The jukebox musical based on the 1994 film follows a string of high-profile early closures with producers saying the show has faced ‘difficult times’ An immersive jukebox musical product…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMStaunton reunites with Follies director Dominic Cooke to bring ‘old musical to a new audience’ at the Palladium in July After a four-year delay caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Imelda St…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMJoe Penhall’s new play marks the talkshow host’s first theatre role since One Man, Two Guvnors and will see him star opposite Anna Maxwell Martin at the Old Vic James Corden is to return…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54PMLaunchpad for theatre and comedy talent, which had planned to open its new longterm home this year, announces its closure London’s Vault festival, which has kickstarted countless theatre a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMGough, who is resuming her Olivier award-winning role in People, Places and Things, calls on those in positions of power to become allies for colleagues The stage and screen star Denise Goug…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32PMUS actor will appear in Mark Rosenblatt’s drama Giant, directed by Nicholas Hytner, in first season of new artistic director David Byrne His bestselling children’s books are regularly tu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMArtistic director will leave in the autumn after six years in the post, and says without further investment the stage sector’s ‘pipeline of talent’ could be lost Kwame Kwei-Armah is to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AMThe actor, dancer and singer starred in musicals including West Side Story and Chicago Chita Rivera, one of Broadway’s most illustrious stars, has died at the age of 91. A consummate “tr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMArts organisations respond to plans to permanently slash core budget for the region’s theatres and museums Arts organisations have called on Suffolk county council (SCC) to reconsider a pr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PMAs she is named the National Theatre’s first female director, those who have worked with Rubasingham praise her warmth, rigour and willingness to take risks “It’s Indhu!” After month…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMCito, who had been a dancer herself, spent 40 years working for Tanztheater Wuppertal The costume designer Marion Cito, whose gowns, suits and occasional swimwear were integral to choreograp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMAn AI Pinocchio, Scrooge on the Cornish coast and a scouse Dick Whittington are just some of the season’s theatrical treats Bath Theatre Royal, 6-11 December; Lyric theatre, London, 23 Nov…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AMCelebrated actor was nominated for multiple Olivier awards in her theatrical roles and best known for Drop the Dead Donkey and The Windsors on TV The actor Haydn Gwynne has died of cancer at…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:19AMPlay based on the beloved 1987 comedy will open at Birmingham Rep next year directed by Sean Foley It is one of British cinema’s most quotable comedies: a tale of destitute London actors �…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:37PMSharma, who directed the theatre’s acclaimed production Retrograde, will take over from Indhu Rubasingham in December Amit Sharma has been appointed as the new artistic director of London�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:04AMThe comedian, who died in 2018, will be remembered in a new exhibition that brings together props, costumes and an interactive ‘giggle map’ Tickling sticks, a Dicky Mint puppet and a Yor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:55AMAfter more than a decade running Regent’s Park Open Air theatre, the hit-making director is to take over the Covent Garden venue next year Tim Sheader has been appointed as the artistic di…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:13AMSophia Bush, who is following Cheryl to take up a role in the West End thriller, said the unidentified man had made the experience ‘ugly and scary and sad’ The new star of the West End p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AMThe actor will take to the stage as the Scottish king in December, in the last production of the London theatre’s 30th-anniversary season Hot on the heels of the news that Ralph Fiennes wi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMThe Killing Eve star is in competition for best actress, while musical Some Like It Hot picks up the most nominations overall, with 13 Jodie Comer has been nominated for a Tony award for her…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AMVeteran actor, awarded Olivier for lifetime achievement, says cost must not prohibit putting ‘bums on seats’ My Neighbour Totoro triumphs at Olivier awards Sir Derek Jacobi has criticise…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:02PMAdaptation of Studio Ghibli film wins six awards, while Jodie Comer wins for Prima Facie and A Streetcar Named Desire brings Paul Mescal best actor prize My Neighbour Totoro, the inventive s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42PMTrustees will decide on the future of the organisation which lost all its Arts Council funding and hosts final performances this month A new board of trustees has been appointed to preserve …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMAll events from late March cancelled at the theatre, which is in a priority location for the government’s Levelling Up fund Oldham Coliseum has cancelled all of its forthcoming events from…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:04PMAudibert, who runs the Unicorn children’s theatre in London, will replace Daniel Evans who is moving to the Royal Shakespeare Company Chichester Festival theatre has appointed Justin Audib…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMShooting to fame as a teenager with the Royal Ballet, Grey won international acclaim as a dancer and was artistic director of the company that became English National Ballet The renowned dan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMWhodunnit running in the West End since 1952, interrupted only by Covid, will open in New York in 2023 The world’s longest-running play, The Mousetrap, is to finally make its Broadway debu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:32AM‘Fierce, feminist’ show from Francesca Moody is written by former Grange Hill actors Ricky Simmonds and Simon Vaughan and tells an ‘almost true’ story A musical about Silvio Berlusco…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMKimber Lee’s award-winning drama, untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play, will be staged at Manchester’s Royal Exchange while Miss Saigon opens at the Sheffield Crucible The Royal Exchange theat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AMThe story of a widowed joiner and a young single mother has been written by Dave Johns, who played the title role in Ken Loach’s 2016 film Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or winner I, Daniel Blake…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AMIn Dreams, a jukebox show written by David West Read, will use back catalogue of ‘the Big O’ to tell fictional story of female singer A new musical using the songs of Roy Orbison, create…
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