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Thursday, March 3, 2016

As you dance it: Brian Eno and Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker do Shakespeare by Chris Wiegand

In the show Golden Hours, featuring tracks from Eno’s Another Green World and choreography by De Keersmaeker, the playwright’s lines are danced rather than spoken. The duo talk about str…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:45AM
Monday, February 29, 2016

Camille O'Sullivan as Constance in King John: 'Thou art not holy' – video by Dan Susman, Jess Gormley, Pascal Wyse, Liese Spencer, Chris Wiegand and Emma John

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Camille O’Sullivan plays Constance in King John, Act III, Scen…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:15AM

Joanna Lumley as Viola in Twelfth Night: 'I left no ring with her' – video by Dan Susman, Jess Gormley, Pascal Wyse, Liese Spencer, Chris Wiegand and Emma John

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Joanna Lumley speaks Viola’s soliloquy from Twelfth Night, Act…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:15AM

Sacha Dhawan as Shakespeare's Parolles: 'Are you meditating on virginity?' – video by Dan Susman, Jess Gormley, Pascal Wyse, Liese Spencer, Chris Wiegand and Emma John

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Sacha Dhawan delivers an edited version of Parolles’s lines fr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:15AM

David Threlfall as Prospero in The Tempest: 'Our revels now are ended' – video by Dan Susman, Jess Gormley, Pascal Wyse, Liese Spencer, Chris Wiegand and Emma John

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, David Threlfall speaks Prospero’s lines from The Tempest, Act …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:15AM

Daniel Mays as Macbeth: 'Is this a dagger which I see before me?' – video by Dan Susman, Jess Gormley, Pascal Wyse, Liese Spencer, Chris Wiegand and Emma John

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Daniel Mays speaks Macbeth’s lines from Act II, Scene 1. As Ma…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:15AM

Samuel West as Henry V: 'Upon the king' – video by Dan Susman, Jess Gormley, Pascal Wyse, Liese Spencer, Chris Wiegand and Emma John

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Samuel West speaks Henry V’s soliloquy from Act IV, Scene 1. O…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:15AM

The Guardian's Shakespeare Solos series continues with six new films by Chris Wiegand

Joanna Lumley plays Viola, David Threlfall is Prospero and Daniel Mays sees a dagger before him in our latest set of videos to mark the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death Related:…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:25AM
Thursday, February 4, 2016

William Gaskill, former artistic director of the Royal Court, dies aged 85 by Chris Wiegand

Vicky Featherstone pays tribute to ‘brilliant, uncompromising’ director who was celebrated for his productions of Bond and Brecht – and for battling stage censorshipWilliam Gaskill obi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:46AM
Monday, February 1, 2016

Joanna Vanderham as Juliet: ‘The mask of night is on my face’ – video by Dan Susman, Jess Gormley, Pascal Wyse, Chris Wiegand, Emma John and Liese Spencer

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Joanna Vanderham speaks Juliet’s monologue from the balcony sc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AM

Eileen Atkins as Emilia in Othello: ‘If wives do fall’ – video by Dan Susman, Jess Gormley, Pascal Wyse, Chris Wiegand, Emma John and Liese Spencer

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Eileen Atkins speaks Emilia’s lines from Othello, act IV scene…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AM

David Morrissey as Richard III: ‘Now is the winter of our discontent’ – video by Dan Susman, Jess Gormley, Pascal Wyse, Chris Wiegand, Emma John and Liese Spencer

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, David Morrissey speaks the opening lines from Richard III in whi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AM

Roger Allam as King Lear: ‘Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks’ – video by Dan Susman, Jess Gormley, Pascal Wyse, Emma John, Liese Spencer and Chris Wiegand

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Roger Allam plays King Lear in act III, scene 2 of the tragedy. …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20AM

Leading actors film new Shakespeare Solos series for the Guardian by Chris Wiegand

Adrian Lester, David Morrissey and Eileen Atkins are among the stars performing some of Shakespeare’s greatest speeches in a set of videos to mark the 400th anniversary of the playwright�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:04AM
Friday, January 29, 2016

Coming soon: Adrian Lester, Roger Allam and Joanna Lumley star in Shakespeare Solos – video by Dan Susman, Jess Gormley, Chris Wiegand, Emma John and Liese Spencer

Adrian Lester as Hamlet, David Morrissey as Richard III, Joanna Lumley as Viola, Daniel Mays as Macbeth … To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:14AM
Monday, January 25, 2016

Peppa Pig’s Surprise review – a squirting, snorting, exhausting show by Chris Wiegand

