The musical tells the story of travellers grounded in the remote Canadian town of Gander on 9/11 – yet despite the sensitive subject matter, it has received huge ovations and is bound for …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:37AMSecretary of state for whom all the world’s a stage writes essay for British Council, praising heroine’s diplomatic skills and the restorative effect of comedyPoliticians around the worl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:33AMA leading genealogist has traced the family tree of the creator and star of Hamilton, discovering a forbidden interracial relationship and flight to MexicoHe has dazzled audiences with his v…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:09AMHis play An Octoroon has been called the most eloquent drama about race this decade – but, says the playwright, his work is really about the human conditionIt started when he was about 13.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:10PMThe 1916 Irish rebellion against British rule that in six days left 485 people dead is the cue for a festival of Irish arts and culture in WashingtonWhile on the election campaign trail for …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:02PMPaul Watson’s photo of a US soldier’s corpse being desecrated by a mob in Somalia won him the Pultizer – but resulted in decades of trauma explored in a new play called The Body of an …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:31PMThe legendary lyricist and director has had the opposite of a hard-knock life in theatre, starting in West Side Story and writing one of the biggest musicalsAmerica’s National Theatre in W…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:20PMTaken from interviews with residents of America’s poorest city, the Pulitzer-winning playwright’s Sweat has new resonance in the era of Trump and SandersWhen playwright Lynn Nottage bega…
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