Friday, August 23, 2013
Composer Dan Messé of indie band Hem is working on stage adaptation of whimsical 2001 French comedyAmélie, the whimsical French film that received five Oscar nominations, is set to become …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:22AMWednesday, August 21, 2013
Shortlist for biggest prize in UK comedy throws spotlight on homegrown talent, ranging from feminist standup to a show about the dangers of school reunionsThis year's Edinburgh comedy awards…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMMonday, August 19, 2013
Comedian Rob Auton beats rivals on all-male shortlist to scoop TV channel Dave's funniest joke of the fringe awardWhat do you give a former paintbrush seller with a cracking gag about chocol…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:01PMFriday, August 16, 2013
World's most expensive musical goes dark for one night after dancer's ankle injuryAnother performer has suffered a serious injury during Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, which cancelled Thursd…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:31AMWednesday, August 14, 2013
With a live musical in the works and at least two more series to come, the hit US show goes on despite death of young starThe hit musical television series Glee is reportedly being made into…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:28AMTuesday, August 13, 2013
King's Head to develop verbatim work, titled Sochi 2014, in response to Putin's new law and subsequent public outcryA London pub theatre is to stage a protest piece in response to the anti-g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:10AMMonday, August 12, 2013
The Events, Ciara, Grounded and Quietly win awards for Edinburgh's new-writing hubShows at the Traverse theatre – which this year celebrates its 50th birthday – have dominated the first …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AMThursday, August 8, 2013
Disabled performers are front and centre at Edinburgh this year – so why is the festival so unfriendly to disabled audiences?Everyone says the Edinburgh fringe is too big: 2,871 shows acro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMMonday, August 5, 2013
Discarded 'bomb' made from calculator, clay and Gameboy wires prompts city-wide emergency responseA playwright behind a one-man show about a suicide bomber sparked a major bomb scare in Manh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:01AMThe Perrier-winner hurt his back during a preview of Stuart: A Life Backwards and has had to withdraw temporarilyFormer Perrier award-winner Will Adamsdale has temporarily withdrawn from per…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:35AMThursday, August 1, 2013
After a protracted case during which it had to rely on a loan from Alan Sugar, theatre awarded payout from insurers AvivaHackney Empire has won a payout of more than £1.1m from its insurers…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AMNot every piece polish – but there was a Royal Court debut every day. Matt Trueman looks back on a kaleidoscopic, riotous festival of new workIt was either going to be a perfect marriage o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:35AMWednesday, July 31, 2013
Producers of Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark are holding open auditions for a new lead after Reeve Carney hangs up his tightsAs Batman once said, "A hero can be anyone." Broadway needs a new f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:11AMTuesday, July 30, 2013
FedEx deliveryman who was left disabled after slipping in theatre producer's Manhattan office sues successfully for damagesTheatre producer Cameron Mackintosh has lost a $2.9m (£1.9m) lawsu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05AMMonday, July 29, 2013
It's not just big name artists taking over the fringe, but big name arts organisations too – do subsidised theatres belong there?We all know the legend; how, in 1947, a group of artists fe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMIt's not just big name artists taking over the fringe, but big name arts organisations too – do subsidised theatres belong there?We all know the legend; how, in 1947, a group of artists fe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMComic – who performs in French as well as English – vows to help foreign standups break into the English-speaking marketEddie Izzard is hoping to increase the breadth of nationalities pe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:35AMComic – who performs in French as well as English – vows to help foreign standups break into the English-speaking marketEddie Izzard is hoping to increase the breadth of nationalities pe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:35AMSaturday, July 27, 2013
Matt Trueman asks if it's time there was a dedicated venue supporting emerging directors
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:55AMFriday, July 26, 2013
Harry Potter actor to make first stage appearance in production of Jez Butterworth's debut play about rival gangs in 1950s SohoRupert Grint is to make his first stage appearance in an all-st…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:49AMHarry Potter actor to make first stage appearance in production of Jez Butterworth's debut play about rival gangs in 1950s SohoRupert Grint is to make his first stage appearance in an all-st…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:49AMThursday, July 25, 2013
Comedian and composer lets slip that an adaptation of a 'much-loved' film is on the cards, with Matilda director Matthew Warchus directingMatilda composer Tim Minchin's next musical will an …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:13AMComedian and composer lets slip that an adaptation of a 'much-loved' film is on the cards, with Matilda director Matthew Warchus directingMatilda composer Tim Minchin's next musical will an …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:13AMWednesday, July 24, 2013
Former singer says she is 'thrilled' to be cast as Monroe in Norma Jeane: The Musical, being developed for the West EndKerry Katona has been cast as screen legend Marilyn Monroe in a new sta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:11AMTuesday, July 23, 2013
Actor to team up with Laurie Metcalf in new work by Pulitzer prize-winning Bruce Norris this autumnJeff Goldblum and Olivier-nominee Laurie Metcalf will star in Bruce Norris's new play off-B…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:34AMMonday, July 22, 2013
Another prime contender to take over from Nicholas Hytner as National boss declares himself out of the running, citing unfinished business in BristolWar Horse director Tom Morris has reveale…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:27AMFriday, July 19, 2013
Scottish comedian tweets updates to fans while fasting to protest treatment of last British detainee Shaker AamerComedian Frankie Boyle has started a hunger strike in solidarity with Guantá…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:52AMThursday, July 18, 2013
More drama for Russian theatre as violinist Viktor Sedov, who had worked there for nearly 40 years, dies after fallA senior violinist at the Bolshoi theatre in Moscow has died after falling …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:26AMWednesday, July 17, 2013
Broadway producers of previous Fab Four musical sue, demanding half of revenues and joint credit from Let It Be Producers of the West End show Let It Be have found themselves in times of tro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:27AMTuesday, July 16, 2013
Actor cancels UK theatre tour of A Passionate Woman in order to receive treatmentActor Lynda Bellingham has been diagnosed with cancer, and will cancel a nationwide theatre tour to fight the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:09AMMonday, July 15, 2013
Actor reportedly struck by Kenneth Branagh's sword at St Peter's Church, Manchester is treated by paramedicsMacbeth's reputation as a cursed play was bolstered last week when one of Kennet…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:29AM 
