Friday, June 3, 2016
The actor, currently appearing in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown in the West End, was here to answer your questions. Find out how she learned to sing, what happened when Bill Bail…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:39PMWednesday, June 1, 2016
Readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific conceptsShakespeare’s writing contains many passages where the phrasing a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:30AMAhead of the theatrical debut of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – the latest story in the Potter saga and the first on stage – new portraits of the characters have been revealed Conti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:20AMFriday, May 27, 2016
They're practising their silly walks, expecting the Spanish Inquisition and always looking on the bright side of life ... Monty Python are back. Their show at the O2 arena promises 'comedy, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:23PMThursday, May 26, 2016
The public struggle to keep in step with politicians during the fallout of the financial crisis. David Annen, Cyril Nri and Eileen Walsh star in PPE, a microplay about the power of physical …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:19PMWednesday, May 25, 2016
The Royal Court in London is celebrating its 60th birthday with 60 short films in which actors, directors and playwrights celebrate the theatre. In this video, filmed in 2015, Alan Rickman r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AMSunday, May 22, 2016
He has walked out of his own plays, been chased up the A1 by a director and thinks British drama is dead. Mark Lawson meets the magnificently irascible Edward BondFamous playwrights are trad…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:46AMTuesday, May 17, 2016
The former EastEnders star is back in the West End, and she came in to talk about reincarnating as a guitar, HP sauce, training with the army and lots more 2.05pm BST Well, that was fun. Tha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:09PMFrom Hogwarts robes to Hermione’s wand: take a look at some of the designs for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which begins previews at the Palace theatre, London, in JuneNoma Dumezweni…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:30AMFriday, May 13, 2016
This is England star Vicky McClure is possessed by evil in this nightmarish manga take on Macbeth, the fourth of the British Council’s films for Shakespeare Lives 2016, a global programme …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:04AMWednesday, May 11, 2016
Sometimes the description of a character in the stage directions says as much as lines of dialogue. Do you recognise these eight figures as described by the playwrights who created them?• …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:52AMMany of Shakespeare's lines are used in daily life – but do you know which plays feature these popular expressions?"Brevity is the soul of wit"Measure for MeasureHamletCymbeline"The be-all…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:52AMAs Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet gets an NT Live broadcast, test your knowledge of Shakespeare’s princely tragedyAs Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet gets an NT Live broadcast, test your k…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:52AMNo Such Thing As a Fish, hosted by QI’s Elves, is to become the first UK podcast released on vinyl. It’s out in November to coincide with the Elves’ live show at the Lyric theatre in t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:52AM“Alas Caesar must bleed for it” … In a dystopian near-future, Brutus (Mark Stanley, Game of Thrones) and his conspirators plot Caesar’s demise. Filmed in London at the Treasury and t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:52AMTuesday, May 3, 2016
The nominations for the Tony awards have been announced, with Hamilton up for a record 16. Here are a selection of the nominees Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:37PMLeading actors perform key Shakespeare speeches from Julius Caesar, The Merchant of Venice, King Lear and As You Like It in our video series to mark the 400th anniversary of the great playwr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:16AMMonday, May 2, 2016
Elephants are preparing to take their final bow at the Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus, ending a 145-year spectacle that delighted fans and enraged animal activists. The 11 remain…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:57PM2 May 1960: Humility, pride, and discipline produce the eloquent and noble art of India’s classical dancer Ram GopalRam Gopal is one of the most celebrated exponents of the classical India…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:04AMSaturday, April 30, 2016
'What are you waiting for? Now is all there is!' George Balanchine's passionate plea to his dancers to be 'in the moment' has been elegantly realised in an exhibition of photographs at Londo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:10PM30 April 1895: The honours of the evening were taken by Mr. Arthur Jefferson, who happened to be young Stan Laurel’s father.Margaret ‘Madge’ Metcalfe and Arthur Jefferson were followed…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:13AMSaturday, April 23, 2016
Events are held across the UK to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of the bard Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:33PMBarack Obama marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death on Saturday by visiting the Globe theatre for a 10-minute performance of a scene from Hamlet. The visit was something of a p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:16AMWhat single thing would improve my quality life? A little balconyBorn in Hertfordshire, Una Stubbs, 78, went to dance school at 14 and became a chorus girl at 16. In 1963, she starred with C…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:45AMWednesday, April 20, 2016
The much-loved comedian, whose comic range stretched from clever musical spoofs to sharp observational standup, has died after a short cancer fight. Follow our liveblog to read all the tribu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:16PMBattersea Arts Centre commissioned Tom de Freston to create a bedroom for its resident artists – he responded by covering himself in body stockings and paint to evoke a blend of King Lear …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:58AMMonday, April 18, 2016
The singer and West End star is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat from 1pm onwards on Thursday 21 April – post them in the comments below 10.46am BST Beverley Knight’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:03AMSaturday, April 16, 2016
Michael Rooney, son of child star Mickey, tells Emma Brockes the shocking story of his pastBefore meeting him, all I know about Michael Rooney is that his father is former child star Mickey …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00AMFriday, April 15, 2016
They looked the picture of innocence. But behind the scenes of The Wizard of Oz, the actors playing the munchkins were said to be indulging in drunken orgies. Now Irvine Welsh has turned the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:09PMWednesday, April 13, 2016
Arnold Wesker, who has died aged 83, told gritty stories of working-class life. Plays such as Chicken Soup with Barley and Chips with Everything drew on his personal experience and Jewish he…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMTuesday, April 12, 2016
Audience members for the Broadway musical version of Bret Easton Ellis’s Wall Street fable are regretting not packing Patrick Bateman-style plastic ponchosName: American Psycho.Age: 25. Co…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:44AM 
