Amol Rajan Interviews Ian McKellen, review: this Hollywood heavyweight doesn’t need silly questions

One slight problem underlying Amol Rajan Interviews: Ian McKellen (BBC Two) was that the last time the two met, McKellen told Rajan that he would never perform…

Whodunnit [Unrehearsed] 2 is more of a who’s-in-it after first celebrity guest appearance from Jonathan Pryce

The burning question of this fundraising run at north London’s Park Theatre is not whodunnit, but rather who’s in it.  The twist of this murder mystery spoof,…

Why this is the worst time for touring theatre in generations

Indeed, a more highbrow offering with a star name attached can reap rewards (as the touring production of TS Eliot’s Four Quartets with Ralph Fiennes has proved)….

The biggest stars of British theatre in 2021 didn’t even set foot on a stage

Likewise, you could see why Andrew Lloyd Webber was so keen to get his latest musical, Cinderella, open, even vowing he’d risk jail by flouting social distancing…