Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ticket sale: Over 175,000 tickets sell in just eight hours by Jess Denham, Jess Denham

Fans spent hours queueing online for the chance to watch the eighth part in JK Rowling's Hogwarts series

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:00am on October 29, 2015☆⚑

Husbands and Sons, Dorfman, National Theatre, review: A magnificent evening of revelatory marvels by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

The work presents three of D H Lawrence's stage masterpieces, written between 1911 and 1913, as a single composite drama

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:49am on October 28, 2015☆⚑

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child tickets sold on second-hand websites by touts for up to £2,200 by Jack Shepherd, Jack Shepherd

Buying preview tickets through official outlets cost as little as £10

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:49am on October 28, 2015☆⚑

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child tickets: JK Rowling fans caught waiting for hours in queue of thousands by Jess Denham, Jess Denham

Potter fans are making light of their frustration with Hogwarts-themed tweets and memes

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:48am on October 28, 2015☆⚑

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child tickets are on sale today - here's how to get one by Matilda Battersby, Matilda Battersby

Those Potter fans who registered for priority booking will get them today. The rest of us Muggles will have to wait until Friday

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:26am on October 28, 2015☆⚑

The Royal Ballet's star duo reveal how they've become the best pairing in years by Jessica Duchen, Jessica Duchen

The red-haired stars Steven McRae and Iana Salenko praise each other in an exclusive interview at their rehearsal

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:32pm on October 27, 2015☆⚑

Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse: Legends! - comedy review: Smashie and Nicey have a hit on their hands by Veronica Lee, Veronica Lee

The comedy duo celebrate 25 years of their partnership with a new 'very funny' performance

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:32pm on October 27, 2015☆⚑

The Magna Carta Plays, Salisbury Playhouse, review: A genuinely thought-provoking evening by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

This selection of plays about the iconic charter is uneven in quality, but well worth the trip

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:33am on October 27, 2015☆⚑

Carmen, Royal Opera House, review: A clunky ending to a sleek mixed bill by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

It's an elaborate, expensive staging, but Carlos Acosta's choreography is derivative

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:19am on October 27, 2015☆⚑

Charlotte Church: From 'Voice of an Angel' to unlikely spokesperson for the disenfranchised " but what next? by Simmy Richman, Simmy Richman

Angelic and off the rails, outspoken and in the pages of OK! " Church has done it all. Now she's taking on Dylan Thomas

SOURCE: The Independent at 3:18pm on October 26, 2015☆⚑

The Bodyguard disrupted by woman singing along 'loudly and badly' by Jess Denham, Jess Denham

One audience member described the atmosphere as "more like a football match" than a night at the theatre

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:56am on October 26, 2015☆⚑

Frederick Ashton: Remembering the incredible career of the Royal Ballet's founder choreographer by Kevin O'Hare, Kevin O'Hare

Ashton will always be essential to the Royal Ballet because his works are our heritage

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:38am on October 25, 2015☆⚑

Orpheus, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, theatre review: I cried and laughed in equal measure by Michael Church, Michael Church

Powered by Christian Curnyn and his brilliant Early Opera Company band, this is an absolutely entrancing show

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:42am on October 25, 2015☆⚑

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Potter gets ready for the stage as a middle-aged father of three by Nick Clark, Nick Clark

When Harry Potter steps out on to the West End stage next year, fans may be in for a shock

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:26pm on October 23, 2015☆⚑

Macbeth: Shakespeare's tale of a paranoid killer strays far from the facts by Catherine Wells, Catherine Wells

A new 'Macbeth' film is out today, peddling the Bard's tale of a paranoid killer. In fact, he ruled Scotland very well for 17 years, says Catherine Wells, author of a novel about him

SOURCE: The Independent at 3:12pm on October 23, 2015☆⚑

Everything you need to know about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Matilda Battersby, Matilda Battersby

So, it turns out the 'cursed child' isn't Harry. Here are a few other things you might like to know

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:17am on October 23, 2015☆⚑

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child details revealed: Eighth Potter story will be about Harry's son Albus Severus by Matilda Battersby, Matilda Battersby

It turns out Albus Severus is the 'cursed child' and not Harry as previously thought

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:04am on October 23, 2015☆⚑

TTIP: Play about controversial trade deal opens in Bradford City Council chambers by Nick Clark, Nick Clark

The Deal Versus the People 'examines how we are affected by neo-liberal trade deals in a poetic way'

SOURCE: The Independent at 4:16pm on October 21, 2015☆⚑

Plaques and Tangles, Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court, London, review: A terrific feat of imagination and fact by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Dementia has now become what daffodils were to Wordsworth to some of the keenest artistic minds of our era

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:44am on October 21, 2015☆⚑

Joanne, Soho Theatre, London, review: Tanya Moodie is terrific in this powerful collaboration by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Moodie is as big-heartedly there as Joanne herself seems to be defined by elusiveness and absence

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:44am on October 21, 2015☆⚑

The Odyssey: Artistic director Rupert Goold says he plans to exhibit event at different venues across London by Nick Clark, Nick Clark

'We've decided to make it harder for ourselves by moving it around London'

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:03pm on October 20, 2015☆⚑

David Oyelowo to play Othello opposite Spectre's Daniel Craig by Christopher Hooton, Christopher Hooton

Oyelowo is no stranger to Shakespeare

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:49pm on October 19, 2015☆⚑

Young Chekhov: The Birth of a Genius, Chichester Festival Theatre review: A 12-hour triumph by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

It will be a crime against life if Young Chekhov doesn't transfer

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:17am on October 19, 2015☆⚑

Of Riders and Running Horses, NCP Car Park Farringdon, London, review: It's high energy, but the mood is relaxed by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

The dancing is cheerful and spontaneous, with skips and runs and hip hop twitches

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:34am on October 18, 2015☆⚑

Gigi: How a west London theatre is putting the darkness back into a play best known as a sunny musical by Nick Clark, Nick Clark

A £7.7m Broadway show of the 1944 French novella flopped, with critics complaining the production was too 'squeaky clean'

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:27pm on October 17, 2015☆⚑