry VIIIRegally tall and strong-featured, the Australian-born actor Keith Michell, who has died aged 89, made his reputatio…
Exploding apples and The Hunger Games, Nightmares Before Christmas and going Inside Out: here are the week's must-dos from the worlds of music, film, art, comedy and theatre.FILMThe Hunger G…
Project, DublinThis stage version of Ingmar Bergman's film about a woman on the brink of madness swaps mystical intensity for dysfunctional family dynamicsIngmar Bergman referred to his film…
wonder.land | Sleeping Beauty | Wendy And Peter Pan | Little Eyolf | The Light Princess | Oliver!Lewis Carroll's Alice In Wonderland is a much visited source for creative types. Damon Albarn…
Arts is a force for good, our workshops show how participation can turn them into tools to develop confidence and leadership skillsI was born and brought up in Hong Kong and studied theatre …
As a female playwright who didn't give interviews, Churchill has in the past been underestimated. So how has she come to be celebrated as one of Britain's greatest dramatists?In the last yea…
Hal Cruttenden: Straight Outta Cruttenden | An Evening With Noel Fielding | Angela BarnesYou'd think we'd have had enough of the upper classes, given the way they dominate UK politics, but B…
Rolmoe & Juliet | Nora Invites…Rudolf Nureyev choreographed Romeo And Juliet for English National Ballet (ENB) back in 1977, when the company was still known as London Festival Ballet.…
Sadler's Wells, LondonChina National Peking Opera's female revenge tale blends music, acrobatics and invisible horses in a riot of colour and imagination Related: Somersaults in six-inch hee…
I was horrified by the inference from Jennifer Gale (Letters, 18 November) that cinematic presentations of live plays include close-ups. Why on earth can't the whole play be seen in the roun…
Sex and the City star's role in Royal Court's production of Linda taken on by Olivier award-winner Noma DumezweniKim Cattrall has withdrawn from a starring role in a London theatre productio…
Royal Opera House, London Vadim Muntagirov and Lauren Cuthbertson dance a sparky revival of The Two Pigeons, while Monotones expands magically beyond ballet's minimal meansFrederick Ashton s…
Unicorn, London The Big Bad Wolf is locked up with Captain Hook and co in an ingenious, witty musicalA few years ago a survey found that a substantial number of parents believed traditional …
To woo potential mates, the blue-capped cordon bleu performs a high-speed tap dance too fast for the human eye to see, new research has found Humans buy flowers. Capuchins throw stones. Gian…
Palace theatre, LondonThe nation's favourite mentalist explores faith healing in a show that leaves sceptics' and believers' minds jitterbuggingDerren Brown doesn't have a good word to say a…
Will Adamsdale's Edinburgh award-winning self-help coach Chris John Jackson returns this winter with a festive twist. Jackson's Way: The Christmas Top-Up Power Seminar! is at Battersea Arts …
A study suggests that bullying is more common in the arts than in the army. It's time to speak outFor many people working in theatre, bullying is a fact of life. The whispers about it are co…
The Beeb's On Stage strand of programmes about regional venues is well-meaning but presents a distorted picture of British theatre stuck in a time warpThe BBC's recent collaboration with Bat…
Shakespeare's Globe project to show 37 new 10-minute films on 37 screens laid out along Thames path between Westminster and London BridgeShakespeare's Globe theatre is to mark the 400th anni…
In 1975, Warren Mitchell and I, playing father and son, were rehearsing a scene from Moss, a BBC Play for Today, by Bernard Kops. During a black comedy moment, I had to mouth off in a horrib…
Linbury Studio, LondonWild, muscular dance meets deft use of Maori music in Javier De Frutos's joyful yet complex work for RNZB " whose intensity is hard to matchI wish the world had more da…
Southbank Centre, LondonThe cabaret show skilfully celebrates music-hall routines and circus acts, adding a bit of darkness behind the dazzle London may now offer plenty of choice when it co…