‘A moment to create the country they dreamed of’: Labour’s 1945 landslide becomes a play for today
Peter Charlesworth obituary
‘As good as playing to a packed theatre’: the actors who perform for stroke survivors
Must the show go on? Theatre’s plucky motto may be out of step with our times
Arifa Akbar
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James Corden delays play to watch Euros penalty shootout with audience
No rest for the wicked: The School for Scandal at the RSC
Sheridan’s 18th-century comedy of manners is staged for the Royal Shakespeare Company this month by director Tinuke Craig. Enter a backstage world of wigs, fans and frocks
A night to remember: the return of Complicité classic Mnemonic
Twenty-five years after its first production, Complicité’s play about memory is revived at the National Theatre in London
‘Our message? Be fabulous!’: Drag artists with Down’s syndrome
Tony awards 2024: red carpet looks and best of the show
Now spread your wings! Flock of 100 dancers star in English National Ballet’s Swan Lake
Bookkeeping with a bang: Manchester’s stage spectacular The Accountants
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