Theatre

Alan Cumming: ‘The High Life was always about Scotland’s place and the notion of independence’
Comedy

Alan Cumming: ‘The High Life was always about Scotland’s place and the notion of independence’

The quiffs, that hair lacquer, that formation dancing, those deliciously couthy asides – The High Life is back

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind William Kamkwamba: ‘Hunger changes people’
Interview

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind William Kamkwamba: ‘Hunger changes people’

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind has been made into a West End musical production by the Royal Shakespeare Company

OffWestEnd’s Denholm Spurr: ‘I slept in saunas while homeless. Now I champion independent theatre’
Theatre

OffWestEnd’s Denholm Spurr: ‘I slept in saunas while homeless. Now I champion independent theatre’

Denholm Spurr, who runs OffWestEnd, on his journey from homelessness to champion of independent theatre ahead of the 2026 Offies

Paul Ready: ‘After Motherland I wondered if people would be able to see me doing serious drama’
Theatre

Paul Ready: ‘After Motherland I wondered if people would be able to see me doing serious drama’

Perfect Show for Rachel presents a joyful world of possibility for disabled people
Theatre

Perfect Show for Rachel presents a joyful world of possibility for disabled people

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Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show
Theatre

Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show

Oh, Mary! star Dino Fetscher on queer joy, disability and a ‘world on fire’
Big Questions

Oh, Mary! star Dino Fetscher on queer joy, disability and a ‘world on fire’

Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘Northern voices need to be heard’
Theatre

Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘Northern voices need to be heard’

Meet the Paddington actors bringing Britain’s favourite bear to life on stage: ‘We’re making history’
Theatre

Meet the Paddington actors bringing Britain’s favourite bear to life on stage: ‘We’re making history’

Britain would be nicer if people lived more like Paddington, says musical writer Jessica Swale
Paddington

Britain would be nicer if people lived more like Paddington, says musical writer Jessica Swale

West End star Ben Forster: ‘I broke my back on stage – and that wasn’t even the hardest part’
Theatre

West End star Ben Forster: ‘I broke my back on stage – and that wasn’t even the hardest part’

David Copperfield review – an intimate and utterly joyful take on Charles Dickens’ epic novel
Theatre

David Copperfield review – an intimate and utterly joyful take on Charles Dickens’ epic novel

Porn Play review – this isn’t just theatre, it’s a wake-up call
Theatre

Porn Play review – this isn’t just theatre, it’s a wake-up call

The Producers star Marc Antolin: ‘Sometimes making fun of fascism is the best way to deal with it’
Theatre

The Producers star Marc Antolin: ‘Sometimes making fun of fascism is the best way to deal with it’

Learning how to tell stories gives prisoners the chance to be heard – and a chance at redemption
Theatre

Learning how to tell stories gives prisoners the chance to be heard – and a chance at redemption

Clarkston review – strong performances shine light onto dark subject matter
Theatre

Clarkston review – strong performances shine light onto dark subject matter

Glasgow institution Citizens Theatre reopens after a seven-year intermission
Theatre

Glasgow institution Citizens Theatre reopens after a seven-year intermission

I was never taught about Black women in British history. So I decided to do something about it
Theatre

I was never taught about Black women in British history. So I decided to do something about it

This prison theatre project prepares young offenders for life on the outside: ‘Art can be a game changer’
Prisons

This prison theatre project prepares young offenders for life on the outside: ‘Art can be a game changer’

Brian Cox: ‘I’ve been haunting Margaret Thatcher’
Theatre

Brian Cox: ‘I’ve been haunting Margaret Thatcher’

The weaponisation of fear and misinformation is nothing new. We must act against it
Misinformation

The weaponisation of fear and misinformation is nothing new. We must act against it

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No experience of homelessness is the same. That’s why we’re giving people space to tell their stories
Theatre

No experience of homelessness is the same. That’s why we’re giving people space to tell their stories

Tim Minchin: ‘I’d choose this career over a billion dollars 100 times over’
Letter To My Younger Self

Tim Minchin: ‘I’d choose this career over a billion dollars 100 times over’

My Master Builder review – it’s the women who shine in Ewan McGregor’s West End return
Theatre

My Master Builder review – it’s the women who shine in Ewan McGregor’s West End return

Operation Mincemeat stars on British humour, Broadway and why fascism ‘hits differently’ in America
Theatre

Operation Mincemeat stars on British humour, Broadway and why fascism ‘hits differently’ in America