Theatre

This extraordinary new Hamlet turns Shakespeare inside out with infinite jest – and cuddly toys

by The Guardian | Nov 6, 2026 | Ben Duke, Culture, Dance, Hamlet, Sadler's Wells, Stage, The Guardian, Theatre, William Shakespeare | 0 |

Sadler’s Wells East, LondonBen Duke’s clever, witty and wholly unpredictable new show, The Last Hamlet, takes big liberties with the story that pay offHamlet is trying to get a hire car. He has missed his dad’s funeral because...

Patrick Stewart brought gravitas and complexity to the screen, from Star Trek to X-Men

by The Guardian | Oct 30, 2026 | Culture, Film, Patrick Stewart, Stage, Star Trek, Television, Television & radio, The Guardian, Theatre, US television, X-Men | 0 |

From Jean-Luc Picard to Charles Xavier, the actor’s Shakespearean training – and that sonorous voice – made him a unique charismatic force in HollywoodPatrick Stewart dies age 86His life in pictures‘He stood for the best of us’:...

Patrick Stewart: the commanding Shakespearean thespian who conquered superhero pop culture

by The Guardian | Oct 29, 2026 | Culture, Film, Patrick Stewart, Stage, Star Trek, Television, The Guardian, Theatre, US television, X-Men | 0 |

The stage and screen actor brought a unique charismatic force to his Hollywood movie roles, from Star Trek’s Jean-Luc Picard to X-Men’s Professor Charles XavierPatrick Stewart dies age 86His life in pictures‘He stood for the...

Our loos? They’re inspired by Milan’s Villa Necchi! The reborn planks-and-plasterboard theatre trouncing its flashy neighbours

by The Guardian | Oct 27, 2026 | Architecture, Art and design, Culture, Green building, Hackney, London, Olympic legacy, Regeneration, Stage, The Guardian, Theatre, Yard theatre | 0 |

A low-budget building by the Olympic site that was never meant to last has been given a £4m revamp full of Italian pizzazz. Now The Yard is putting bums on (heated) seats – and Ian McKellen is soon to starSince the 2012...

‘I laughed so hard my Tampax fell out’: Michael Gambon’s pranks revealed by the stars he cracked up

by The Guardian | Oct 26, 2026 | Antony Sher, Culture, Daniel Radcliffe, David Hare, Film, Harry Potter, Helen Mirren, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Gambon, Natasha Richardson, National Theatre, Robert De Niro, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stage, Television, The Guardian, Theatre, West End | 0 |

He made Daniel Radcliffe’s Harry Potter fart, left Judi Dench unable to control herself and told a fry-up fantasy about Helen Mirren. A new biography details the star’s mischiefJasper Rees’s authorised biography of Michael...

As mega-hit Into the Woods wows the West End, what’s the secret weapon of this Sondheim spectacular?

by The Guardian | Oct 26, 2026 | Culture, Musicals, Olivier awards, Stage, Stagecraft, Stephen Sondheim, The Guardian, Theatre, West End | 0 |

With its shimmering forest and its plunge into darkness and destruction, this fairytale romp bagged an Olivier for its lighting – and, reveals designer Aideen Malone, it wasn’t even finishedFor a minute I worry that Aideen...

‘I knew I was being followed’: Keira Knightley on her hacking nightmare – and new Stasi spy play The Lives of Others

by The Guardian | Oct 13, 2026 | Acting, Culture, Film, Germany, Keira Knightley, Political theatre, Robert Icke, Stage, The Guardian, The Lives of Others, Theatre, West End | 0 |

As the Oscar-winning Stasi surveillance film hits the stage, Knightley and co-star Luke Thompson talk about the paranoia at its heart, the cost of theatre tickets nowadays – and their fury at ringtones in the stallsUnpacking...

‘He punched a polar bear on the nose!’ Ninety glorious years of Brian Blessed – by Emma Thompson, Adrian Lester and more

by The Guardian | Oct 8, 2026 | Acting, Adrian Lester, Brian Blessed, Brian May, Celebrity, Culture, Derek Jacobi, Emma Thompson, Film, Flash Gordon, Stage, Television, Television & radio, The Guardian, Theatre | 0 |

Peeing in the sink he shared with Derek Jacobi, making a badger video with Brian May, climbing Everest with Alan Hinkes … as the great actor blasts into his 90s, stars celebrate his ‘loudness and madness’Emma Thompson Continue...

‘Like swapping a Bentley for a Ferrari’: can the Harry Potter stage show survive being chopped in half?

by The Guardian | Oct 7, 2026 | Culture, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Jack Thorne, JK Rowling, John Tiffany, Sonia Friedman, Stage, The Guardian, Theatre, West End | 0 |

After a phenomenal decade-long run, the Cursed Child two-parter is being pruned. Will it still work? Our writer swishes her cloak, levitates her luggage – and hops aboard the streamlined Hogwarts Express‘Silencio!” Two dozen...

‘They’ll never bring us dowwwwwwwn!’ Wicked’s stars pick their favourite songs from the smash hit

by The Guardian | Sep 30, 2026 | Broadway, Culture, Idina Menzel, Musicals, Stage, Stephen Schwartz, The Guardian, Theatre, West End | 0 |

The musical powerhouse has spawned huge hits, but which do its troupers love to belt out – even for the 1,700th time? From Broadway legend Idina Menzel to composer Stephen Schwartz, they reveal allIdina Menzel originated the...

‘My first screen kiss was in a cowshed!’ Lesley Manville on her greatest roles – and why sex scenes for over-50s are booming

by The Guardian | Sep 24, 2026 | Acting, Culture, Drama, Lesley Manville, Mike Leigh, Television, Television & radio, The Crown, The Guardian, Theatre | 0 |

In the last 15 years, she has gone from respected actor to stratospheric, garlanded star. Now she is back on TV as a chic sleuth in a racy car – despite being terrible at guessing whodunnitIt is high summer and, while Lesley...

Man to Man review – Tilda Swinton’s perfect pacing makes this multi-character monologue compelling

by The Guardian | Sep 11, 2026 | Culture, Stage, The Guardian, Theatre, Tilda Swinton, West End | 0 |

Royal Court theatre, LondonStarting in Germany in the 1930s, there is a stinging topicality to Manfred Karge’s play addressing the renaissance of Nazi ideologyEarly autumn London theatre has already featured two Oscar winners:...

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