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SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMNew shows from Manchester’s Hope Mill, London’s National Theatre and the Red Ladder touring company have all been cut short by Covid as venues close their doors once more Two of this aut…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMProducer appeals to government to give venues advance notice about reopening following lockdown Leading theatre producer Nica Burns has praised chancellor Rishi Sunak’s extension of the fu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMAs he returns in a new film version of Uncle Vanya, the star remembers when Covid shuttered the West End and reflects on the arts crisis You were playing the doctor, Astrov, in Ian Rickson�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48AMRSC aims to open its biggest Stratford theatre in December, but two other venues will remain closed until 2022 The Royal Shakespeare Company is to keep two of its theatres in Stratford-upon-…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06PMTerera has withdrawn from Death of England: Delroy at the Olivier theatre due to emergency surgery Giles Terera has withdrawn from the upcoming National Theatre production Death of England: …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMAs plays return to the stage here are some of the best – from Rent in Manchester to James Graham’s Bubble in Nottingham Roy Williams and Clint Dyer’s Death of England was a turbocharge…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12AMThe actor and author on starring in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella, her Ballet Shoes sequel and the government response to theatre’s crisis More than six months have passed since the p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMThe world’s longest-running play had been due to welcome socially distanced audiences next month but is now delayed ‘in view of uncertainty and with greater restrictions looming for Lond…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AMProducer of the Olivier award-winning hit says costs can ‘just about be covered’ when it restarts as a socially distanced production – but significant financial risks remain The hit fa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06PMThe Crown’s Erin Doherty will star in Crave, staged for socially distanced audience and available online around the world Sarah Kane’s play Crave is to be livestreamed when it is staged …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMOld Vic, LondonMichael Sheen, Indira Varma and David Threlfall are a superb trinity for Brian Friel’s powerful monologues The Old Vic’s livestream of Faith Healer – with the divine cas…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AMPerformer stages protest to ‘go to bat’ for imperilled workforce overlooked by post-Covid reopening of schools, offices and pubs The best theatre and dance to watch online Beverley Knig…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42PMThe Garden theatre at the Eagle, LondonA cast of six including Strictly’s Joanne Clifton perform Stephen Schwartz’s breezy songs in a new outdoor venue What a way to woo an audience! Pi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMDick Whittington presented in new in-the-round season that includes sequel to hit football play Death of England The National Theatre in London is to reopen next month with a season that inc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMTributes paid to ‘brilliant actor’ who excelled in Shakespearean roles and worked with Federico Fellini, Stephen Frears and Roman Polanski The acclaimed British classical actor Barbara J…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AMLondon venue will host ‘dynamic, political and disruptive’ performances around its building The Royal Court theatre in London is to reopen to audiences in November, not with a play on ei…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PMActors will visit all of the city’s wards offering a choose-your-own pantomime programme as a response to Covid York Theatre Royal puts on one of the most famous pantos in the land. Even h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AMHit show about the six wives of Henry VIII aims to boost confidence in live theatre and will also be staged in Salford It is, perhaps, the perfect musical for a nation under a “rule of six…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AMJudi Dench joins cast of A Marvellous Party to mark Coward’s 1920 playwriting debut and raise money for performers’ charities, while Emma Thompson features in Zoom reading of Private Liv…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PMProduction featuring spectacular effects will transfer to Adelphi theatre in May London’s West End theatres remain mostly shuttered due to the Covid-19 pandemic but, if the calculations ar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMBrian Friel drama promises ‘emotional thwack’, with star joining David Threlfall and Indira Varma at the Old Vic Michael Sheen is to return to the stage in a revival of Brian Friel’s F…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMShakespeare at a cricket ground, a festival in a bombed-out church and park-bench drama – plus more socially distanced shows to enjoy this month August is over but there’s still time to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMJennifer Lunn wins £2,500 prize for drama Es and Flo, whose fringe premiere was sabotaged by the Covid pandemic A drama about an ageing lesbian couple’s love, and their experience of disc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PMA theatrical reading of the children’s classic, directed by Ned Bennett, will be free online One has mouldy cereal in his beard and revoltingly hairy ears; the other has a glass eye and a …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AMRegent’s Park Open Air theatre, LondonThis concert version of Timothy Sheader’s revelatory 2016 production made a virtue of distancing on stage – were there a roof it would have blown …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMJohn Godber’s B&B drama – performed by the playwright, with his family – launches programme that includes one-woman Christmas show A play written by John Godber during lockdown is …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AMAt Soho studios soon to be replaced by a hotel, ThisEgg theatre company turn a time of destruction into celebration Amid traffic cones and breeze blocks, the diggers are out in Soho. Nothing…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:02PMDoctor Who: Time Fracture has been adapted by the team behind long-running immersive F Scott Fitzgerald show The Great Gatsby It has been a screen sensation for almost 60 years, with a huge …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMWatson, whose final performance in a new Wayne McGregor production has been postponed by Covid, will join the company’s team of coaches He has stunned Covent Garden audiences as the doomed…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PMThe comic, who was testing out new material, said ‘You’ve ruined it’ before leaving The comedian Russell Howard cut short a standup set in Bristol on Wednesday night after discovering …
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