Three artists presenting work at this year's fringe share their thoughts on access, representation and what's next for the festivalIs the fringe a good place for the disability arts? Disabil…
Gentrification, class, housing, violence … in these excerpts from documentary interviews by film-maker and playwright Penny Woolcock for Block 9's immersive installation Utopia, young men …
"Our work began with performances and happenings, not in theatre school," says the Flemish designer Jan Versweyveld. Over three decades, he and Ivo van Hove, his partner and the director of …
Pleasance DomeRiches plays a grizzled sports coach who teaches his inept students how to win " and find redemption " in this participative movie pasticheEx-Comedy award champ Adam Riches is …
Comics at the Edinburgh fringe reveal their sartorial secrets, from furry trousers to see-through numbersI wear a black suit on stage, with a black shirt, black socks, black shoes and black …
This year's sun-soaked Wilderness Festival in Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire featured headliners Björk, George Clinton and Ben Howard, but beyond the main stage there was plenty to see and do f…
As the Kinky Boots cast prepare for the award-winning musical's West End debut, we take a peek at their run-throughs for the play, a true tale of the flamboyant reinvention of a Northampton …
The outspoken comic will be answering your questions in a live webchat from 12noon BST onwards on Monday 17 August " post them in the comments below 11.25am BST With his easy chuckle and bro…
Bankhead's vigour, audacity and flexibility within her range are tremendousA new comedy and the first visit to Manchester of a much-paragraphed young actress brought a large and eager audien…
The wealth of first-time comic talent at the Edinburgh fringe can leave those coming back for another try overlooked and overburdenedI enjoyed reading the novelist Amit Chaudhuri reminiscing…
Currently playing Antigone at the Edinburgh festival, the French actor will answer your questions in a live webchat from 12 noon BST on Wednesday 12 August " post them in the comments below …
Jonathan Ollivier performs in Swan Lake on ANT1 TV, with Sam Archer, while on tour in Greece in 2010. Ollivier was killed in a motorbike accident on Sunday in Farringdon while en route to Lo…
The actor, who is playing Hamlet at the Barbican in London, addresses fans outside the venue after Saturday's performance. He urges audience members not to take videos or pictures during the…
He isn't bold. He isn't confrontational. And he once read out survey data on stage. But Nish Kumar is the hot ticket at this year's Edinburgh festival fringeNish Kumar's mum recently dismiss…
The first pictures of the eagerly anticipated production of Hamlet have been released. Take a look at some of the stars of the production directed by Lyndsey Turner and designed by Es Devlin…
Acts on the fringe can change our definition of comedy and show us the funny where we least expected it. These performers rewrote the rulebookWhat does a truly innovative Edinburgh fringe sh…
Fans of Benedict Cumberbatch " and, perhaps, Shakespeare " queue outside London's Barbican theatre for a chance to see Hamlet. Some slept overnight to get a ticket for the opening night on W…
The feminist comedian is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat at 1pm BST on Monday 3 August " post them in the comments below 9.56am BST In a world where women in comedy are…
Marine conservation group Sea Shepherd has released an anti-whaling video starring actor David Field. He plays a man who is shot in the back by a harpoon before being dragged to his death. S…
With a host of comedic talent set to appear at the Edinburgh festival fringe early next month, we asked some top names to identify the joke or moment that first tickled their funny bone…It…
From a Cobain-esque Tim Minchin to a paint-splattered Bec Hill, Steve Ullathorne's portraits of standup comedians are as irreverent as they are intimate. They go on display at the Gilded Bal…
The comedian has just written his first children's book, and is joining us to answer your questions from 1pm BST onwards on Thursday 23 July " post them in the comments below 4.14pm BST Juli…
Patrick Marber reimagines Turgenev at the NT, 247 festival starts in Manchester, there's Happy Days for Beckett in Enniskillen and Ben Whishaw is at the AlmeidaIt's one night only at Soho th…
The comedian on how Monty Python baffled America, why he can't function without worrying " and his struggle to say something no one else will say Your new show looks at three decades' worth …
Join us from 8.40pm BST on Monday 13 July for a live-stream of the performance As the Flames Rose We Danced to the Sirens, the SirensThe Flare international festival of new theatre 2015 star…