Theatre

Why the actor longs to do the Tudor timewarp

Bella Blissett has tried and tested dozens of services to find the best fitness classes, pain clinics and mental-health advice online

Join the acclaimed actress at a special J Sheekey “in conversation with” dinner in the heart of London’s theatreland

The Book Club Cabaret brings an immersive dinner party to London’s Gore hotel

The Pritzker director of Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) dives into independent bookshops, exhibitions and a colourful food scene

The theatre legends will take centre stage at two special culinary “in conversation with” events

The theatre’s biennial gala dinner is a barnstorming event featuring one-off performances and the chance to bid for once-in-a-lifetime encounters with stars of stage and screen

From Shakespeare in sitting rooms to Coward at cocktail parties

A vanguard of travel designers is putting the exhilaration of great storytelling at the heart of luxury adventures. Gisela Williams flies to Delhi for five days of… actually, she doesn’t quite know what

A formidably well-connected mastermind is opening up Japan’s most exclusive cultural experiences to the sophisticated traveller. Danielle Demetriou gets a first taste

New arts awards are not only fuelling promising careers, they’re enriching patrons’ cultural lives. Claire Wrathall reports

Bid for a piece of theatrical history – for charity

Four new films, a knighthood and in remission for cancer – John Hurt has a lot to dress well for, says Beatrice Hodgkin

A thesp finds himself forever losing out to an old school chum, but has the winter of his discontent only just begun?

The first exhibition of works by the designer behind Cats and Les Mis

Ferran and Albert Adrià and Cirque du Soleil stage an extravaganza

British stage productions direct to your home

A special performance of The Bodyguard will raise money for the Children’s Air Ambulance