While they wait for clubs to reopen, standups are returning to the stage in car parks, with audiences tuning in on the radio In his new Netflix special, US standup Dave Chappelle reflected o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMNetflix makes initial £500,000 donation to the Theatre Artists Fund, designed to help workers ‘at breaking point’ The film and theatre director Sam Mendes has established an emergency …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54PMHead of Bectu says industry is in dire need of cash injection with 3,000 jobs at risk and vast freelance workforce unemployed The UK’s theatre industry has been hit by a “perfect storm�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMPink barrier tape reading ‘Missing Live Theatre’ will be attached to venues as part of an initiative for the ailing industry The easing of coronavirus restrictions means that England’s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMWorld’s longest-running show plans to welcome back reduced audiences in October as ‘first step in restoring live theatre’ Its record-breaking 67-year run in London was cut short in Mar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMAcclaimed cultural institution, once named ‘regional theatre of the year’, announces closure with 86 roles made redundant Nuffield Southampton Theatres (NST), a major cultural institutio…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32PMIllustrious venue says the government’s plans for the industry give them no ‘confidence or clarity to be able to restart any activities in the immediate future’ The Royal Exchange in M…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54PMTheatre’s chief executive says government is standing by as vital industry is allowed to ‘fade into the dust’ More than half of the workforce at Norwich theatre are at risk of redundan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54PMThe late-night hub is replacing its cancelled fringe programme with new virtual offerings alongside archive footage The Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh’s uproarious palace of late-night comedy,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMArtistic directors say it’s a ‘civic duty’ to open up as their venues play a vital role for their communities beyond entertainment The easing of coronavirus restrictions means that fro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMStars including Lin-Manuel Miranda and Neil Patrick Harris perform lyrics of hope and solidarity from home in these five videos Counting the minutes until you can stream the Hamilton film on…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:06AMOld Vic, LondonIn a socially distanced stage production, performed to a Zoom audience, Duncan Macmillan’s play acquires new pertinence More than three months after UK theatres were closed …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AMPlan announced by culture secretary Oliver Dowden lacks investment and timeframes say theatre unions and creatives Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage It was pr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMAvailable onlineThe absence of an audience increases the sense of desolation in writer-performer Alistair Hall’s compelling monologue When Jimbo first meets Declan at his Nan’s birthday …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMAvailable onlineThis Zoom show for families captures the buzz of theatre and asks the audience to dress up and make their own sound effects Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and da…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AMAirlocks, infrared cameras and remote temperature-taking all part of plan adapted from The Phantom of the Opera production in South Korea Andrew Lloyd Webber will use the London Palladium to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AMRomeo and Juliet become online daters unable to meet in a new project that celebrates freelance creatives When the UK went into lockdown in March, a tempest of tweets shared the heartening (…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12AMPublic Campaign for the Arts stresses theatre’s benefits on community, education and mental health as ‘crunch time’ looms Culture in peril: how UK arts sector has been brought to its k…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AMWest End producer also delays Mary Poppins and The Phantom of the Opera as consultation over possible job losses begins Four of London’s most successful stage musicals will not reopen unti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PMThe festival will roll out a series of ‘artistic interventions’ across the Scottish capital in August A series of “artistic interventions” has been announced by the Edinburgh interna…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMChappelle performs a surprise new set, entitled 8:46, before a socially distanced audience Comedian Dave Chappelle has released a blistering Netflix special in which he addresses the killin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54PMThe NT’s popular online initiative continues with the ambitious 2019 adaptation of Andrea Levy’s Windrush novel and four more shows The momentous stage adaptation of Andrea Levy’s Wind…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMThe ballerina stars in a stylish short film made in isolation and is about to perform at the Royal Opera House after months away She has become one of the UK’s best known ballerinas thanks…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AMDancers perform outside locked-down venues in a film accompanied by Living in a Ghost Town and co-created by Mick Jagger’s partner, Melanie Hamrick Summer’s here and, with the UK’s art…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AMFollowing the cancellation of its UK tour, the cast of Bourne’s acclaimed dance production perform it in their living rooms and gardens in a 12-minute lockdown film Hottest front-room seat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42PMBumper takings for TV streaming services should be used to support performing arts industries, says Mendes as he outlines other rescue measures The director Sam Mendes has outlined a rescue …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32PMNottingham Playhouse revival of Alan Bennett’s play is the 11th production in the NT’s popular online initiative The National Theatre is to present Nottingham Playhouse’s revival of Al…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMRoy Alexander Weise reunites actors from his 2016 production of Katori Hall’s play to raise funds for the legal costs of protesters Katori Hall’s acclaimed play The Mountaintop, set on …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMIan McKellen and Lesley Manville perform in fundraising videos organised by Collins for Equity’s benevolent fund for creatives The actor Michelle Collins has warned that the screen and sta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMThe comedy industry is in crisis and we could all do with hearing a few jokes. Here’s a guide to the virtual gigs you can enjoy this week Like all comedy clubs, the Angel in London is clos…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PMTickets will soon go on sale for a ‘socially distanced’ version of 2019 sellout to shore up theatre’s ‘seriously perilous’ finances due to the coronavirus pandemic Claire Foy and M…
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