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Our roundup of drama to enjoy at home includes the National Theatre's Pearl Cleage revival and David Tennant taking on the Scottish king for the first time
Lynette Linton's consummate Nation…
The stage version of the much-loved sitcom, which finished on TV 25 years ago, will be written by the duo behind the original series and feature several members of the original cast
Snooty n…
The singing, dancing and acting superstar originated some of the best roles in musicals " yet none of it would have happened had she not fallen through a table at the age of nine
The one and…
Conceived by the artistic director of Birmingham Rep, Sean Foley, the award will be open to all with the winner receiving £25,000
A new playwriting prize dedicated to comedy has been laun…
Finborough theatre, LondonFrom childhood pets to octogenarian friends, playwright Jacob Marx Rice addresses mortality in a warm and thoughtful play
RIP Buster. He's in a better place where h…
The actor, who has previously starred as Hamlet at the Young Vic, is to play Lady Macbeth among a wave of star-powered Shakespeare productions this year
Cush Jumbo is to play Lady Macbeth th…
The musical will close on 4 June, after receiving mixed reviews from US critics and failing to receive a nomination at the Tony awards
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bad Cinderella is to close on Bro…
Minerva theatre, ChichesterAmy Herzog's play about a grandmother surprised by her grandson is given a contemplative staging by Richard Eyre
Timothée Chalamet and Eileen Atkins were fully re…
Bush theatre, LondonThe actor makes his debut as a playwright with a richly detailed character study, performing with warm humour and outrage at injustice
'Have you seen Theresa May dance? N…
From The Secret Life of Bees to The Marvels, she is the choreographer everyone wants. The Jamaican dynamo talks about turning humans into horses, turbo-charging TV debates and a dream Bob Ma…
Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes Panti Bliss's drag journey, Athol Fugard's ballroom dreamers and Alain Platel's nightmarish dance-theatre
How very! The sour bubblegum musical …
The play, which the actor has described as being pertinent to our 'savage and judgmental' political climate, will run for 50 performances in the West End before transferring to the US
Kennet…
The production, directed by Simon Godwin, will open in Liverpool before heading to Edinburgh, London and Washington DC
Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma are to star in a new site-specific produ…
Jermyn Street theatre, LondonWhile there is compassion and curiosity in Timberlake Wertenbaker's adaptation, this production lacks the whirlwind quality of Roché's novel and the film
She ha…
Lizzie Annis wins best newcomer and Arthur Hughes wins best Shakesperean performance as actors with disabilities take two prizes
Patsy Ferran has been named best actress at the Critics' Cir…
The Sylvia star, who won best supporting actress in a musical at the Olivier awards, said Old Vic show attracts 'people of all kinds of everywhere'
Olivier awards: full list of winners
Theat…
Killing Eve star, who won best actress prize at the Olivier awards for Prima Facie, pays tribute to women behind the scenes of Suzie Miller's play
Olivier awards: full list of winners
Jodie …
Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes a Big Night of Musicals, You Bury Me and James Earl Jones in King Lear
Game of Thrones stars Emilia Clarke and Indira Varma reunited for Jamie …
Incident at Peacock theatre in London comes amid growing concerns about antisocial audience behaviour
A performance of the musical Bat Out of Hell in London's West End was halted for several…
The Hammersmith arts centre, which faces soaring energy bills and debt from its redevelopment, said it has struggled to rebuild revenue streams after the pandemic
London's Riverside Studios …
The Studio Ghibli adaptation, which is up for nine Olivier awards this weekend, will open in November
The Barbican in London is to bring back the furry woodland spirits, mischievous soot spr…
The Paddington Bear Experience, a family-friendly show based on Michael Bond's character, will be at the ex-GLC building on the South Bank
The world of Michael Bond's irrepressible, marmalad…
Sarah Mantell's script awarded Susan Smith Blackburn prize, beating plays by Zadie Smith, Kimber Lee and Ruby Thomas
The American playwright Sarah Mantell has won this year's Susan Smith Bla…
The 72-year-old actor will play a young woman in the latest example of age-blind casting in a Shakespeare production
Geraldine James is to play Rosalind this summer in a "playful and provoca…
Playhouse, SheffieldA strong cast and plenty of physicality bolster Eve Leigh's hour-long, plane-set takedown of climate-crisis apathy
As we arrive, so do the actors. On stage, passengers gr…