Company founder Felix Barrett says Viola’s Room, written by Daisy Johnson, will be an audio-driven production perfect for date nights Punchdrunk’s last immersive production, The Burnt Ci…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06PMAmbassadors theatre, LondonA timid midwesterner adopts a geezerish British persona in David Cale’s often shrewdly observed yet meandering monologue Harry Clark is the former lance corporal…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12PMPolka theatre, LondonA hip-hop take on the tragedy finds the feud blowing up on social media and the balcony scene remixed for FaceTime but it lacks pathos Two hours’ stage traffic becomes…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:03AMPickett’s ‘very funny and very angry’ play 1536 follows three women as they discuss the arrest of Anne Boleyn The British playwright Ava Pickett has won this year’s Susan Smith Black…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PMHome, ManchesterIn Eve Steele’s affecting comedy, mental health is explored through Jennifer Jackson’s inspired movement direction Playwrights are naturally drawn to the brain and heart.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMNew Wolsey theatre, IpswichWith its irresistible harmonies, this comedy about a blood-guzzling plant has plenty to savour but it lacks satirical punch and menace ‘Feed me, Seymour!” Alan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54PMAcclaimed British movie starring Morfydd Clark will be adapted for Live theatre in Newcastle by Jessica Andrews, with music by Gazelle Twin The British horror film Saint Maud is to be adapte…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMOur roundup of what to watch at home includes Rambert’s prequel to the hit TV series, Jodie Comer reprising the legal drama and Roald Dahl’s The Magic Finger A doff of the cap to Rambert…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12PMStephen Joseph theatre, ScarboroughThe Paper Birds’ new touring production explores forced displacement through physical theatre, interactivity and multimedia What does the rest of the au…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AMFinborough theatre, LondonAn NHS worker’s marriage to her anti-vaxxer husband comes under pressure in James McDermott’s two-hander James McDermott’s new play takes us back to the Covid…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMGulbenkian Arts Centre, CanterburyTalented students from Canterbury College impress in Zest Theatre’s show, developed through conversations with hundreds of young people In Katie Kirby’s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PMSalisbury PlayhouseA fitfully funny play from the creator of Broadchurch considers the terrifying prospects of parenthood yet never quite delivers Here’s a perfect prop for farce: a huge, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12PMWilliams said that bringing the fearsome editor Miranda Priestly to life in new musical is ‘a dream come true’ Vanessa Williams has been cast as the formidable fashion magazine editor Mi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AMSouthwark Playhouse, LondonThis two-hander has a high concept and appealing performances but the script and songs lack emotional pull ‘Life’s not one of your paintings,” Ami rages at h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42PMDramas by April De Angelis and Rhianna Ilube have been nominated for the prestigious award honouring female, transgender and non-binary playwrights Two new plays about to open in London have…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AMJamie Lloyd will direct the star in ‘a pulsating new vision of the immortal tale of wordsmiths, rhymers, lovers and fighters’ Spider-Man star Tom Holland is to return to the London stage…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AMThe model and actor will make her stage debut alongside Luke Treadaway who takes over the role of the Emcee Cara Delevingne is to make her stage debut in the West End’s multi-award-winning…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMThe former RSC director, now visiting professor of contemporary theatre at Oxford University, will stage The Two Gentlemen of Verona When Gregory Doran stepped down as artistic director of t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32PMThe Fleabag star, who took all eight roles in the solo show Vanya, says intimate scenes on stage can be discomfiting for viewers During rehearsals for Andrew Scott’s solo version of Chekho…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMTheatrical adaptation of the sitcom, opening at the Apollo theatre in May, will combine three episodes including The Germans Torquay’s hapless hotelier Basil Fawlty is to make his West End…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMCharing Cross theatre, LondonHunter Bird’s often madcap production, based on the 1980 western, has anodyne songs and lacks the film’s weathered perspective Bronco Billy is one of Clint E…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMOur roundup of drama to watch at home includes Danny Boyle’s remix of The Matrix, Billy Crudup’s solo show and the New Wolsey’s Romeo & Juliet As Keanu Reeves’ Neo might say: who…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36AMThe actor, dancer and singer, who has died aged 91, did not just provide great entertainment on stage. She was an eloquent, mischievous chronicler of musical theatre Chita Rivera had been an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMThe comedy series’ originators Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse will lead a 30th anniversary live show due to begin in March Swiss Toni, Competitive Dad and a pair of unsuitably smutty t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AMDisabled actors respond to the announcement that Michelle Terry, the Globe’s artistic director, will be taking up the role The announcement of a summer production of Richard III at Shakesp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMThe Akram Khan Company said the death of the dancer, who shaped the art form as a programmer, was ‘an immense loss for the dance community’ Emma Gladstone, an accomplished dancer who hug…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMThe show’s run at Theatre Royal Drury Lane will end in September but British schools can then compete to stage it Since the summer of 2021 it has drawn waves of excited theatregoers wearin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PMThe star of The Morning Show will bring David Cale’s award-winning one-man play to London in March Billy Crudup is to make his West End theatre debut portraying 19 characters in a solo sho…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMThe Other Palace, LondonThere are some excellent performances in an uneven adaptation of the hit film, staged with songs by No Doubt, Ace of Base and Placebo After its hit with a sour bubble…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36PMClint Dyer leads tributes to director who ran the London venue for 25 years and was a ‘pioneer of diversity in British theatre’ Tributes have been paid to Philip Hedley, who spent a quar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PMIf you can’t get tickets to his Macbeth, Tennant’s acclaimed prince of Denmark is online, along with a spectacular take on three Shakespeare plays by Ivo van Hove Binge on Shakespeare’…
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