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Monday, March 10, 2025

Athol Fugard was a dreamer, listener and master storyteller – on stage and at home | Barney Norris by Barney Norris

The South African writer, who has died aged 92, was grateful for his extraordinary life and wrote out of love rather than anger I feel that Athol Fugard and his wife, Paula Fourie, changed m…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AM
Monday, September 11, 2017

The conscience of the culture: theatre is still catching up with Max Stafford-Clark by Barney Norris

As the director tours Rita, Sue and Bob Too for his company Out of Joint, his one-time assistant celebrates a career spent speaking up for the nation – and nurturing talents such as Andrea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18AM
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Don't look back in anger: why we should write new plays with love by Barney Norris

Is it possible that a play written almost 60 years ago still exerts strong influence on new writing theatre today? Barney Norris says it's time theatre followed a new, less angry, religionMy…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:55AM
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Theatre and argument: Can theatre be relevant in political discourse? by Barney Norris

I got into theatre for the politics. When I was 14, someone bought me a copy of Simon Callow’s book, Being an Actor. In the book, Callow described a company called Joint Stock which he had…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 05:12AM
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Winterreise: Growing up with Schubert by Barney Norris

As Up In Arms prepares to present Winterreise at the Tristan Bates Theatre next week, Co-Artistic Director Barney Norris looks back at the work’s long life and his association with it. Six…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 04:19AM
Monday, August 15, 2011

A Scuffle: Or, How Theatre Can Change The World (A Response To The London Riots) by Barney Norris

I want to tell a story about an event in my life which helped direct me towards working in theatre. It was an unlikely piece of career advice, but it had a profound effect. Three years ago, …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 06:33AM
Monday, July 25, 2011

Latitude: A Newcomer’s Eye-View by Barney Norris

Last weekend I had the thrill of seeing my play go on at Latitude Festival. The play, At First Sight, had been produced on tour in the new year by Up In Arms, the theatre company of which I�…

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 08:27AM

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Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre