Sweeney Todd school play takes 'realistic' too far leaving two boys hospitalised with neck cuts
The school headmaster has insited that it was an 'unfortunate mistake' as safety precautions had been taken
The school headmaster has insited that it was an 'unfortunate mistake' as safety precautions had been taken
Published in 1623, the First Folio brought together the majority of Shakespeare's plays
Bourne's new production will premiere at the Theatre Royal Plymouth in November before heading to London for Christmas
The actor makes her West End debut, returning to the iconic role featured in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical version of the 1950 film
The award capped a night on which the theatre industry also proclaimed its diversity with wins for Matt Henry and David Bedella
Though the actor's run at the Almeida nearly clashed with his Sherlock co-star's own performance in the role
Audience members will be allowed to "pause" participation in The Hunt, by entering "safe areas"
First staged in 1611, The Tempest is widely thought to have been the last play the Bard wrote alone
A reflection on the play often seen as William Shakespeare's own valedictory message
The ground Richard invites us to sit on " to 'tell sad stories of the death of kings' " is common ground to all
Richard II is the first in a four-part series, followed by the two Henry IV plays and Henry V
When we celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death, we celebrate a mythical figure, who we know little about
Rupert Goold, the Almeida's artistic director, tells Holly Williams that it will bring theatre to a whole new audience
This is a flawed but fascinating and beautiful piece of art
The Merchant of Venice was probably written between 1596 and 1598
Essiedu radiates the impudent charisma, energy and wounded idealism of youth
In the right hands, this 'tragedy' boasts almost as many laugh-lines as a play by Oscar Wilde
From the plot and themes to the most famous lines " everything you need to know about Richard III
Dizzyingly perfect, Twelfth Night is the ultimate comedy of love
Twelfth Night, or What You Will was probably finished between 1600 and 1601 and first performed in 1602
Guy Keleny kicks off the final week of our Shakespeare series with a reflection on Henry V
The future of British theatre is here " and damned if he's going to be Earth-bound
The first known production was on 1 November 1604; it has hardly fallen out of favour since
The story would work if he were Jewish in a Muslim community, a New Yorker in a small Idaho town, or a Korean in China
The proceedings are enjoyable but rarely generate the requisite helpless hilarity and have a rather dated feel, however