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Sunday, September 13, 2015

Rosalind Franklin would be 'astonished' to be cast as feminist icon in play starring Nicole Kidman by Anita Singh

Family of scientist whose key role in discovering DNA was effectively written out of history are delighted she is being commemorated in Photograph 51 but wonder if she he been misinterpreted

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:00PM
Monday, September 7, 2015

Nicole Kidman: 'Tell off audiences for using a mobile phone? I'm just happy they've turned up' by Anita Singh

Nicole Kidman says audiences who pay for West End tickets deserve to enjoy themselves, as she makes her West End return in Photograph 51

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:25PM
Friday, August 7, 2015

Hamlet in a hoodie: first pictures of Benedict Cumberbatch on stage by Anita Singh

First official pictures of Benedict Cumberbatch in the Barbican's production of Hamlet show him in a mix of modern dress and period costume

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:17PM
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

James Fox: criticism of posh actors is 'classist' by Anita Singh

Actor James Fox says he was "brought up in a generation that despised upper class people" and preferred working class actors such as Tom Courtenay and Michael Caine

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:00AM
Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Ticket for a West End show? That'll be £200 by Anita Singh

Most expensive West End ticket is £202.25 to see The Book of Mormon, research shows, although the cheap seats are getting (slightly) cheaper

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:09PM
Monday, June 8, 2015

Mark Haddon - don't use Curious Incident... as an autism "textbook" by Anita Singh

The author says The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time shouldn't be used by social workers and police forces to understand autism

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:00AM
Monday, May 25, 2015

Sir Cameron Mackintosh explains the success of Les Miserables by Anita Singh

As Les Miserables celebrates its 25th anniversary with a concert at the O2 Arena, Sir Cameron Mackintosh explains the secret of its enduring success.

SOURCE: Telegraph at 05:58PM
Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Working class vs middle class actors: the £10,000 pay gap by Anita Singh

Stories on stage and screen 'coming from a worryingly narrow set of voices' as study shows working class actors earn £10,000 less per year

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:00AM
Thursday, April 30, 2015

Hussein Chalayan: 'I'm interested in the impossible' by Anita Singh

Hussein Chalayan, who once turned a table into a dress, is creating his own contemporary-dance show. Anita Singh meets him

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AM
Thursday, April 23, 2015

Nicole Kidman returns to the West End stage by Anita Singh

Nicole Kidman, whose last West End performance was memorably described as "pure theatrical Viagra", is back in play about British scientist Rosalind Franklin

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:00AM

Nicole Kidman to return to West End 17 years after debut by Anita Singh

Nicole Kidman will return to the West End in Photograph 51, 17-years after her theatrical debut was described by The Telegraph as 'pure theatrical viagra'

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:00AM
Monday, April 20, 2015

Matthew Warchus: 'I don't want the Old Vic to be posh anymore' by Anita Singh

As he unveils his inaugural season, Matthew Warchus tells Anita Singh what's in store

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:51PM
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Samuel Beckett play to put audience in the dark by Anita Singh

Theatregoers will not be able to see the actors in a new production of Samuel Beckett's All That Fall, which is just how the playwright wished it to be staged

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:28PM
Tuesday, March 10, 2015

The Adrian Mole musical: behind the scenes by Anita Singh

Exclusive report and pictures from rehearsals of the new musical, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:00AM
Thursday, February 26, 2015

RSC casts Palestinian actor as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice by Anita Singh

Makram Khoury, a celebrated actor based in Israel, will make his RSC debut in The Merchant of Venice in Stratford-upon-Avon

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:29PM
Thursday, February 19, 2015

Theatre audiences 'are getting dumber' by Anita Singh

Actresses Patricia Hodge and Janet Suzman say theatre audiences are less intelligent than they used to be

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:53AM
Monday, February 16, 2015

David Tennant: arts spending is an investment, not an expense by Anita Singh

David Tennant used his speech at the WhatsOnStage theatre awards to warn that funding to the creative arts must be protected

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:07AM
Monday, January 19, 2015

Exclusive picture: the boys who play Adrian Mole in the upcoming musical by Anita Singh

Sue Townsend gave her blessing to this musical inspired by her novel. Now its spotty teenage hero has been cast - four times over

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AM
Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Miss Saigon: original cast perform for 25th anniversary show by Anita Singh

The performance was to mark the show's 25th anniversary

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:46AM
Thursday, September 18, 2014

Martin Freeman: playing Richard III has done me in by Anita Singh

Sherlock star Martin Freeman says he is relieved his Shakespearean debut as Richard III is coming to an end, and praises the 'exemplary' fans who came to see him

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:00AM
Monday, September 1, 2014

Charles Spencer to retire as Daily Telegraph theatre critic by Anita Singh

The Daily Telegraph theatre critic has decided to step down after 25 years

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AM
Friday, August 15, 2014

Tricycle Theatre backs down in Jewish Film Festival row by Anita Singh

Tricycle Theatre agrees to accept funding from the Embassy of Israel in London following furore over withdrawal of Jewish Film Festival

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:34AM

Jeremy Paxman: I'm setting up a Dignitas franchise by Anita Singh

Jeremy Paxman is trying his hand at comedy in a one-man show, Paxo, featuring jokes about Dignitas euthanasia clinics and cycling with Sigourney Weaver

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:36AM
Thursday, August 7, 2014

West End performers ask for pay rise after record year by Anita Singh

West End actors and chorus members are asking for the £518 a week Equity minimum to be increased by 10 per cent

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:57AM
Saturday, August 2, 2014

Secret Cinema: where the audience plays a starring role by Anita Singh

Fans buy a ticket, dress in character and turn up to replica sets for 'immersive experience'

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:30AM
Monday, July 14, 2014

Billy Elliot to celebrate 10 years in the West End by Anita Singh

Ollie Jochim becomes the latest boy to play Billy Elliot as the musical heads for its 10th anniversary and 10m tickets sold

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:30PM
Monday, July 7, 2014

Cats: classic musical to feature a rapping cat by Anita Singh

Cats revival will include a hip-hop Rum Tum Tugger, Andrew Lloyd Webber says as he claims TS Eliot was 'the inventor of rap'

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:46AM
Sunday, June 29, 2014

Sherlock back for Christmas special, says Martin Freeman by Anita Singh

Martin Freeman says Sherlock will be back on BBC One for a Christmas 2015 special

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AM
Friday, June 27, 2014

Cats returns to the West End with reworked songs by Anita Singh

Cats comes back to the West End as part of an Eighties nostalgia trip alongside Phantom, Les Miserables, Miss Saigon and Evita

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:35AM
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Billie Piper to star as tabloid editor in National Theatre satire about the press and the Prime Minister by Anita Singh

National Theatre play Great Britain will satirise tabloid newspapers - but director insists Billie Piper's ambitious news editor is not based on Rebekah Brooks

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:39AM
Thursday, June 19, 2014

West End premium ticket prices treble in 10 years by Anita Singh

West End prices hit new heights as a premium ticket to see Carey Mulligan in Skylight costs almost £100

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:07AM

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Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
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Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
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