In an outstanding year for London theatre, our judging panel have picked out the most remarkable performances and productions. The choices reflect the explosion of young talent emerging alongside theatre grandees who are at the top of their game... more
As Keira Knightley prepares to make her stage debut and Ben Whishaw sells out the Royal Court, the signs are good, says Matt Wolf, for a theatrical boomtime.
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ENO's shiny new staging of Candide, Bernstein's 1956 operetta, has transformed this musical version of Voltaire's novella into a satire about post-war America.... more
The critics slaughtered Present Laughter when it opened, but Liz Hoggard found her night at the Noël Coward comedy one of the frothiest, most entertaining of the year.... more
A hundred years after the birth of Sir Laurence Olivier, stars including Richard Attenborough, Dame Maggie Smith, Sir Antony Sher, Samuel West, Kwame Kwei-Armah and Anne-Marie Duff honoured him.... more
It may sound crazy to set about updating a farce like Ben Jonson's The Alchemist, but Nicholas Hytner, with the help of some convincing performances, carries it off successfully.... more
Helen Mirren may be snubbed by the royals for playing The Queen, but the star says Stephen Frears's acclaimed film is no betrayal of the monarch.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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