Troubadour Canary Wharf theatre, LondonEye-popping visuals and a strong lead performance energise Matthew Dunster's production " but the emotion gets lost amid the action A luminous bow hove…
Starting with Macbeth, online platform using rehearsal-based teaching methods aims to transform study of the Bard Act 1. Scene 1. A classroom in a secondary school in Peterborough. It is a d…
Soho theatre, LondonThe comedian considers his Brummie and Middle East identities in a polished set about belonging British-Iraqi comedian Hasan Al-Habib's eye-catching show is about coming …
In his first hit play, now receiving another starry revival, the celebrated dramatist's analysis of the American psyche is steeped in European tradition The British theatre's long love affai…
St James Theatre, New York The Wicked star reunites with composer Stephen Schwartz for a flashy yet exhausting adaptation of the acclaimed documentary Like the US Capitol a century later, Ve…
Speaking at a screening of hit play The Fifth Step, the actor reveals he is 'not comfortable at all on camera' Slow Horses star Jack Lowden has said it was a "relief" to return to the stage …
Old Laundry theatre in Bowness-on-Windermere will change its name next year and premiere show to mark 10th anniversary of comedian's death A theatre in the Lake District is to be renamed for…
Her natural performance in Willy Russell's masterpiece seemed effortless but Collins found it hugely challenging " and still made every day a party Pauline Collins was a unique phenomenon: a…
Buzzy comedian becomes one of the only female stand-ups to host the show, following in the footsteps of Joan Rivers and Amy Schumer It was a night of fresh faces at Saturday Night Live. In t…
Ola Ince, who has refreshed Agatha Christie's record-breaking mystery, says 'we all fancy ourselves as detectives' Audiences left hungry for more suspense after the nail-biting Celebrity Tra…
In the Royal Court's Porn Play, Ambika Mod stars as an academic hiding a damaging addiction. She and the drama's creators discuss the challenges of staging masturbation, and getting audience…
Hampstead theatre, LondonOverbearing life coach Winston and reluctant daughter Joy take a road trip through repression and half-spoken feelings Nancy Farino's debut play looks at the fault l…
Theatr Clwyd, MoldThis could have been a powerful play about rebellion but a busy plot and flatly drawn central character make it a missed opportunity John Jones's life is ripe for dramatisa…
Responding to an interview with Anthony Hopkins, Colin Lovelace pays tribute to the artistic director who gave a break to him and many other actors Regarding your interview with Anthony Hop…
Actor who earned an Oscar nomination for portraying Shirley Valentine, a dissatisfied housewife who sets off on a romantic quest in Greece The actor Pauline Collins, who has died aged 85 aft…
A fringe favourite for his Houdini and Dracula spoofs, 'comedy's best kept secret' has finally had his breakout moment " in the least likely fashion When Nick Mohammed first toured his lates…
Sadler's Wells East, LondonAkeim Toussaint Buck's bass-heavy production invites the audience to get up and lose themselves in the music A must for reggae lovers, and anyone in the market fo…
In documentary Coexistence, My Ass!, Noam Shuster Eliassi uses humor and honesty to turn a one-woman show into something politically radical In the late 2010s, Noam Shuster Eliassi was worki…
Midway through the Broadway run of Waiting for Godot with his Bill & Ted co-star Keanu, the actor-director talks about his new film, Adulthood, overcoming the abuse he endured as a young…
The Space Man singer said he was honoured to take lead in Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera, due to open at the London Palladium next summer The singer-songwriter Sam Ryder, best known for hi…
Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonInitially buckling under the world's weight, seven dancers shed fear and hold on to joy as they replace climate anxiety with collective action Eulogising a show f…
Family pays tribute to actor who was a 'bright, sparky, witty presence on stage and screen' Pauline Collins " a life in pictures Peter Bradshaw on Pauline Collins The Shirley Valentine act…
Collins, the actor best known for Shirley Valentine, has died aged 85. The stage and screen star died at a care home in London surrounded by family, who called her 'a bright, sparky, witty p…
Stand Comedy Club, GlasgowAn emergency in the audience halts the gravel-voiced comic's set but he brings it to an uproarious close in the foyer 'Why weren't you like this through there?!" W…
Genteel manners of first world war story about repressed passion delivered with surprising sexual candour Alan Bennett's new film, directed by Nicholas Hytner, is a quiet and consistent plea…