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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

'Joy matters': UK theatre festival tackles hard-hitting issues with a sense of fun by Chris Wiegand

HighTide's Inventing the Future weekender will feature six new scripts that playfully consider serious subjects, says artistic director Suba Das A sense of joy and playfulness is vital for t…

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Saturday, October 9, 2021

Having a ball: the fairytale couple at heart of West End's revival by Chris Wiegand

Carrie Hope Fletcher is the star of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella; Oliver Ormson is in Disney's Frozen. The pair discuss romance, musicals and returning to the stage amid theatre's crisis…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36AM[SHARE]
Friday, October 8, 2021

Antigone review " gender switch sparks striking take on Sophocles by Chris Wiegand

Mercury theatre, ColchesterWendy Kweh plays Creon as a politically minded queen in Merlynn Tong's adaptation steeped in grief and decay The chorus has been banished, the cast of five has no …

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

The Boy With Two Hearts review " an Afghan refugee family's story of fear and hope by Chris Wiegand

Wales Millennium Centre, CardiffThe true story of a family forced to flee the Taliban and seek lifesaving health treatment in the UK brings the search for home movingly to life This true sto…

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Monday, September 27, 2021

Stop, look and listen: artists' startling responses to the climate crisis by Chris Wiegand

Dorset's Inside Out festival brought audiences closer to nature with rock star-guided rambles, dirt-digging dances and a globe suspended in woodland Have you held a seashell to your ear, ima…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, September 22, 2021

NHS the Musical review " the doctor will sing for you now by Chris Wiegand

Theatre Royal PlymouthBouncy songs explore three patients' experiences in this ambitious and spirited show about the health service's history and current crisis As audiences return to theatr…

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

'Sweating out the notes': the stunning portrait of Sondheim's Company by DA Pennebaker by Chris Wiegand

A newly rereleased documentary captures tense scenes in the studio for the 1970 musical's original cast recording " and reveals much about the songs and their singers After a six-week tryout…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AM[SHARE]
Monday, September 13, 2021

Amy Adams to make her West End debut in The Glass Menagerie by Chris Wiegand

Hollywood actor will perform at Duke of York's theatre, London, as Amanda Wingfield in one of Tennessee Williams' most autobiographical plays The Hollywood star Amy Adams is to make her West…

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Sunday, September 12, 2021

The Memory of Water review " how not to behave upon losing a parent by Chris Wiegand

Hampstead theatre, LondonSet during the strange, out-of-time days between a death in the family and the funeral, Shelagh Stephenson's 1996 play precariously balances riotous humour and patho…

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Friday, September 10, 2021

Gregory Doran takes leave from RSC to care for terminally ill Antony Sher by Chris Wiegand

The Royal Shakespeare Company's artistic director has taken compassionate leave to look after his husband, the celebrated actor The actor Sir Antony Sher has been diagnosed with a terminal …

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

London's Royal Docks 'just keeps changing' " as a new outdoor show reveals by Chris Wiegand

Arrival, co-created with the local community, will take audiences on a journey around the historic industrial area set to welcome City Hall When the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, completes t…

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Monday, September 6, 2021

Phil Jerrod, 'spectacularly talented' comedian, dies aged 42 by Chris Wiegand

Comics including Romesh Ranganathan pay tribute to 'caring and terrific' standup, whose death from cancer has been announced The comedian Phil Jerrod, known for his richly lyrical observatio…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PM[SHARE]
Sunday, September 5, 2021

Punchdrunk to stage epic 'future noir' drama in old London arms factory by Chris Wiegand

Dystopian Trojan war play The Burnt City at site of Royal Arsenal will be company's costliest and most ambitious immersive piece The immersive theatre company Punchdrunk, celebrated for crea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32PM[SHARE]
Friday, September 3, 2021

Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act review " a short, sharp shock by Chris Wiegand

Orange Tree theatre, LondonAthol Fugard's portrait of two lovers defying an apartheid-era ban on interracial sex crackles with tension In Athol Fugard's best-known play, Sizwe Bansi Is Dead,…

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Monday, August 30, 2021

Bedknobs and Broomsticks review " Disney fantasy is a bumpy flight by Chris Wiegand

Marlowe theatre, CanterburyThis stage update adds new songs to the much-loved movie caper but despite deft illusions it lacks sparkle and eccentricity Well, hocus pocus and substitutiary loc…

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Cinderella review " not so much a ball as a blast by Chris Wiegand

Gillian Lynne theatre, London Bewitching melodies abound as Andrew Lloyd Webber's terrifically OTT but warm and inclusive musical finally arrives Delayed by a year because of the pandemic, a…

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Comedian Sean Lock dies aged 58 by Chris Wiegand

Bill Bailey, Lee Mack, Harry Hill and Diane Morgan are among the fellow comics who have paid tribute to Lock, 'an absolute genius', who died at home from cancer, surrounded by family ' Harry…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AM[SHARE]
Monday, August 16, 2021

Adrian Dunbar cast alongside Cush Jumbo in Hamlet at Young Vic by Chris Wiegand

The Line of Duty actor will play Claudius and the Ghost when the postponed play opens next month Adrian Dunbar is to join Cush Jumbo in the Young Vic theatre's production of Hamlet which, po…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18AM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 22, 2021

Something wicked this way comes: the Lord Chamberlain's Men on tour " photo essay by Chris Wiegand Photography and Interviews By David Levene

The outdoor theatre company will cover more than 12,000 miles this summer, visiting more than 60 venues. Guardian photographer David Levene joined the Macbeth road trip The Covid-19 pandemic…

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Theatre in the Forest outdoor venue to open at Sutton Hoo by Chris Wiegand

Red Rose Chain will present Macbeth at the pop-up playhouse on the site of the greatest British archaeological discovery of the 20th century A new outdoor theatre is to open next summer at S…

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Theatres accuse UK government of breaking Covid-19 insurance promise by Chris Wiegand

Amid widespread cancellations of performances, theatre unions and trade bodies say 'a vital industry' has been let down Theatre unions and trade bodies claim the UK government has "let down …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PM[SHARE]
Monday, July 19, 2021

Andrew Lloyd Webber cancels opening night of Cinderella due to Covid case by Chris Wiegand

The composer calls it 'a devastating decision that will affect the livelihoods of hundreds of people, and disappoint thousands' Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced the cancellation of the open…

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Kenneth Branagh play cancelled after 'Covid-enforced absences' by Chris Wiegand

A revival of The Browning Version at Riverside Studios has been called off after cast members' illness and self-isolation disrupted rehearsals A major summer theatre production starring and …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03AM[SHARE]
Friday, July 9, 2021

Mr and Mrs Nobody review " at home with the Pooters by Chris Wiegand

Jermyn Street theatre, London There are squabbles, strained smiles and domestic mishaps in Keith Waterhouse's spin on the Grossmiths' classic Mr Pooter declares himself disgusted by "amateur…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Don't lose your head! Anne Boleyn actor gets engaged on stage by Chris Wiegand

Natalie Pilkington, performing in Leeds show of Tudor musical Six, accepts proposal from boyfriend who jumped on stage to pop the question The musical Six, in which the wives of Henry VIII a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM[SHARE]

'You're looking at the person you love': the married couple playing Romeo and Juliet by Chris Wiegand

Laura Elsworthy and Jordan Metcalfe, who wed in Stratford upon Avon in 2018, are playing the star-crossed lovers in their home town of Hull This is a tale of two households, both alike in di…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AM[SHARE]
Thursday, July 1, 2021

Camels, clowns and sex education: what to see at Edinburgh fringe 2021 by Chris Wiegand

The festival has shrunk because of Covid but there are plenty of shows in person and online this summer " here's our pick of the first to be announced Sex Education Xplorers (S.E.X.)What did…

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Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella: 'We just want the arts back. We're not looking for a fight' by Chris Wiegand

The composer said his latest musical would open, even if he went to jail. Now it has " but he's still furious at a government he says has 'dumped' theatre. We talk to him and the show's writ…

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Kit Harington to play Henry V at the Donmar Warehouse by Chris Wiegand

Game of Thrones star will appear in production focusing on modern political power, part of the London theatre's reopening season Kit Harington is to star as Shakespeare's Henry V in a modern…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Real-life dramas: 10 great documentaries about theatre by Chris Wiegand

From the story behind Sondheim's Broadway flop to political theatre during South Africa's apartheid, these films capture the power of plays The stage on screen: our guide to films about thea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PM[SHARE]
Thursday, June 10, 2021

The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber review " blows off lockdown cobwebs by Chris Wiegand

Curve, LeicesterPowerhouse renditions of songs from Joseph, Phantom, Superstar and more " plus memories from the man himself " dazzle in an inventive show Andrew Lloyd Webber is the first to…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM[SHARE]

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