136 stories by "Alex Marshall"
Francesca Moody has put on some of the Edinburgh Fringe's biggest breakout hits. This year, she has three shows that she's hoping will go global.
The muted reaction to the Edinburgh Fringe show "TERF" suggests that when activists engage with potentially inflammatory art, offense can quickly vanish.
A new play from the writers of "The Jungle" dramatizes the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, a landmark climate agreement preceded by years of arguments over its wording.
The musical, which stars Nicole Scherzinger, won seven awards at Britain's version of the Tonys. And Sarah Snook won best actress for "The Picture of Dorian Gray."
The musical, starring Nicole Scherzinger, secured 11 nominations at Britain's equivalent of the Tony Awards.
In an effort to entice audiences back after the pandemic, Britain's National Theater is testing a 6:30 p.m. curtain.
Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow spent years working out how to follow their hit musical about Henry VIII's wives. "Why Am I So Single?" is their answer.
Indhu Rubasingham will lead the venerable London institution where plays including "War Horse" and "The Lehman Trilogy" originated.
The prolific Norwegian is the rarest of recent literary prize winners: an author and playwright in thrall to the divine.
The Law and Justice party tried to reshape the country via the arts. Now that it appears set to lose office, its critics are split over how to move on.
Concern is growing that a night at the theater in London is becoming unaffordable, especially when a production has starry names, like Kenneth Branagh's "King Lear."
Carlos Acosta's first major commission as the leader of Birmingham Royal Ballet celebrates a local band and the hard-rocking genre it invented.
The leaders of the Belarus Free Theater, who fled the country more than a decade ago, are helping more recent refugees to rebuild their lives while putting on a new show.
The breakout star of this year's Edinburgh Fringe is Julia Masli, aperformer with a graveyard time slot who sets out to solve her audience's problems.
A British jury on Wednesday found the actor not guilty of nine charges. Mr. Spacey cried when the verdict was delivered.
Six years after 72 people died in a fire at a London high rise, artistic projects, including a verbatim play, have been made about the blaze.
Facing accusations of sexual assault, the actor defended himself against multiple claims. He also admitted he got "the signals wrong" during one encounter.
Two weeks into a trial in London, the Oscar-winning actor gave his account of sexual encounters that the prosecution says were criminal acts.
The prosecution outlined its case against the actor, who has pleaded not guilty to 12 sexual assault charges.
The actor faces 12 charges related to incidents that prosecutors say involved four men and occurred between 2001 and 2013.
The actor will appear in a London courtroom on Wednesday to face a four-week trial over allegations of sexual assault.
Will Keen embodies Russia's president in a West End production. "It's been fascinating how the perception of him and the play keep changing," he said.
The Jodie Comer-starring legal drama won best new play at Britain's equivalent of the Tonys and an adaptation of 'Totoro' won six gongs " the most of any production.
Studio Ghibli's fantastical movie was an unexpected choice for a stage adaptation. Now, it is up for 9 awards at Britain's equivalent of the Tonys.
Marco Goecke on Thursday lost his position as ballet director at Hanover's main opera house. The reaction has "been a bit blown up," he says.
