The master clown helped generations of performers be more alive in the moment – and not take themselves too seriously. His teachings were for life as well as the stage

The wild politics and chainsaw made Argentina’s president an economic hero for the right. And now, with his nation’s finances in chaos: silence, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Book by Rob Drummond Music and Lyrics by Dave Hook Directed by Orla O’Loughlin Review by Orly Benn Traverse Theatre ★★★★ This week’s A Play, A Pie, A Pint, written by Rob Drummond and Dave Hook, brings us a slick and thought-provoking hip-hop musical comedy with the life (or myth) of 13th-century Scottish legend and freedom fighter William Wallace…

The 2025 autumn season at A Play, A Pie and a Pint continues this week with a political drama based on the true story of one Scottish writer's meeting with the secretive leader of Cambodia. The world ...

The comic was determined to make a blockbuster standup show that didn’t address trans issues. Then she changed her mind – and scooped comedy’s biggest prize

Dropping the droll, self-obsessed character from his early standup shows, the comic and TV star is swapping millennial irony for the sincerity of song

A show full of humour and pathos, Dancing Shoes makes all the right moves, writes Joyce McMillan

What makes Ronnie O’Sullivan the greatest player in the history of snooker? It isn’t just statistical dominance—it lies in his style, in the difference between thinking and acting.

To meet Athol Fugard is to drink deeply of the 20th century. It’s not just that he is among the finest dramatists of his age; “the greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world”, according

You can use this form to submit the details of any foreign language play performed professionally in translation (into Scots, English or Gaelic) in Scotland. The information will be added to an archiv...