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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Colm Tóibín: ‘It’s never clear what directors do unless they do it very, very well’ by Alex Clark

Irish author Colm Tóibín tells Alex Clark about swapping novels for plays, his writing process with Lisa Dwan on Pale Sister, why

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 04:00AM
Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Alfred Molina: ‘I fear not being loved, that my hard work won’t be appreciated’ by Alex Clark

The celebrated actor is returning to theatre and the role of Mark Rothko – this time at Wyndham’s. He tells Alex Clark how

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00PM
Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Lesley Manville: ‘I often feel guilty about how good things are in my career’ by Alex Clark

The multi-award-winning and now Oscar-nominated star guiltily accepts that at 61 her career is soaring – unlike that of many other actresses

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 12:00PM
Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Dylan Moran: ‘Panel shows… I have an absolute horror of those’ by Alex Clark

As his new tour kicks off, the Irish stand-up reveals his loathing of cosy British comedy, and why he’s still laughing at those who threaten our freedom of speechDylan Moran is an energeti…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36PM
Wednesday, August 30, 2017

US director Bartlett Sher: ‘Trump’s presidency is ghastly, but I won’t flatter him by staging it’ by Alex Clark

As the acclaimed US director prepares to bring Tony award-winning play Oslo to the National Theatre, he talks to Alex Clark about

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:01PM
Saturday, July 29, 2017

Don’t damn critics – we do have our uses, honest | Alex Clark by Alex Clark

We highlight hidden treasures and encourage the arts to flourishWe all know you have to suffer for your art, but should you suffer for someone else’s? Two examples from my brief stint as a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48PM
Friday, June 2, 2017

David Sedaris: ‘There are things nobody wants to hear. But the disturbing things are great’ by Alex Clark

The dry-witted US essayist talks about how he went from working as an elf in Macy’s to becoming ‘the American Alan Bennett’David Sedaris’s partner of 25 years, Hugh Hamrick, cal…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AM
Sunday, October 9, 2016

Kate Tempest: Let Them Eat Chaos review – a state-of-the-world address by Alex Clark

(Fiction)The poet without borders delivers a second album that places its rich cast of characters against a backdrop of global crisisKate Tempest’s refusal to recognise genre boundaries �…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:14AM
Sunday, June 26, 2016

David Baddiel: ‘I have no gene for shame. I just want to tell people the truth’ by Alex Clark

With his show, My Family, due for a West End transfer, the comedian tells us why he has no regrets about sharing his parents’ intimate secrets on stageDavid Baddiel’s one-man show includ…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:16AM

Polly Stenham: ‘The more experience I have, the harder writing gets’ by Alex Clark

The 29-year-old playwright talks about the pressures of early success, hanging out with Lena Dunham – and co-writing a horror film set in the LA fashion worldPolly Stenham wrote her first …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:16AM
Sunday, September 13, 2015

Dusty review – a painful failure of a jukebox musical by Alex Clark

Charing Cross theatre, London This musical biography of Dusty Springfield is forlorn and misguidedIf you can’t get the wigs right, you’re in trouble, which is not as flippant as it sound…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:01AM
Sunday, March 8, 2015

Dylan Moran: ‘Panel shows… I have an absolute horror of those’ by Alex Clark

As his new tour kicks off, the Irish stand-up reveals his loathing of cosy British comedy, and why he’s still laughing at those who threaten our freedom of speechDylan Moran is an energeti…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:15AM
Sunday, March 1, 2015

Beautiful: the Carole King Musical review – a stream of classics by Alex Clark

Aldwych, LondonKatie Brayben belts out Carole King’s greatest hits with verve by in a big-hearted show based on the songwriter’s life Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Saturday, September 24, 2011

This much I know: Martin Clunes by Alex Clark

The actor, 49, on having a sunny disposition, buying a dressage horse, and finally going to MadagascarI live on a farm in Dorset. The nearest neighbour is a quarter of a mile away. It's real…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:10PM
Saturday, September 10, 2011

Jane Asher: this much I know by Alex Clark

The actress on her 60-something year-old career, cake making and dodging the pressMy parents were not theatrical at all. My father was a doctor and my mother a musician. I think somebody sp…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:19PM
Sunday, February 27, 2011

Tessa Hadley: A life in writing by Alex Clark

'I really enjoy inhabiting a male perspective. I wanted to write as a clever man, and it was very liberating to do it'It would be an overstatement to describe Tessa Hadley as a writer w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04PM

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Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
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