828 stories by "Guardian Staff"
A Royal Opera House centre opening in Thurrock this week will ensure that opera and ballet stars look the part to perfection Continue reading...
Children aged three to six enjoy a dance class in the shadow of Sydney Opera House to mark the Australian Ballet's touring production of The Sleeping Beauty for young audiences Continue read…
Thirty years ago today, Les Misérables had its official London opening. How much do you know about the revolutionary musical? Continue reading...
Brian Blessed, speaking on BBC Radio 4's Midweek programme, explains how he helped a woman give birth in Richmond Park in 1963. Blessed explains that he came across the woman alone under a t…
David Cameron's Conservative conference speech was laced with jokes and innuendo, but how would his gags have gone down in a comedy show?David Cameron joked about sex positions and having be…
Clive Owen does Pinter's Old Times, Sam Rockwell does Shepard's Fool for Love and Arthur Miller's centenary is celebrated with the arrival of Ivo van Hove's sensational View from the Bridge.…
Win a pair of tickets to The Importance of Being Earnest. We have two pairs of tickets to give away and our draw closes on 8 OctoberDavid Suchet gives a magnificent performance as Lady Brack…
The great Irish playwright has died aged 86. Revisit some of the classic productions of his plays, including Faith Healer and Dancing at Lughnasa Continue reading...
It's half a century since Kenneth MacMillan's Shakespearean ballet premiered at the Royal Opera House in London. Here are some of the dancers who have been paired as the doomed lovers, from …
Lee Hall and Vicky Featherstone's riotous take on Alan Warner's novel The Sopranos stormed the Edinburgh festival and then struck out on a Scottish tour. We asked the six actors playing the …
Dancers from the Paris Opera Ballet leave the stage behind and perform in the public space of the Palais Garnier for 20 Dancers for the 20th Century, conceived by choreographer Boris Charmat…
The League of Gentleman actor is appearing in new play Hangmen " and joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat at 1pm BST on Wednesday 23 September. Post yours in the comments be…
No Such Thing As a Fish, hosted by QI's Elves, is to become the first UK podcast released on vinyl. It's out in November to coincide with the Elves' live show at the Lyric theatre in the Wes…
By day they're brothers, lovers, sons. By night they're porn stars, 'boylesque' stars and go-go dancers. Photographer Magnus Arrevad has spent five years going behind the curtain after-hours…
Dancers Sooraj Subramaniam and Shailesh Bahoran walk us through the rehearsal process: creating a new show using little more than a sari, Skype and imaginationSooraj Subramaniam and Shailesh…
The actor is starring in Measure for Measure this autumn " and is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat from 1pm BST on Tuesday 15 September. Post yours in the comments below…
Watch the trailer for Kenneth Branagh's production of Shakespeare's tragicomedy The Winter's Tale. This production features Judi Dench as Paulina and Branagh himself and Leontes. The product…
The photo book Les Danseurs is the result of a year that photographer Matthew Brookes spent with professional male ballet dancers in Paris. Brookes asked the dancers to think of falling bird…
Nicole Kidman is returning to London's West End to star in Photograph 51, a new play by Anna Ziegler about Rosalind Franklin, whose contribution to the discovery of DNA was overlooked by a s…
In his new book, the Guardian's theatre critic has selected what he thinks are the 101 greatest plays ever written, in any western language " so do you agree? Related: Choosing my 101 greate…
The impression-addicted actor is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat from noon BST on Wednesday 2 September " post them in the comments below 1.06pm BST Initially known fro…
As the Edinburgh festival staggers to the finishing line, comedians contemplate their musty, cramped but comfortable stage homes for the past monthDear City Cafe,When my mum heard I was goin…
The comedy channel Dave asked the public to vote on the best gags to emerge from this year's fringe festival, and here are the resultsDarren Walsh wins Dave award1. Darren Walsh: I just dele…
Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghPart lecture, part personal odyssey, Victory Melody's show about the origins of her hair extensions is unassuming but totally charmingVictoria Melody comes from…
Australian actor Hugh Jackman appears in Sydney to announce a live concert arena tour of Australia due to start in November. Named Broadway to Oz, Jackman's stage show will feature choirs, d…
