853 stories by "Matt Trueman"
The visionary French director, whose Bayreuth Ring cycle left an indelible mark on modern opera, has died of lung cancerPatrice Chéreau, the acclaimed French stage and screen director, has …
Actor to star as Patrick Bateman in musical adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's tale of a banker turned serial killerTalk about a regeneration: Doctor Who star Matt Smith is to follow his four…
The actor has poured cold water on speculation that his stage success might lead to a Broadway outing for the boy wizardDon't expect to see a chorus line of Quidditch players any time soon. …
Takings rose £7m since the previous financial year " thanks in part to the West End transfer of War HorseThe National Theatre (NT) has announced that it generated more than £87m last y…
Recently knighted Blackadder star will narrate The Wind in the Willows in Royal Opera's West End transferHis best-loved comic creation, Baldrick, couldn't see the point in theatre " but Tony…
Comedian breaks news on Sky Sports and says that his recently diagnosed Parkinson's disease will not affect his workBilly Connolly has been given the all-clear from prostate cancer, followin…
New artistic director needs to redefine mission of company and venue, following departing Nicholas Hytner's decade of triumphsRunning the National Theatre famously drove him to thoughts of s…
Prisoners star indicates he is open to offers in city where he last trod the boards in 2002, singling out Old Vic for praiseLondon's artistic directors might want to give Jake Gyllenhaal's a…
No love at first sight for US critics as David Leveaux's Romeo and Juliet, also starring Condola RashÄd, opens in New YorkVanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones " widely slated in the Old …
Sherlock actor in talks with producer Sonia Friedman to play Dane in London's West End next yearSherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch is in "advanced discussions" to play Hamlet in the West End…
Injustices facing women today to be subject of Calm Down, Dear, a three-week event by Camden People's TheatreEdinburgh Comedy award-winner Bridget Christie is to star in a festival of femini…
The former Writers' Guild president says universities undervalue traditional playwriting, despite industry-wide increaseThe playwright David Edgar has accused universities of a "profound ide…
Ben Miller to star in new London comedy set during Gordon Brown's time in office, by Mock the Week's Dan PattersonFrom Peter Viggers' duck house to Richard Timney's adult entertainment, parl…
Biography reveals Brendan O'Carroll was taken into custody after death of former business partner, Kevin MooreBrendan O'Carroll, the creator of smash-hit BBC sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys, was onc…
Frustrated by British theatre's conservatism, the Lyric Hammersmith boss has decided to shake things up with a season of secret shows"A lot of theatre is quite boring," says Sean Holmes, ful…
Six research scientists at Large Hadron Collider facility will host comedy night in bid to broaden science's appealDespite the one about the Higgs boson that goes to church (you can't have m…
Boublil and Schönberg's epic French revolution musical tops list of 100 shows chosen by JemmThree listenersLes Misérables has been voted the greatest musical of all time in a public poll c…
Jean-Pierre Jeunet expresses 'profound disgust' for stage version but says he sold musical rights to help children's charityThe director of Amélie has poured scorn on a forthcoming musical …
Composer Dan Messé of indie band Hem is working on stage adaptation of whimsical 2001 French comedyAmélie, the whimsical French film that received five Oscar nominations, is set to become …
Shortlist for biggest prize in UK comedy throws spotlight on homegrown talent, ranging from feminist standup to a show about the dangers of school reunionsThis year's Edinburgh comedy awards…
Comedian Rob Auton beats rivals on all-male shortlist to scoop TV channel Dave's funniest joke of the fringe awardWhat do you give a former paintbrush seller with a cracking gag about chocol…
World's most expensive musical goes dark for one night after dancer's ankle injuryAnother performer has suffered a serious injury during Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, which cancelled Thursd…
With a live musical in the works and at least two more series to come, the hit US show goes on despite death of young starThe hit musical television series Glee is reportedly being made into…
King's Head to develop verbatim work, titled Sochi 2014, in response to Putin's new law and subsequent public outcryA London pub theatre is to stage a protest piece in response to the anti-g…
The Events, Ciara, Grounded and Quietly win awards for Edinburgh's new-writing hubShows at the Traverse theatre " which this year celebrates its 50th birthday " have dominated the first batc…
