Monday, January 5, 2015
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 epigramsCats or Pussycat Dolls? – lyrics q…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24AMSaturday, December 27, 2014
The famous clown is reunited with his long lost brother one night at the theatre where he is performing, only for him to vanish again foreverClowns mark Grimaldi Day at church in east London…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:30AMThursday, December 25, 2014
Merry Christmas! To get in the festive mood, we went to the rehearsals for English National Ballet’s Nutcracker and watched dances from Spain, Arabia, China and RussiaENB’s Nutcracker is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMWednesday, December 24, 2014
On the 20th anniversary of the playwright’s death, look back at how his work has been assessed by the critics, Olivier, David Hare – and Osborne himself“Jimmy Porter is a young man who…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMThe Theatre Royal, Manchester, since its opening in September 1845, has given us eight annual pantomimes Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:30AMSunday, December 21, 2014
The actor Billie Whitelaw, who was best known for her work with Samuel Beckett and film roles such as Violet in The Krays, has died aged 82. She was awarded a CBE by the Queen in the 1991 bi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:10PMDoes John Lydon fear death? How does Flying Lotus see himself in 20 years’ time? How does Tracey Emin deal with the haters? What we’ve learned from a year in webchats … Continue readin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:00PMSaturday, December 20, 2014
Any actor playing Hamlet can "only get some of it right some of the time" says Derek Jacobi, who talks about his first stab at the role ("what I lacked in technique … I made up in volume")…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30AMFriday, December 19, 2014
Femmes fatales and gumshoes tread the mean streets of Covent Garden in City of Angels, a witty pastiche of detective movies, revived at the Donmar Warehouse in London by director Josie Rourk…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:50AMBursting with colour, Christopher Wheeldon's new ballet – based on Shakespeare's play – will leap off the screen this Christmas when it comes to BBC4. Take a look at Steven McRae and Sar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMThursday, December 18, 2014
Merchant of Venice – a play about money lent, borrowed, stolen and invested – is at the Almeida this winter. Can you match these quotes about cash to the right Shakespeare play? Continue…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMWednesday, December 17, 2014
Thousands of people sang Happy Birthday and performed a mass tango in St Peter’s Square to celebrate the pope’s birthday. The Argentinian pontiff was born in the birthplace of the tango …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:52PMFrom festive office giraffes to what Will Shakespeare is wearing for the office party, here’s how the UK arts sector is spreading the Christmas cheer Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:40AMTuesday, December 16, 2014
Joy Division oven gloves – just what I always wanted … If you’re stuck for presents, the arts can help! From Beano ukuleles to Play-Doh photographs and Yeezmas cards, here’s the best…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:30PMYou might know their lines but can you recognise their faces? See if you can name these eight great playwrightsQuiz: which Shakespeare character is dying?Can you identify the first lines of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:16AMFriday, December 12, 2014
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Christopher Wheeldon’s acclaimed ballet is getting the Royal Opera House in a Christmas mood this year. Here are some onstage and backstage pictures of the Royal Ballet’s production. It�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMWednesday, December 10, 2014
Listen to Ricardo Afonso perform the song Madrid from David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane's stage adaptation of Pedro Almodóvar's film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, directed by Bartl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00AMTuesday, December 9, 2014
The Bolt, a controversial 1931 ballet by Dmitri Shostakovich, is the focus of a new exhibition at GRAD: Gallery for Russian Arts and Design that runs until 28 February 2015 Continue reading…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:44AMMonday, December 8, 2014
The actor and knight will be joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat from 12.30pm GMT onwards on Tuesday 9 December – post yours in the comments below 10.54am GMT Richard III…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AMWilde's words were full of wit and wisdom but have you paid attention to the importance of being Oscar? See if you can finish off these observations Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AMAre you sitting comfortably? Then he'll begin… Terry Jones reads from Nicobobinus, 'the story of the most extraordinary child who ever stuck his tongue out at the prime minister'. Red Ladd…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMSaturday, December 6, 2014
How technological and economic change has brought on a new wave of lo-fi creativity – a special report Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMFriday, December 5, 2014
Star returns to the theatre in the wake of her acclaimed Hamlet, while the climate-change play 2071 will also be back for three performancesFollowing her acclaimed performance in Manchester …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:52AMAll six of the works in our Off the Page series used the same set: see how it was turned into a TV studio, a bedroom, a changing room and a school playgroundWatch all six microplays Continue…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:30AMLook out for flying axes and death-defying leaps with razor-sharp saws as Cirque Alfonse, the three-generation circus company from Québec, return to London’s Southbank Centre for a Christ…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:30AMThursday, December 4, 2014
An after-school encounter captures two parents' hopes and fears for their children's future. Anna Maxwell Martin and Liz White star in a microplay about education written by Rachel De-lahay …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMGo backstage at Hackney Empire’s pantomime, where Clive Rowe and Sharon D Clarke are waiting in the wings to give the audience goose bumps. Photographs by Mike Willis/Getty ImagesMother Go…
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