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Joseph’s soca-saturated play about three young women at Notting Hill carnival is parading into the West End and on to our screens
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Versatile actor, flamenco dancer and biographer of his friend and fellow Australian Peter Finch
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Impresario Nica Burns is giving 23 young producers their big break with a showcase at top London venues
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Dominic Monaghan has starred in Lord of the Rings and Lost. But neither compare to the joys of gardening in LA – and raising deadly creatures
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Signatories of letter sent to government include Meera Syal and Andrew Lloyd Webber
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From live streams of new plays to classics from the archive, here are some of the top shows online now or coming soon
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A Splinter of Ice review – Graham Greene and Kim Philby clink glasses
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Ghosts review – writing the enslaved back into Glasgow’s past
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The celebrated choreographer talks about realising artistic ambitions and why making a living from dance shouldn’t be a dirty concept
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The format should give comic talents a time to shine. So why don’t our flagship shows reflect the diversity of comedy in 2021?
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The standup comedian’s new Radio 4 series picks through the minefield of cancel culture – and offers up a few mea culpas
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Hot Water says its reputation has been damaged after ‘very unclear’ vaccine certificates announcement
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Anxiety, absurdity and little else pervade the post-pandemic world of Stuart Laws’ mockumentary – so what’s it trying to say about life after Covid?
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Famed film and theater producer quits trade association, having said he is ‘stepping back’ from stage productions
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Updated union guidelines say writers should guard against unconscious bias and consider race in reviews
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Temporary performance space will be ‘symbol of regeneration’ and stepping stone to return indoors
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The playwright’s Tennis Elbow is a gender-swapped version of Writer’s Cramp, his uproarious 70s hit about a failed literary figure
Regulars
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After embarking accidentally on his career, Pappenheim has created innovative soundscapes for theatre, opera and radio
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The actor, writer and director on the things that make him laugh the most
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The Italian auteur’s debut feature spoofs experimental theatre with its tale of a group of friends launching a heavy-handed Beckettian show
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Our series exploring the stage origins of hit comedies continues with the cult hospital horror show that scared up audiences to become a fringe sensation
Pictures & video
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To mark the Stratford playwright’s birthday on 23 April, here are 23 shots from his plays, with a starry lineup including Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, David Harewood and Toby Jones
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Playwright David Hare has written a new poem, Agony Uncle, about Boris Johnson's handling of the coronavirus crisis. Written in the tradition of 18th century satire, the poem castigates the UK prime minister for his mistakes
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Actor was known for her roles in Peaky Blinders, Harry Potter and various stage roles
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On her 90th birthday, look back at some of the British actor’s great roles in the West End, on Broadway and in film and TV
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From raucous drag nights to hip-hop battles in boxing gyms, Joseph M Giordano’s photographs from the last 25 years capture the city’s vibrant nightlife – before the pandemic left it shuttered
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Delta Goodrem, Hannah Gadsby and Gladys Berejiklian among stars of stage, screen, music and politics to attend the Australian premiere of the blockbuster musical at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre
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On his centenary, the veteran producer recalls adding punch to Coronation Street, bringing Brideshead to the screen and his ‘turbulent’ relationship with one of the acting world’s greats
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The mock classical actor created by Nigel Planer and Christopher Douglas scaled the heights at the RSC and the ‘Nash’. Now, he’s ready for a comeback
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From David Hockney to Die Walküre, Sindhu Vee to The Suicide Squad – here’s the best cultural events to book this summer
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Whether acting in Chekhov on stage or a Bond film, the star – who has died aged 52 – was incredibly exciting to watch, remembers the Skyfall director
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The Aids crisis inspired many works of art but two furious, turbulent plays written at its onset still tower over the rest. As both return, we explore their enduring power
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