Tuesday, August 23, 2016
From Hoovers to badgers, here are the quips voted funniest in Dave's competition at the festival1. "I've decided to sell my Hoover… well, it was just collecting dust." – Tim Vine2. "I've…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:04AMMonday, August 22, 2016
From Cambridge Footlights in 1981 to Sam Simmons in 2015, explore the history of the Edinburgh comedy awards. Find out who won, who they beat and how the art of comedy changed each year. Whe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:34AMSunday, August 21, 2016
On Friday night, the first 24-hour passenger night tubes started to run on London Underground. BBC Three were there to capture this historic moment on the world’s oldest underground metro …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:50AMFriday, August 19, 2016
Ronnie Ancona’s Gertrude serves up a bloody homecoming dinner down the Prince of Denmark pub in the seventh of the British Council films for Shakespeare Lives 2016, a global programme cele…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:43AMTuesday, August 16, 2016
Is it possible to train your cat to be vegan? Would he ever present Top Gear? And what’s his beef with Piers Morgan. The Monty Python and Fawlty Towers star answered your questions live - …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:52AMMonday, August 15, 2016
The comedy channel Dave asked the public to vote on the best gags to emerge from this year’s fringe festival, and here are the results Related: Top 10 jokes of the Edinburgh fringe festiva…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:57AMFriday, August 12, 2016
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn moves to the music at the end of a rally in Sunderland on Friday afternoon. Corbyn used the rally in the north-eastern city to announce the creation of a ‘bank …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:09AMTuesday, August 9, 2016
The American photographer, who creates hyperreal tableaux of dancers at work, talks us through the images in her new book Lois Greenfield: Moving Still is published by Thames & Hudson (U…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:58PMIn her series Hold Me Closer Tiny Dancer, photographer Emily Stein captures the staged romance and dashing outfits of children’s ballroom dancing competitions Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:28AMSunday, August 7, 2016
Hugh Quarshie stars as Othello, Joanna Vanderham is Desdemona, Lucian Msamati plays Iago and Ayesha Dharker appears as Emilia in this clip from Act III, scene 3 of Shakespeare’s tragedy. D…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMMonday, August 1, 2016
JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter book series, speaks to the press at the opening gala of the new play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Saturday. The play is billed as the eight…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:15AMFriday, July 29, 2016
Why is he so self-loathing? How does he style his hair? And what did his grandma think of Grandma’s House? Read the comedian’s answers to your questions now 2.44pm GMT Thanks very much t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:56AMThe Hollywood star, currently appearing in the play Bakersfield Mist in the West End, joined us live to talk about Ken Russell, King Lear and the joys of playing Chandler Bing's dad 2.09pm B…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:56AMTuesday, July 26, 2016
The preview performances are over, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is starting its run on London’s West End. Peer behind the curtain with these photographs of the latest chapter in t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:37AMFriday, July 22, 2016
From Womad and The BFG to Billie Piper and Matt Smith treading the boards, it’s your cultural guide to the next 7 days Womad Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:50AMWednesday, July 20, 2016
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific conceptsWhy can some people remember jokes…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AMTuesday, July 19, 2016
Join us at 7.30pm BST on Saturday 23 July to watch the final night of Mike Bartlett’s acclaimed play Wild, live from Hampstead theatre. Or watch the play on demand afterwardsMichael Billin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:16AMMonday, July 18, 2016
Anjana Vasan, who is starring in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Globe in London, performs a musical triptych inspired by the songs in As You Like It. This is the sixth film in the Britis…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:50AMFriday, July 15, 2016
The bearded surrealist joined us to answer questions on everything from the odds of being torn apart by a badger to the best way to drink tea, via the refugee crisis and Bobby Crush 1.10pm G…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:43AMWilliamson Park, LancasterThe Dukes’ three-hour show feels like a real quest as the picnicking audience follow adventuring dwarves on a walkabout through the gladesTo experience Middle-ear…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:38AMThe Creation, staged with Garsington Opera and featuring stunning designs by the artist Pablo Bronstein, features more than 40 Rambert dancers. See how they found the moves to match Joseph H…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:31AMThursday, July 14, 2016
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Swan theatre is celebrating its 30th birthday with a season that includes The Two Noble Kinsmen and The Rover. Those two plays were performed in the Swan’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:43AMTuesday, July 12, 2016
If you saw KlangHaus at the Edinburgh fringe in 2014, your ears might still be ringing. Pitched somewhere between gig, theatre and exhibition, it’s been reborn as KlangHaus: On Air and is …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:28AMMonday, July 11, 2016
The popstar turned actor will join us for a live webchat on Wednesday 13 July, from 1pm BST – post your questions for her below 12.35pm BST With her infectiously peppy Because We Want To, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:45AMSunday, July 10, 2016
Sondheim's lyrics are some of the best we've heard. How well do you know them? Add the missing word … • Declare your genius: complete Oscar Wilde's epigrams• Cats or Pussycat Dolls? �…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:07AMSaturday, July 9, 2016
The ballet dancer joined us for a live webchat and discussed making movies, the secrets of his success and whether he would appear on Strictly Come Dancing 2.13pm GMT It's been great to chat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:02AMFriday, July 8, 2016
The former Doctor is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat from 1pm BST on Tuesday 12 July – post them in the comments below 10.48am BST With a single flourish of a sonic s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AMThursday, July 7, 2016
The Orange Is the New Black actor and star of The Maids answered your questions about racial stereotyping on TV, how she gets into character and which underrated talent she wants everyone to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:31AMMonday, July 4, 2016
Watch a theatrical restaging of Ken Loach’s drama, followed by a panel discussion about homelessness, live from the Barbican in London at 7.30pm BST on Tuesday 5 JulyFifty years ago, Ken L…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMSunday, July 3, 2016
The Lauper-Fierstein collaboration Kinky Boots scooped six awards including best musical, but what about those other prizes? Here's the full 2013 Tony winners' listWinner: Vanya and Sonia an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:09AMThursday, June 30, 2016
After making an explosive impact in the world of ballet, Natalia Osipova is experimenting with contemporary choreographers – and dancing with her offstage partner Sergei Polunin – in a t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:55AM 
