This year sees the city celebrate its rich, diverse creativity. Magician Dynamo, AKA Steven Frayne, and director Kirsty Housley discuss collaborating to shine a light on the arts of their ho…
The actors will share the stage for the first time in George Bernard's Shaw's drama about 'the role of women in society' Imelda Staunton and her daughter, Bessie Carter, are to share the sta…
For audiences, it has a campfire vibe and immersive appeal. Performers and directors explain the rewards " and challenges " of 'acting 360 degrees' An actor strides down the stairs inches fr…
The Nigerian Nobel laureate's story of a royal servant condemned to kill himself after his master's death has lost none of its enigmatic appeal Sheffield is in luck. The Crucible theatre nex…
Renowned drama school says 'unprecedented funding challenges' make degrees unviable from September 2025 One of the UK's most celebrated drama schools, which counts the Oscar-winners Olivia C…
The comic on mining her wild life for material and her disastrous early gigs shouting punchlines over Sky Sports in a pub Why did you start doing comedy?I wanted to write funny material, and…
James Lee Williams, better known as drag artist The Vivienne, rose to prominence after appearing on RuPaul's Drag Race, winning the first UK series of the show in 2019. Williams subsequently…
David Ludford pays emotional tribute, while UK show's host RuPaul says the performer was 'a lovely human being' The ex-husband of the drag artist known as The Vivienne has said his "heart is…
After another blockbuster year for Broadway, more stars are hitting the stage with a range of revivals and new shows Another year, another slate of starry revivals, adaptations and IP on Br…
Crucible theatre, SheffieldThe singing is strong and the killer plant has a delightful touch of pantomime dame, but some of the schlock comic elements are slow growers Ever since the extrate…
The Welsh dancer turned down her first chance to appear on Strictly " then illness and injury twice took her off TV. She talks about her new tour, her best friend Carlos Gu and her 'complete…
The radio presenter talks about his meaty Sunday dinners, condiments, trimmings, being spoiled as a child and doing what he's told as a dad Sunday routine? I get up, do the kids' breakfasts …
Nicola Benedetti calls for significant rise in public and philanthropic support to maintain its global reputation The director of the Edinburgh international festival has warned it could los…
Siegfried & Roy: The Unauthorised Opera tells the incredible story of the tiger-loving partners, from traumatic childhoods to Las Vegas stardom " and their shocking career-ending show Ma…
Tributes flood in for 'warm-hearted and amazing' drag artist James Lee Williams James Lee Williams, known as drag artist The Vivienne, has died at the age of 32, their public relations repre…
The Downton Abbey star on being a goofy kid, coping with a terrible blow, and why she doesn't struggle with impostor syndrome This photo was taken in my garden in Cookham. I'm in my OshKo…
The comedian on gaining and losing weight, taking two-hour baths, and a sexy dream involving Jimmy Carr Born in Surrey, Marcus Brigstocke, 51, was the winner of the BBC New Comedy Award i…
The author of more than two dozen books is best known for his trio set in a fictionalised version of the University of Birmingham, where he worked from 1960 to 1987 British author and critic…
When 22-year-old Shirley Beiger shot her boyfriend Arthur Griffith outside a nightclub, she became an overnight sensation. A new show recreates her trial " in the courthouse where it took pl…
Sadler's Wells' new purpose-built space is a reflection of the booming popularity of the art form in the capital. But is all this success representative of the country as a whole? And if not…
Annie Ernaux's The Years is transferring to the West End. It's about time the arts confront the way women's bodies work Following a sold-out run at the Almeida theatre, this month The Years …
The Danish star of the BBC's Dracula, Ruben Östlund's The Square and the new historical action-adventure William Tell is here to answer your questions Claes Bang ("Claes" rhymes with "fa…
Bristol Old VicIn Sonali Bhattacharyya's tale, Liana Cottrill's striking and gracefully realised mermaid is driven to leave her home not for a crush on a prince but in order to save the seas…
Increase in revenues offset by rise in costs at musical theatre company, which runs eight venues in London Business live " latest updates The producer of hit West End shows including Hamilto…
Yngvild Aspeli, whose staging of the Melville novel forms the centrepiece of this year's MimeLondon festival, explains the eerie magic of her craft It is unnerving to be taken backstage afte…