Kate Wyver

Giles Terera is sublime as the guitar-wielding musician looking back on his tearaway years in this rowdy production

While the costumes are delightful and the characters cheekily drawn, the full epic potential for this cabaret is never fully realised

The fluffy accident-prone favourite is donning his red wellies and duffle coat for a magical new ‘experience’ that is half-theatre and half-party. Our writer braces herself for a look behind the scenes

As Glyndebourne festival turns 90, its artistic director has been championing diversity – and pursuing young audiences. Has it worked?

Kate Wyver On the grand occasion of a 90th birthday, you may expect a focus on the good days gone by.

Is it gatekeeping or dream-making? Art or science? As the Oscars get set to award casting directors for the first time, British theatre’s finest share the secrets of their trade

Martha Loader’s award-winning play is an assured portrait of a therapy group for men who have abused women

The Egyptian queen’s court communicates in sign language in Blanche McIntyre’s production, giving physical shape and frequently extra depth to the text

From The Diary of a Teenage Girl to her latest stage role, the actor is drawn to projects about the tangle of sex and the messy parts of relationships

Under his leadership, the theatre has become a hothouse for innovative, and sometimes controversial work work. On the eve of his departure, he looks back over his ‘three acts’ in the limelight