7 h. ago Sadler’s Wells opens new powerhouse dance theatre with immersive rave

Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu’s ‘Our Mighty Groove’ brings the party to new £1.1bn East Bank development, writes Lydia Spencer-Elliott

Society

16 h. ago Like its demigod hero, Disney’s Hercules musical loses its divine status in clumsy hands

This show is lit up by sinuous harmonies and heart-melting ballads, but the warmth evaporates when the music stops

Politics

52 h. ago Amber Heard lands first acting role since Johnny Depp trial in Jeremy O Harris play

The actor will join the ensemble cast of ‘Spirit of the People’ at the Williamstown Theatre Festival

Politics

66 h. ago ‘It’s Frozen times 10’: Disney’s Hercules musical goes from zero to hero on the West End

As Disney prepares to launch its next juggernaut musical, Isobel Lewis speaks to the creatives and cast about the herculean task of translating the Greek myth cartoon to the stage – and why being faithful to the source material isn’t always the way to go

Politics

67 h. ago ‘It’s Frozen times 10’: Disney’s Hercules musical goes from from zero to hero on the West End

As Disney prepares to launch its next juggernaut musical, Isobel Lewis speaks to the creatives and cast about the herculean task of translating the Greek myth cartoon to the stage – and why being faithful to the source material isn’t always the way to go

Politics

3 d. ago Dream Ballets: A Triple Bill at Regents Park review: flawed but endearing

This collation of ballets from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s game-changing musicals is packed with treats, but still feels diluted

Politics

5 d. ago Anthony Ramos claims Madonna was on her iPad ‘the whole time’ during Hamilton performance

Broadway star named the pop icon as the most ‘terrifying’ high-profile audience member he’s encountered

Politics

1 week ago Broadway star Megan Hilty takes medical leave from hit musical days after Tonys performance

Hilty received a Tony nomination for her leading role as Madeline Ashton in the stage adaptation of ‘Death Becomes Her’

Events

1 week ago Fringe Galaxy expands: theSpaceUK unveils dazzling 2025 line

The stars have aligned for another bumper year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, as theSpaceUK launches its 2025 programme – and it’s nothing short of a theatrical supernova. With over 400 shows spanning theatre, comedy, cabaret, music, dance and family performance, theSpaceUK continues its legacy as one of the Fringe’s boldest and most eclectic venues.

Politics

2 w. ago $20 million Broadway musical announces abrupt closing after Tony Awards shutout and mixed reviews

Musical was inspired by the 2012 TV series of the same name

Economics

2 w. ago The need for awards to ditch male and female categories has never been starker

Non-binary star Cole Escola won the award for best leading actor in a play at last weekend’s Tony Awards. It’s a worthy and commendable win – but one that only intensifies long-standing questions about the relevance of gendered awards in our modern age, writes Louis Chilton

Events

2 w. ago Keanu Reeves ‘won the Tonys’ say fans after Jonathan Groff straddles him in viral moment

The ‘Matrix Resurrections’ co-stars briefly reunited for the intimate moment

Politics

2 w. ago Hamilton fans react as key cast member ‘cut out’ of Tonys performance

Anthony Ramos was barely visible on stage at the Tony Awards

Politics

2 w. ago Tonys broadcast hit with sound complaints as viewers beg CBS to ‘turn on the mics’

Broadway awards ceremony is being broadcast on CBS and Paramount+ in the U.S.

Events

2 w. ago How to watch the 2025 Tony Awards, Broadway’s biggest night hosted by Cynthia Erivo

The 2025 Tony Awards are airing live on CBS and Paramount+

Events

2 w. ago Good Night, and Good Luck viewers make surprise discovery while tuning in to see George Clooney live on CNN

Telecast marks the first time in history a Broadway show has been broadcast live on national television

Politics

2 w. ago How Hollywood took over Broadway and obliterated box office records

George Clooney, Denzel Washington and Kieran Culkin helped Broadway set new box office records this year thanks to sky-high ticket prices. ‘The Independent’s’ resident Broadway expert Caitlin Hornik examines what this could mean for the Great White Way

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2 w. ago Gary Clarke Company: Detention review – horror and humour in stand against Section 28

The Place, London The Yorkshire-born dance artist concludes his social historical trilogy on the Thatcher era by celebrating resistance to homophobiaGary Clarke grew up in a Yorkshire mining village in the 1980s and 90s, and the scars left by Margaret Thatcher’s government (and her Tory successors) have informed an impressive dance theatre trilogy that lies somewhere between social history project and cri de coeur. Detention is the final part of the trilogy that began with Coal, looking at the mining industry, followed by Wasteland, about the nascent rave culture that sucked in disaffected youth in the midst of those mines’ closures. Detention focuses on the Section 28 legislation brought in in 1988, forbidding the “promotion” of homosexuality. This is the backdrop against which Clarke, and every other young gay man and woman at that time grew up. We see dehumanising political speeches, the bullying, the self-hatred; the bleakness is tangible.Yet while Detention is about the effects...

Events

2 w. ago ‘Draco Malfoy is back’: Tom Felton to reprise Harry Potter role after 14 years

Felton will be the first actor from the films to reprise their screen role on Broadway

Politics

2 w. ago Tom Felton to reprise role as Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter on Broadway 14 years after final film

Felton will be the first actor from the films to reprise their screen role on Broadway

Politics