Come Look at the Baby turns the focus on audience by putting a seven-month-old baby on stage for half an hourA baby sits on the floor, surrounded by a comforting pile of cushions, books and …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:55PMAn anarchic 82-year-old and a one-liner star aged 13 will go on stage with very different actsAt the back of a double-decker bus parked in the bustling heart of the city, two comedians sit d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMPlot of The Inevitable Heartbreak of Gavin Plimsole is steered by the heartbeats of audience membersBa-bum, ba-bum, ba-bum. It’s the simple rhythm that governs of all our lives. But how of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:19AMComedians from Al Murray to Bridget Christie explain why they tore up their planned sets and started from scratch after Brexit voteFor many comedians, the Edinburgh festival is the pinnacle …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:49AMPerformers, politicians and public to read out until all 12 volumes on Iraq war inquiry are heardWe may have waited an anguished seven years for it to be published, at a public cost of £10.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:27PMDonmar Warehouse announces its autumn lineup, featuring Arterton as French heroine Joan of Arc and Kemp Powers’ One Night in Miami, about Ali’s 1964 victory against Sonny ListonA play ex…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:14PMCumberbatch up against Kenneth Branagh and Mark Rylance for best actor, while Gemma Arterton and Nicole Kidman vie for best actress Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet has received four Olivier …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18PMHoover wisecrack wins almost 20% of public vote and makes one-liner standup Vine first comic to win award twice• 10 funniest jokes at the Edinburgh festivalTim Vine, the proclaimed king of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48PMBurning Doors, put on by Belarus Free Theatre, will draw on the experiences of artists jailed and censored in RussiaThe horrific experiences of being imprisoned, tortured and vilified as a p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:20AMSheridan Smith and Glenn Close are among the stars whose stand-ins have recently wowed audiences. From the panic to the euphoria, understudies describe the delirious experience of replacing …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AMRonald Harwood’s play about an ageing Shakespearian actor and his devoted dresser to be revived at Duke of York’sIt has been performed all over the world, was adapted into an Oscar-winin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMComedian says death of manager at 53 also influenced decision, and that last date on Monsters tour will be final performanceBrian Logan on Lee Evans: who else can do what he does?Comedian Le…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:19PMHundreds of previously unpublished letters reveal passionate exchanges from one of Hollywood’s greatest affairsIt was one of the greatest Hollywood love affairs, beginning in a whirlwind o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:38PMHula House, developed in conjunction with the English Collective of Prostitutes, is championing the cause of decriminalising sex work at the fringeAn immersive play where the audience are to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:34AMStar of West End show taking two- to four-week leave of absence due to stress and exhaustion, producers saySheridan Smith is to miss up to a month of performances as Fanny Brice in her West …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:13AMStar says she is ‘not strong enough’ after string of tweets responding to suggestions she had been a sore loser at BaftasSheridan Smith pulled out of her second consecutive performance o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:52AMLuke Wright delivers acclaimed piece What I Learned From Johnny Bevan … to an audience of only two MPs In the depths of the Palace of Westminster, beneath chandeliers and in front of an im…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:58PMEntertainer died at his home in Berkshire having been diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour in FebruaryTelevision magician Paul Daniels, whose career defined the TV magic genre in the 198…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:27AMOscar-nominated actor backs his The Patriotic Traitor co-star after Fox swore at audience member and walked off stageThe Oscar-nominated actor Tom Conti has defended his co-star Laurence Fox…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:31PMNick Dear’s new work will delve into mysterious relationship between the Bard and his famously effeminate aristocratic patron Henry WriotheslyShakespeare’s alleged romantic liaison with …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:56AMCumberbatch up against Kenneth Brannagh and Mark Rylance for best actor, while Gemma Arterton and Nicole Kidman vie for best actressBenedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet has received three Olivier…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:52AMGraphic scenes in stage revival of Sarah Kane’s play prove too much for viewers, with 40 leaving early in first six showsFive people have fainted watching the graphic scenes of torture, ra…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:21AMNottage, in London to receive the Susan Smith Blackburn prize for female playwrights, criticised the lack of racially diverse stories seen on stageAmerican playwright Lynn Nottage has critic…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:55PMNew programme reaffirms commitment to diversity with colour-blind revival of Amadeus and four plays written by womenThe National Theatre has launched its new programme featuring a gender-flu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PMSales of singer’s last album, released two days before his death, reach 43,000 in the UK with top 40 chart dominated by his back catalogueSales of David Bowie’s final album, Blackstar, h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:38PMNew drama, set to premiere in May 2016, explores final days of Motown legend’s life and relationship with father who shot himHis life story is one of the great tragedies of Motown: the sou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:37PMWith hit shows including Derren Brown, Impossible and The Illusionists, the capital’s theatreland has some new tricks with which to lure audiencesWalking through the West End of London and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:50AMFindings also reveal extent to which gender and ethnicity influence prospects of entering and gaining fair deal in industryThe UK’s creative industries are dominated by middle class people…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:41AMActor ‘incredibly proud’ of Cumberbatch’s on-stage speeches asking for donations to Syrian refugees and criticising UK response The actor Samantha Morton has backed Benedict Cumberbatc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:07PMMove breaks with traditional approach over festive period, and marks first time a musical has been shown live on national televisionITV will broadcast a live performance of The Sound of Musi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:31PMSpeaking ahead of the broadcast of the BBC adaptation of The Dresser, actor says he hopes BBC will take courage and bring more one-off dramas to screensIan McKellen has called for more plays…
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