828 stories by "Guardian Staff"
Are you sitting comfortably? Then he'll begin… Terry Jones reads from Nicobobinus, 'the story of the most extraordinary child who ever stuck his tongue out at the prime minister'. Red Ladd…
How technological and economic change has brought on a new wave of lo-fi creativity " a special report Continue reading...
Star returns to the theatre in the wake of her acclaimed Hamlet, while the climate-change play 2071 will also be back for three performancesFollowing her acclaimed performance in Manchester …
All six of the works in our Off the Page series used the same set: see how it was turned into a TV studio, a bedroom, a changing room and a school playgroundWatch all six microplays Continue…
Look out for flying axes and death-defying leaps with razor-sharp saws as Cirque Alfonse, the three-generation circus company from Québec, return to London's Southbank Centre for a Christma…
An after-school encounter captures two parents' hopes and fears for their children's future. Anna Maxwell Martin and Liz White star in a microplay about education written by Rachel De-lahay …
Go backstage at Hackney Empire's pantomime, where Clive Rowe and Sharon D Clarke are waiting in the wings to give the audience goose bumps. Photographs by Mike Willis/Getty ImagesMother Goos…
Ahead of his new show To Be Free, Simon Amstell joined us in a live webchat to share his wisdom. Here's what he's learned over the years Continue reading...
Hornbill indigenous festival is held in the Kisama heritage village on the outskirts of Kohima, Nagaland state. The 10-day long festival named after the Hornbill bird is one of the biggest f…
Today our Culture sites " including Film, Music, Books, TV and radio, Stage, Art and design and Children's books " have adopted our new design. Discuss the changes with us hereOur new websit…
The Old Vic's five-star production of The Crucible was one of 2014's hottest tickets. If you missed it, you can now catch Richard Armitage's turn as the bewitched, bothered and bewildered Jo…
The Coriolanus star recalls being bewitched by the 'toil and trouble' of Macbeth as a 10-year-old schoolboy. This is an exclusive clip from Muse of Fire, a resource of interviews on the Glob…
He's the neurotic comedian embarking on his new standup tour To Be Free, and he's answering your questions in a live webchat on Wednesday December 3 at 1pm GMT " post them in the comments 3.…
Three women, two dresses, one lesson about the politics of fashion. Vanessa Kirby, Pippa Bennett-Warner and Lucy Ellinson star in Devil in the Detail, a microplay written by Chloe Moss and d…
The 60th London Evening Standard Theatre Awards took place at the London Palladium. Gillian Anderson won Best Actress for A Streetcar Named Desire, with other major prizes going to Tom Hiddl…
Tom Hiddleston recalls being bewitched by the "toil and trouble" of Macbeth as a schoolboy " and later seeing A Midsummer Night's Dream at the RSC, featuring Alex Jennings and a wardrobe see…
The public struggle to keep in step with politicians during the fallout of the financial crisis. David Annen, Cyril Nri and Eileen Walsh star in PPE, a microplay about the power of physical …
Kathak meets ballet in this duet first performed at Sadler's Wells in 2006 and now back for its final run of performances before Guillem's retirementReview: poignant swansong for Guillem and…
The actor and comedian, next starring in Stephen Sondheim musical Assassins, is joining us for a live webchat on Wednesday 26 November at 1pm GMT onwards " post your questions in the comment…
A grieving son's funeral speech turns into an elegy for his father, the national football team and a country torn apart by its identity crisis. Rafe Spall stars in a microplay written by Roy…
Cracker jokes can fall apart in the middle, so we asked 10 comedians to come up with their own festive groaners … Continue reading...
Big spectacles? Check. Big-collared white shirt? Check. Talking sideburns belonging to an Olympic cycling champ? Check. In these exclusive behind-the-scenes clips from his first live DVD in …
St Petersburg's Mikhailovsky Ballet made its US debut with a two-week residency at the David H Koch theatre, Lincoln Center, New York CityLuke Jennings reviews the Mikhailovsky Ballet in New…
A tale of music and memory is unspooled through a schoolgirl's mixtape. Ruby Ashbourne Serkis and Tobias Menzies star in a microplay written by Robin French and directed by Bijan Sheibani, a…
A politician learns an uncomfortable truth about food-bank Britain. Katherine Parkinson stars in a microplay written by Laura Wade and directed by Carrie Cracknell, after conversations with …