Circus Oz big top tent raising timelapse " video by Guardian Staff

This timelapse video shows Circus Oz's big top tent being raised in Melbourne ahead of its season from 17 June to 12 July. The structure requires 1.5 km of steel wire rope, 182 poles and 402…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:20pm on May 31, 2015☆⚑

Dancers descend on Sydney's Hyde Park to shake off Brandis' cuts to arts funding " video by Guardian Staff

Dancers were out in force in Sydney's Hyde Park on Friday as part of Australia-wide protests against more than $100m in cuts to the country's top arts funding body, the Australia Council. Ar…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:40am on May 22, 2015☆⚑

The dandies of Kinshasa: Coup Fatal " in pictures by Guardian Staff

Kinshasa's sapeurs (members of the Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes) see fashion as a form of rebellion. Traditionally, they sported the sort of clothes worn by thei…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:19pm on May 21, 2015☆⚑

Sydney comedy festival round-up: Corey White, Steen Raskopoulos and more by Guardian Staff

A character assassin coaxes comedians from the crowd, a Barry award-winner finds solace in standup, plus Gen Fricker and Sam Campbell Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:38pm on May 19, 2015☆⚑

On the scene: Bronwen Sharp's portraits of playwrights " in pictures by Guardian Staff

Polly Stenham, Bola Agbaje, Tim Price and Anya Reiss are some of the writers starring in a new photography exhibition, Playwrights in Focus, at Southwark Playhouse until 15 November Continue…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:47am on May 19, 2015☆⚑

Dancing on the ceiling: São Paulo's seductive Skylight " in pictures by Guardian Staff

Look up! The Brazilian choreographer and dancer Morena Nascimento's Clarabóia (Skylight), staged in São Paulo, is a performance that takes place on a glass ceiling. But with these pict…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:15am on May 18, 2015☆⚑

Down the rabbit hole: Moira Buffini on adapting Alice in Wonderland by Guardian Staff

This year's Manchester international festival sees the premiere of wonder.land, a new musical that aims to update Lewis Carroll's classic tale for the digital age. Directed by Rufus Norris w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:00am on May 16, 2015☆⚑

Manchester international festival 2015: your guide to every event by Guardian Staff

From Björk and FKA Twigs to a Gerhard Richter/ Arvo Pärt double-header, here's your guide to this year's Mif, now celebrating its 10th anniversary Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:00am on May 16, 2015☆⚑

The best of Manchester International festival " in pictures by Guardian Staff

Damon Albarn brought Shaolin monks, Kraftwerk stormed the velodrome and Punchdrunk revolutionised Doctor Who " as Manchester International festival returns this summer, we look back at the e…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:49pm on May 15, 2015☆⚑

Watch live: Tate Modern is transformed into Musée de la Danse by Guardian Staff

The French choreographer Boris Charmatz has turned Tate Modern into a 'Musée de la Danse' with the help of 90 dancers. There will be performances around the building and alongside the colle…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03pm on May 15, 2015☆⚑

Lindsay Kemp on David Bowie, Kate Bush and getting kicked out of Ballet Rambert " video by Guardian Staff

The documentary maker Nendie Pinto-Duschinsky has spent eight years working on a film about the performer and director Lindsay Kemp, who turned 77 earlier this month. In these clips, Kemp ta…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:27am on May 14, 2015☆⚑

Dancing with Mrs Dalloway: Woolf Works by Wayne McGregor " in pictures by Guardian Staff

The Royal Ballet's stunning new show is inspired by the life and novels of Virginia Woolf. Alessandra Ferri, Natalia Osipova, Sarah Lamb and Edward Watson perform in a 'brave and entirely ex…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:00am on May 12, 2015☆⚑

Guardian and BAC present debate about nationhood at Home in Manchester by Guardian Staff

The full lineup has been revealed for the first A Nation's Theatre event, which explores devolution and will take place on Saturday 23 May Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:16am on May 12, 2015☆⚑

Staging theatre for deaf and hearing audiences by Guardian Staff

Meet the deaf and hearing artists developing new staging techniques to make accessibility part of the aesthetic Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:30am on May 12, 2015☆⚑

'If you don't understand why people cry, you can't be a clown' by Guardian Staff

The smell of the elephants, Charlie Chaplin's funny walk and the gift of a balloon … three clowns remember what led them to put on a red noseIn front of the apartment where my family lived…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:00am on May 12, 2015☆⚑

Ruby Wax webchat " post your questions now by Guardian Staff

Ahead of her new standup show about mindfulness, the comedian will answer your questions in a live webchat at 12 noon BST on Wednesday 6 May " post yours in the comments below Continue readi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:04am on May 4, 2015☆⚑

Derek Jacobi to play Mercutio in Kenneth Branagh's Romeo and Juliet by Guardian Staff

The veteran actor will join his fellow Cinderella co-stars Lily James and Richard Madden in the production at London's Garrick theatre in summer 2016Derek Jacobi is to play Mercutio in a new…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:30am on May 1, 2015☆⚑

Richard Bean on The Mentalists: 'It's me tearing myself to pieces' " video by Guardian Staff

Stephen Merchant and Steffan Rhodri star in a West End revival of Richard Bean's comic two-hander The Mentalists. It's about two guys trying to solve the world's problems, says the playwrigh…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:16am on April 30, 2015☆⚑

Tony awards 2015 poll - pick your winners by Guardian Staff

The Tony awards will be announced on 7 June. Which stars and shows do you think should take home a trophy? Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:58am on April 28, 2015☆⚑

Tony awards 2015 nominations " in full by Guardian Staff

The contenders for this year's Tony awards have been announced by Bruce Willis and Mary-Louise Parker. See who's in the running Best playThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Rel…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:57am on April 28, 2015☆⚑

Damian Lewis on stage: from the RSC to American Buffalo " in pictures by Guardian Staff

As the Homeland and Wolf Hall actor plays to sold-out audiences in London, revisit his theatrical performances opposite Keira Knightley, Lesley Manville and Helen McCrory Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:51am on April 28, 2015☆⚑

Kate Tempest album cover added to National Portrait Gallery collection by Guardian Staff

Dav Stewart's photograph for Tempest's album Everybody Down will go on display in the exhibition Picture the PoetA 2013 photograph of a pensive Kate Tempest is the latest album cover image t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:07am on April 27, 2015☆⚑

Kiss me deadly: Chiwetel Ejiofor in Everyman at the National Theatre " in pictures by Guardian Staff

Exclusive: Take a first look at Carol Ann Duffy's version of Everyman, directed by Rufus Norris, in which Chiwetel Ejiofor comes face to face with Death Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:58am on April 27, 2015☆⚑

Pina Bausch's Ahnen: Tanztheater Wuppertal's weird world " in pictures by Guardian Staff

Almost 30 years after it was created, Pina Bausch's Ahnen is being performed in the UK for the first time. Take a look at the choreographer's 'completely crazy' cactus-filled show Continue r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:05pm on April 23, 2015☆⚑

Hollywood stars in the West End: hits and misses " in pictures by Guardian Staff

Gwyneth Paltrow? Hit! Daryl Hannah? Miss! As Nicole Kidman prepares to return to the West End, see how other Hollywood actors have fared on the London stage Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:10am on April 23, 2015☆⚑