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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Edinburgh festival 2024: the best comedy, theatre and dance already reviewed by Guardian Stage

Five-star standup, late-night debauchery, staggering circus tricks … as the arts spectacular approaches, here are some of the shows rated by our writers Gary McNair builds a joyful one-man…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM
Sunday, April 2, 2023

‘Sheffield, we love you! Will you marry us?’ The Olivier awards’ best quotes by Guardian Stage

Richard Hawley, Jodie Comer and Arlene Phillips were among the stars giving speeches at the Royal Albert Hall’s glitzy shindig Sex Education’s Aimee Lou Wood takes the stage after a bar…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:02PM

Olivier awards 2023: complete list of nominations by Guardian Stage

My Neighbour Totoro leads the way with nine nominations at this year’s awards – see who else is in the running Noël Coward award for best entertainment or comedy playJack and the Beanst…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM
Monday, December 6, 2021

Choose your favourite UK theatre show of 2021 by Guardian Stage

Tell us about your standout stage production of the year – we’ll feature a selection of your favourites later this month It’s time to celebrate the best theatre shows of 2021. Which pl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PM
Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Choose your favourite UK theatre show of 2020 by Guardian Stage

Tell us about your standout show of the year – we’ll feature a selection of your favourites later this month It has been a tough year for theatre. But we are celebrating the shows that g…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AM
Saturday, September 5, 2020

Watch Roald Dahl’s The Twits: a disgustingly delightful reading – video by Guardian Stage

The classic tale of the gruesome twosome is presented in an unabridged theatrical reading, filmed at the Unicorn in London Watch part two: in which Mrs Twit gets a stretching, Mr Twit has a …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42AM
Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Choose your favourite stage show of 2019 by Guardian Stage

Tell us about your standout stage show of the year – we’ll feature a selection of your favourites later this month What was your favourite theatre, comedy or dance show of the year? Plea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PM
Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Readers' favourite theatre of 2018 by Guardian Stage

From rapping and rambling to Victorian female boxers, via Liverpool’s Dream, Asian football casuals and a teenage dance troupe, here are some of our readers’ top shows of the yearDorfman…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PM
Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Choose your favourite stage show of 2018 by Guardian Stage

Which plays left you speechless? Which dancers swept you off your feet? Who got you giggling? Nominate your favourite stage show of the year Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AM
Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Olivier awards 2018: complete list of nominations by Guardian Stage

Hamilton leads the contenders for this year’s Olivier awards with 13 nominationsBest actor in a supporting role in a musicalMichael Jibson for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre Continue …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:44AM
Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Readers' favourite theatre of 2017 by Guardian Stage

From the raw power of David Tennant as Don Juan to a radical critique of US race relations in An Octoroon, our readers pick their top shows of the yearShakespeare’s Globe, London Continue …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AM
Tuesday, December 12, 2017

'I challenge them to leave but force them to stay': playwrights on their audiences by Guardian Stage

Eight dramatists, including Lucy Prebble, Neil LaBute and Chris Goode, discuss how much they think about the people who will come and watch their workThere are three acts of writing: before …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42AM
Monday, December 4, 2017

Choose your favourite stage show of 2017 by Guardian Stage

’Tis the season to compile lists of your favourite productions of the year – let us know which ones left you spellboundAs December disappears and the new year beckons, we’re rememberin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AM
Saturday, December 2, 2017

Quiz: Which Christmas show are you? by Guardian Stage

Should you book a trad Messiah or sing along with Mariah? Take our festive personality test to help you decideWhen do you put your Christmas decorations up? The moment the Halloween webbing …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12AM
Monday, June 12, 2017

2017 Tony Awards: red carpet and ceremony - in pictures by Guardian Stage

All the best pictures from the 71st annual Tony Awards in New York CityTony awards 2017 winners: full list Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06AM
Sunday, June 11, 2017

Tony awards 2017 – full list of winners by Guardian Stage

Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 led the way with 12 nominations, but can Hello, Dolly! steal the day? – here is our updated winners list Kate Baldwin, Hello, Dolly!Stephanie J …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06PM
Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Tony awards 2017: complete list of nominations by Guardian Stage

Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 leads with 12 nominations, with Tim Minchin’s Groundhog Day in contention for best new musical – here are the nominees in fullA Doll’s House…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AM
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Danny Huston to star in Royal Court adaptation of Robert Evans' memoir by Guardian Stage

Hollywood star will make his London theatre debut in The Kid Stays in the Picture, directed by Simon McBurneyDanny Huston is to make his UK theatre debut in The Kid Stays in the Picture at t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12PM
Tuesday, January 3, 2017

How well do you know these Hamlet sequels and spinoffs? – quiz by Guardian Stage

Tom Stoppard’s comedy Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is returning to the Old Vic in a 50th-anniversary revival. Test your knowledge of the adventures of Hamlet’s other charactersW…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:04AM
Friday, October 21, 2016

Michael C Hall performs David Bowie's Lazarus – video by Guardian Stage

Michael C Hall sings the title number from David Bowie’s musical Lazarus, one of this year’s hottest theatre showsAfter Michael C Hall had been cast in Lazarus, the musical inspired by T…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:51AM

'A huge, giddy pastiche of the 90s': young playwrights on Shopping and Fucking by Guardian Stage

Twenty years after its premiere, Mark Ravenhill’s dark comedy about consumerism is having a rare revival. Does it feel like a period piece or did it prove prophetic? We asked four rising p…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:44AM
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Live-stream: step into Rambert dance company's rehearsals by Guardian Stage

On Wednesday 14 October, Rambert will throw open its doors: watch a morning class and rehearsals for Rooster and Transfigured Night, plus a debate on female choreographersWatch Rambert Live …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:35AM
Friday, September 16, 2016

Tim Key Q&A – as it happened by Guardian Stage

Enigmatically droll comedian Tim Key is in Edinburgh with his show Single White Slut, and he’s answered your questions – from what it was like being trussed in tinfoil for the Alan Partr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:09AM
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Comedians on meeting their hecklers: ‘I ran upstairs and hid in a cupboard’ by Guardian Stage

Sarah Kendall, Mark Watson, Alexei Sayle and other standups recall what happened when they came face to face with their toughest critics after a showSimon Munnery: I married my hecklerMy mos…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Monday, August 15, 2016

Sex, pandas and Boris Johnson’s hair – the best jokes from Edinburgh festival by Guardian Stage

These are the funniest lines we’ve heard so far from this year’s standup shows‘Surely every car is a people carrier?’: 10 funniest jokes at the fringe in 2015Just switched from eatin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:57AM
Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Edinburgh festival 2016: recommended shows by Guardian Stage

Plan your Edinburgh festival schedule with this digest of our tips and reviews. Shows are listed by start time. This page will be updated daily10am, Summerhall (until 28 August) Continue rea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AM
Sunday, June 12, 2016

Tony awards 2016 – the winners as they happen by Guardian Stage

With a record 16 nominations, Hamilton leads the contenders for this year’s Tony awards. See who’s winning what – this list will be updated as the evening unfoldsEclipsedThe FatherThe …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:50PM
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Tony awards nominations 2016 – in full by Guardian Stage

With 16 nominations, Hamilton leads the contenders for this year’s Tony awards. See who’s in the runningEclipsed Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:26AM
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Catherine Tate to take Nan and co on a live tour by Guardian Stage

Comedian’s stage show will bring back some of her best-known characters, including Lauren ‘Am I bovvered?’ Cooper, for 21-date UK tour She was last seen on a fatal kayaking trip in 200…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:53AM
Monday, April 4, 2016

Terms and conditions – BAC/A Nation’s Theatre competition by Guardian Stage

Please read these rules before entering the BAC/A Nation’s Theatre competition, to win a stay at the BAC artists’ residencesEntering the Competition1. The BAC/A Nation’s Theatre compet…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:55AM

Competition: win a stay in the artist residences at Battersea Arts Centre by Guardian Stage

Write us a 300-word review of a recent theatrical performance for your chance to win a three-night stay at the artist residences at Battersea Arts Centre, as well as meals and theatre ticket…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:55AM

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