The provocative Pulitzer prize-winner was known for his edgy comic strip and his screenplay for Carnal Knowledge Jules Feiffer, the Pulitzer prize-winning artist and writer, has died at the …
The actor's husband has announced 'with a heavy heart' that she will step back from public duties Actor Pauline Quirke, best known for starring in BBC sitcom Birds of a Feather, has dementia…
Apollo theatre, LondonConti is in supreme command of her comedy chaos, devising voices, ad hoc songs and daft scenarios The early phase of Nina Conti's career was marked by restless boundary…
Manuel Oliver's son was murdered at school in 2018 and he's been telling his devastating story at theatres across the US Night after night, in a darkened room full of strangers, Manuel Olive…
The Oscar winner stars in the German director's production of the Chekhov classic where 'everything is open to interpretation' How does one stage Chekhov? His plays, embodying symphonic real…
The pianist, director and playwright of Farinelli and the King, which starred her husband Mark Rylance, is remembered by the Globe's former artistic director Claire van Kampen, theatre direc…
Waterside theatre, AylesburyThe TV star's tour covers childhood delinquency, celebrity encounters and a rectal examination " without ever getting especially personal 'Twenty one years of har…
The Norwegian theatre director on bringing Annie Ernaux's memoir The Years to the West End, standing on Ivo van Hove's shoulders, and why live experiences still matter Eline Arbo is a Norweg…
Royal Court, LondonA grubby shack that appears in a prosperous neighbourhood is the catalyst for a culture clash in South African playwright Amy Jephta's sharp drama A Black couple have move…
Soho theatre, LondonThe Funny Women award-winner's debut tour combines the personal and the political with varying success " but always with enthusiasm and charm Should Kate Cheka be saving …
Bristol Old VicTwelfth Night is relocated to the Cotton Club in this sparkling musical, which luxuriates in its musicality and movement Given the important function of music in Twelfth Night…
Coliseum; the Place, LondonIn her final lead principal role for English National Ballet, Erina Takahashi breaks hearts as a despairing Giselle. Elsewhere, dreams and misdemeanours in the dep…
Gielgud; Southwark Playhouse, London Lionel Bart's great musical is a gift for Matthew Bourne; a nifty reworking of Shaw's comedy would surely have pleased him; and a fresh start for Welsh t…
King's Arms, SalfordDavid Thacker's production of the Irish playwright's ambiguous play is over-emphatic in parts but transfixing in quieter moments This is how it always goes for Frank Hard…
The Pit, Barbican, LondonFrench company La Pendue's MimeLondon curtain-raiser reimagines a Brothers Grimm tale with puppets and a one-man band The poet Pierre Quillard, defending the symboli…
Wife of actor Mark Rylance worked in various roles at Shakespeare's Globe and had been diagnosed with cancer The director and composer Claire van Kampen, the wife of the actor Mark Rylance, …
He was an unruly teenager in 90s Los Angeles, who became feted for his turns as Freddie Mercury and a Bond villain. Now he's turning to Greek tragedy on the London stage Rami Malek, in one g…
Featuring moshpits and acrobatics, the comic's wildly physical brand of standup leaves audiences buzzing for hours. Now he's taking his Edinburgh award-winning set on tour " if he can get t…
Joan Plowright, who has died aged 95, is remembered by her friend and fellow member of the budding National Theatre company in the 1960s ' Michael Billington: Plowright was a dynamic force' …
The English actor, whose distinguished career in Hollywood, Broadway and the West End won her a Tony award and two Golden Globes ' Joan Plowright, celebrated star of stage and screen, dies a…
The remarkable actor symbolised a radical new generation to her husband Laurence Olivier's theatrical establishment ' Joan Plowright, celebrated star of stage and screen, dies aged 95' Joan …
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThis hypnotic tale of an orbiting spaceship ponders big questions about what it means to be human In this sci-fi dystopia, Earth has been destroyed and a spaceshi…
Culture secretary announces investment in arts at Gateshead summit and accuses Tories of stifling creative industries Arts and the creative industries will be a key part of the UK government…
King's Head theatre, LondonCesca Echlin's debut of three vignettes explores sadomasochistic dynamics, virtual romance and masturbatory pleasure Some people leave "invisible marks on your bod…
Royal Albert Hall, LondonA clown's funeral procession is the pretext for some of the most skilled performers in the business to swoop, float and fly through the air There's a procession pass…