Alasdair Buchan, who directed his version aged 11 in 1997, will play mysterious stranger in long-running whodunnit As the curtain falls on every performance of The Mousetrap, the world's lo…
As the career of the pioneering writer is remembered, an 1688 copy of her novel Oroonoko is the cherry on the cake The striking name of the playwright and novelist Aphra Behn, pioneering que…
TV head hopes programme will spark 'a #MeToo moment for men' ahead of two-part show on the Oscar-winning actor One of the producers of a Channel 4 documentary that contains fresh claims that…
New arts lobby group says plight that hits even top bodies such as Royal Shakespeare Company makes entire country poorer The vast majority of England's biggest subsidised cultural institutio…
Performers and producers say arts are being 'sanitised' amid more sensitive attitudes towards swearing and sexual politics An annual "poster war" has raged between rival promoters for as lon…
The historical novelist's first play looks again at the 'panto villain' image of the king reviled by Shakespeare There is one king who simply will not lie down quietly and stay in the past. …
Producers of West End show Vardy v Rooney say surprise legal move to trademark a pun will be referred to in script A big publicity boost for a West End show can come from the most unexpected…
Audiences can choose from a glut of Ebenezers this festive season, with the infamous miser a more pointed character than ever in these hard times This Christmas, whatever the weather, it wil…
Australian comedian scoops £10,000 prize as Mexican-born American Lara Ricote is named best newcomer The top comedy prizes at this year's Edinburgh festival fringe have gone to foreign ta…
Edinburgh Fringe show sets out to tell the tale of the code-breaker whose crucial work on German cyphers helped win the second world war From a social outcast to an object of national pity a…
Nica Burns, driving force of the festival's comedy prize, talks about the winners and losers in 40 years of the hugely influential event Comedians have a reputation for being tough: the stre…
Alan Bleasdale works with Sherwood creator James Graham to revisit TV masterpiece When Boys from the Blackstuff went out on television four decades ago, it was hailed as a show that would s…
Distinguished ballet choreographer takes issue with views of his friend, dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov ' Russia-Ukraine war " latest updates Russian artists and performers must not stay silent …
Demand is growing to allow flexible working for cast as well as crew in the theatre industry If disaster strikes in the theatre, an understudy replaces a leading actor, sometimes even during…
The woes of Britain's government offer a rich seam of comedy and it's being mined in theatres and on TVs across the country "Aren't we all having fun? What about you in the back row? Yes, we…
Criticism from David Baddiel and others prompts about-turn on play due to open this week Al Smith may not be the first British playwright to ask "What's in a name?", but this weekend he had …
David Harewood cast as William Buckley in James Graham's new play of fiery 1968 debates with Gore Vidal It was a battle royale fought between American political titans, and it played out on …
Monty Python star has reinvented his play The Weekend as musical theatre Theatres are about to embark on a new "golden age" thanks to the combination of freshly enthused audiences and a driv…
While capacity crowds are now allowed, productions are being shut down by isolation rules as cast members are 'pinged' Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage West End …
Hit musical Jersey Boys will be first show at the 630-seater Trafalgar theatre in the West End The curtain goes up on Monday on at least one piece of certain good news for the troubled West …
Only a handful of events will be staged this year as producers complain about 'dithering' by council and Scottish government Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A…
Impresario Nica Burns is giving 23 young producers their big break with a showcase at top London venues When the curtains finally rise on West End stages again in May, should there really be…
Donors contribute to buy painting of Tamara Karsavina, co-founder of the London ballet school A rare and valuable portrait of the Russian ballerina Tamara Karsavina, Anna Pavlova's great riv…
Small, agile productions are preparing for a May start, as experts predict virtual events will outlast the pandemic Live entertainment is coming back in two halves, much like a traditional n…
Songs from the composer's doomed show about the Israeli stateswoman will make their debut online The self-taught musical genius Lionel Bart was the Londoner who first successfully challenge…