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'I think the impact of theatre should be that you're shocked and you should be disturbed. I don't think you should be prepared for these things,' said Harry Potter star
Laura Donnelly is the muse and star of her partner Jez Butterworth's plays. As his latest show, 'The Hills of California', opens in the West End with her in the lead role, the Olivier award-…
Kwame Kwei-Armah became first African-Caribbean director to lead a major British theatre when he took over from David Lan in 2018
Marvel star had previously teased a major announcement to his fans
Model and actor will be swapping the Hollywood screen for stage
John Cleese and Connie Booth's classic sitcom has been adapted into a play
Michelle Terry will play historical king in new Shakespeare production
The star of 'Trainspotting' and 'Elementary' tells Adam White how his ex-wife Angelina Jolie set him straight on his 'male bulls***' " and talks about being back on stage in 'A Mirror', goin…
Show will close doors after three sparkly years " but will open in UK schools
'I'm shortly going to be cancelled by death anyway,' British actor said
Royal Shakespeare Company's co-artistic directors Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey unveiled their inaugural season at the Stratforn-upon-Avon institution
Fans of the show can bid for the 'revenge dress' worn by Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana, a copy of Queen Elizabeth's coronation robes as seen on Claire Foy, or a reproduction of the No …
This week Andrew Scott revealed he stopped performing Hamlet's most famous soliloquy on stage when he spotted an audience member doing his emails. But is the relentless debate on 'audience e…
Scott said there was 'no way' he could deliver the famous 'to be or not to be' soliloquy while they were sending emails
A-listers are treading the boards in force and your favourite films are being transformed for the stage. Jessie Thompson brings you our ultimate guide to what to see at the theatre in 2024
Writer, musician and director was praised for work that reflected 'the spirit of resistance'
Lady Macbeth's whispers crackle in your ear as audience members wear headphones in Max Webster's intimate production, but the sound design can sometimes feel like a distraction
Humungous projections, a big musical score, an onslaught of foam, dry ice and flares: this big-budget stage play from the 'Stranger Things' universe spares no bombastic effect to bring new a…
The veteran Shakespeare performer was left struggling to remember his lines during a daylight monologue outside his beloved theatre 'cocoon'
She succeeds Rufus Norris, under whose leadership the theatre enjoyed its biggest audiences
Musical production is due to premiere in the UK in 2025
Veteran playwright declares amid 'cancel culture': 'Even saying THAT much would trouble some of my friends'
The production team behind the most anticipated show of the year tell Annabel Nugent about what makes 'The First Shadow' so different from the usual screen-to-stage adaptation, and why they …
The actor and director goes to the pub to tell Patrick Smith why he thinks 'Ulster American' might start a riot, how his 'Animal Farm' will land in a Britain that has abandoned democratic pr…
Andrew Scott collected the Best Actor award while British director Sam Mendes received special honour
