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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
Friday, June 26, 2015

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to open in West End in 2016 by Chris Wiegand

JK Rowling gives details of world premiere of her collaboration with writer Jack Thorne and director John TiffanyJK Rowling has confirmed that the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AM
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Constellations, starring Louise Brealey and Joe Armstrong, gets West End run by Chris Wiegand

Nick Payne’s play about love and the multiverse, first seen at the Royal Court in 2012, will transfer to Trafalgar Studios in London following its UK tourIt is the singular love story with…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:27AM
Thursday, June 11, 2015

Young Vic's A View from the Bridge will transfer to Broadway by Chris Wiegand

Olivier award-winning production, directed by Ivo van Hove and starring Mark Strong, will be staged in New York in Arthur Miller’s centenary yearAfter its sellout runs at the Young Vic and…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:20PM
Friday, May 8, 2015

Planeta Ka review – sensory show casts toddlers as explorers by Chris Wiegand

Unicorn, LondonImaginart’s colourful production invites its young audience on an adventure around furry craters, through sparkly tunnels and into their imagination Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:26AM
Friday, May 1, 2015

Shakespeare’s Globe appoints Emma Rice of Kneehigh as new artistic director by Chris Wiegand

Rice will follow Mark Rylance and Dominic Dromgoole in top job at the theatre when she takes over in April 2016The job description demanded “visionary and charismatic leadership”, the ab…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:45AM
Friday, April 24, 2015

Unfolding drama: how Julia Donaldson's Paper Dolls took flight by Chris Wiegand

The much-loved picture book about loss, memory and motherhood has become a play at the Little Angel theatre. Its author, the puppet maker Lyndie Wright and the director Peter Glanville discu…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:39AM

The Paper Dolls review – Julia Donaldson adaptation is puppet-powered by Chris Wiegand

Little Angel theatre, LondonThis show has fun with the bestselling author’s 2012 picture book while honouring its sensitivity and emotional force Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:34AM
Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Let’s Tanz: Pina Bausch’s Wuppertal dancers on her unearthed 80s creations by Chris Wiegand

Thirty years after they were first staged, two of the great German choreographer’s shows are getting a UK premiere. Expect mud, sweat, tears and giant cactuses“You come on with a certain…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AM
Thursday, March 19, 2015

Odysseus, MP: Simon Armitage reinvents Homer’s hero by Chris Wiegand

Epic homecoming tale retold as a politician’s journey, with playwright and poet aiming to bring out character’s deceitful side Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:05PM
Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Alistair McDowall's Pomona transfers to National Theatre and Royal Exchange by Chris Wiegand

Dystopian thriller first staged at the Orange Tree and described as a ‘deeply unsettling theatrical weapon’ is now set to reach wider audienceAlistair McDowall’s Pomona, hailed as one …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Friday, February 13, 2015

O Paxo, Paxo: Jeremy Paxman heads jury in Trial of Macbeth by Chris Wiegand

Former Newsnight host to take part in courtroom drama starring Christopher Eccleston as the Scottish kingThe crime is something wicked and the trial promises toil and trouble. Lord Macbeth i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM
Friday, February 6, 2015

Rory Kinnear stars as Kafka's Josef K in Young Vic's new season by Chris Wiegand

Theatre’s lineup includes Romola Garai in Measure for Measure, Ivo van Hove directing Simon Stephens play and a dance-theatre take on MacbethRarely performed works by Eugene O’Neill and …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:40AM
Thursday, February 5, 2015

Gillian Anderson goes back to Blanche for prequel to A Streetcar Named Desire by Chris Wiegand

The Departure, a Young Vic short film starring and directed by Anderson, will be available to watch exclusively on theguardian.com from Friday 6 FebruaryIt is the most striking of entrances:…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:14AM
Monday, January 12, 2015

Cindermouse review – rodent fairytale reimagines squeaky-clean heroine by Chris Wiegand

Little Angel theatre, LondonCinderella is retold with a cast of puppet mice and a role for the theatre’s resident cat in this sweet show for children aged three to eightMy four-year-old da…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AM
Friday, December 19, 2014

