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Gasp! Middle-class parents lose their sense of humour
Her play 'Art' earned $200m and was performed in 35 languages - yet the French writer Yasmina Reza doesn't get the respect she feels she deserves. Will a starry new play and a year in the in…
DJ, political activist, novelist... is there no end to Mike Read's talents? Some would say yes, but he is undaunted " and plans to take his much-maligned play 'Oscar' to New York.
She tells Demetrios Matheou about her 'rather exciting' new life
John Gielgud's arrest for cottaging in 1953 sparked public outrage and, for the actor, private agony. A new play tells the story of the scandal
Emotional complexity is the key to great drama, and there's no finer exponent on stage today than Simon Russell Beale. The actor talks to David Lister about his career
"In the UK," said someone at a 1999 academic conference, "David Bradby is French theatre."
Snappier writing and shorter attention spans keep theatregoers in their seats
Imaginative productions pack a devastating punch
Knightley and Moss pass test - but a lesser name tops the class
I don't often do musicals but appearing in Me and My Girl has been the happiest engagement I've ever had. It's a joyous show that touches on a theme still relevant 74 years after it was writ…
Practice of 'premium pricing' for popular shows hides the true cost of booking the best seats
New York theatre is in crisis - with word of mouth so bad that shows are closing even before opening night.
Choreographer sets up talent competition to inspire youngsters
First the Dorfman Theatre, now the Sackler Serpentine - patrons are filling the gap in arts funding
He's a genius of English theatre, but his new play is being premiered in a pub. Mark Ravenhill wonders how it went wrong
A new stage version of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown could be a musical too far, says Sarah Hughes
