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The actor best known for his TV comedies talks to Rachel Shields about his latest stage role - sinister tycoon Aristotle Onassis
New 'immersion experiences' make the audience the focus of events
All change at The King's Head. London's first fringe theatre is reinventing itself, with a little help from Joanna Lumley, Jonathan Miller and Mark Ravenhill.
Sally Hawkins is best known for playing characters with a sunny disposition, but Leigh Singer finds steel behind her smile
Claudio Monteverdi laid the template for an art-form but, says Jessica Duchen, now his own tragic life is taking centre-stage
David Hare has written intelligent and accessible drama for both screen and theatre. Here, he talks to Clemency Burton-Hill about the state of the arts in Britain and the loss of support for…
Last week, I went to see Thomas Kyd's gory revenge play The Spanish Tragedy, performed on the archaeological remains of the first Elizabethan theatre on Bankside, where it had its very first…
The play contains allusions to his secret Down's syndrome child and marriage to Marilyn Monroe
Poet, prophet or loner? Contrasting takes on Shakespeare's great Dane remain one of the joys of the theatre, says Michael Coveney
A unique copy of Shakespeare's Hamlet which was given to an actor by the Nazi leader Hermann Goering is expected to fetch up to £5,000 when it goes under the hammer this month.
It's written by Bono, and features spectacular stunts, but ticket sales are slow
As 'Les Miserables' celebrates its 25th anniversary, its producer Cameron Mackintosh talks to Arifa Akbar about frugality and the future of British theatre
Steven Berkoff may be among the most acclaimed playwrights and actors of his generation but he revealed he would much rather have been a tailor, like his father, given a choice between the t…
Very fashionable, Coward. And suddenly so very contemporary, with productions simply all over the place.
It is one of Britain's best-loved novels, but 'Birdsong' has always stumped screenwriters. So what made Rachel Wagstaff think she could bring it to the stage?
They are musical geniuses, says Jessica Duchen, so why won't the Royal Opera House or Glyndebourne touch them?
Is The Factory the best-connected young theatre company in town? Their upcoming production of Boiling Frogs comes with the stellar backing of Mark Rylance, Tracey Emin and Ewan McGregor.
As Noël Coward's Design for Living returns to the stage in a landmark production, Paul Taylor explores the simmering tensions of the ménage à trois and its irresistible allure for dra…
As Shakespeare's theatre opens its doors today for the first time to a play by a female writer, Rachel Shields reports on a wider theatrical revolution
Agatha Christie's fans and family join the protest against the revelation of theatre's best-kept secret
Claire Skinner's apprenticeship under Mike Leigh made her a natural choice for the semi-improvised TV hit Outnumbered. Now she's returning to her first love - theatre. Claire Allfree meets h…
Six years ago he was working as a waiter. Now, thanks to breakthrough roles on Broadway and on television, he's about to make his West End debut
