10 amazing hamlets of modern times

Greatest Hamlets: Maxine Peake, David Tennant and Benedict Cumberbatch All the world is a stage for Queen Camilla, who attended a star-studded event at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on Tuesday evening as part of the 400e-anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio. Her Majesty originally planned to enjoy this Valentine’s Day outing with the King; instead, celebrities … Read more

Theater audience members who talk, eat, canoodle or scroll are rude, entitled and selfish. Why do they bother?

(es) They’re at it again. Actors complaining about a rotten audience. In an interview this week, Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar – who will make his musical theater debut later this year as Fred Graham in a new production of Kiss Me, Kate at the Barbican – grumbled about the behavior of theatergoers, calling … Read more

‘There are so many controversial elements in this season, that’s what we need’

Debut: Millie Gibson will join the Whoniverse on Christmas Day (David Reiss) Anyone who has ever braved a spray tan knows that there are rules to follow. Number one? Avoid water in the immediate aftermath or you risk being plagued with troublesome streaks. That means no showers, no showers and certainly no tears. So when … Read more

MacBeth; The House of Barnarda Alba – review

Triple, triple toil and trouble. In August, the RSCs Macbeth; later this month David Tennant and Cush Jumbo at the Donmar. Meanwhile, Simon Godwin’s production of Macbeth comes with seductive casting: Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma are the magnetic killers. It also makes an attempt to reach a wider audience, as it is staged in … Read more

from Rose Tyler to Donna Noble

Billie Piper as Rose Tyler and David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor (PA) After almost a year of absence, Doctor Who returns to the BBC on Saturday. Ahead of a full-fledged new series, the beloved sci-fi series is kicking things off with three standalone 60th anniversary specials that will see David Tennant and Catherine Tate … Read more