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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Timing lords: comedians who have starred in Doctor Who in pictures by Guardian Staff

As Frank Skinner reveals he will appear in the latest Doctor Who series, take a look at these other standup, sketch and sitcom comedians from John Cleese to Catherine Tate who have guest …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AM
Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Monty Python Live (Mostly) exclusive trailer video by Guardian Staff

They're practising their silly walks, expecting the Spanish Inquisition and always looking on the bright side of life ... Monty Python are back. Their show at the O2 arena promises 'comedy, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:53AM
Monday, May 19, 2014

Wolf Hall/Bring Up the Bodies double bill wins glowing reviews on Twitter by Guardian Staff

The RSC's stage adaptations of Hilary Mantel's novels garnered rave reviews from audience members who took to social media during and after the performances Wolf Hall/Bring Up the Bodies rev…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AM

Quiz: Kathleen Turners greatest lines by Guardian Staff

Kathleen Turner is back on stage in London, starring in Bakersfield Mist. See how well you know her best lines on stage and screen match the quote to the film or play Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:44AM
Friday, May 16, 2014

There will be theatrical bloodbaths and true literary heroines |@guardianletters by Guardian Staff

I agree with Marina Warner's comments regarding Lucy Bailey's Titus Andronicus at the Globe (Comment, 12 May), but I don't believe the play aspires to new levels of savagery. As she rightly …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00PM

Moves unlike Jagger: Rambert dance to the Rolling Stones video by Guardian Staff

Rambert dancers bring new life to the Rolling Stones and Buddy Holly track, Not Fade Away, in this extract from their show, Rooster. Christopher Bruce's snake-hipped homage to the 1960s, set…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AM
Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Sweet dreams: 60 years of The Pajama Game in pictures by Guardian Staff

A factory dispute in the American Midwest shouldn't be the stuff of musical magic. But The Pajama Game earned its stripes with Broadway pedigree and Hollywood pizzazz. As Richard Eyre's hit …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:21PM
Friday, May 9, 2014

Katherine Ryan webchat: post your questions now by Guardian Staff

Standup, panel-show regular and Stephen Fry's favourite Canadian funnywoman ... on Tuesday, Katherine Ryan will be joining us in the hotseat. From her Comic Relief turn as Nicki Minaj to her…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:46PM

Titus Andronicus at Shakespeare's Globe theatre in pictures by Guardian Staff

Lucy Bailey's 2006 production of Titus Andronicus the Bard's bloodiest play is back at Shakespeare's Globe theatre in London. Its graphic depictions of murder and revenge are causing some …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AM

Alan Bennett: 80 years on in pictures by Guardian Staff

As the much-loved playwright celebrates his 80th, revisit selected highlights from his stage and screen career Mark Lawson on Bennett at 80: 'everything but a national treasure' S is for spl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AM
Wednesday, May 7, 2014

The Essence of Ballet: Ingrid Bugges haunting photographs in pictures by Guardian Staff

Photographer Ingrid Bugge spent nearly two years in residence with the Danish Royal Ballet and employed digital techniques to capture movement and animate dance sequences. The result is The …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:46PM

Joe Orton: his brief but brilliant theatre career - in pictures by Guardian Staff

Fifty years ago this week, Entertaining Mr Sloane opened at the Arts Theatre Club in London. Joe Orton became the talk of the town and his short but extraordinary career took flight. Revisit…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:04AM
Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Cardinal Burns TV series: watch a clip by Guardian Staff

Watch a sketch from Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns' new show for Channel 4Cardinal Burns return to Channel 4 at 10.30pm on 30 April with a new series of their stylish and surreal comedy…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:11PM
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Tony awards 2014 nominations: the best of Broadway in pictures by Guardian Staff

Neil Patrick Harris, Mark Rylance and Chris O'Dowd are all up for acting awards while the shows Machinal, After Midnight and A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder have bagged several nomin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:28PM

Cardinal Burns watch an exclusive clip from their new TV series by Guardian Staff

Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns return to Channel 4 at 10.30pm on 30 April with a new series of their comedy sketch show. Take a first look at what's in storeReading this on mobile? Watc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AM

