Thursday, March 23, 2023
Exclusive: To the Deserving Author, found in the playbook of Jonson’s Sejanus: His Fall, is signed by ‘Cygnus’
An almost unknown sonnet in the playbook or script of a 1603 play by Ben …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AMSaturday, March 18, 2023
The acclaimed actor – who is to receive a lifetime achievement award at this year’s Olivier Awards – says the demise of repertory theatre is putting paid to the vocal prowess
The demis…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:00AMSaturday, February 4, 2023
Crammed with minuscule writing, manuscript is seen as earliest ‘proper reader’s response’ to first folio
In 2017, an expert on BBC One’s Antiques Roadshow was excited by a minuscule …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMSaturday, December 31, 2022
Rising costs have led to staff redundancies and curtailed opening hours as nine out of 10 sites fear they could close permanently
Theatres, museums, castles and other heritage sites are mak…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PMThursday, December 1, 2022
Exclusive: Musical and children’s play are among vast archive explored in upcoming film about comedic genius
A musical and a children’s play written by Spike Milligan are among unmade sc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AMMonday, November 7, 2022
The A Clockwork Orange author’s translation – complete with recording – hailed as significant literary discovery
Beyond his satirical novel A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess’s mast…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42PMMonday, August 29, 2022
Cult LA theatre show Cages uses holographic avatars that blend seamlessly with real actors
Avatars of human beings that are indistinguishable from the real thing have been created for a new …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AMMonday, July 18, 2022
Remedies used by healer Susanna Hall and her doctor husband will be planted at Stratford home
In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Ophelia offers rosemary to boost memory, while in A Midsummer Night…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMSunday, June 19, 2022
Rufus Norris says DCMS levelling-up scheme will have opposite effect to that intended
The director of the National Theatre in London is warning that the government’s levelling-up agenda wi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48PMSunday, May 8, 2022
Playwright planned scenes on same-sex relationship at a time when it was illegal and British theatres faced strict censorship
Noël Coward worked on two plays that openly featured same-sex r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AMSunday, February 27, 2022
Former Royal Ballet star speaks out ahead of film update of Coppelia, which focuses on the pressure to change looks in pursuit of happiness
A ballet that conveys a powerful message to young …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMMonday, February 21, 2022
Exclusive: Document reveals playwright’s attention to detail while US book recalls his precision on pauses
Harold Pinter was a perfectionist when it came to the theatre, even down to how a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMSunday, February 20, 2022
The dance impresario ‘cruelly’ sabotaged the careers of others in a bid to keep all the glory to himself, according to a new biography
He was the Russian genius who founded the celebrate…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMSunday, October 24, 2021
Playwright, who was gravely ill with the virus, says it’s ‘nonsense’ that viewers don’t want a pandemic drama
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A TV dra…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AMSunday, February 28, 2021
Stage musical adapted from 1985 film about two teenage highwaymen will feature music from Big Country
It is a Scottish crime caper that was loved in Scotland and largely loathed by English f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMSunday, February 7, 2021
Video game software enables actors to interact with viewers in real-time fantasy
Playhouses may be dark, but the Royal Shakespeare Company is to bring immersive theatre to audiences whereve…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AMTuesday, December 1, 2020
Record of ballerina with young dancers in 1972 found in Royal Academy of Dance archives
She was one of the greatest ballerinas who ever graced the stage, revered for her musicality, artistry…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06PMWednesday, July 8, 2020
Clowns and performers deliver letter to No 10 calling for the urgent reopening of venues after lockdown
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The government is f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03AMSunday, April 5, 2020
Thomas Watson recognised by literary scholars as the Bard’s forgotten 16th-century collaborator
He was one of the most celebrated English playwrights of the 16th century, yet none of his p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54PMSunday, June 23, 2019
Avatars of actors may soon perform in 3D dramas in our living rooms, thanks to new technology from British company ImaginariumTheatre is set to be revolutionised by new technology that can …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AMSaturday, January 26, 2019
Artistic director Greg Doran hopes to ‘reflect the nation’ in boost to stage diversityThe Royal Shakespeare Company has unveiled plans to “level the playing field” for disabled actor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AMSunday, January 6, 2019
In an interview before his death last year, choreographer who was David Bowie’s mentor criticises dancers and actors for ‘lack of interest’ in their cultural heritageHe was the influen…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42AMMonday, September 17, 2018
Evelyn Glennie scores Troilus and Cressida as musicians get greater prominence in next Shakespeare season“If music be the food of love, play on” – Shakespeare knew a thing or two about…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32AMSunday, June 17, 2018
Previously unknown ‘amateur-shot’ film shows ballet dancer’s sexually provocative sidePreviously unknown footage of Rudolf Nureyev will be seen for the first time in a new British docu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMSaturday, April 7, 2018
The man behind West Side Story and Cabaret has some notes for theatreland today: you’re playing it too safeHe is the renowned American producer-director who staged some of the most famous …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:41AMSaturday, March 31, 2018
The film and stage veteran, now sharing the secret of her skills online, warns that formal acting classes can stifle creativityHelen Mirren, the Oscar-winning actor, has criticised drama sch…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:51PMSunday, February 25, 2018
After 50 years of writing, Edgar will revisit his radical youth in a ‘conversation between my older and younger self’David Edgar has been creating lines for other people to recite for 50…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:25AMThursday, February 1, 2018
Exclusive: Sir Richard Eyre says cuts make it harder to take artistic risks with new talentThe former head of the National Theatre, Sir Richard Eyre, is calling for regional theatres to rece…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMSaturday, October 28, 2017
As Debra Ann Byrd begins residency at Stratford-upon-Avon she says ‘colour-blindness’ only possible with closed eyesThe head of a US mixed-race theatre company will never forget the raci…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36PMAlexander Waugh says secret clues confirm that author of world-famous plays was Edward de Vere, who lies in Poet’s CornerWilliam Shakespeare was in fact Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Ox…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06AMMonday, September 11, 2017
Previously unpublished letters reveal tension between legendary lyricist Alan Jay Lerner and producer over staging of musicalHe is the most powerful musicals producer of all time, but in his…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18PM 
