Royal Opera House, LondonRoyal Ballet principal Joseph Sissens emphatically turns the spotlight on leading dancers of colour from around the world Joseph Sissens is one of the Royal Ballet's…
The candid Scottish standup, who has died aged 63, is remembered for her love and laughter by her fellow Glaswegian comic 'Legend" gets bandied around a lot these days. But I said goodbye to…
Noël Coward; Duke of York's; Barbican Pit, LondonIn a week of underused talent, Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci and Sean Foley merely recreate Kubrick's biting cold war satire; Lily Collin…
Theatre Royal, BathMen struggling to hide their feelings are uncloaked in James Dacre's astute revival of the playwright's Table Number Seven and The Browning Version Director James Dacre pr…
Performers who staged work at Summerhall have not been paid as firm that runs site challenges corporation tax claim Artists and theatre companies who staged work at the major Edinburgh fring…
Bill Gilmour relates André Morell's tale of being advised by Olivier that mortician's wax and a red lipstick made all the difference I was fascinated by your report that one of Laurence Oli…
In his 10th decade, the writer is as prolific as ever with a war film in the works and a new sex-fuelled novella set in a home for the elderly. He talks about mourning Maggie Smith, turning …
The Glaswegian comedian who grew up in poverty and married a gangster put her life experience at the heart of her work Nobody did comedy quite like Janey Godley. This wasn't just a matter of…
Actor says he took books after applying to acting school to impress a girl, but he now refuses to perform in Bard's plays Bill Nighy once stole the complete works of William Shakespeare from…
The long-running topical comedy show made its way stateside in September and it's turned out to be a far different proposition than the original "Big up Keir Starmer," declared a British pri…
Dancers and audiences are being fitted with electrode caps as part of a massive neurological study into how we respond to live performance " and the findings go far beyond what was first ima…
In this week's newsletter: The roast can be brilliant " but as Tony Hinchcliffe found out when he insulted Puerto Rico, a political rally really isn't the place for slinging slurs ' Don't ge…
Playhouse, SheffieldThe actor plays a dozen roles with aplomb in a small-town US tale co-written with Ed Stambollouian What an astonishing performance. In a kind of true-crime version of Und…
Ellen's husband Rog loves a crafty swig; she worries he'll be spotted and embarrass her. Should he put a lid on it or should she enter into the spirit of things? You decideFind out how to ge…
A cast recording for the souped-up train musical is released, Michael Sheen plays the NHS hero at the National and David Hare delivers his Covid memoir "Tonight is the most important night i…
Birmingham RepRae Mainwaring's award-winning drama about a young woman with multiple sclerosis is given a playful production This play's title refers to the patches of an MRI scan that indic…
Saturday Night Live's first Black cast member broke ground for the comics who followed him, fighting against typecasting and 'a lot of racism going on' If you surveyed 100 people, Family Feu…
Theatre Royal BathTwo one-act plays explore mid-century loneliness, exclusion and sexuality in a fine production starring Nathaniel Parker and a scene-stealing Siân Phillips This handso…
Duke of York's theatre, LondonThe stars of Emily in Paris and Money Heist team up for a curiously flat drama mixing suspense, comedy and politics Emily in Paris star Lily Collins makes her s…
Gate theatre, LondonSanaz Toossi's intimate play follows a group of friends during the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and beyond as they get married, have children and experience loss Two dramas…
Noël Coward theatre, London Adding a fourth role to Peter Sellers' three turns in the classic film, the comic excels in a fun yet unadventurous adaptation Stanley Kubrick's 1964 satire, a…
Soho theatre, LondonPoking fun at Indian politicians present and past, and delighting in the UK's decline, the low-key comic delivers some bulletproof material Anirban Dasgupta has been a st…
As a new show co-created by an AI performer opens in France, industry leaders including Wayne McGregor, Tamara Rojo and Jonzi D contemplate the technology's possibilities and perils 'I think…
Her acting has seen her as the Roy family matriarch, an assassin in Killing Eve and in no fewer than 21 Shakespeare theatre roles. In her new book she imagines what the Bard's female charact…
My husband, George Smyth, was a teacher and theatre-maker who had an influence on the development of community performing arts in the north-east of England. His innovative work in collaborat…