Tony awards 2014 nominations in full by Guardian Staff

It's Hedwig v Les Mis, Stephen Fry v Mark Rylance and Idina Menzel v Kelli O'Hara see who's nominated for what at this year's TonysBest playAct One Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:16AM
Monday, April 28, 2014

I Can't Sing! have you seen it? by Guardian Staff

Following news that Harry Hill and Steve Brown's X Factor musical is to close, we'd like to hear from those who've paid for tickets I Can't Sing X Factor musical to close after just six-we…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM
Friday, April 25, 2014

Neil Patrick Harris in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway - in pictures by Guardian Staff

Neil Patrick Harris is having a ball on Broadway as Hedwig, an East German 'slip of a girly boy' whose botched sex op results in an 'Angry Inch' which also becomes the name for Hedwig's roc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AM
Thursday, April 24, 2014

Shakespeare in Love: staging the Oscar-winning film - video by Guardian Staff

In the year of Shakespeare's 450th birthday, the box-office hit Shakespeare in Love has been adapted for the stage by Lee Hall. Go behind the scenes with the play's director Declan Donnellan…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Shakespeare in Love: the early life of the world's greatest playwright - video by Guardian Staff

On the Bard's 450th birthday, find out how Shakespeare became Shakespeare. A new play based on the film Shakespeare in Love, adapted by Lee Hall, has its world premiere in the West End in Ju…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:59AM

Beat the Bard! Shakespeare's characters fight it out in our interactive game by Guardian Staff

Could Richard III handle Hamlet in a punch-up? Is Benedick more fanciable than Beatrice? Is Falstaff craftier than Cleopatra? Celebrate Shakespeare's 450th birthday by pitting his characters…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:44AM

45 Hamlets for Shakespeare's 450th birthday - in pictures by Guardian Staff

On the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, Michael Billington has picked the best Hamlets he's seen in each decade of his theatregoing life. To help you choose your own favourite Princ…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM
Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Pinter paws: theatre cats - in pictures by Guardian Staff

TS Eliot's Gus isn't the only theatre cat. Plenty of playhouses have their own resident moggy: they're not just useful as mousers but also keep up the company's spirits and make the occasion…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00AM
Saturday, April 19, 2014

Big House Theatre Company - in pictures by Guardian Staff

Meet the Big House Theatre Company - young adults with remarkable life stories who take to the stage to tell their unique, compelling and sometimes troubling stories Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM
Friday, April 18, 2014

The Almeida theatre's top 10 productions - in pictures by Guardian Staff

With a haul of Olivier awards and the sold-out, four-star production King Charles III on its stage, the Almeida is on a roll. Mark Lawson picks the 10 best productions he's seen at the north…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:30AM
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller: a year in their lives - in pictures by Guardian Staff

A View from the Bridge, currently revived at the Young Vic, was first staged in London in 1956. It was a dramatic year for Miller: he appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committ…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AM
Monday, April 14, 2014

Backstage at the Oliviers in pictures by Guardian Staff

Alex Jennings suits up as Wonka, Gemma Arterton has a laugh and Benny from Abba watches the winners take it all ... Go backstage at the Olivier awards with photographer David Levene Continue…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:55AM

Strictly Ballroom the Musical what the reviewers thought by Guardian Staff

Luhrmann's stage version of his film didn't get critics telling him to Foxtrot Oscar, but they didn't throw flowers at his feet eitherNot everyone likes Baz Luhrmann's high camp directorial …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:11AM
Sunday, April 13, 2014

Olivier awards 2014: the winners - in pictures by Guardian Staff

The Almeida theatre's Chimerica stole the show at this year's Oliviers, winning five awards. There were also victories for Ghosts, The Book of Mormon, Othello, The Amen Corner and Les Mis. F…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30PM

The Olivier Awards 2014 in pictures by Guardian Staff

Gemma Arterton and Stephen Mangan host the Olivier Awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:25PM
Saturday, April 12, 2014

Watch scenes from the Olivier-nominated musical Merrily We Roll Along video by Guardian Staff

Merrily We Roll Along at the Harold Pinter theatre has been nominated for seven awards at this year's Oliviers including best musical revival and best director (Maria Friedman). Watch clips …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00AM

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