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Sunday, March 19, 2023
Thursday, March 16, 2023

The Female Artisans Honoring, and Reinventing, Japanese Noh Masks by Hannah Kirshner and Bon Duke

In taking on the male-dominated theatrical craft, contemporary women carvers are changing the face of a centuries-old tradition.

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

GUYS AND DOLLS Bridge, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

HYTNER ROLLS ANOTHER WINNING DICE     Daniel Mays has played a lot of tough-guy roles but has by nature a rather innocent and worried-looking face.  It is this quality that Nick Hytner sp…

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

BRILLIANT JERKS Southwark, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

RIDE A WILD APP    In  a week when tech firms shuddered at the shock demise of their favourite bank, how better to spend 90  minutes  withJoseph Charlton’s exhilarating, fast moving 3…

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Sunday, March 12, 2023

THE CHILDREN Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds by Libby Purves and Friends

A RADIATING RESPONSIBILITY          Since I watched Sizewell A going up as a child,  live close to Sizewell B and dwell amid a forest of local posters furiously condemning Sizewell C, …

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Surviving copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio to go on show by Harriet Sherwood Arts and Culture Correspondent

Events planned in UK and Ireland, including a British Library exhibition, to mark 400 years since complete works first published Four hundred years ago, a small band of William Shakespeare�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:44AM
Thursday, March 9, 2023

‘Phantom’ Ends. For Musicians, So Does the Gig of a Lifetime. by Maria Clara Cobo and Todd Heisler

Broadway’s longest running musical, set to close next month, has been a source of stability for orchestra members, many of whom have grown up with the show.

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF MUSICAL Noel Coward Theatre WC1 by Libby Purves and Friends

SUGAR RUSH  I can never resist scribbling down rhymes in new musicals, whether in a spirit appalled or admiring.    Take a bow Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary – writers of this extreme ca…

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Speaking from Outside: Interview with Olga Voronkova by Allison Newey and Kasia Lech

Olga Voronkova is a London-based, Belarusian video editor, scriptwriter, copywriter, and producer working with Belarus Free Theatre and Young Vic. Her work focuses on the intersection of act…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 07:49AM
Sunday, March 5, 2023

THE TIME MACHINE          touring  by Libby Purves and Friends

AN UN-SOLEMN WARNING FROM THE FUTURE    H.G.Wells is the inspiration,  with a larkily extrovert Dave Hearn from Mischief Theatre pretending to be his great-grandson, heir, and owner of th…

SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 12:59PM

Tennessee Law Limiting ‘Cabaret’ Shows Raises Uncertainty About Drag Events by Rick Rojas, Emily Cochrane, Ava Sasani and Michael Paulson

The measure is part of a wave of legislation by conservative lawmakers across the country against drag performances. Many are wondering how it will be applied.

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Friday, March 3, 2023

GRENFELL: SYSTEM FAILURE. Tabernacle & Marylebone by Libby Purves and Friends

MORE DETAILS, MORE  DEVILRY          An Afghan army officer flees the Taleban and finds safety on the 23rd floor of Grenfell Tower.  His local nickhame is  “Sabar”, meaning “pa…

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

Lea Michele Announces She’s Extending Her Run on “Funny Girl” on Broadway by LIVE with Kelly and Ryan

Lea Michele is leaving "Funny Girl" on Broadway in September. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/2HFUeAK Website: https://kellyandryan.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiveKellyandRyan/ Ins…

SOURCE: YouTube at 10:00AM
Tuesday, February 28, 2023

My Neighbour Totoro nominated for nine Olivier awards by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Stage version of 1988 Japanese animation leads the pack while Standing at the Sky’s Edge has eight nominations My Neighbour Totoro, the new stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s beloved 19…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:16AM
Friday, February 24, 2023

Forget About Jazz Hands, This Fosse Show Is About Dancin’ by Gia Kourlas and Yael Malka

“Bob Fosse’s Dancin’,” revived by the director Wayne Cilento, is back on Broadway. Its stars? An eclectic cast of dancers who are anything but machines.

