Monday, January 15, 2024
The Doctor Who and Thick of It actor laments the lack of support for emerging talent from working-class backgrounds
• Read the full interview with Peter Capaldi
Britain’s cast of leading…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AMSunday, January 14, 2024
Theatreland is taking a gamble on a wave of quirky little shows to challenge the big but tired box office beasts
A fresh kind of musical theatre show, set apart by having started life on th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:32PMSunday, January 7, 2024
Windsor and Maidenhead scraps cultural budget in wake of similar moves in Suffolk, Bristol, Nottingham and Birmingham
The chill blast of damaging cuts to provincial arts venues has returned …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18PMMonday, November 27, 2023
London venue’s online collection of performances dating back to 1956 will be free to use for writers, directors and the public
The Royal Court has launched a free digital archive of every…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42AMThursday, November 23, 2023
Actor who played Prince Charles in The Crown said non-London crowds ‘have a real hunger for a good night at the theatre’
The actor Dominic West has extolled the virtues of regional theat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AMWednesday, November 22, 2023
April De Angelis comedy, to be premiered in Hampstead, explores life of actor at a time when married women were ‘legally dead’
She was known as the Queen of Drury Lane and the first trul…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18PMSunday, October 29, 2023
Venues across the UK closed over building safety fears sprinkle a little magic to keep their shows on the road
Every good pantomime needs a menacing villain to threaten all the fun, and this…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:13AMFriday, October 27, 2023
The US author of Sex and the City will appear on stage in London in early 2024 before going on a UK-wide tour
Candace Bushnell, the real-life Carrie Bradshaw, is bringing her one-woman show …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:55PMThursday, October 5, 2023
Oak floorboards discovered at St George’s Guildhall, King’s Lynn, believed to be only surviving stage from Shakespeare’s time
Boards trodden by the Bard have been discovered under laye…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:25AMMonday, October 2, 2023
While many criticise content guidance in art and literature, others argue they help people make informed choices
When a London theatre decided to warn potential audiences about strong langua…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:37AMFriday, September 22, 2023
Many women working in industry say allegations only scratch the surface of its culture of misogyny
“When I was 18 I had an incident with a powerful male comedian in his 30s,” says Lucy (…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:37AMImposter 22 will run for three weeks at renowned Sloane Square theatre and comes after series of workshops
A play performed by a professional cast of learning disabled and autistic actors is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:07AMFriday, September 15, 2023
The styles in “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” in previews on Broadway, require a wig designer, several braiders, some synthetic hair and lots of patience.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:07AMSunday, September 10, 2023
The 1970s star blazed the way for mass-audience satire in Britain. But is there an appetite for it now?
As the entertainment world mourns the death at 82 of Britain’s most popular televis…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:43AMWednesday, August 23, 2023
Actor accuses Royal Central School of Speech and Drama of paying lip service to anti-discrimination pledges after 2015 incident
The actor Shaniqua Okwok has criticised the Royal Central Scho…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:37PMSunday, August 20, 2023
Younger audiences may not recognise people comedians are impersonating but some performers say there’s still plenty to work with
“If I see somebody become famous, and they’ve got trem…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:43PMSunday, August 13, 2023
String of vacancies at regional arts venues grows as funding and staffing crisis worsens
Running a theatre has become a seriously unappealing job, according to many of those working at Brita…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:55AMThursday, August 10, 2023
Actor says high prices are strangling next generation of theatregoers, as cheapest seats rise 13% in a year
The price of West End theatre tickets can be ludicrous and risks strangling the ne…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:07AMFriday, July 21, 2023
Sucession star Brian Cox tells gathered members of Equity union ‘we are at thin end of horrible wedge’
Brian Cox, Imelda Staunton, Naomie Harris and Simon Pegg were among the British A-l…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:37AMThursday, July 20, 2023
Byrne, who is also an award-winning playwright, said he would ‘shape a rejuvenating culture’ at one of London’s most prestigious theatres
David Byrne, an award-winning playwright and d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:25AMWednesday, July 12, 2023
Edwin Flay brings his one-man drama, in which he plays the GP and serial killer, to the Edinburgh fringe
He was a big man with a bushy beard and a bowl of sweets on his desk for good boys an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:25AMFriday, June 23, 2023
Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Pig will open during Hanukah in December at culture centre JW3
The corny gags, slapstick, cartoon baddies and singalongs beloved of traditional pantomime will…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:49AMThursday, June 15, 2023
‘Epic and deeply personal’ Nye by Tim Price will star Michael Sheen and be directed by Rufus Norris
A play charting the life of Nye Bevan and his battle to create the NHS is among 12 ne…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:43AMDirector says past eight years ‘most challenging time in history’ for sector, but audience figures finally back at pre-pandemic levels
Rufus Norris is to step down as director of the Nat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AMFriday, May 26, 2023
Former Coronation Street actor calls for more support, as survey finds lack of safety net for self-employed creatives
More financial support should be available to artists in the periods whe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03AMMonday, May 8, 2023
The annual spectacle, featuring fanciful caravans and riders on horseback, and is arguably the most potent visual representation of Andalusian culture.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00AMWednesday, April 26, 2023
New artistic director Nancy Medina picks works about the power of belonging such as a queer coming-of-age story from Tarell Alvin McCraney and a musical version of David Nicholls’ Starter …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AMFriday, April 21, 2023
Writer and director Ben Elton tells story of woman who was ‘most famous teenager in the world’ in the 1960s
She was a teenager from Neasden when a photograph of her newly cropped hair ca…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06AMThursday, April 20, 2023
Museum of Shakespeare in Shoreditch to open in 2024 on site of playhouse that staged earliest performances
A London museum installation that uses the latest AI technology will allow theatre …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PMMonday, April 17, 2023
The book Impro by Keith Johnstone made a great impression on me as a history teacher in a Hull comprehensive school in the 1980s. The opening chapter was the best description of fostering cr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24AMWednesday, April 12, 2023
Production is at centre of collaboration with west London community affected by 2017 disaster
The National Theatre is to stage a verbatim play based on accounts by survivors and those bereav…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24AM 
