Clary’s back with Fully Dilated, a burlesque star called Entendre Entendre is doing lewd singalongs and there’s an A-Z of very dirty words. Our writer investigates Edinburgh’s smut outbreak – and ends up getting his own...
Read MoreThere are 3,649 shows at the fringe this year, but how many embody its spirit of radical experimentation? I took a journey through foam, lube and gore to find out …Somewhere in Edinburgh, a man is drinking his own urine....
Read MoreHow do you keep audiences gripped while cycling 27km per show? From the Australian recreating a Tour de France win to a ‘toxically positive’ spin queen, we meet the acts bringing Olympian fitness to EdinburghBlood and sweat drip...
Read MoreThe Old Vic, London The suburban romp of envy and infidelity in two different homes comes bouncing back to life with a fizzing cast led by Roger AllamEarly in a career that reaches 92 plays with The Trial of Romeo Oscar at his...
Read MoreRoyal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonThis prequel to the TV series has one joust after another, spectacular stagecraft and plenty of modern resonanceDuring the RSC’s 65 years, numerous Lears have lost their minds and...
Read MoreThe world’s largest performing arts festival returns to the Scottish capital for three weeks – and over 4,000 shows – from this weekend. Brian Logan will be answering your questions about it all todayAsk a question: log in or...
Read MoreForget cheesy acts, these days cruise ships boast the cutting edge tech to stage hip West End productions and Olivier award-winning musicals – and young people are loving itThe phrase “cruise ship entertainment” conjures vivid...
Read MoreJonsson has come a long way from east London’s Docklands, winning accolades on stage and screenFew characters carry the cultural weight of Black Panther. Since 2018, the Wakandan king has become a global symbol of Black...
Read MoreLove’s Labour’s Lost offers a heady mix of passion and death – which makes the Spanish art form a perfect match, says director Indiana Lown-Collins. Our writer joins the theatre’s flamenco bootcampOn a heatwave day in London,...
Read MoreThe formidable actor talks about the challenge of finding meaty characters, tough times in the US – and co-starring with her dad’s hero Kenneth Branagh in The Cherry OrchardIt’s lunchtime in Stratford-upon-Avon and Helen Hunt...
Read MoreIn The Good Life, To the Manor Born and beyond, the star played domineering snobs with pinpoint comic timing – yet she still made them feel like old friends. No one will do it betterAt their broadest, and most audience-friendly,...
Read MoreDorfman theatre, LondonThe director and writer of the hit 2014 film deliver a stage celebration of togetherness in the face of adversityA group of 1980s LGBTQ+ activists begin fundraising for a south Wales pit village in the...
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