Midsummer Night's Dreaming trailer - video by Guardian Staff

Ahead of the RSC and Google's real-time digital version of the Shakespeare classic, here's a potted plot reminder of the lives of Hermia and Lysander, Bottom and Puck proving their story wa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:16am on May 1, 2013☆⚑

Radio City Christmas Spectacular auditions - in pictures by Guardian Staff

Dancers perform at Radio City Music Hall in New York City for a chance to join the Rockettes Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:03pm on April 30, 2013☆⚑

Josephine Baker and the wild women of 1920s dance " in pictures by Guardian Staff

Kicking and cavorting their way from one controversy to another, the flappers angered the Vatican and were accused of starting 'the cult of the clitoris' in Britain. But they also played a p…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:00am on April 29, 2013☆⚑

The Book of Mormon: Trey Parker and Matt Stone on the limits of comedy - video by Guardian Staff

Speaking ahead of the London premiere of their hit musical The Book of Mormon, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone discuss how far they are willing to go to get a laugh. The Book …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:43am on March 22, 2013☆⚑

French puppet group outraged at Coca-Cola advert by Guardian Staff

Royal de Luxe, whose Sea Odyssey brought Liverpool to a standstill this spring, aghast at soft drink giant using an enormous puppet in its Christmas campaign Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:03pm on December 14, 2012☆⚑

Ten of the most important plays of postwar Britain in pictures by Guardian Staff

A new app from the V&A draws on its remarkable archive to present the 100 most influential postwar British plays. Ten are shown here. Spanning 65 years from 1945 to 2010 the app reveal…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:17am on December 13, 2012☆⚑

Is stripping art? by Guardian Staff

A lapdancing club in upstate New York is arguing that it should be tax-exempt because its performances are 'art'. Has it got a point? Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:50am on September 6, 2012☆⚑

Elizabeth Streb's One Extraordinary Day in London " in pictures by Guardian Staff

The US choreographer Elizabeth Streb has unleashed her daredevil dancers around London in a one-off Olympics-inspired project. Commissioned by the mayor and the London 2012 festival, the eve…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:27am on July 15, 2012☆⚑

Are West End theatres becoming an 'exclusive club'? by Guardian Staff

Kevin Spacey claims that London theatres are at risk of becoming an 'exclusive club', with high ticket prices deterring younger audiences. Do you agree? Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:48am on March 16, 2012☆⚑

Would you welcome 'tweet seats' in theatres? by Guardian Staff

There is a growing trend in US theatres to reserve seats in one area of the auditorium for members of the audience who wish to tweet while the performance is taking place, so that they don't…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:37am on March 6, 2012☆⚑

Look Back in Anger exclusive clip, starring Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson - video by Guardian Staff

Get a taste of Judi Dench's classic 1989 production of John Osborne's play Look Back in Anger, starring Kenneth Branagh as Jimmy Porter and Emma Thompson as his wife Alison. This small-scree…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:58am on February 7, 2012☆⚑

Amnesty TV: How to write a defiant dictator's speech - video by Guardian Staff

This short film from Amnesty TV gives us step-by-step instructions on how to write a defiant dictator's speech. As they say, 'When the going gets touch, the tough ramble wildly for three hou…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:08am on August 10, 2011☆⚑

Tony awards 2011 - in pictures by Guardian Staff

From a victory for a musical on Mormonism and a triumph for War Horse's equine puppets, to (yet another) esoteric Mark Rylance acceptance speech, Broadway's biggest awards were as barnstormi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:04am on June 13, 2011☆⚑

Standup comedy's toughest crowds by Guardian Staff

A survey of British comedians has found that Liverpool audiences are the hardest to make laugh. Where do standups dread performing " and which towns guarantee ROFLs? Continue readi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:31pm on April 14, 2011☆⚑

Danny Boyle's Frankenstein in pictures by Guardian Staff

When the Oscar-winning director brought Mary Shelley's gothic tale to the stage with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, was the result fantastic or frightening? Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:05am on February 25, 2011☆⚑

More alternative Christmas cracker jokes by Guardian Staff

Catherine Tate, Ricky Gervais, Ed Byrne, Chris Addison… can these and other top comedians make your festive dinner go with a bang? Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:06pm on December 18, 2009☆⚑

From the archive: The death of Marie Lloyd by Guardian Staff

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SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:05pm on October 8, 2009☆⚑

Hugh Jackman interrupted by mobile phone in Broadway show by Guardian Staff

New York preview of A Steady Rain, starring Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig, is disturbed by a mobile phone ringing - but the actors keep their cool Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:23pm on September 29, 2009☆⚑

Hart to Hart: a lineup of Roxies in the musical Chicago by Guardian Staff

London's long-running production of Chicago has a bootylicious new Roxie (click 'Hide' to, er, reveal). She follows in the high-heeled footsteps of Denise Van Outen, Brooke Shields and Renee…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:23am on July 15, 2009☆⚑

Are you well-versed in Yeats's plays? by Guardian Staff

Everyone knows a few of his poems, but how much do you know about his work in the theatre? Find out in our fiendish brainteaser Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:51am on April 24, 2009☆⚑

Wallace Shawn: Can you answer all 10 correctly? Inconceivable! by Guardian Staff

The Royal Court theatre's Wallace Shawn season shines the spotlight on the strangely lovable New Yorker. But do you know what famous magazine his father edited or what everyday object he ref…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03am on April 7, 2009☆⚑

Bill Hicks: comedy and controversy by Guardian Staff

It's 15 years since Bill Hicks died. He was one of the most influential standups of recent times, but do you know who he called a 'banal incubus' and who dedicated an album to him? Continue …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:09am on February 25, 2009☆⚑

Who would you put in the Shakespeare hall of fame? by Guardian Staff

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SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:03pm on February 4, 2009☆⚑

Are you going to a panto this year? by Guardian Staff

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SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12pm on December 3, 2008☆⚑

Is the Holocaust a suitable subject for a musical? by Guardian Staff

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SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:08am on November 10, 2008☆⚑