853 stories by "Matt Trueman"
Alison Steadman in Zola's Thérèse Raquin and Felicity Kendal in Noël Coward's Hay Fever among the castingsAlison Steadman, Felicity Kendal and Tim Pigott-Smith will lead productions at …
Chris Thorpe's repackaging of Dr Faustus instils a message that young adults need to hear, says Matt Trueman
Ellen McDougall directs a plosive, percussive production of Hayley Squires's Glitterland that keeps you right on edge, says Matt Trueman
Lithgow will be the first actor to tackle the role for the legendary Central Park festival since James Earl Jones in 1973John Lithgow will play King Lear in New York's Central Park this summ…
Dark Knight co-star will join Ewan McGregor in The Real Thing revival. Plus, Sting ships maritime musical to the Great White Way and Hugh Jackman to host Tony awards … againMaggie Gyllenha…
Father and son John and Lex Shrapnel are not just sharing the stage in their new production " they're confined in a glass cube and can't see the audience"It's a very strange thing to be lock…
Caryl Churchill's A Number still packs a punch in Michael Longhursts's revival
Rupert Goold's first season as the theatre's artistic director includes two futuristic takes on famous familiesRupert Goold's first season at the Almeida theatre will focus on two of the mos…
How will Rupert Goold top turning American Psycho into a hit musical? By making Prince Charles king and unleashing The Simpsons' Mr Burns. The director talks to Matt Trueman about risks, rio…
Breaking Bad star takes on towering role of former US president Lyndon B Johnson in Robert Schenkkan's new playOne is a chemistry teacher turned crystal meth cook; the other is the 36th pres…
The star of One Man, Two Guvnors on the nightly pain of his role, his need for burgers and why onesies are the perfect backstage outfitI've been in this dressing room for almost two years " …
Star will take over the role of the crackpot confectioner in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory later this yearAlex Jennings has found the golden ticket: he will arrive at Roald Dahl's famous…
The actor and director will return this summer in a new production of Antony and Cleopatra opposite Phil DanielsEve Best will return to Shakespeare's Globe this summer to lead a new producti…
Veteran actor cast for Roaring Girls Stratford season as theatre unveils first world war theme for autumn/winterEileen Atkins is set to return to the Royal Shakespeare Company after a seven-…
Green Wing and Peep Show stars will replace Stephen Mangan and Matthew Macfadyen in Perfect Nonsense from AprilThere's a new Jeeves and Wooster in town: Mark Heap and Robert Webb are set to …
Experimental theatre makers Analogue's new show Re-Enactment is brilliantly conceived but needs clearer connections, says Matt Trueman
Robert Zemeckis and co-writer Bob Gale reunite for West End version by British director Jamie LloydThe West End looks set to rock around the clock: Back to the Future is to become a West End…
Lisa Dwan on the importance of keeping her inner monologue at bay " and why you don't want to burp doing BeckettMy dressing room is a bit of a sanctuary. It's where I take my anxieties, my s…
Nominees for the $25,000 US prize honouring female playwrights include Brits Lucy Kirkwood, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Lucy PrebbleFive British dramatists are among the 10 finalists for the Su…
Leeds bike champion Beryl Burton's remarkable story will play in home city to coincide with Tour de France's opening stagesFor most actors, playing Hamlet would be enough for a single year "…
Giant gorilla aims to succeed where Spider-Man failed and pull in New York's theatre crowdsBoth are famous for climbing skyscrapers, but King Kong looks set to attempt a feat that Spider-Ma…
Kinnear wins awards for his debut play, The Herd, and his performance in Othello, while Almeida theatre comes out on topRory Kinnear has managed a rare double victory at this year's Critics'…
Unveiling a new portrait of herself in London on Australia Day, star says UK is looking 'more rundown than ever'"Who knows what it is to be Australian?" Dame Edna Everage is trying to drum u…
For some critics, the new production is the 'most satisfying' in ages, for others it suffered from director Sam Mendes's 'errors of judgment'. Here's how the critics weighed in' Read Michael…
Hollywood heads to the Great White Way, with Close appearing in an unnamed production, Bradley Cooper playing The Elephant Man and Hugh Jackman teaming up with Jez ButterworthBroadway will w…
