A trio of leading men from Russian companies are set to restore British passion for the ballet after a year of backstage drama at the BolshoiBefore he was fired as director of the Bolshoi Ba…
His new play, The Ferryman, follow-up to Jerusalem, has been rapturously received at the Royal Court. Far from resting his laurels, his next venture is a historical TV blockbusterAudiences w…
After 10 years of self-imposed exile, the playwright is enjoying a renaissance. However, she says that female dramatists are still being disregardedPlaywright Timberlake Wertenbaker was once…
Creator of acclaimed West End show and Royal Court chief raise fears due to limited access to training for those from outside LondonBritish stage triumphs such as the West End's Harry Potter…
Supermodel's family revive operetta based on 17th-century story of American Indian slaveThe "true and exact history" of Yarico, a 17th-century female slave, goes to the core of the shame of …
Debate over bias towards actors from a privileged background persists as London rolls out the red carpetAt the Royal Albert Hall tonight, as glittering prizes are handed out in the annual Ba…
Revival of play about the Regency dandy reminds its creator of its unusual birthAny promising career can falter when an unguarded remark goes down badly. For the Regency buck "Beau" Brummell…
As Nicholas Serota, Kasper Holten and Martin Roth move on, the race is on to protect their legacy as funding cuts biteFor at least a decade, the arts have reliably made headlines in this cou…
Ira Aldridge was the first non-white actor to portray Othello in England. Now his legacy will play a key role in the city's bid to be the capital of cultureWhen Ira Aldridge stepped on stage…
Critics acclaim a triumphant return to the stage for the former MP, undiminished in her powers at the age of 80There were raging storms, banishments, stabbings, eye-gougings, poisonings and …
The UK creative world is warning of the damage Brexit could have on the arts " at a time when they are more economically vital than everAs Britain grapples with the behemoth that is Brexit, …
Patrick Marber and James Graham tell Vanessa Thorpe why it's vital performing arts stay on syllabusPatrick Marber and James Graham, two of Britain's most highly regarded playw…
The cheeky comic actor is best known for her audacious cameos in the films Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids. But, as her forthcoming role in Guys and Dolls suggests, she is also equipped for th…
Of course there is swearing in the National's production of The Threepenny Opera. The play is an attack on bourgeois valuesEver wanted to stand up in front of a vast crowd of genteel, cultur…
Former 007 makes film appeal to raise funds for Ovalhouse, the London drama group that inspired his careerPierce Brosnan came to fame playing poised and imperturbable characters such as 007 …
They were rarities in Restoration theatre. But, as a new exhibition shows, the Bard's first actresses were brave pioneersGreat Elizabethan and Georgian stage stars, such as Will Kempe, Richa…
A puppet musical show co-written by Alan Ayckbourn will bring out the villainy in a nursery classic as part of celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of Potter's birthBeatrix Potter's bu…
Now that Bob Mortimer has recovered from his recent heart surgery, he can join partner Vic Reeves for their 25th anniversary tour. Expect a homely British take on the absurdIt is the tour th…
Opera House opens centre of excellence in Thurrock to train a new generation to make the outfits it is world-famous forRoyal Opera House costume collection " in picturesThey embroidered the …
Professor of music pushes 'blasphemous' idea of concerts where people can talk or walk out in middle of a movement
For lovers of Parisian theatre, the first days of 2011 have a slightly melancholy edge. On New Year's Eve the hugely influential English director Peter Brook finally ended his 36-year tenure…
Dame Helen Mirren, Kenneth Branagh and Jeremy Irons among actors voicing dismay at potential impact of cutsA cast of stars from the first rank of British acting talent has sounded the alarm …
The likes of Helen Mirren, Imelda Staunton and Julia McKenzie show skills rather than surgery are the way to successBotox and surgical artifice are not the way for a woman to prolong a caree…
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Play Fred and Madge will have its first profession staging later this summer and is said to be based on the playwright's parentsJoe Orton's "lost" first play, described by his sist…