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Sunday, April 2, 2017

Sweet dreams: 60 years of The Pajama Game – in pictures by Guardian Staff

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 10:36PM
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Dave Chappelle talks new comedy specials with Jimmy Kimmel – video by Guardian Staff

Dave 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 11:32AM
Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Cleopatras comin' atcha: queens of the Nile on stage and screen - in pictures by Guardian Staff

Eve 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 05:42PM
Sunday, March 19, 2017

Normal review – drama about real-life serial killer questions the nature of sanity by Guardian Staff

Styx, 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 10:48AM
Thursday, March 16, 2017

Help! We're trapped in an American sitcom – exclusive Comic Relief video by Guardian Staff

In 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 08:36AM
Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Gemma Arterton webchat – as it happened by Guardian Staff

The 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 07:24AM

Et tu, Trump? Political cartoons inspired by Shakespeare – in pictures by Guardian Staff

The 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 04:06AM
Monday, March 6, 2017

Olivier awards 2017: full list of nominations by Guardian Staff

Harry 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 08:24AM

Daniel Radcliffe in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead – in pictures by Guardian Staff

Daniel 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 07:18AM
Friday, March 3, 2017

Ruth Wilson webchat – post your questions now by Guardian Staff

The 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 06:36AM
Monday, February 27, 2017

Andrew Scott as Hamlet at the Almeida – in pictures by Guardian Staff

Scott, 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 08:18PM
Friday, February 24, 2017

Waltzing with the debutantes: the Vienna opera ball – in pictures by Guardian Staff

Opening 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 05:24AM
Thursday, February 23, 2017

Ralf Little webchat – post your questions now by Guardian Staff

The 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 10:18AM
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Joe Orton and Kenneth Halliwell: cover to cover at Islington Museum – in pictures by Guardian Staff

Library 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 01:36PM
Monday, February 20, 2017

Melbourne White Night: 86-year-old swing dances with his partner – video by Guardian Staff

Kenneth 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 01:32AM
Thursday, February 16, 2017

Punchdrunk go underground with Tunnel 228 by Guardian Staff

Theatre 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 06:24AM
Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Sleepless in Seattle musical starring Danny Mac is postponed by Guardian Staff

A 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 09:48AM
Monday, January 30, 2017

Vanessa Redgrave at 80: a career on stage – in pictures by Guardian Staff

Vanessa 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 01:36AM
Sunday, January 29, 2017

A cut above: Artem's special effects studio – in pictures by Guardian Staff

Artem 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 11:03AM
Saturday, January 28, 2017

Bradley Cooper in The Elephant Man – what the critics said by Guardian Staff

The 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 12:06AM
Friday, January 27, 2017

Cocteau sins: Les Enfants Terribles by the Royal Ballet – in pictures by Guardian Staff

The 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 05:24PM

Reginald D Hunter webchat – as it happened by Guardian Staff

The 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 08:24AM

Hamilton: first cast members revealed for West End production by Guardian Staff

Initial 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 07:18AM
Thursday, January 26, 2017

Elton John to write Devil Wears Prada musical for Broadway by Guardian Staff

The 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 02:48PM

Watch a clip from The Depraved Appetite of Tarrare the Freak – video by Guardian Staff

Puppets 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 12:36PM
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Vicky McClure webchat – post your questions now by Guardian Staff

The 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 11:36AM
Friday, January 20, 2017

Kevin Bridges webchat – as it happened by Guardian Staff

The 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 08:12AM
Tuesday, January 10, 2017

What a night! Millennial playwrights pick this century's best shows by Guardian Staff

From 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 03:06AM
Friday, January 6, 2017

Juliette Binoche webchat – as it happened by Guardian Staff

Currently 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 01:54PM

Chocs away: take the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory quiz by Guardian Staff

Wonka 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 09:33AM
Thursday, January 5, 2017

Arts: How two young impresarios turned a former chocolate factory into one of our most exciting theatres by Guardian Staff

How 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…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:04PM

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