Chris Wiegand’s top 10 stage shows of 2014 by Chris Wiegand

A comedy detective, Shakespeare in pointe shoes and audiences turned into actors … our Stage editor picks his standup, dance and theatre highlightsTop of my list of 10 brilliant things in …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM
Monday, December 15, 2014

There Was An Old Woman review – show full of shoes is a perfect fit by Chris Wiegand

Oily Cart’s performance for three-to-five-year-olds plays with textures and smells as much as words and musicAll the way to the Southbank Centre, four-year-old Aggie and I try to remember …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AM
Saturday, December 13, 2014

Scrunch review – toddlers’ theatre that’s as merry and calm as a carol concert by Chris Wiegand

Unicorn theatre, LondonThis sensory show for young children captures the fun and wonder of unwrapping presents on Christmas morningAnyone who has ever been around a baby or a toddler on Chri…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:52AM
Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Richard Armitage on The Crucible: 'the audience were being attacked' by Chris Wiegand

As a film version hits cinemas, its star recalls the weird vibes and epic demands of the Arthur Miller classic at the Old VicMichael Billington on The Crucible: “full of raw power”Susann…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Monday, November 17, 2014

Guardian and Royal Court team up to present series of microplays by Chris Wiegand

The filmed Off the Page plays will unite Guardian writers with some of theatres most important playwrights and directors Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM
Thursday, November 6, 2014

Maxine Peake's Hamlet to be screened in cinemas by Chris Wiegand

Filmed version of Sarah Frankcoms cross-gender production to be released in 2015 Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:25AM
Monday, November 3, 2014

Cats or Pussycat Dolls? lyrics quiz by Chris Wiegand

As Nicole Scherzinger prepares to play Grizabella, can you tell which of these lyrics are sung in Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End musical and which are sung by the Pussycat Dolls? Continue re…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:59AM
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Flat Stanley review classic kids' book becomes wonderfully wonky musical by Chris Wiegand

Polka theatre, LondonThis show based on Jeff Browns offbeat novel is loud, colourful and cleverly designed. It will strike a chord for younger siblings Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AM
Monday, October 20, 2014

Grandad, Me and Teddy Too review bring your own bear to the theatre by Chris Wiegand

Polka theatre, LondonSarah Argents quietly brilliant new play explores the long-distance relationship between a girl and her grandfather with an audience full of teddies Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:03AM
Thursday, October 16, 2014

'You bull's pizzle': match Shakespeare's insults to his plays quiz by Chris Wiegand

Shakespeare wrote some of the most beautiful sonnets in history but he was also the prince of putdowns. How well do you know the Bard's barbs? Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:55AM
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Join us for Forced Entertainment's Speak Bitterness live-stream by Chris Wiegand

On Saturday 18 October 2014 were live-streaming a six-hour come-and-go theatre show. Heres what you need to know Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42AM
Friday, October 3, 2014

Lindsay Lohan in Speed-the-Plow: what the critics said by Chris Wiegand

According to the reviews, the arrestingly husky Lohan has genuine if unstable star presence and breathless naivety in her West End debut Speed-the-Plow: in pictures Why Mamets play is perfec…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42AM
Thursday, October 2, 2014

Gillian Anderson stars in film prequel to A Streetcar Named Desire by Chris Wiegand

Short film written by Andrew OHagan and also directed by Anderson imagines Blanche Duboiss story before the events of the Tennessee Williams play Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM
Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Quiz: which Shakespeare characters speak these lines about love? by Chris Wiegand

Do you know your Benedick from your Beatrice? Your Romeo from your Juliet? Match the quote to the character Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Monday, September 29, 2014

Cet Enfant review Joël Pommerat's unflinching inspection of parenthood by Chris Wiegand

Bouffes du Nord, ParisA series of dramatic fragments presents a shockingly honest insight into parent-child conundrums Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:22AM

Nicole Scherzinger lines up purrfect role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats by Chris Wiegand

Singer will make her Theatreland debut in the revival of one of the West Ends longest-running shows Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:43AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
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