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Theatre 503, LondonJon Brittain's play about identity politics and individuality is sharply observant yet gets a little shoutyRotterdam is a port city, a place people pass through, but Alice…
From Justin Trudeau's Punjabi folk dancing to Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's on-the-spot jogging, there's few things more cringeworthy than watching a politician boogieIt is a universal…
In this remarkable comeback gig, one of comedy's great survivors demonstrates her superbly polished style " and her fearless honestyTitle: Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want Continue read…
She has bust every taboo going. But has the caustic comic gone too far with her new song about rape? She talks about being accused of racism, falling out with Tracey Emin " and why she loves…
Archbishop Rowan Williams reveals how it felt to see religion savaged and God killed in His Dark MaterialsIn the interval of the second part of His Dark Materials, I found myself surrounded …
New projects at the National Theatre and Chichester Festival theatre substantially rework the material of two great authors, raising questions of fidelity and freedomIf there is an afterlife…
Southwark Playhouse, London The tender bond between a girl and her carer illuminates the debate about the ethics of genetic screening in James Rushbrooke's intelligent debut The annual Papat…
A German theatre company Rimini Protokoll has created a play to take apart and debunk Hilter's work Mein Kampf following the expiry of the book's copyright. Mein Kampf translates as My Strug…
The Yard, London Pamela Carter's thrilling drama follows the basic training of a bunch of army recruits who have no one to fight but themselves and each other What does it feel like to be a …
In the first of a new series exploring dancers' lives, Xander Parish of the Mariinsky Ballet gets into the role of Romeo, explains how to be the perfect partner and considers his hectic sche…
Blanche McIntyre's staging of Shakespeare's farce The Comedy of Errors was deemed "near perfection" at the Globe by Michael Billington. In this clip from the DVD, out now, Matthew Needham (a…
Londoner Matthew Ahmet left school at 16 to learn kung fu at China's famous Shaolin temple. After years of gruelling training he now makes a living from performing with the monks around the …
A stage version of Hitler's rambling manifesto is attracting big audiences, months before its copyright expires and a new academic edition is publishedIt has been used for everything from bu…
He has won three Oliviers yet a film career has always eluded him. Will playing Alan Bennett in The Lady in the Van bring Alex Jennings the breakthrough he craves?Alex Jennings is Alan Benne…
Actor first played early Hollywood star Norma Desmond in Lloyd Webber musical in LA during 1990s and is excited to reprise role in London's West EndDelusional silent-movie star Norma Desmond…
Carriageworks, LeedsEmma Reeves continues her fine record for dramatising troubled children with a story that doesn't shy away from the unfairness of family lifeA woodcutter and his wife liv…
Is As You Like It the first ever sketch show? The duo behind the National's new staging reveal how they gave it 'the wow factor'Who's the greatest Shakespearean heroine of them all? Cleopatr…
One of Breaking Bad's producers has created a new show set in the world of ballet. Our dance critic confirms the moves are en pointe, but the script is shakier One of the key things that Bla…
Soho theatre, LondonRita Kalnejais's startling, very funny interspecies romance features a grieving vixen, a fatalistic mole and some hilarious chickensThere are no fleas on the Australian p…
Carlos Acosta, whose adaptation of Bizet's Carmen is currently packing them in at Covent Garden, will bid farewell to the Royal Opera House in 2016. A new book, Carlos Acosta at The Royal Ba…
The tabloids may be astonished by some of the offerings in this year's Spill festival, such as Jackson's Site, but they play on the possibility of art as a transforming experienceAnyone vent…
Bruce Willis is making his Broadway debut in an adaptation of Stephen King's Misery. Can you tell whether these quotes come from Willis's films or King's novels? Bruce Willis is making his B…
Stephen Fry tells tales in Melbourne, Lismore's station becomes a theatre venue and rock stars join the Australian Chamber Orchestra Underground in SydneyStephen Fry in Melbourne Continue re…
Top London productions such as Oresteia and Measure for Measure are coming to a close, but nationwide festivals like Emerge and Chrysalis are just beginningStaging a Revolution celebrates th…
Music Box Theatre, New YorkTim Pigott-Smith is in regal form as the future British monarch in a play that speculates " in blank verse " on what might happen when he ascends the throneMembers…
