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Ellen McLaughlin is the actor who is climbing the Mount Everest that is “King Lear.” “I wouldn't have done it if it was Queen Lear, because I don't think that's true to the play."

IF YOU have ever wondered what Shakespeare might have done with his characters from The Merry Wives of Windsor had he set the play in Glasgow,…

It is December 1979, and it is a typically warm evening in Southern California. Atlanta novelist Pat Conroy, a military brat accustomed to bleak brick

Whether with a gun, a mastermind or a monster, most thrillers thrill by invoking the specter of death: Who’s going to die and how? But “Love

Alexander Zeldin’s heartbreaking play set in a temporary housing facility retunes our attention from the big picture to the small accommodations.

There is a bumper programme of shows and events planned

The subject of a new documentary, who is also portrayed in an upcoming Dalí biopic, scorned modelling as ‘immoral and stupid’, turning instead to a lifetime of underrated, high-minded pop

Intrusive 21st century agenda and dismal staging waste an opportunity. Theatre review by Gary Naylor

This heartwarming documentary about an all-female acting troupe touring rural Turkey is full of transformative encounters and communal enjoyment

Two years ago, the company of Birthday Candles was preparing to debut the play on Broadway when the pandemic ground theatre to a halt. Now, they've picked up right back where they left off as though 2020 was mere seconds ago, and Birthday Candles is going up at the American Airlines Theatre on March 18.