3+ hour, 56+ min ago   (640+ words) The Great Clown, who has died, taught us to accept shame "Every day in clowning is a fresh nightmare," Godden tells me. "But every day is also a chance to strike gold. It is an extreme sport. It is addictive....

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (113+ words) It's common complaint these days that you just can't make the jokes you used to onscreen. Cancel culture and political correctness have killed the comedy. Not only do audiences not want to watch funny It's common complaint these days that…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (823+ words) Like women for Captain Grimes, musicals are an enigma to me. When I wrote a column admitting I couldn't bear them, good or bad, the responses included death threats and accusations of anti-Semitism. W Like women for Captain Grimes, musicals…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (71+ words) New productions of Richard II and Much Ado About Nothing both burnish their texts with hot celebrity appeal " but couldn't be further apart aesthetically. Much Ado About Nothing" Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London WC2 Richard II"Bridge Theatre, London SE1 [See also:…...