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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

CINDERELLA AND THE MATZO BALL. JW3 , Finchley Rd by Libby Purves and Friends

CINDERELLA AND THE MATZO BALL.          JW3. , Finchley Rd L'CHAIM !  TO LIFE,  AND PANTOMIME JOKES     It's not often that you get to hiss and boo Prince Ch…

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Jeremy O. Harris Is Released From Custody in Japan by Yan Zhuang and Kiuko Notoya

The Tony-nominated playwright was arrested last month on suspicion of attempted drug smuggling. He was released on Monday, Japanese officials said.

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Monday, December 8, 2025

Best Dance Performances of 2025 by Gia Kourlas, Brian Seibert and Roslyn Sulcas

Twyla Tharp led the way with her distinct brand of American classicism, along with other artists who stepped it up.

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Sunday, December 7, 2025

The Big Apple Circus Returns to New York With Its Show-Stealing Dogs by Alexis Soloski and Amy Lombard

Copo, Diana, Suzy, Tomasa, Lana, Riso and Charlotte dance and prance inside the big tent.

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Saturday, December 6, 2025

ALICE IN WONDERLAND Avenue, Ipswich by Libby Purves and Friends

JUST FOR KIDS? CONTRARIWISE!  WE ARE ALL ALICE      In a fleeting moment of meta-theatre when the monstrous crow (well, umbrella) had the house shouting "Behind you!",  Tweedl…

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Why a play about a fatal punch has gripped younger audiences and will tour schools by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

James Graham's play Punch touches on gang culture, restorative justice and masculinity in crisis, and for the playwright the true story was a privilege to tell When thousands of schoolchildr…

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PINAFORE London Coliseum by Libby Purves and Friends

  HELLO AGAIN SAILORS     This is one of ENO's beloved triumphs,  the one which got some of us through the latter Covid years in frivolous merriment.  For back in gloryIn 2021…

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Friday, December 5, 2025

From the Gruffalo to Dog Man: how to put children's classics on the stage by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

With Dog Man making his London theatre debut next summer, theatre makers explain how to make a successful jump from page to stage From Paddington and the BFG to The Gruffalo's Child, My Neig…

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Barbican revamp to give 'bewildering' arts centre a new lease of life by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Project will make the famously confusing London landmark easier to navigate and more accessible "Everything leaks," says Philippa Simpson, the director of buildings and renewal at the Barbic…

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Jeremy O. Harris Is Arrested in Japan on Suspicion of Smuggling Drugs by John Yoon and Kiuko Notoya

The Tony-nominated American playwright and actor has been in custody since airport customs officers found Ecstasy in his bag last month.

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Thursday, December 4, 2025

RSC to cut workforce by 11% as it faces 'perilous situation' by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Arts institution will also merge costume departments to be 'match fit' after funding cuts and soaring material costs The Royal Shakespeare Company has defended plans to reduce its workforce …

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Inside the Alvin Ailey Gala: Ciara, the Red Carpet and a Madonna Dance Party by Sarah Bahr and Lanna Apisukh

Alvin Ailey's annual gala began with suits and bare chests on the red carpet and ended with dancing to Madonna's "Like a Prayer."

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

DAVID COPPERFIELD Jermyn St Theatre by Libby Purves and Friends

A GHOSTLESS DICKENS TREAT FOR CHRISTMAS  This is wonderful: a three-hander adaptation by Abigail  Pickard Price, with the Guildford  Shakespeare Company. They're well up to the new-…

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FALLEN ANGELS Menier, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

LADIES WHO LURCH The Lord Chamberlain took a bit of handling to let this play's louche  presumptions of extramarital liaisons be flaunted onstage: and one public morality campaigner shout…

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

The 12th Dangdai Xiao Juchang Xiqu Jie (Contemporary Black Box Xiqu Festival当代小剧场戏曲节) by Star Theatres (繁星戏剧村) in Beijing 20 by Xunnan Li and Yuan Du

The Dangdai Xiao Juchang Xiqu Jie (Contemporary Black Box Xiqu Festival), operated at Star Theatres, has been a significant engine for contemporary experimentation of Xiqu (Chinese tra…

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Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation? by Amanda Fortini and Neal Slavin

How one era changed everything about the culture " and why we're so nostalgic for its creations.

