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Monday, April 20, 2015

Shakespeare in Russian? Why language is no bar to the Bard by Charlotte Runcie

Cheek by Jowl's Measure for Measure is streamed live on the Telegraph website on Wednesday. Artistic director Declan Donnellan tells Charlotte Runcie why you should watch it

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:40AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

How to write a Tom Stoppard play by Charlotte Runcie

Can't get tickets to Stoppard's new play The Hard Problem? No problem. Just write your own

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:30AM[SHARE]
Friday, December 5, 2014

La Soirée, Southbank Centre, review: 'hands-over-your-eyes amazement' by Charlotte Runcie

The travelling circus, cabaret and burlesque show is a racy treat for Christmas, says Charlotte Runcie

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:23AM[SHARE]
Monday, November 24, 2014

Sting tries to save Broadway musical by joining cast by Charlotte Runcie

Sting will take the stage in attempt to rescue failing musical The Last Ship

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:24AM[SHARE]
Friday, August 15, 2014

Edinburgh Festival 2014: there is a Scottish independence debate - but it's one-sided by Charlotte Runcie

The Scottish independence debate is one-sided, says Charlotte Runcie

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:00AM[SHARE]
Monday, August 11, 2014

Edinburgh Festival 2014: The James Plays, Edinburgh Festival Theatre, review: 'astonishing' by Charlotte Runcie

The James Plays are seven-and-a-half-hours of blistering emotion, says Charlotte Runcie

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:26AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Edinburgh Festival 2014: The Trial of Jane Fonda, Assembly Rooms, review: 'laboured' by Charlotte Runcie

The Trial of Jane Fonda, starring Anne Archer, is well-intended but lacks spark, says Charlotte Runcie

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:53AM[SHARE]
Monday, August 4, 2014

Edinburgh Festival 2014: SmallWar, Traverse Theatre, review: 'ghostly' by Charlotte Runcie

SmallWar is a beautiful multimedia exploration of the horrors of war, says Charlotte Runcie

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:40AM[SHARE]
Saturday, August 2, 2014

Edinburgh theatre 2014: what to see by Charlotte Runcie

The best plays and theatre shows to see at the Edinburgh Fringe this year, as chosen by our critics

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:55AM[SHARE]
Friday, April 4, 2014

Martin Freeman to play Shakespeare's Richard III by Charlotte Runcie

Martin Freeman joins fellow Sherlock stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Mark Gatiss in tackling Shakespeare on stage    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:44AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Lion King cast sings 'Circle of Life' on plane by Charlotte Runcie

Passengers on a Virgin plane were treated to some surprise in-flight entertainment. And they weren't impressed    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:08AM[SHARE]

Wild and violent: Matthew Bourne's new look Lord of the Flies by Charlotte Runcie

Matthew Bourne's new production of William Golding's Lord of the Flies is recruiting local boys to dance alongside the professionals.    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:00AM[SHARE]
Sunday, March 23, 2014

Politics, darling? Not at our festival by Charlotte Runcie

Why is the Edinburgh International Festival ignoring the Scottish-independence debate, asks Charlotte Runcie    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:30AM[SHARE]
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Who was the woman who 'invented' the London A-Z? by Charlotte Runcie

A new musical at Southwark Playhouse about Phyllis Pearsall reveals the eccentric figure credited with inventing London's A-Z    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:11AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Apollo Theatre collapse: Curious Incident will move by Charlotte Runcie

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time will move to the Gielgud after a ceiling collapse injured theatregoers during a performance    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:25AM[SHARE]

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