Monday, January 15, 2024
The Doctor Who and Thick of It actor laments the lack of support for emerging talent from working-class backgrounds
• Read the full interview with Peter Capaldi
Britain’s cast of leading…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AMSunday, January 14, 2024
Theatreland is taking a gamble on a wave of quirky little shows to challenge the big but tired box office beasts
A fresh kind of musical theatre show, set apart by having started life on th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:32PMFriday, January 12, 2024
“Queens of Sheba” and “Volcano” at Under the Radar, and “Bacon,” at International Fringe Encore Series, expound on identity, captivity and violence.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:12PMBEFORE THE SALEM TERROR This week, to little acclaim, the Ambassadors opened Tbe Enfield Haunting, a play centred on the spooky hysteria of troubled teenage girls.. The followi…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 07:48AMThursday, January 11, 2024
Buckle up for “Open Mic Night” and “Search Party” at Under the Radar and two wildly adventurous works at the Exponential Festival.
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GRIEF, CLASS, AND THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT Press night having moved about and gone incommunicado, this is from when I bought a preview ticket at Richmond..same cast an…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:03PMSunday, January 7, 2024
Windsor and Maidenhead scraps cultural budget in wake of similar moves in Suffolk, Bristol, Nottingham and Birmingham
The chill blast of damaging cuts to provincial arts venues has returned …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18PMJessica Daley rushed to the rescue after Curve theatre in Leicester put out a call for someone who knew the role
An actor travelled more than 150 miles to ensure a performance of the musical…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18PMFriday, January 5, 2024
Who else could wring humour out of getting a smear test? Plus: wild childhood pets and more on Would I Lie to You? Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32AMMonday, January 1, 2024
“Mad Max” gets a prequel, “The Wiz” returns to Broadway and Larry David gets another crack at a series finale.
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From the return of Bumbershoot and Cinerama to the Swift Quake and "Boys in the Boat" premiere, relive the biggest moments in Seattle arts & culture this year.
SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 09:00AMTuesday, December 26, 2023
The new year’s hottest shows include stage versions of Minority Report, Spirited Away and La Strada, performances by Keeley Hawes and Ian McKellen – plus laughs from Julia Masli, Rhod Gi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMDeadheads, ballerinas and Mick Jagger: As 2023 winds down, revisit a memorable handful of the thousands of images commissioned by our photo editors that capture the year in culture.
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Our critics’ highlights of the year include a 24-hour marathon, a standup welcoming hecklers, a reboot of The Matrix and a bus ride filled with emotion• More on the best culture of 2023
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMJAPAN MEETS THE NOISY WEST This is exquisite, and not only in Paul Farnsworth’s dreamy set and Ayako Maeda’s costumes, from peasant fishermen to Shogun magnificence. The Men…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 04:56AMWednesday, December 20, 2023
BRAINS AND HOW TO MAKE THEM USEFUL Clearly it is the mission of Hampstead Downstairs to broaden our education, no bad ambition. Not long ago I learned a lot about the life and em…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:45PMTuesday, December 19, 2023
There are plenty of novels, memoirs, documentaries and livestreaming options sure to satiate fans of theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:12PMOpen letter signed by top playwrights, actors and directors demands Israel free members of Freedom theatre
Israel-Gaza war – live updates
Some of Britain’s most heralded playwrights, act…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24AMMonday, December 18, 2023
Francisco Nieva (1924-2016) ranks amongst the most respected Spanish playwrights of the second half of the twentieth century. The seat of the National Dramatic Centre in the hip Madrid neigh…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 12:33AMWednesday, December 13, 2023
The versatile actor was most known for vastly different portrayals of TV cops, but also shone in roles across film and stage.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:42PMA BLAST FROM THE PAST TO INSPIRE OR IRRITATE By the interval I was mournfully unconvinced that there was any point at all in reviving Tom Stoppard’s 17-year-old play , about Commu…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:35AMTuesday, December 12, 2023
CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SPIRIT Can this really be the first Jewish pantomime? Oy vay, surely this culture with its musical genius, ironic jokes , family warmth, tall tales and…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:29PMANOTHER KIND OF INQUIRY I suppose we will have to wait a few years for the dust to settle and James Graham to write a nuanced play about the Boris-Covid-Tory-pocalypse. Meanwhile this 8…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 03:08AMSunday, December 10, 2023
DICKENS IN RIOTOUS RHYME AND BAGPIPES – ON TOUR Wouldn’t be right to get through December without Dickens, would it? But I have seen the magnificent Old Vic adaptation by Jack…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 09:43AMThursday, December 7, 2023
The acclaimed writer and poet for children and adults has died aged 65. Here, leading contemporaries pay tribute
• A sandy place, a recipe for a nation and a Christmas plea: three poems by…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AMWednesday, December 6, 2023
New York City Ballet’s 75th anniversary celebration and Dance Reflections from France delivered some of this year’s brightest moments.
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I don’t usually record anything that’s two-nights-only, but this one I think will flower and fly, so watch out for it. It’s already looking like turning up in March at TR Haymar…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 02:32AMTuesday, November 28, 2023
BEWARE OF GREEKS BRINGING GAGS Where does Kylie get her kebabs? From Jason’s doner van! If that makes you scuttle away in fright, you have not yet achieved the correct seasonal a…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:02PMMonday, November 27, 2023
London venue’s online collection of performances dating back to 1956 will be free to use for writers, directors and the public
The Royal Court has launched a free digital archive of every…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42AM 
