Tuesday, March 8, 2016
8 March 1926: A new building on the site of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford has been proposedThe destruction of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-on-Avon, though de…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:38AMThursday, March 3, 2016
The star of The Maids and Orange is the New Black is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat from 1pm GMT on Monday 7 March – post them in the comments below 11.19am GMT Wit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:43AMWednesday, March 2, 2016
2 March 1916: The Peter Pan creator is described as ‘a perfect paragon during production and at all other times’Our London Correspondence(By Private Wire)London, Wednesday Night.Sir Jame…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:31AMMonday, February 29, 2016
Cast members from the shows eligible for the Magic Radio audience award gather at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Click on the interactive image to see who’s who Olivier awards 2…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:52AMThe Little Voice actor is covering 80s hits in her new show If You Kiss Me Kiss Me, and will join us to answer your questions in a live webchat from 1pm GMT onwards on Wednesday 2 March – …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:52AMLeading actors perform key Shakespeare speeches in videos that capture the tragedy, comedy, romance and magic of his playsWatch the first six films in the series Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AMJoin us at 7.30pm GMT on Tuesday 1 March for a live stream of The Encounter, Complicite and Simon McBurney’s stunning show about a mind-blowing journey into the Amazon. The Encounter has s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:15AMFirst produced at the Royal Court earlier this month, Caryl Churchill's play for Gaza has divided critics and audiences. The Guardian's Michael Billington called it a 'heartfelt lamentation'…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42AMTuesday, February 23, 2016
In October 1980 a daring new play opened at the National Theatre. News of its graphic violence and simulated male rape soon had Mary Whitehouse up in arms. No surprises there. But no one cou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:34PMSunday, February 21, 2016
Tobacco Factory, BristolAndrew Hilton’s version gallops along, but this charmless Hamlet is only fitfully engagingClarity of storytelling has always been a virtue of Andrew Hilton’s Shak…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AMThursday, February 18, 2016
Australian schoolgirl Stephanie Kurlow’s vision to become the world’s first hijab-wearing ballerina receives a boost from the former Swedish tennis player Björn Borg as her online crowd…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:03AMTuesday, February 16, 2016
Drama theatre, Sydney Opera HouseStarring Ryan Corr and Georgia Flood for the Sydney Theatre Company, Stoppard’s classic fails to deliver more than the sum of its partsA quick flick throug…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42AMFriday, February 12, 2016
Star Cross’d is the second in the British Council’s series of films for Shakespeare Lives 2016, a global programme celebrating William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of his death. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:34PMWednesday, February 10, 2016
With a cast of four horses and a donkey, trainer and impresario Bartabas creates remarkable equestrian art at Théâtre Equestre Zingaro in Aubervilliers, France. Here’s a peek at his star…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:02AMTuesday, February 9, 2016
Masai Graham, from West Bromwich, wins this year’s UK pun championships at Hansom Hall in Leicester on Monday. He battled against seven opponents over four rounds, during which they delive…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PMWednesday, February 3, 2016
Shakespeare’s Globe theatre company performed Hamlet to the refugees of the Calais Jungle as part of their Globe to Globe tour, which started in April 2014 Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:40PMShakespeare’s Globe stages a performance of Hamlet in the so called Calais ‘jungle’ on Wednesday. The London-based theatre company took its world touring production for a one-off perfo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PMTuesday, February 2, 2016
Kiss Me Kate at the Châtelet theatre in Paris, directed by Yorkshireman Lee Blakeley, has an orchestra of 40 musicians, gorgeous costumes from two different eras, complex choreography and u…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:04AMMonday, February 1, 2016
Leading actors perform key Shakespeare speeches in a set of videos that capture the romance, tragedy, villainy and magic of his plays Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:44AMFriday, January 22, 2016
The star of The Wire, The Affair and now Les Liaisons Dangereuses is joining us for a live webchat at 1pm GMT onwards on Tuesday 26 January – post your questions for him in the comments be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:55AMFriday, January 15, 2016
The author, comedian and Peep Show star is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat from 1pm GMT onwards on Tuesday 19 January – post them in the comments below 10.55am GMT Is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:14AMWednesday, January 13, 2016
Footage from Spear, the 2015 film adaptation of a Bangarra Dance Theatre production, directed by the Indigenous Australian choreographer Stephen Page. The film tells the story of a young man…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:14AMWednesday, January 6, 2016
In the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, the British recording artists Maverick Sabre, Mic Righteous and Eyez perform lyrics inspired by Shakespeare’s romantic comedy. This video is part …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:52AMGo behind the scenes of a new music video in which Maverick Sabre, Mic Righteous and Eyez perform lyrics inspired by Shakespeare’s comedy to explore how the playwright ‘laid the foundati…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:52AMTuesday, January 5, 2016
The Globe’s incoming artistic director gives a tour through her opening plays at the theatre, which are all inspired by magic and folklore. The “wonder season” starts with A Midsummer …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03AMTuesday, December 29, 2015
Rob Brydon, Ai Weiwei, Lee Scratch Perry, Gillian Anderson ... comedians, artists, musicians and actors gave us a wealth of insight into their creative lives. What did we learn?Let me tell y…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:15PM29 December 1821: Celebrated ventriloquist M. Alexandre put on an excellent show at the Minor TheatreOn Wednesday evening last we were pleased and astonished beyond measure by the extraordin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:28AMMonday, December 21, 2015
Snowmen detectives, sporty Santas and showbiz elves … standup comics offer their best gags to sleigh them this ChristmasBeth Vyse: Why were Rudolph and Blitzen left on the shelves over Chr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:55AMThursday, December 17, 2015
Take a look inside the Royal Shakespeare Company’s workshops to see the outfits for Helen Edmundson’s new play at the Swan theatre, starring Natascha McElhone and Emma Cunniffe Continue …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PMMonday, December 14, 2015
UKTV’s comedy channel Gold invited amateur wits and comedians to write their own modern festive cracker gags. A public vote revealed these winners. Can you do any better?1. Why does Ed Mil…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:13PMWednesday, December 9, 2015
As the spy thriller Hapgood is revived at Hampstead theatre, Tom Stoppard talks about his drama of doubles and deception, and how John le Carré redefined espionage fiction by blurring the b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AM 
