A factory dispute in the American Midwest shouldn't be the stuff of musical magic. But The Pajama Game earned its stripes with Broadway pedigree and Hollywood pizzazz. As Richard Eyre's hit …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36PMDave Chappelle talks to late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel about his two new comedy specials. Asked why he released two shows at once after such a long hiatus, he jokingly replied: ‘Money.’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AMEve Best plays Cleopatra in a new production at Shakespeare's Globe. From Liz Taylor to Mark Rylance, here's a reminder of the other stars who have ruled as the Egyptian leader• Review: Ev…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42PMStyx, LondonEmma Baggott leads an astute, clever revival of Anthony Neilson’s play about the 1920s killer known as the ‘Düsseldorf vampire’Like many people, Justus Wehner (Corey Monta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMIn Flatshare, created by the comedy sketch trio Massive Dad for Comic Relief, two mates walk into the world of a US sitcom, complete with canned laughter. The sketch is part of the Comic Rel…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMThe British actor, currently starring in Nell Gwynn in the West End, joined us live to answer your questions about where Alice Creed might have gone, how to make the perfect risotto and whet…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMThe RSC’s exhibition Draw New Mischief shows how, for 250 years, political cartoonists have taken inspiration from Shakespeare’s plays. Curator David Francis Taylor introduces a selectio…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AMHarry Potter and the Cursed Child leads the contenders for this year’s Olivier awards – here are the nominees in full• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child breaks Olivier nominations reco…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMDaniel Radcliffe is back on stage in London in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard’s sideways look at Hamlet, which returns to the Old Vic 50 years after it was first stage…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMThe star of The Affair and Hedda Gabler is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat at 1pm on Tuesday 7 March 4.58pm GMT Since her Bafta-nominated breakthrough as Jane Eyre in 2…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMScott, best known as Sherlock’s Moriarty, is playing the highest-profile Hamlet since Benedict Cumberbatch took on the role in 2015. Here is an exclusive first look at the production Conti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18PMOpening ceremony sees debutantes performing classical dances. With the ball still hugely popular in Austria, it attracts big TV audiences, celebrity guests – and the president Continue rea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AMThe actor and producer will join us to answer your questions in a live webchat on Monday 27 February – post them in the comments below 2.01pm GMT Permanently tracksuit-clad and put upon to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMLibrary dust jackets altered with surreal jokes, which saw playwright Joe Orton and his boyfriend Kenneth Halliwell serve six months in prison in the 1960s are finally seeing the light of da…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PMKenneth Weeks, 86, and Lyne Luxford, 70, were captured hoofing it off Collins Street in Melbourne, at 2am on a Sunday morning as the city celebrated White Night. Melbourne’s fifth White Ni…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:32AMTheatre company Punchdrunk have collaborated with the Old Vic to create their latest site-specific performance piece underneath the derelict railway tunnels of Waterloo station. All tickets …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AMA stage version of the box-office hit, which was to star the Strictly celebrity alongside partner Carley Stenson, has been delayedThe world premiere of Sleepless, a stage musical based on No…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMVanessa Redgrave has captivated theatre audiences since her early days at the RSC. She has starred alongside her father, siblings and children, enthralled Broadway and is still commanding th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36AMArtem has been producing special effects for film, theatre and TV for nearly 30 years, teaming designers from a range of disciplines as diverse as architecture, interior design, sculpture, g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AMThe American Sniper star rules the reviews with his West End theatre debut in the role of Joseph MerrickBradley Cooper has followed in the footsteps of John Hurt, David Bowie and Mark Hamill…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06AMThe Barbican in London is staging a new production of Philip Glass’s dance-opera, based on Jean Cocteau’s sensational novel Les Enfants Terribles. Step inside the surreal world of two si…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24PMThe outspoken comic answered your questions in a live webchat from the Edinburgh festival – and addressed everything from Donald Trump to the phrase ‘the n-word’ 12.37pm BST Reginald i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMInitial names announced ahead of London opening of the record-breaking Broadway musical – but no word on the lead roleThe first cast members have been announced for the West End production…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMThe Grammy-winning singer/songwriter will work with playwright Paul Rudnick on an adaptation of the hit fashion comedyElton John has been tapped to write the music for the Broadway adaptatio…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48PMPuppets and opera aren’t such strange bedfellows, as this exclusive video of Wattle and Daub’s new show – about the French spy with a monstrous appetite – proves. The new opera featu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PMThe Made in England and Line of Duty actor is joining us to answer your questions at 1pm GMT on Friday 27 January – post them in the comments below 3.18pm GMT Vicky McClure has played a se…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AMThe Scottish comedian joined us during his UK tour to answer your questions. From why stand-up is full of needy people to what he’d say to David Cameron via why he’s considering giving a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AMFrom the role-reversal minstrels in The Scottsboro Boys to a post-apocalyptic take on The Simpsons, rising dramatists choose the plays they can’t forgetChosen by Vinay Patel Continue readi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06AMCurrently playing Antigone at the Edinburgh international festival, the French actor answered your questions – and spoke about everything from the joy of Three Colours Blue to her lack of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PMWonka bars at the ready! The West End musical ends its run this month before opening on Broadway in March. How well do you know the show?Willy Wonka opens his doors to the golden ticket winn…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AMHow two young impresarios turned a former chocolate factory into one of our most exciting theatres. By Maddy CostaDavid Babani and Danielle Tarento vividly remember the first time they walke…
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