Gary Oldman's tackling Beckett, Strictly winner Chris McCausland is on a huge standup tour " and mods can rev their scooters to a dance Quadrophenia Continue reading...
The English actor shares what tickles his funny bone, from a bracing bagpipes outtake to a foolproof moment of awkward familial physical interaction More summer essentials Get our breaking …
Five-year project will show acclaimed dramatist's plays in location, season or even month in which they were set, to mark centenary of his birth in 1929 Plays by the acclaimed Irish dramatis…
20 October 1934 " 12 November 2024The star of stage and screen, one half of a reluctant showbiz couple, is recalled by his son as an actor who excelled at playing famous people while remaini…
The Kiwi comedian on Junior Taskmaster, her love of games, and her bizarre childhood Christmases featuring… the lollyman Some of Rose Matafeo's Christmas traditions might sound slightly od…
Anaïs Mitchell's underworld musical gets a West End spin and the Horrible Histories star's Bottom are among this month's highlights He played the Bard on Horrible Histories ("they call me…
South African dancer and choreographer died unexpectedly after a brief illness, her family says The dance world is mourning the internationally acclaimed South African dancer and choreograph…
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonThis hotch-potch musical with disappointingly broad characters, jarring over-acting and lack of emotional impact falls flat This tale about a town whose grownups …
The Other Palace, LondonThis winningly lo-fi musical with catchy songs, original choreography and a quirky spirit brings out the directness and humour of Rick Riordan's mythical quest Since …
Almeida; Young Vic; Hampstead theatre, LondonDaisy Edgar-Jones is on the prowl; Anne-Marie Duff channels Bette Davis; and Simon Russell Beale gleams in the literary afterlife It is fascinati…
My friend and colleague Ilan Reichel, who has died aged 89, was a stage director and a movement specialist in actor training. He taught in London at the Actors Centre (1983-95), at Rada as a…
Wayne McGregor's MaddAddam, the RSC's School for Scandal and Robin/Red/Breast with Maxine Peake are among the highlights of the photographer's work for the Guardian this year Continue readin…
A towering turn from John Lithgow, musicals in Birmingham and Manchester, and Sarah Snook's one-woman Wilde were among the year's standout shows Royal Court, London Continue reading...
Omnibus theatre, LondonNick Danan is captivating as a power-hungry, parasitic theatre critic drawn into a supernatural world This lesser revived monologue by Conor McPherson begins with mal…
A life-changing crash revisited, a rapturous duet for Matthew Ball and Alina Cojocaru and an everyday story of medieval fantasy Read the Observer critics' review of 2024 in full 1. Assembly …
Kudos to five Annie Ernauxs, a memorably storm-lashed Lear and that Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial musical, while Oedipus reigns supreme 1. OedipusWyndham's, London; October (runs until 4 January…
Orange Tree, Richmond Playwright Hannah Khalil weaves the real stories of buccaneering women into Stevenson's classic adventure story, in a show filled with youthful verve When two women off…
Soho theatre, London Impersonating chart-topping singing duo Michael Ball and Alfie Boe, the comics trade trills and gags as showbiz egos clash and simmering tension comes to the boil "The m…
Coliseum; Linbury theatre; Royal Opera House, LondonENB's new Nutcracker recaptures the joy, while Royal Ballet finesse shines through the bling in a Frederick Ashton classic. Plus, a searin…
Theatre Royal Drury Lane; Donmar Warehouse; secret location, LondonSigourney Weaver's Prospero is all at sea in Jamie Lloyd's overblown West End Shakespeare; War and Peace the musical really…
Stephen Joseph theatre, ScarboroughA stand-in Genie saves the day in a magical production of the age-old story that has audience members young and old suspending disbelief Audience participa…
Royal Exchange, ManchesterJosh Seymour's production of the 90s musical about Viv Nicholson's big win, and how she spent it, leaves you feeling a bit short-changed Just like that, £152,000…
Riverside Studios, London The beloved country star appears like a fairy godmother to deliver life lessons in song to a stricken fan, but this production could do with a lift Kevin is on the …
CoLab theatre, LondonHands Grubby takes over Nakablowme Tower in a slapdash camp parody of Die Hard The status of Die Hard as a Christmas movie is contested. The quality of this live adaptat…
Sadler's Wells, London Back for a 30th anniversary tour, the star choreographer's signature wit and tenderness shine in this perennially haunting fantasy 'Matthew B…