1,004 stories by "Chris Wiegand"
Red Rose Chain will present Macbeth at the pop-up playhouse on the site of the greatest British archaeological discovery of the 20th century
A new outdoor theatre is to open next summer at S…
Amid widespread cancellations of performances, theatre unions and trade bodies say 'a vital industry' has been let down
Theatre unions and trade bodies claim the UK government has "let down …
The composer calls it 'a devastating decision that will affect the livelihoods of hundreds of people, and disappoint thousands'
Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced the cancellation of the open…
A revival of The Browning Version at Riverside Studios has been called off after cast members' illness and self-isolation disrupted rehearsals
A major summer theatre production starring and …
Jermyn Street theatre, London There are squabbles, strained smiles and domestic mishaps in Keith Waterhouse's spin on the Grossmiths' classic
Mr Pooter declares himself disgusted by "amateur…
Natalie Pilkington, performing in Leeds show of Tudor musical Six, accepts proposal from boyfriend who jumped on stage to pop the question
The musical Six, in which the wives of Henry VIII a…
Laura Elsworthy and Jordan Metcalfe, who wed in Stratford upon Avon in 2018, are playing the star-crossed lovers in their home town of Hull
This is a tale of two households, both alike in di…
The festival has shrunk because of Covid but there are plenty of shows in person and online this summer " here's our pick of the first to be announced
Sex Education Xplorers (S.E.X.)What did…
The composer said his latest musical would open, even if he went to jail. Now it has " but he's still furious at a government he says has 'dumped' theatre. We talk to him and the show's writ…
Game of Thrones star will appear in production focusing on modern political power, part of the London theatre's reopening season
Kit Harington is to star as Shakespeare's Henry V in a modern…
From the story behind Sondheim's Broadway flop to political theatre during South Africa's apartheid, these films capture the power of plays
The stage on screen: our guide to films about thea…
Curve, LeicesterPowerhouse renditions of songs from Joseph, Phantom, Superstar and more " plus memories from the man himself " dazzle in an inventive show
Andrew Lloyd Webber is the first to…
Singer to star in 'bloody scary' 2:22 " a Ghost Story, written by Danny Robins
Lily Allen is to make her West End theatre debut in a "bloody scary" supernatural thriller opening in London th…
Actor will perform two tales with a musical theme featuring characters confronting their mortality with defiance
A pair of Julian Barnes stories about old age are to be performed by Ian McDi…
The comedian will play the Prince of Wales in The Windsors: Endgame, due to play for 10 weeks in London this summer
A new stage version of the TV hit The Windsors will star Harry Enfield bot…
Shoreditch Town Hall, LondonBased on Christie Watson's incisive memoir, this dance-theatre show creates choreography from daily life on the wards
In The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story…
CentrE17, LondonKilter's touring production invites audiences of one or two to watch a quartet of short monologues performed inside a hut
Last June, with England's venues closed due to the …
Criterion, LondonIt irons out the eccentricities in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's film but this show has a timely message and delights in small pleasures
Twenty years ago, Jean-Pierre Jeunet introduc…
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonGoody-bag props, party-hatted fairies and a donkey-shaped piñata sweeten the bard's dark comedy in a revival of Sean Holmes's vibrant 2019 production
A donkey-s…
Steve Coogan's blazered broadcaster promises to bring a touch of TV evangelism and hatred of speed bumps on tour next year in venues across post-Brexit UK
Alan Partridge is to embark on a UK…
A performance of Walden at the Harold Pinter theatre in London was cancelled on Tuesday but all cast and crew 'remain negative for Covid' after the alert
The West End play Walden, starring G…
Our series on films about theatre ends with Kermit staging a musical spectacular with the help of some famous friends
The stage on screen: read the full series
Two classic New York musicals …
Soho theatre, London, and onlineAn impressive cast " including Greg Germann via video link " deliver a revival of Lucinda Coxon's jittery examination of intimacy and exploitation
Lucinda Cox…
The actor's first West End role in 10 years will be directed by Rebecca Frecknall in a bespoke recreated Kit Kat Club
Eddie Redmayne will return to London theatre, for his first West End rol…
Southwark Playhouse, LondonWendi Peters seizes the role of a suburbanite who is inspired by the lunar broadcast to embark on a spontaneous trip
Two men walked on the moon in the summer of 19…
