473 stories by "Mark Lawson"
The idea of white actors making themselves up as black is shocking to most of us " and yet a theatre in Germany has seen fit to continue the tradition. Why?Most news stories " government in …
Mike Bartlett's mock-Shakespearean take on constitutional crisis over Prince Charles proves an attraction' 'Royally entertaining' ... Michael Billington's review of the Almeida productionAlt…
Leicester Square theatre, LondonThis tipsy performance of giggly, off-script improvisation is pointless if it's put-on, cruel if it's real, and staggeringly bad if you're soberThe most shock…
The actor's imposing vocal and physical presence equipped him to play Lear and a future Charles III as well as a series of police and army officersCombining height with a voice of unusual br…
Feisty, quick-witted actor and singer acclaimed as the 'first lady of Broadway'' From Sondheim to 30 Rock: Stritch's career in clips' Stritch interview: 'I'm a do-it-myself kind of broad'' I…
De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea Picking on the audience is engaging more than cruel as Brydon riffs and ad-libs with seasoned charm in his new tourLined with retirement bungalows and hol…
A rush of new plays offer fictionalised versions of Labour's 1981 split, the revamp of the Sun, a TV quizshow scandal and other real events. Playwrights James Graham and Steve Waters discuss…
Barely out of Rada, Tamara Lawrance cruised into TV and stage roles. Now she's taking on Twelfth Night at the National. Can it beat her weird student version?Playing Viola in Twelfth Night a…
Theatre 503, LondonNeil LaBute and Caryl Churchill contribute to an evening of plays that make every effort to empathise with Trump votersNews that a London fringe theatre had commissioned a…
In the past, his plays have enraged the right. But Howard Barker's new foes are liberals " angry at the 'yellowface' casting in his latest work. Why is he so unbothered?At the bottom of the …
Her plays arrive fully formed " and she refuses to talk about what they mean. Mark Lawson talks to actors, directors and her publisher about what really makes Churchill tickSince the death o…
The writer remains nationally visible and professionally treasured, just don't be fooled into using the obvious label' B is for Betty's, S is for splother ... An A-Z of Alan Bennett' 80 year…
A new season of shows, on stage and screen, give a strong sense of deja vu. But are remakes always an artistic upgrade?The top-grossing films of 2016 in the UK are The Jungle Book and B…
Soho theatre, LondonPhoebe Waller-Bridge expertly controls the audience as she performs the original monologue that led to her TV smash It's unusual for the text of a theatrical monologue to…
How do you top a hit play about global politics? By tackling the end of the world " from nuclear meltdown to Brexit and Trump. The writer talks eavesdropping and honestyWomen who go to see a…
From One Man, Two Guvnors to Noises Off and What the Butler Saw, trouser-dropping and door-slamming is back with a vengeance in the West End and on Broadway. How come?On radio phone-ins at t…
The playwright discusses referendum gloom, turning down I'm a Celebrity, and why his third volume of diaries may be his last. Read an extract hereHaving been a Spitting Image puppet, voiced …
Part motivational seminar, part big-budget Blue Peter feature, this somersaulting lecture about human survival is unlike anything on the planetSuspended on wires high above Wembley arena, ru…
London Palladium The Dynasty star treads a line between spontaneity and laziness in the company of her fifth husband and an adoring audienceAlthough the London Palladium is famous for hostin…
The daughter of a Vietnam vet, Suzan-Lori Parks has now written an epic trilogy set during the American civil war. She talks about the military, Obama-era racism and loving Downton AbbeyAs a…
The three-time Pulitzer prize-winning playwright had an extraordinary career trajectory that saw him conquer critics and alcoholism to win more trophiesPerhaps the most remarkable achievemen…
G is for The Goat, L is for lizards and U is for umbrella … As A Delicate Balance returns to Broadway, dip into our guide to the great American playwrightAfter being born " on 12 March 192…
From Dan Brown to Graham Greene, the papacy has long proved fascinating to writers. Mark Lawson examines the mysteries around this powerful figure and the church he leadsThe first duty of a …
After his success with E4's Glue, Thorne is returning to the theatre with Hope, a drama at the Royal Court about local government budget cutsDespite having been up late last Monday night at …
Soho theatre, LondonMaria Alyokhina's dramatisation of artists targeted by Putin is most powerful when it evokes the dark political farce of PinterThe arrest and imprisonment of the Russian …
