Bring on the naked rollerskating nuns! The wild visions of Florentina Holzinger
Live tattooing, non-simulated sex, flesh hook body hoisting and an ejaculating helicopter – these are commonplace in the astonishing shows of Europe’s hottest director. But is her latest just too shocking?
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Dramas in a crisis: England’s theatres commit to new plays at perilous time for arts
‘The most promiscuous man in town’: the life, loves and legendary sex parties of Dennis Severs
‘I can’t understand a lyric’: Patti LuPone laments lost art of projection in musical theatre
The Merry Wives of Windsor offers strong evidence that Shakespeare was not its author
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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
Anin-the-round production at the Royal Albert Hall in London features more than 100 performers – including 60 dancing swans. Tristram Kenton went into the rehearsals
Bookkeeping with a bang: Manchester’s stage spectacular The Accountants
A world premiere presented by Factory International, The Accountants combines one tale of two auditing firms with another of friends who have connected British Indian and British Chinese heritages
Guys, dolls and an A-list cast: behind the curtains at the Olivier awards
Dark With Excessive Bright: the Royal Ballet’s giant leap into immersive dance
Chita Rivera – a life in pictures
Shirley Anne Field: a life in pictures
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