A musical number about a woman's letter to her husband on the second world war frontline unlocked my ability to blub " and made me a happier person I am sure I must have cried as a child, bu…
As the musical version of the notoriously gory book returns to the stage, its tale of 80s yuppie nihilism feels more relevant than ever in the era of Andrew Tate, Trump and tech bros I have …
It started out as a fringe musical about an outlandish war plan " and became a West End and Broadway smash. As the show hits China, Australia and Mexico, its 'nerd' creators explain how they…
Fresh from his Tony award for Merrily We Roll Along, the Harry Potter star will bring Duncan Macmillan's one-person hit show to New York audiences Daniel Radcliffe is set to star in the Broa…
The frontman is realising his stage dreams by starring in Edgecity which draws on playwright gobscure's experience of sleeping rough. The pair talk about an urgent, explosive show In the lat…
From a Snoop Dogg firepit to a sweater celebrating the brutalist genius of Preston bus station, here are 40 fabulous festive suggestions for the culture vulture in your life It's just turned…
Royal Festival Hall, LondonThe Australian TV phenomenon reaches the stage with a story about sibling solidarity that has wacky dancing and an emotional wallop 'What's Bluey?" a friend asked …
A Bear apron, a Van Gogh vase, a reversible Frida Kahlo jacket, a Britney death metal T-shirt … here, curated by our arts team, are 30 fabulous festive suggestions for the culture vulture …
The Royal Shakespeare Company says the acclaimed theatre director's tenure from 2003 to 2012 was 'inspiring and influential' Sir Michael Boyd, who was artistic director of the Royal Shakespe…
A new exhibition lets us see the Yorkshire artist's greatest hits " and overlooked rarities " through new eyes. Photographer Justin Sutcliffe went behind the scenes "I've always been interes…
The British entertainer said to be a favourite of King Charles, whose credits ranged from Merchant Ivory and opera to The Vicar of Dibley, has died Kit Hesketh-Harvey, the British composer a…
Actor says recent conversations about role of monarchy 'opened his eyes' to suffering of Indigenous people around the world We tend to receive things on our birthdays, but on his 58th Alan C…
Southbank Centre, LondonThe hero of the children's animated TV series is on top form in a riotous adaptation that gets the squirrels singing and screaming I must confess that it took me a wh…
Shows featuring drag queens reading to young children have proven increasingly popular - but they are also attracting angry protests. How have we reached a place where these joyful events ar…
Poetry-loving, religious and with deep regrets about some of his comedy: either the standup comic has grown up, or he was never as laddish as his image suggested It was while he was writing …
The controversial comic's new book is a surprising mix of memoir and self-help. Has having a baby softened his edges? He talks about depression, anxiety, punching down and his friend Sean Lo…
The former Peep Show star felt right at home playing a lily-livered journalist in Michael Winterbottom's film Greed. He talks about marriage, capitalism " and Armageddon 'I find nuclear war…
After depression, the collapse of his marriage and decades of anorexia, the actor spent his 52nd birthday on a psychiatric ward. He talks about how he found his way back I was originally due…
Ahead of his new standup show, the Catastrophe star discusses working through the pain, defending the NHS and becoming a better dad Rob Delaney is on a canoe, sailing down the North American…
The comedian has spent more than 30 years outraging and educating straight audiences. He recalls his early fame, the infamous Norman Lamont gag " and his brief stab at heterosexuality In a s…
Timmy Creed quit the tough Irish sport damaged and disillusioned. But he returned to his club 'undercover' " to turn its toxic masculinity into a play. He swings a stick at our wimpy writer …
The story of 1930s player Matthias Sindelar seemed a great subject for the stage. But the cast of The Paper Man had other ideasIt's easy to see why a theatre company might want to put the st…
How do comics survive life on the road? They rob their minibars, turn roadies into bird-watchers " and read The Da Vinci CodeI once played in a tiny little school hall in a tiny little villa…
By his mid-20s he had scooped the Perrier award and landed his own TV show. But Sean Hughes never wanted to be a stadium standup. Mark Steel and Rhona Cameron pay tribute to a troubled talen…
Tony Law is going where no comic has gone before: staging a play about global warming " on ice. Our writer gets his skates on and crashes into a chaotic rehearsalYou might not guess it from …