Friday, February 22, 2013
West End production starring Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II will be streamed to cinemas around the world on 13 JuneHelen Mirren's return to the role of Queen Elizabeth II has already mad…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:41AMThursday, February 21, 2013
A week into rehearsals for a revival of Lyle Kessler's Orphans, US actor reveals emails to and from creative team in which he apologises for his part in a 'disagreeable situation'Shia LaBeou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMWednesday, February 20, 2013
Producer Cameron Mackintosh planning to storm New York barricades with third run of stage musical after success of filmLes Misérables is heading back to Broadway, more than a decade after t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AMTuesday, February 19, 2013
Injuries allegedly caused by faulty rigging spark latest lawsuit to beset Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the DarkEvery superhero needs a suit, but not the kind that beleaguered Broadw…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:00AMMonday, February 18, 2013
Sondheim production wins five gongs at awards voted for by public, while Tim Minchin, Danny Boyle and Mel C also triumphIf Sweeney Todd reckons his razors are his only friends, Fleet Street'…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:07AMThursday, February 14, 2013
The first night of Graham McLaren's production was shown in 120 cinemas, generating an audience of 7,500. Organisers hope similar ventures can boost theatre box officesThere are just 690 sea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:30AMWednesday, February 13, 2013
The Curtain and the Theatre, both used by Shakespeare, have recently applied for redevelopment as modern drama spacesThe sites of two Jacobean theatres in London, both used by William Shakes…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:17AMTuesday, February 12, 2013
Taking just 20.5 hours to rehearse, choreograph and costume a production of Summer Holiday, Scottish company LimeLight hold the new recordIn Britain, rehearsal periods tend to last between f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:34AMMonday, February 11, 2013
Royal Shakespeare Company to reinstate annual residency in north-east with three-week run in OctoberThe Royal Shakespeare Company is to reinstate its residency in Newcastle after two years a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:50AMFriday, February 8, 2013
In a coup for the north London theatre, acclaimed Headlong director will succeed Michael AttenboroughRupert Goold has been announced as the next artistic director of London's Almeida theatre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AMThursday, February 7, 2013
New season will also include return for Roger Allam as Prospero and Joseph Millson in title role of Macbeth – but no new Richard IIIShakespeare's Globe will take the Wars of the Roses to t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:35AMWednesday, February 6, 2013
Singer and producer husband working on stage musical about their journey from Cuba to international stardomGloria Estefan, the Grammy-winning pop singer, is hoping that the rhythm is gonna g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:26AMSinger and producer husband working on stage musical about their journey from Cuba to international stardom Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:26AMTuesday, February 5, 2013
Theatre director describes David Cameron and George Osborne's policies as more damaging than Margaret Thatcher'sVeteran director Max Stafford-Clark has lambasted the government over cuts to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:16AMMonday, February 4, 2013
Sean Connery, Kirsty Wark and Tom Urie have signed a petition to save the Byre theatre in St Andrews from closureSean Connery has added his voice to a campaign to save the Byre theatre in St…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:34AMSaturday, February 2, 2013
Antony Sher talks to Matt Trueman about preparing to play Voight in The Captain of Kopenick – a role closely associated with one of his idols, Paul Schofield
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMFriday, February 1, 2013
Acclaimed National Theatre of Scotland production set for 73-performance run at Ethel Barrymore theatreThe National Theatre of Scotland has announced that its solo version of Macbeth, starri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:17AMAcclaimed National Theatre of Scotland production set for 73-performance run at Ethel Barrymore theatre Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:17AMThursday, January 31, 2013
Failed Broadway musical's press representative accused of scaring off potential investorsThe ill-fated Broadway musical Rebecca, which collapsed last year after a major investor proved to be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMWednesday, January 30, 2013
Oscar-nominated actor says he would love to appear at the Lyric theatre in Belfast, where he began his professional careerLiam Neeson has hinted at a return to the stage, potentially at the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:57AMTuesday, January 29, 2013
ITV will broadcast highlights from the ceremony, to be hosted by Sheridan Smith, live from London's Royal Opera House for the first time since 2003The Olivier awards will return to mainstrea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:23AMMonday, January 28, 2013
Three-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 07:52AMFriday, January 25, 2013
Actor wants to cap tenure as artistic director by securing theatre's long-term future before he steps down in 2015Kevin Spacey will seek to secure the future of the Old Vic by raising £20m …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00AMSean Mathias will direct pair in revival of West End production and in new version of Pinter's No Man's LandOnce again, nothing will happen twice after it was announced that Ian McKellen a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:46AMThursday, January 24, 2013
Tony award-winning director to open new off-Broadway theatre with 'visceral' version of Shakespeare's playJulie Taymor is to direct her first production since abandoning Spider-Man: Turn Off…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:52AMTuesday, January 22, 2013
Actor turned politician identifies egoism, lack of professionalism and poor timekeeping among failings that wouldn't be toleratedPoliticians wouldn't cut it in professional theatre, MP Glend…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AMMonday, January 21, 2013
It's taken a long time for theatre to put the internet centre-stage. As a new series of plays tackles everything from trolling to time-wasting, writers talk about the possibilities and pitfa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:15PMMatt Trueman talks to Jeremy Herrin about the Royal Court production of Polly Stenham's new play and being the busiest director in Britain
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:48AMThursday, January 17, 2013
National's commercial output to soar when Alan Bennett double bill opens in March – and an April season still waiting in wingsFor the first time ever, the National Theatre will have four p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:43AMWednesday, January 16, 2013
The Canadian company could lose up to 600 employees worldwide, despite their massive Las Vegas showsCirque du Soleil could lay off up to 600 employees worldwide, according to reports in the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:53AMTuesday, January 15, 2013
Multilingual Globe to Globe season recognised with special prize while Young Vic, National and Tricycle sweep the boardShakespeare's Globe has received a special award from the Critics' Circ…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:01AM 
