Thursday, April 16, 2020
The TV host, who changed his name to protest the fashion brand’s heavy-handed legal action, has decided to ‘go back to the Lycetts’
The comedian formerly named Joe Lycett is now once m…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMWednesday, April 15, 2020
Musical stars from Broadway and the West End perform songs whose lyrics let us reflect on the coronavirus crisis
Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online
The bes…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PMTiger Country by Nina Raine and The Arrest of Ai Weiwei by Howard Brenton will be streamed online in April
Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online
The Guardian i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AMFriday, April 10, 2020
The pair will play sisters Elsa and Anna in the stage version of the Disney mega-hit when the Theatre Royal Drury Lane reopens later this year
Samantha Barks and Stephanie McKeon have been c…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03AMThursday, April 9, 2020
From Iain Stirling’s Fifa banter to Jayde Adams live from her lounge, comedians isolated by the lockdown are reaching audiences online
Hottest front-room seats: theatre and dance to watch…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PMWednesday, April 8, 2020
We asked you to share your thoughts and experiences about this summer’s festival being cancelled because of the coronavirus. Here’s what some of you said
Coronavirus and culture – a l…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMTuesday, April 7, 2020
The standup’s Saturday gigs have quickly become a fixture on the online circuit – and raised £20,000 for the Trussell Trust
The next time standup Kiri Pritchard-McLean goes on tour, she…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42PMMonday, April 6, 2020
The show, which played a sold-out run at London’s Wyndham’s theatre, is being streamed to raise money for those affected by Covid-19
• Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and da…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42PMLin-Manuel Miranda and company sing opening number from the show to a nine-year-old superfan of the musical
• Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online• The be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMWithout any gigs to perform, comics are spreading good cheer on Twitter and TikTok. Here’s a roundup of the latest from Suzi Ruffell, Jessica Fostekew, Mo Gilligan and others
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AMAvailable onlineRoustabout Theatre’s encounters with the moon range from gravity-dancing to skits with astronauts and a werewolf
Coronavirus and culture - a list of major cancellations
Ho…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AMFriday, April 3, 2020
‘Composers in quarantine’ play-off sees Chic star play a song from Jesus Christ Superstar as Lloyd Webber performs the Rodgers/Daft Punk hit Get Lucky
Coronavirus – latest updates
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54PMThursday, April 2, 2020
Available onlineThe two figures in an alpine weather house come out to play in this delightfully sweet production for three- to seven-year-olds
In the late 19th century, a comic opera was de…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AMTuesday, March 31, 2020
The comedian and musician’s #zoologicalsociety is a concept album featuring Jason Manford as a depressed monkey and Lucie Jones as a pregnant penguin
Lions, giraffes and monkeys brought Ju…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48AMMonday, March 30, 2020
Self-isolating comedians are working from home to bring a little light relief to the nation. Here’s a roundup of some of the funniest
Warning: contains strong language
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMFriday, March 27, 2020
Available onlineA gift for homeschoolers, Owusu dazzles as the poet from Julius Caesar, drawing young viewers into the creative process
The outbreak of homeschooling caused by the coronavir…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AMTo mark World Theatre Day, leading playwrights, actors and directors share some of their favourite moments
Palace theatre, Manchester. Some time in the mid-60s. A variety bill (or it may hav…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AMWednesday, March 25, 2020
A new show from Cirencester’s Barn theatre finds Tweedy swapping the circus for an office job and assisting Kerry Mucklowe from This Country
If you’ve spent a few days juggling homeschoo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PMJason Manford will present programme of past highlights from the awards show, which has been postponed this year due to the coronavirus outbreak
The Olivier awards, the most prestigious priz…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PMMonday, March 23, 2020
Judi Dench, Jade Anouka, Harriet Walter and Patrick Stewart are among the stars to perform the playwright’s words online during crisis caused by Covid-19
Coronavirus and culture – a lis…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48PMBrian Cox is among stars appearing in digital productions commissioned by the UK’s swiftly adapting arts venues, written by playwrights in isolation
The National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMFriday, March 20, 2020
Lin-Manuel Miranda accepts Andrew Lloyd Webber’s self-isolation Twitter challenge, and throws down gauntlet
Coronavirus and culture – a list of major cancellations
Coronavirus – lates…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48PMAs performers across the world see gigs cancelled, the former Billy Elliot star will be facing the unknown with a shake and a shimmy
He was cast as Billy Elliot at 12, toured the UK in hit m…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PMActor’s earnest re-creation of John Lennon classic draws satirical response from all-star lineup of comics fronted by Joe Lycett
In times of crisis a celebrity viral video can unite us ei…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMThursday, March 19, 2020
As venues cancel performances in the wake of the coronavirus, they are asking arts lovers to donate and book advance tickets
• Coronavirus and culture – a list of major cancellations• …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMTuesday, March 17, 2020
From West Side Story to Company, he revolutionised the musical. As the supreme lyricist and composer turns 90, Jake Gyllenhaal, Patti LuPone, Chita Rivera, Nathan Lane and more pay tribute C…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PMAs the coronavirus causes venues to close their doors, an increase of live-streamed theatre is expected. Here are some of the shows online now or coming soon
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PMAs majority of UK’s theatres close, industry bodies say government’s lack of outright ban on visiting venues leaves them unable to claim on insurance
• Coronavirus and culture – a l…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AMMonday, March 16, 2020
Actors, writers, technicians and others in the industry facing hardship and ‘critical threat to livelihoods’ following shutdowns
• Coronavirus and culture – a list of major cancellat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AMFriday, March 13, 2020
Acclaimed director will take over from Jeremy Herrin at the UK touring company
Joe Hill-Gibbins has been appointed as the artistic director of the touring theatre company Headlong. He will t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMFriday, March 6, 2020
Dead Ringers impressionist takes lead role in stage version of bestselling book on British identity
The impressionist Jon Culshaw is to play Bill Bryson in a new stage adaptation of Notes fr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PM 