Duke of York’s theatre, LondonA puppet Peppa and her family have fun around the house in a touring stage version that stays close to the TV series and gets the kids singing and giggling“…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:25AM
Thursday, January 14, 2016

'We are all so devastated': acting world pays tribute to Alan Rickman by Catherine Shoard, Liese Spencer, Chris Wiegand, Nancy Groves and Ben Beaumont-Thomas

Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Helen Mirren among those remembering the giant of movies and theatre – known best to many as Professor Snape in Harry Potter …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:39PM
Friday, December 18, 2015

Chris Wiegand's top 10 stage shows of 2015 by Chris Wiegand

Unruly choirgirls, an unhinged Kirsty Young and Kinshasa’s rebellious Sapeurs feature in our Stage editor’s favourite shows of the year• More on the best culture of 2015Lee Hall made a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:15AM
Wednesday, December 16, 2015

'Listen closely with both eyes': the spellbinding theatre of Joël Pommerat by Chris Wiegand

Peter Brook calls him a ‘superb artisan’ and his classic Cet Enfant has been celebrated for its uncompromising look at family life. Now, Joël Pommerat is reviving a Pinocchio that start…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:58AM
Sunday, December 6, 2015

Pina Bausch, German choreographer and dancer, dies by Chris Wiegand

Leading light of modern dance Pina Bausch has died at 68, five days after being diagnosed with cancerThe German choreographer and dancer Pina Bausch died this morning at the age of 68, five …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PM
Friday, November 27, 2015

Tony Blair recalls ‘dire’ standup attempts and his role as 'Captain Kink' by Chris Wiegand

The former prime minister tells Matt Forde that his attempt at comedy as a university student is a ‘rich vein of embarrassment’Tony Blair has spoken of his “really dire” attempts at …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:34AM
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Perfume seller wins Bruntwood prize for play about welfare cuts by Chris Wiegand

Katherine Soper awarded £16,000 and residency at Royal Exchange for ‘first proper play’ about mental health and changes to the benefits systemThe UK’s biggest playwriting competition …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:13PM
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Spiral's Caroline Proust: cast me as anyone but a cop by Chris Wiegand

The star of France’s premier crime drama talks about appearing in Ivo van Hove’s bold take on A View from the Bridge and her determination to avoid typecastingIn a bar around the corner …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42AM
Wednesday, September 30, 2015

The Journey Home review – a conservation fable for kids by Chris Wiegand

Little Angel theatre, LondonAn inventive and earnest staging of Frann Preston-Gannon’s book boasts beautiful puppets but goes adrift for some younger audience membersWhen and how should we…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:15AM
Friday, September 25, 2015

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child play to be split in two by Chris Wiegand

JK Rowling has announced that Harry Potter’s West End theatre debut will be staged in two parts due to the ‘epic nature of the story’Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, one of the West …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:31AM
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Glenn Close returns to London stage in classic Sunset Boulevard role by Chris Wiegand

Actor will resume the role that won her a Tony award for a semi-staged production at the Coliseum in 2016More than 20 years after first playing the faded silent screen star Norma Desmond, Gl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:58AM
Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Breaking the Ice review – a frisky Arctic adventure for children by Chris Wiegand

Unicorn theatre, LondonA polar bear and a husky strike up a friendship in a show that captivates the audience with digital projections, fun costumes and warm performancesBreaking the Ice: it…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:49AM
Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Edinburgh comedy awards 2015: the nominations in full by Chris Wiegand

Find out who is in the running for the biggest prize in the funny businessEdinburgh comedy awards: explore all the winners – interactiveA record-breaking eight-strong shortlist of acts are…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:09AM
Saturday, August 22, 2015

Cool moves: meet the sequin-free ice skaters Le Patin Libre by Chris Wiegand

Tired of competing for medals and donning costumes for Disney shows, a group of free-spirited skaters are letting it glide in the double bill Vertical Influences We sit huddled together on c…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:58AM
Sunday, August 16, 2015

The Edinburgh fringe's puppet noir stars by Chris Wiegand

Puppets pop up in lots of children’s shows at Edinburgh, but they also play leading roles in productions that are definitely not safe for toddlers. Here’s a who’s-who guide to the prin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:31AM
Thursday, August 6, 2015

Edinburgh fringe 2015: 10 shows to see by Chris Wiegand

It’s the world’s biggest arts festival, with 300 venues and 10 times as many shows. So where do you start? Try these for starters …Vertical InfluencesAssembly at Murrayfield ice rinkDa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:58AM

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