Australian director reveals desire to follow Romeo + Juliet and The Great Gatsby with a third DiCaprio-driven film adaptationLaurence Olivier, Kenneth Branagh and even Mel Gibson have done i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24PMStar ballerina overcomes hardship and injury to become American Ballet Theatre's first black soloist in 20 yearsA ballerina who lived in a single motel room with her mother and five siblings…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AMLondon had 241 theatres in 2014 – a total capacity of 110,000 seats. It’s getting lots more. Some permanent, some temporary. Some
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMIn the middle of a council estate in Vauxhall is an unloved community hall: its floor criss-crossed with faded tramlines; its basketball
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMNYT head comes under fire for suggesting that 'the majority of actors' don't need formal training, but should instead focus on marketing skills that enable them to get workFormal three-year …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:22PMSo, that was the Kenneth Branagh season: greeted with such fanfare, sent off with scarcely a shrug. It’s a real shame. Branagh
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMThree-times Pulitzer winner complains that artistic intention is being overshadowed by the requirement to sell ticketsHe's a Broadway stalwart with a revival currently reaping massive critic…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:10PMDirector's 11-year tenure at the venue in Islington, London, saw him overturn a sizeable deficit and produce twice as many premieres as his predecessorsMichael Attenborough is to step down a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:21PMOne night, it’s three battered suitcases, a standard lamp and a handful of old hats. The next, three revolves, flatscreen TVs and
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMComedian Rob Auton beats rivals on all-male shortlist to scoop TV channel Dave's funniest joke of the fringe award• In punchlines and pictures: see the full 2013 list• Can you do better?…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36PMThe independent sector has few champions like Jo Crowley. It could do with more. In an era of straitened funding and inward-looking
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMWhatever approach they take to performance, actors often take their characters’ painful experiences – repeated night after night – away with them off stage. Kate Fleetwood, Michelle Te…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:49AMAfter the Scottish comedian mocks the Olympian's looks, David Walliams defends her as 'a beautiful woman, inside and out'If at first they don't succeed, most Olympians will aim to try again …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:29PMThe TEAM and National Theatre of Scotland have joined forces for Anything That Gives Off Light, a whisky-soaked tale exploring the entwined histories of the Highlands and the American fronti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:22PMJust outside Edinburgh, about a 40-minute drive if the traffic’s good, you’ll find the Fala Flow moor – 800 acres of mossy
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM“We’re doing a children’s theatre issue,” the big editor boss-man emails to say. “Do you think your next column could focus on
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMNew research suggests 'a psychological cost' for performers – but implies actors have higher than usual imaginative facilitiesWho'd be an actor? According to a recent study conducted by r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12PMBolton-born standup laughing all the way to the bank as live shows and DVD sales bring in more than £32.8mPeter Kay is Britain's highest-earning comedian, according to a comedy "rich list" …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:09PMHow do independent artists scale up? If the last decade, with its mantra that small is beautiful and rough is ready, resulted
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMA balmy spring evening in Sheffield and Tudor Square, outside the Crucible Theatre, is packed. Sheffield People’s Theatre is performing Camelot: The
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AMFive years ago, the Yard Theatre opened its doors in Hackney Wick. Housed in an empty warehouse and built out of recycled
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 09:00AM“Relax.” The word is beamed on to the back of the stage. “We’re not going to test you.” The audience chuckles. People
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMChoreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker claims Beyoncé borrowed her routines in the video for new single CountdownA leading choreographer has accused Beyoncé of "stealing" dance moves, af…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42PMLin-Manuel Miranda’s show is the latest daring, original musical to emerge in the US. Britain lags behind – but the roots of a revival are in placeLin-Manuel Miranda’s mega-hit Hamilto…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AMFor reasons of the heart, I’ve spent the past six months going to the theatre with – wait for it – a
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMUS standup branded 'a bully with a microphone' after targeting Allison Pearson for her views on assisted suicideAmerican standup comedian Doug Stanhope has faced criticism after a tweet wish…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03PMTom Morris has as good a claim as anyone to have changed the face of British theatre. Not just as the man
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:00AMNottingham PlayhouseThis tubthumping update of The Beggar's Opera seems, at times, unfocused despite its powerful casting"What keeps a man alive?" The cri de coeur at the heart of Bertolt Br…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:08AMStage shows can be problematic for those on the spectrum, but a growing number of companies are adapting productions to bring great art to everyoneTheatre is on an accessibility drive – an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:46AMTaking ‘artist in residence’ to the next level, Battersea Arts Centre is offering live-work spaces designed like 3D paintings‘Artist in residence’ is a phrase that gets bandied about…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMIf British theatre design is in rude health – striking visual gestures, reconfigured spaces, images begging for interpretation – Jeremy Herbert isn’t
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