Theatre
A new Bhopal disaster play asks whose lives are considered expendable in the pursuit of profit?

A new Bhopal disaster play asks whose lives are considered expendable in the pursuit of profit?
Matthew Xia directs a new stage show telling the story of a life ravaged by the world’s worst industrial disaster
I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape ‘labourism’

I have seen the future. People are paid a basic income to escape ‘labourism’
Some of Britain’s brightest stars will take part in an evening of spoken word, movement and song at the Soutbank Centre’s Letters to the Future show
Bonnie Oddie: ‘There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to assisted dying’

Bonnie Oddie: ‘There’s no one-size-fits-all answer to assisted dying’
Bonnie Oddie turned the story of accompanying her mother to Dignitas for an assisted death into a show at the Edinburgh Fringe
Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’
Actor Shonagh Marie: ‘Coming into care as a teenager was a whole different kind of trauma’
Dame Elaine Paige: ‘The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work’
Dame Elaine Paige: ‘The pandemic awakened me to the idea that I was on a treadmill with my work’
Jinkx Monsoon: ‘Billionaires have no one to blame but themselves if they’re hated’

Jinkx Monsoon: ‘Billionaires have no one to blame but themselves if they’re hated’
Want to get healthy this summer? Add the arts to your core routine

Want to get healthy this summer? Add the arts to your core routine
Legislative Theatre is bringing policymakers and homeless people together to create change

Legislative Theatre is bringing policymakers and homeless people together to create change
‘We look after food banks. If big banks did the same the world would be a much better place’

‘We look after food banks. If big banks did the same the world would be a much better place’
Sara Bareilles: ‘Everything in my life has changed because of Waitress’

Sara Bareilles: ‘Everything in my life has changed because of Waitress’
Cush Jumbo: ‘I didn’t come from a place where we could afford to pay for anything’

Cush Jumbo: ‘I didn’t come from a place where we could afford to pay for anything’
Alan Cumming: ‘The High Life was always about Scotland’s place and the notion of independence’

Alan Cumming: ‘The High Life was always about Scotland’s place and the notion of independence’
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind William Kamkwamba: ‘Hunger changes people’

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind William Kamkwamba: ‘Hunger changes people’
OffWestEnd’s Denholm Spurr: ‘I slept in saunas while homeless. Now I champion independent theatre’

OffWestEnd’s Denholm Spurr: ‘I slept in saunas while homeless. Now I champion independent theatre’
Paul Ready: ‘After Motherland I wondered if people would be able to see me doing serious drama’

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

Perfect Show for Rachel presents a joyful world of possibility for disabled people
Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show

Actor Jessica Regan moved 16 times in 20 years. Now her renting nightmare is a stage show
Rosie Jones: ‘I thought I couldn’t be disabled and gay – I’d never seen a gay disabled person’

Rosie Jones: ‘I thought I couldn’t be disabled and gay – I’d never seen a gay disabled person’
Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport
Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘Northern voices need to be heard’

Olivier-winning theatre maker Jamie Eastlake: ‘Northern voices need to be heard’
Johannes Radebe: ‘As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That’s my sparkly, magical world’

Johannes Radebe: ‘As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That’s my sparkly, magical world’
Meet the Paddington actors bringing Britain’s favourite bear to life on stage: ‘We’re making history’

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


