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Based on Jonny Steinberg's book about a refugee's true story as he progresses through Africa after setting off from Mogadishu
'Within a few years of migrating to London, he was living in one of the wealthiest parishes in the city'
Comedians have paid tribute to Cognito following his death on Thursday evening
It has been 12 years since the dame last appeared on stage " but now she's back with 'A German Life', a one-woman play about Goebbels secretary Brunhilde Pomsel. Paul Taylor charts the actor…
Ceremony took place at the Royal Albert Hall in London and was attended by the Duchess of Cambridge
The programme, consisting of Broken Wings and The Rite of Spring, follows the success of 2016's She Said
Both Caryl Churchill's classic and Ibsen's 'A Doll's House' woke their audiences up to the necessity of a feminist movement and also to the pain inescapable from progress
As Cillian Murphy stars in Enda Walsh's stage adaptation of the novel by Max Porter, Douglas Greenwood reflects on how, since his own mother's death, grief and imagination have always been i…
This honourable work in telling victims' stories is let down by the fact there isn't much story to tell
From the star-crossed lovers of Lauren Cuthbertson and Matthew Ball to the bite of the sword fights, it's an urgent blend of lyricism, storytelling and feeling
Recent theatre productions starring mature singers have inspired theatre critic Paul Taylor to pay tribute to the nuances and joys " rather than fear " to be found in ageing voices
For their joint appearance Verdi's 'La forza del destino' at Covent Garden, black-market tickets were going at £7,000 a pair, even a month before curtain-up
The acting is excellent throughout, with K Todd Freeman impressing
A Facebook post from September 2014 sees her write that Christians 'have begun to twist the word of God' when it comes to the acceptance of homosexuality
'Frozen' has been running on Broadway for a year and received three Tony award nominations
Jamie Lloyd directs an exceptionally thoughtful and searching revival of this time-reverse play
'Once Upon a One More Time' will utilise the singer's back catalogue of hits to tell the story of a book club attended by fairytale princesses
As 'Betrayal' returns to the stage, starring Tom Hiddleston, Paul Taylor looks at the vast body of art in which people are shown living their lives backwards " to arresting and revealing eff…
Thoughtful, ambitious and vividly danced, it's another success for a company going from strength to strength
The New Yorker is widely considered one of the most important choreographers working today. Roslyn Sulcas meets him
Actor will star in the production that will 'take you to uncomfortable places'
This is both a romcom set in the workplace and a feminist drama
In the Best Actor category, Ian McKellen received his 11th Olivier nomination for his performance as King Lear
This programme marks 25 years of the company
It would be impossible to imagine a more complete antidote to Neil LaBute's 2002 play 'The Mercy Seat' than this warm musical by Irene Sankoff and David Hein
