Black British-based actors like Clarke Peters, Clive Rowe and Sharon D Clarke have previously starred in the National Theatre’s 1996 revival of
Theatre exists in its physicality: the actors might be playing roles, but at some level we are also watching them personally, with
The commodification of Broadway continues apace with the arrival of SpongeBob SquarePants. Here we have another popular TV and film title being
Broadway has always been a place where the name on the marquee is a prime seller. It’s what is propelling Bette Midler’s
This utterly delightful burst of Caribbean sunshine could not be more welcome as winter darkness descends on Broadway. A folk tale set
What the Dickens and Bah Humbug! It's that time of year that is as synonymous with the stage version of A Christmas
This new play by Beau Willimon, creator of TV series House of Cards, explores the complex marital arrangements of a Washington DC
Before the first preview of Follies at the National Theatre back in August, one of the show's performers, Philip Quast, texted me
If nothing else, the world premiere of Steve Martin’s latest Broadway play Meteor Shower is testament to the power of celebrity: not
In the swirl of sexual abuse and harassment allegations doing the rounds, the suffering of the victims is paramount " there is
I recently wrote of returning to see Follies at the National Theatre twice, two nights apart, and last week I saw Everybody’s
There’s nothing like a panto dame, to paraphrase the famous Rodgers and Hammerstein song from South Pacific. And the best of them
In an interview in The Observer last week, Denise Gough commented, when she was asked why she preferred to be called an
The guardian angel of the Hackney Empire shudders at acquiring veteran status as she directs Cinderella, her 19th pantomime for the venue,
There's a deeply uncomfortable moment towards the end of the National Theatre's production of Follies when Philip Quast, playing Benjamin Stone, sings:
I’ve often admitted to my passion for revisiting shows again and again, and far from a law of diminishing returns, I find
I’m always in search of great new musicals. Nothing quite equals the buzz and excitement of discovering a new musical that fires
Ever since the Royal Shakespeare Company premiered the original (and still running) English-language version of Les Miserables in 1985, theatres have chased
We have reached a crossroads in the ongoing harassment scandal. When discussing abuse allegations, it's important to reiterate that Harvey Weinstein and
Some performers are stage actors and others are film or television actors: better suited either for the larger gestures of filling a
After generating a buzz in Sheffield, Everybody's Talking About Jamie is transferring to London. The show's star tells Mark Shenton how his
Actors are, believe it or not, like the rest of us: they have to live in their bodies 24/7, not just when
James Graham, who already has two plays running side by side on St Martin’s Lane with Ink and Labour of Love, may
When I previously wrote a top 10 of Britain’s theatrical cities, Manchester was second only to London. It’s still my favourite city
Few plays capture the devastating nihilism of depression quite as acutely as Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. Andrew Upton’s intense new version " originally