The South African-born New Zealand comedian reflects on how her traumatic childhood shaped her humour and refusing to roast her 13-year-old daughter’s friendsGet our weekend culture and li…
The 55-year-old actor has been playing Emcee in Cabaret, which will now shut a month earlier than planned Billy Porter is "recovering from a serious case of sepsis", forcing the early closur…
12 Last Songs gives a stage to everyday workers: wallpaperers, florists, hairdressers. It asks them big questions " and stirs big feelings Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Can you…
The 77-year-old, who is blind in one eye and has poor vision in the other, spoke of his health issues at a gala performance of The Devil Wears Prada Elton John has revealed at a gala perform…
St Petersburg's Mariinsky Theatre says dancer was taking painkillers for an injury and fell from fifth floor The acclaimed Russian ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov has died aged 39. Shklyaro…
The comedian and Lady Dynamite creator talks about Godzilla, her deep hatred of Steven Spielberg's War Horse, and living in Australia for a year In your memoir Sure, I'll Join Your Cult, you…
Suhani Shah turned professional in first grade " and she has even had to convince people she's not actually magic There are stage parents and then there are Suhani Shah's. When Shah " at age…
Exclusive: Fringe investigation finds complaints from two performers about Simone Pulga's behaviour to be substantiated Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our mornin…
Company's artistic director David Hallberg says he was 'shocked' by critic's review and that critique of dancers' bodies is 'not acceptable' Sign up for our rundown of must-reads, pop cultur…
Harry Milas' sleight of hand skills are so good that he now helps to expose gambling rings. He explains the tricks of the trade " and why he hates casinos Get our weekend culture and lifesty…
Known by his last name alone and beloved for his performance as Tevye in both the musical and film, Topol's death was announced by Israel's president Chaim Topol, the Israeli actor and singe…
Comedian lays into victimhood, Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband during his new standup show, saying 'she hurt him way more than he hurt me' Chris Rock has spoken at length for the first ti…
Julia Hales' play is a witty love letter to the Aussie soap, while asking questions about the representation of Down's syndrome in mainstream entertainment Julia Hales didn't know she had Do…
A three-and-a-half-hour version of the show has opened in Australia and the US. While a lot has been cut, there are also new tricks " and tweaks to a crucial relationship Get our weekend cu…
Comedian criticised for 'dangerous' special, in which he says he supports trans rights while joking about the genitalia of trans women and HIV Ricky Gervais' new Netflix special SuperNature …
Back to Back, an ensemble of disabled actors, wins DK2.5m Ibsen prize for their 'exciting, unsettling and thought-provoking' work Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email and listen to o…
Writers including Salman Rushdie, Hari Kunzru and Slavoj Žižek say the 2019 Nobel laureate 'combines great insight with shocking ethical blindness' Olga Tokarczuk: the dreadlocked femi…
Noel Fielding, Thom Yorke and Cumberbatch tell us why they love Letters Live, the performances of correspondence where anything can happen It's a blustery Saturday night and around 900 peopl…
Hamilton creator has bought New York's century-old Drama Book Shop with two collaborators from his hit musical, after soaring rents looked set to close itYears after writing his breakout mus…
New suit claims Aaron Sorkin adaptation may have to be scrapped over alleged differences between the play and novel, as producers offer to stage disputed work at federal courtIn a courtroom …
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Newsflash: the Harry Potter author introduced the teenage education activist at her sold-out talk at the Edinburgh festival Continue reading...
Comedian Henry to play the revered and troubled US standup and actor in a biopic directed by Michael Buffong Lenny Henry, Idris Elba among stars urging more TV ethnic diversity cash Continu…
James Mayhew is the 2014 Illustrator-in-Residence at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. In this gallery to mark the 25th anniversary of the much-loved picture book, Katie's Picture S…
The highly anticipated 2015 production, starring the Sherlock actor, will include 100 £10 seats on offer for each performance Benedict Cumberbatch to play Hamlet Before Sherlock and Star …