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After a catastrophic fire gutted the building, the theatre community banded together to resurrect one of its most prized spaces
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After almost 50 years reviewing for the Guardian, Michael Billington, one of our most influential writers on theatre, is …
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4 out of 5 stars.
A Christmas Carol review – Dickens on Broadway is a festive tearjerker
4 out of 5 stars.Jack Thorne’s Broadway transfer of the Christmas classic is sentimental but moving and boasts a host of surprises
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The stand-up comedian on his dad’s pancakes and the joy of cold lasagne
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The standup duo and parenting podcasters on the things that make them laugh the most
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The comic was due to retire, until her show Nanette made her an overnight star. So how does she plan to top it?
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In the past 18 months the actor has become a student, a mother and a more mindful public voice
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Call Me By Your Name star to appear in Amy Herzog’s 4,000 Miles at Old Vic theatre
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His plays have brought threats, vandalism – and international acclaim. Now the fearless dramatist is retooling Ibsen to lay bare corruption in his homeland
Pictures & video
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The secrets of the spellbinding West End production are unlocked in a new book that contains previously unseen sketches
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From tabletop pointe work to getting friendly with a skeleton – the RAD’s century of ballet training saw teachers including Adeline Genée and Margot Fonteyn spread dance around the world
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The theatre designer on creating a family dinner at Agamemnon’s, an election night Oedipus and the night Fiona Shaw got stuck
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David Levene was given exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the Disney show, celebrating 20 years in London
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Simon Annand has photographed most of the UK’s leading actors on stage. But his images of them off stage – in the half hour before curtain up – offer a rare glimpse of private moments
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The Moulin Rouge, the French cabaret famous for its high-kicking cancan dancers and flesh-exposing ostrich-feather costumes, this week marks 130 years since it first opened its doors to audiences
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From the Chinese scene in Nutcracker to the Moor in Petrushka, are some ballets now offensively outdated? We ask big names in dance if they should be preserved, changed – or binned
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Susanne Oberbeck sings sexually charged songs in a German accent while standing topless and sporting a moustache – and at last she’s found an audience that understands her
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How did a one-woman show at Edinburgh become a worldwide hit? As a book of the series is published, performers and writers ask her about inspiration, sex and guinea pigs
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