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John Cleese cut N-word from Fawlty Towers revival because people ‘don’t understand irony’
Speaking at launch for West End adaptation, Cleese complains about literal-minded viewers ‘not playing with a full deck’John Cleese said that he decided to cut the N-word from a scene in his West End Fawlty Towers revival because in contemporary Britain there are too many “literal-minded peopl...
John Cleese says playing Basil Fawlty on stage 'would kill me' as play hits West End
The comedian is bringing Fawlty Towers to the stage for the first time but he won’t be playing the starring role
Win tickets to see Disney's Frozen The Musical
The final performance at Theatre Royal Drury Lane is coming soon
‘I don’t know if my body can do this’: does A Chorus Line still ring true for dancers?
As the 1975 musical about Broadway hoofers sets off on tour, professionals reveal how much has – and hasn’t – changed since its debut‘I want it strong! Make it sharp! Take it on the downbeat and 5, 6, 7, 8!” A mass of laser-focused, high-kicking dancers move as if their lives depended on i...
Housing activists urge London mayor to save Clockwork Orange estate
Residents on Lesnes estate in Thamesmead are resisting plans for their homes to be demolished
William’s visit to suicide prevention centre will help save lives – service user
The Prince of Wales officially opened the new James’ Place centre in Newcastle.
Eddie Redmayne lands Tony nomination for role in Cabaret
The actor already played the role of the Emcee in the West End
Studio Ghibli’s work ‘like Shakespeare’, says My Neighbour Totoro stage show’s director
Hayao Miyazaki’s animations praised by Phelim McDermott as new production in West End announced The work of Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki should be considered as remarkable and timeless as Shakespeare’s First Folio, according to the director of the hit stage adaptation of My Neighbour Totoro,...
Just Stop Oil protesters found guilty of aggravated trespass at West End show
A performance of Les Miserables was stopped when five activists locked themselves to the set at the Sondheim Theatre in October last year.
London's buzziest restaurants: from Chishuru to Morchella, the 15 hottest tables in town
From West African dining to timeless French bistros, Josh Barrie names the restaurants of the moment
Audience ‘went mad’ when Just Stop Oil activists disrupted West End show – court
The estimated cost to the Sondheim Theatre of cancelling the Les Miserables performance was £60,000, Westminster Magistrates’ Court was told.
Soap star Carley Stenson pregnant with second child with Danny Mac
The couple are already parents to daughter Skye.
New host of Radio 2’s Pick Of The Pops announced following Steve Wright’s death
Pick Of The Pops counts down two charts from two different weeks from the past seven decades.
OPINION - Tom Holland's silence over the racist abuse of his co-star Francesca Amewudah-Rivers is a very bad look
Rarely is there a silver lining when it comes to racism. This is true in the case of the despicable barrage of abuse against actress Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, cast as Juliet alongside Tom Holland’s Romeo in an upcoming West End production of Shakespeare’s most famous play. But if there is one t...
Opening Night starring Sheridan Smith to close two months early
Producers of West End musical say premature end is due to ‘challenging financial landscape’The West End musical Opening Night starring Sheridan Smith that divided audiences and critics is to close two months early.The show about an actor with mental health problems received mixed reviews and was...
‘It’s their caution and my optimism’: Mamma Mia! producer Judy Craymer on working with Björn and Benny
The woman who talked the Abba duo into putting the musical on stage 25 years ago this weekend is still ‘having the time of her life’, with a third Abba film possibly in the worksJudy Craymer does a top-notch impression of Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson. Its chief merit is that it is a combin...
Opening Night review – Sheridan Smith’s boozy meltdown shakes up musical theatre
Gielgud Theatre, LondonSmith plays a Broadway star in the midst of a mental crisis in Ivo van Hove and Rufus Wainwright’s glittering and extravagantly original musical adaptation of the Cassavetes filmJohn Cassavetes’ 1977 film about a Broadway star in crisis might seem a natural fit for a stage...
Priscilla the Party! review – jukebox musical dances back to a desert of divas
Here at Outernet, LondonThe 90s movie The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is celebrated in a chaotic night that’s played for fun I look forward to the day when jukebox musicals have lost their grip on our stages, but if other people’s songs must be used to do the emotional lifting f...
Andrew Scott wins best actor at Critics’ Circle theatre awards
Irish actor awarded prize for playing every role in Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, following his win at Critics’ Circle film awardsAndrew Scott has been named best actor at the Critics’ Circle theatre awards for playing every role in Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, adapted by Simon Stephens. In February, the...
Don Shearman obituary
My grandfather Don Shearman, who has died aged 92, spent many years in show business as a pianist and worked with a number of top artists, including Norman Wisdom, Russ Conway and Roy Hudd as their personal musical director.After giving up his initial career in engineering, Don started at Butlin’s...