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PADDINGTON THE MUSICAL           Savoy Theatre WC2  by Libby Purves and Friends

  A BEAR WHO DESERVES HIS STATION     This could have been awful ,  a desecration of the children's favourite which became a national icon of reassurance when he sat down to tea …

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Sunday, November 30, 2025

Glenn Close, Ethan Hawke and Others Mourn Tom Stoppard by Jesse Green, Michael Paulson and Laura Collins-Hughes

Nobody advanced or cherished the English language more than Stoppard, Tim Curry noted. Colleagues and fans agreed.

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Friday, November 28, 2025

'The new Hamilton'? Show with Mary Todd Lincoln as drunken first lady comes to London by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

The one-act play Oh, Mary! " 'the stupidest, funniest thing possible' " to open after blockbuster run in New York What if, in the final weeks before Abraham Lincoln's assassination, the firs…

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Thursday, November 27, 2025

At New York City Ballet's 'Nutcracker,' Bring on Fritz and Brat Winter by Gia Kourlas and Thea Traff

At New York City Ballet, two boys from the School of American Ballet get to play a coveted role: Fritz, a terror of a little brother.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Broadway Performers Rehearse for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade by Erik Piepenburg and Dolly Faibyshev

We tagged along to a late-night rehearsal for performers from "Just in Time," "Buena Vista Social Club" and "Ragtime."

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Saturday, November 22, 2025

'The ad libs had us shaking behind the camera': Corbyn and McKellen cameos raise panto's profile by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Star turns are boosting ticket sales this season, including Islington show featuring MP's Wizard of Oz and Olivier winner's Toto We're a third of the way through the fabulously camp producti…

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ALL MY SONS Wyndhams, Charing X Rd by Libby Purves and Friends

GRIEF, GUILT, CONSCIENCE      A great bright disc of moon overhangs the old tree in the storm, as it falls in the tumult of sound that could be war.   It's 1948:  Arthur Mille…

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How Gaten Matarazzo, the 'Stranger Things' Star, Spends His Day Off by Sarah Bahr and Christian Rodriguez

Gaten Matarazzo, a breakout star of Netflix's megahit horror series, attends Rangers hockey games with his dad and walks the Hudson River with his girlfriend.

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Thursday, November 20, 2025

'Two Strangers' Review: Meeting Cute, Toting Baggage by Laura Collins-Hughes and Sara Krulwich

The effervescent musical, a new London import, delivers lavishly on the promise of a rom-com: laughter, escape and fantasy.

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PARTENOPE London Coliseum, ENO by Libby Purves and Friends

ABSURD, TRANSCENDENT, JOYFUL        Forget Ancient Greece and the films inspired by the suitors of royal Parthenope, this is Handel in comic-opera mood (one can't always be writi…

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Meryl Streep and More Stars Toast Tom Hanks in 'This World of Tomorrow' by Sarah Bahr and Ye Fan

A crowd that included Meryl Streep, Martin Short and Steve Martin packed the Shed for the actor's new show, "This World of Tomorrow."

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Those Little Chimes That Say 'Please Take Your Seat' by Michaela Towfighi and Vincent Alban

At New York's performing arts venues, herding audiences is a melodic mission.

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'Lahpphon/Lost' Was a Hit in Oslo. But in the Sami Heartland? by Lisa Abend and David B. Torch

The Norwegian National Ballet was nervous about taking a new work about a Sami uprising to the area where the historical event took place.

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Monday, November 17, 2025

Ballet Dancers Are Starting to Prioritize Their Mental Health by Gia Kourlas and Thea Traff

Dancers are famous for buckling down and getting through it. But a new openness about mental health has companies and schools focusing on their well-being, both physical and emotional.

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Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off