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As Lindsay Lohan prepares to make her West End debut in Speed-the-Plow, can you guess if these lines come from Mean Girls or David Mamet's plays? Continue reading...
Highlights from the first of Monty Python's final 10 performance at London's O2 Arena on Tuesday. For tickets that cost up to £95, and were sold out in 44 seconds, Python fans saw Eric Id…
The English National Ballet took to the Pyramid stage on Sunday for an emotional and moving performance of Dust, from the first world war-themed Lest We Forget, alongside Billy Bragg. Here …
The comedian gives his mud-coping strategies, and offers tips on recreating the smell of the festival in your own back garden Glastonbury 2014: 10 questions for Shappi Khorsandi Glastonbury …
We bumped into the comedian by the Pyramid stage on Saturday morning Glastonbury 2014: 10 questions for Kevin Eldon Glastonbury 2014: 10 questions for Arthur SmithHow was your set last nigh…
On Wednesday 2 July at 1pm the Hollywood star will take a break from appearing in the play Bakersfield Mist to talk about her characters, from Peggy Sue to Jessica Rabbit, and her work with …
Wot? No Fish!! stages the story of a couple's relationship, drawing upon the portraits that shoemaker Ab Solomons made of his wife over a period of 60 years. Take a look at these drawings, s…
Do you know your Pinter from your Ibsen? Your Frayn from your Kane? See if you can recognise these opening lines of 10 classic playsQuiz: Can you identify these character actors? Continue re…
As Richard Wilson stars in Krapp's Last Tape in Sheffield, see if you can identify these quotes from Samuel Beckett's plays Continue reading...
Reading your article (An anger is developing and the desire the express that, 18 June), the realisation struck me that, although the performers and playwrights featured in the article may no…
Queensland Ballet perform Sir Kenneth Macmillan's Romeo and Juliet. Guardian Australia talks to Deborah Macmillan, artistic director Li Cunxin and principal dancer Matthew Lawrence.Romeo and…
Here are 10 one-liners on the subject of men. Do you know which comedian is responsible for each of them? Continue reading...
As Bill Nighy and Carey Mulligan appear in its West End revival, trace the history of David Hare's drama of passion and politics Continue reading...
The exhibition Shakespeare, the Stuff of the World brings together more than 100 outfits from productions around the world, from Gertrude's gown to Banquo's blood-stained doublet. The exhibi…
Moominmamma, Moominpappa, Snufkin and Little My have all been turned into puppets for Polka theatre and Royal & Derngate's co-production Moominsummer Madness. Take a look behind the scen…
Here are 10 one-liners on the subject of matrimony. Do you know which standup is responsible for each of them? Continue reading...
English National Ballet's arena-style production of Shakespeare's tragedy is staged at the Royal Albert Hall Continue reading...
Choreographed by Roland Petit and based on Victor Hugo's epic novel, with costumes by Yves Saint Laurent and music by Maurice Jarre, Notre Dame de Paris gives Natalia Osipova a chance to shi…
As George and Weedon Grossmith's classic novel Diary of a Nobody returns to the stage, revisit some key dates from the book's history Continue reading...
A rundown of the main winners on the night of the 68th Tony Awards in New York. 'The only place you can see Wolverine in tap shoes' Bryan Cranston scoops award on debut Best performance by a…
The great and good of Broadway gather for the 68th annual Tony awards in New York, hosted by Hugh Jackman. Continue reading...
As Broadway gears up for Sunday's 68th Tony awards, we remember the speeches which made it though the tearsLea Salonga won big for Miss Saigon and all little girls with a dream. Anyone who …
Open thread: Following Sarah Silverman's unannounced appearance in London this week, we'd like to hear about the comedians who, good or bad, you've found surprisingAudience members at London…
The Tony awards will be announced on 8 June. Which Broadway stars do you think should take home a trophy? Continue reading...
Here are 10 one-liners on the subject of matrimony. Do you know which standup is responsible for each of them? Continue reading...
