an Accident/a life; Northern Ballet: Romeo & Juliet review – a triumph of the spirit
Marc Brew’s recreation of the crash that left him paraplegic is an exhilarating riposte to fate. And a slightly dated classic still looks the part
March 2024
‘We’re barely hanging on’: England’s cultural jewels fall into the red
Northern Ballet: Romeo & Juliet review – iconic love story told in all its full-blooded glory
December 2023
2024 culture preview
The best theatre, dance and comedy tickets to book in 2024
Northern Ballet plans to use recorded music. What next, robot dancers?
November 2023
Northern Ballet: Generations; Maud Le Pladec: Twenty-Seven Perspectives – review
Northern Ballet’s triple bill demonstrates the vital link between live music and action
September 2023
Northern Ballet: Generations review – Tiler Peck premieres an intricate work of lyrical yearning
Intimate Pages, the newest piece by the US dance star turned choreographer, is the inventive highlight of an adventurous triple bill
May 2023
UniVerse: A Dark Crystal Odyssey; Northern Ballet: The Great Gatsby – review
Wayne McGregor conjures a shimmering eco-myth from Jim Henson’s 80s puppet fantasy film
November 2022
Northern Ballet: Made in Leeds review – faith, community and hip-hop Casanova
Choreographers Mthuthuzeli November, Stina Quagebeur and Dickson Mbi jolt ballet’s habitual moves with this fresh and convincing triple bill
June 2022
The best theatre to stream this month
The best theatre to stream this month: Death of England, Grenfell and more
Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes political plays, an assortment from the Brighton fringe, an epic rehearsal at the RSC and a musical about a guide dog
April 2022
Ultimate sleazeball or tortured romantic? The truth about serial seducer Casanova
He’s been portrayed as a lascivious lothario, a likable scamp and even a female librarian. But who was the real Casanova? As the world’s most infamous lover returns to the stage, we reveal all
March 2022
The Guardian view on smacking bans: Wales has done the right thing
Editorial: Hitting children is wrong and should be made illegal across the UK
July 2021
Choreographer Drew McOnie: ‘Success is made of the time you don’t waste’
The live-wire choreographer has certainly not been wasting his, as he works on a new production of Carousel, a Take That film, his first ballet, and starting a family
June 2021
The week in dance: Balanchine and Robbins; British Ballet Charity Gala; Dangerous Liaisons – review
Northern Ballet: Dangerous Liaisons review – more sedate than seductive
May 2021
Reopening culture
From McKellen’s Hamlet to a comic Hullabaloo: what to see as theatres and comedy clubs reopen
As stage shows return, we pick the best post-lockdown offerings – featuring Egyptian gods, rebelling vicars, dancing youths ... and Ian McKellen playing the Dane at 82
March 2021
Lockdown culture
The best new dance films to make your heart leap
A love letter to a lost performance, a flower-robot duet, a mythical creature at bay – there’s thrilling movement in store in the latest pick of online dance
December 2020
'Keep making, keep moving!' Phoenix Dance Theatre's new boss Dane Hurst
The dancer, who has been announced as the new artistic director of the Leeds-based company, shares his ambitions for the future
September 2020
Lockdown culture
Locked Down. Locked In. But Living review – Covid anxieties take shape
Claustrophobia and flights of imagination make a powerful connection in this triple bill of pieces commissioned as a response to the pandemic
March 2020
Northern Ballet: Geisha review – potent fusion of romantic dance and Japanese horror
This lavish production uses cinematic design to chilling effect and terrific choreography to drive the drama