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Thursday, February 23, 2023

Patti Love obituary by Michael Coveney and David Edgar

Actor best known for her stage work and acclaimed for her portrayal of Mary Barnes in the title role of David Edgar’s 1978 play Patti Love, who has died aged 75, was an actor of supreme ta…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:56AM

Four Rising Theater Stars to Watch This Spring by Roslyn Sulcas and Rhoda Feng

These actors turned playwrights all excavate memories and meaning from their lives in creating these four shows, which arrive in New York in the coming months.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023

What to See This Spring in NYC: Broadway Shows, Concerts and More by Steven McElroy, Joshua Barone, Siobhan Burke, Jon Pareles, Brian Seibert, Lindsay Zoladz and Roslyn Sulcas

“Life of Pi” and Laura Linney on Broadway, Lise Davidsen at the Met Opera, SZA on tour: Here’s what we’re looking forward to this season.

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Who’s laughing now? The Dalit comedians punching up against India’s caste system by Asma Hafiz and Kamran Yousuf In Mumbai

Once the butt of others’ standup routines, comics from the lowest social strata are turning the tables, with humour as their weapon On a wooden chair on a makeshift stage at Cat Café Stud…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM
Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Joe Mantello-Helmed Grey House to Open on Broadway by Ruthie Fierberg and Caitlin Hornick

Levi Holloway’s new horror play Grey House has been announced to play the Lyceum Theatre. Two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello will direct the production, slated to begin previews on Ap…

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Joe Mantello-helmed ‘Grey House’ to open on Broadway by Ruthie Fierberg and Caitlin Hornik

Levi Holloway’s new horror play “Grey House” has been announced to play the Lyceum Theatre. Two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello will direct the production, slated to begin previews…

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Fresh take on Shakespeare explores antisemitism via 1930s Cable Street by Harriet Sherwood Arts and Culture Correspondent

The Merchant of Venice 1936 among four plays to feature at RSC’s reopened Swan theatre this summer A new take on Shakespeare’s controversial play The Merchant of Venice, set in London’…

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Monday, February 20, 2023

‘I hope it gives young people some ideas!’: David Hockney’s immersive art show – photo essay by Tim Jonze and Mee-Lai Stone

A new exhibition lets us see the Yorkshire artist’s greatest hits – and overlooked rarities – through new eyes. Photographer Justin Sutcliffe went behind the scenes “I’ve always be…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

‘Worst party in town’: abusive audiences force UK musicals to tone down ads by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

Theatre operators and producers changing marketing strategy as rowdy behaviour escalates Popular musicals will be told to avoid phrases such as “best party in town” and “dancing in the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PM

STANDING AT THE SKY’S EDGE. Olivier, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

 HIGH ABOVE THE BRUTAL AND BELOVED CITY       It’s an architectural moment. Within the stark brutalist NT is a set in homage to a brutalist landmark:  the early 1960’s Park Hill Fl…

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Sunday, February 12, 2023

Women dominate gender-neutral categories at WhatsOnStage awards by Nadia Khomami Arts and Culture Correspondent

The Brits faced criticism for not nominating women in gender-neutral category but women reign in theatre awards chosen by public Women have dominated the gender-neutral performing categories…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:45PM
Friday, February 10, 2023

PHAEDRA. Lyttelton, SE1 by Libby Purves and Friends

COUGAR CHAOS     The Greeks just go on giving.  Writer-director Simon Stone’s play,  set today amid the upper-middle classes of Holland Park and second-home Suffolk,  credits itself m…

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

Jordan Fisher Talks About the Cast of “Sweeney Todd” on Broadway by LIVE with Kelly and Ryan

Jordan Fisher talks about working with Josh Groban and Annaliegh Ashford in "Sweeney Todd" on Broadway. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/2HFUeAK Website: https://kellyandryan.com/ Facebook: http…

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THE LEHMAN TRILOGY. Gillian Lynne Theatre WC2 by Libby Purves and Friends

A MONETARY MORALITY PLAY         Three hour-long plays, two intervals, three men in black frock-coats explain some financial history in a revolving glass box in front of a projected , m…

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Theatre and Social Justice in Brazil: The Successful Case of the São Paulo Theatre School by Ivam Cabral and Marcio Aquiles

Introduction São Paulo Theatre School was founded in 2009 with the aim to establish a democratic space and implement an innovative pedagogical system in agreement with the specific nature o…

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Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
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