9+ hour, 48+ min ago   (498+ words) The Makropulos Affair review " Simon Rattle leads a sensational and thrilling semi-staging'The Guardian The Makropulos Affair review " Simon Rattle leads a sensational and thrilling semi-staging Barbican Hall, LondonThe tension barely let up for two hours as Rattle led the London…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (394+ words) James Corden got his ticket to Hollywood after this first-rate farce. Plus: the biggest stars in musicals gather for a night of big hits and breakdancers interpret Bach's baroque music From a rootin'-tootin' Carrie Hope Fletcher as Calamity Jane…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (750+ words) Restoration presented as rebuilding, but many see it as part of a broader Russification effort in occupied Ukrainian city The Mariupol Drama Theatre, destroyed in a Russian airstrike in 2022 while hundreds of civilians were sheltering in its basement, is to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (750+ words) Restoration presented as rebuilding, but many see it as part of a broader Russification effort in occupied Ukrainian city The Mariupol Drama Theatre, destroyed in a Russian airstrike in 2022 while hundreds of civilians were sheltering in its basement, is to…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago   (26+ words) The National Theatre's Hamlet, Northern Ballet's Merlin and the musical Scissorhandz are among the highlights of the Guardian photographer's stage spectaculars Continue reading......

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (231+ words) After years of cuts to arts funding, there are signs that the government is serious about boosting creative subjects in schools. It can't happen soon enough One of the great joys of Christmas for me has been being able to…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (837+ words) Sainsbury theatre, London Academy of Music and Dramatic ArtBoutique staging with just 12 dancers makes up for its small scale with inventive choreography by Valentino Zucchetti and a spirited castThe Nutcracker screams Christmas. For major ballet companies it's usually their biggest…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (616+ words) Puccini's opera returns to Covent Garden in a vivid staging that, although 40 years old, still feels fresh and fun. David Levene had exclusive access to rehearsals to witness the severed heads, the sumptuous costumes " and the executioner going green "If…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (479+ words) St Martin's theatre, London Little Bulb's ingenious show for children features sword fights, crooning mice and some cheesy gagsThink of this joyful show as a cheeky nod to The Nutcracker rather than anything genuinely resembling the original. Yes, Little Bulb's…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (84+ words) Dance Centre Kenya, one of the leading performing arts schools in east Africa providing opportunities for talented young dancers from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, has staged The Nutcracker for its 10th-anniversary annual ballet production, at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi…...