Friday, July 17, 2020
Production starring Stephen Tompkinson and Jessica Johnson will resume at Minack theatre after coronavirus halted UK tour
A 40th anniversary production of Willy Russell’s play Educating Ri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMWest End adaptation of Disney blockbuster at Theatre Royal Drury Lane pushed back six months by coronavirus
The London stage version of Frozen has delayed its opening by almost six months as…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMWednesday, July 15, 2020
Producer Kenny Wax says drive-in shows would have provided vital work for theatre freelancers
Concert series was to feature Kaiser Chiefs, Dizzee Rascal and The Streets
A major tour of the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18PMDistancing, mandatory masks and one-way systems will be in place as first major London venue announces return of live theatre
Regent’s Park Open Air theatre in London is to reopen next mon…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMTuesday, July 14, 2020
Daniel Evans will perform with Omid Djalili, Gabrielle Brooks and Giles Terera in summer show previewing postponed South Pacific
Chichester Festival theatre cancelled its scheduled summer pr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMThe London theatre will present a socially distanced adaption of the Portuguese author’s novel, voiced by Juliet Stevenson
The Donmar Warehouse in London is to reopen this summer for an im…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMSaturday, July 11, 2020
Theatres from have been given the go-ahead to open as lockdown restrictions lift further
With a bright and dry weekend forecast, the weather is perfect for England’s outdoor theatres, whic…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:03AMFriday, July 10, 2020
Despite emergency support funds, cuts may be needed for theatre to survive loss of income during coronavirus closure
Birmingham Repertory theatre is considering cost-saving measures that may…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24PMThursday, July 9, 2020
Horse rides in stockings, rehearsals in deep freezes, fights in string vests ... as Patrick Stewart hits 80, friends from Harriet Walter to Brian Blessed pay tribute to the great actor Conti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54AMWednesday, July 8, 2020
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 10:24AMSunday, July 5, 2020
Netflix 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 04:54PMFriday, July 3, 2020
Head 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 10:18AMThursday, July 2, 2020
Acclaimed 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 12:32PMWednesday, July 1, 2020
Illustrious 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 07:12AMTuesday, June 30, 2020
Stars 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 05:06AMSunday, June 28, 2020
Old 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 04:54AMFriday, June 26, 2020
Plan announced by culture secretary Oliver Dowden lacks investment and timeframes say theatre unions and creatives
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMMonday, June 22, 2020
Available 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 12:03PMSaturday, June 20, 2020
Available 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 09:54AMFriday, June 19, 2020
Airlocks, 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 03:12AMThursday, June 18, 2020
Public 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 10:42AMWednesday, June 17, 2020
West 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 12:54PMTuesday, June 16, 2020
The 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 11:42AMFriday, June 12, 2020
Chappelle 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 02:54PMThursday, June 11, 2020
The 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 09:18AM 
