The writer of Shopping and Fucking will direct cycle of bawdy comedies inspired by scenarios from a 17th-century Italian collectionA premiere by Mark Ravenhill has been an event ever since the British playwright’s explosive debut 30 years ago with Shop…
Continue ReadingThis comedian has a whole show about her love for cute animals videos – and there are plenty here, including a very sleepy panda and an alligator having a spa dayMore summer essentialsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSince the…
Continue ReadingThe chummy everyman seemed to let his facade slip as he brutally ejected two hecklers from a recent gig – a misstep that showed he’s out of touch with the current cut-and-thrust of standupPeter Kay isn’t the first comedian to deal harshly with hecklers…
Continue ReadingComedian says it was ‘no longer fair’ to others in audience, after being accused of overreaction at Manchester showPeter Kay has defended his decision to throw hecklers out of a recent gig after a backlash from audience members who accused him of overr…
Continue ReadingAndrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice have created songs for a Theatreland mystery by Humphrey Ker and David Reed. We find out how they doubled up for the detective’s ‘gory’ new caseNew songs by musical colossi Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice. A script by …
Continue ReadingOxford PlayhouseMorphing from shock-jock lupine to hand-wringing liberal, Lee lambasts the comedy of cruelty in scathing, slapstick style‘Sick of comedy, sick of me, sick of my own thoughts.” That’s where we find comedy’s most esteemed curmudgeon at th…
Continue ReadingOxford PlayhouseMorphing from shock-jock lupine to hand-wringing liberal, Lee lambasts the comedy of cruelty in scathing, slapstick style‘Sick of comedy, sick of me, sick of my own thoughts.” That’s where we find comedy’s most esteemed curmudgeon at th…
Continue ReadingOxford PlayhouseMorphing from shock-jock lupine to hand-wringing liberal, Lee lambasts the comedy of cruelty in scathing, slapstick style‘Sick of comedy, sick of me, sick of my own thoughts.” That’s where we find comedy’s most esteemed curmudgeon at th…
Continue ReadingThe New Zealand comedian delivers a crash course on Kiwi pride: a drunk PM, yodelling lesbians, and (of course) Flight of the ConchordsMore summer essentialsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastI really appreciate this opportunity…
Continue ReadingSoho theatre, LondonThe Yorkshireman’s half-banal half-profound ruminations on the subject of sight won me overA career that might be more successful if only he could describe to people what he’s actually doing. That’s how Rob Auton describes his life’…
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