Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group has purchased The Works Entertainment, the company behind shows such as The Illusionists. The company said the move confirmed its...

A man limps awkwardly on to the stage, mimicking a mouth twisted to one side, head bent towards his feet. The audience laughs at...

In our October episode, critics Tim Bano and Lyn Gardner discuss Marianne Elliott's new gender-swapped production of Company by Stephen Sondheim with comedian Tom...

There is a perception that coastal towns are run-down and culturally unengaged. This month, a conference run by SeaChange in Great Yarmouth marked the...

The latest press night parties, events and awards from the theatrical world in pictures. This week’s highlights include the press nights of Dust at Trafalgar Studios,...

Wales-based NoFit State Circus is setting up a professional development programme to support the nation's circus practitioners. The contemporary circus company will run the Transitions...

Until my first job offer, I had not considered that the performing arts could be a career. The company was called Exponential. I had...

Tabarnak, deriving from 'tabernacle' (the cupboard you keep the wine and wafers in at church), is a Canadian French expletive used to add emphasis...

Backbone, by Australian circus company Gravity and Other Myths, derives some of its strength from upending our big-top expectations. There’s a false start –...