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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Tipping the Velvet, Sarah Waters' debut novel, to be adapted for stage by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Lyric Hammersmith to stage production of 1998 novel about love affair between two women in Victorian London, adapted by playwright Laura Wade Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:30PM
Monday, February 16, 2015

New play at Tricycle looks at Muslim conversion by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Multitudes, set in Bradford, looks at the journey of conversion and British perceptions of IslamAbout 5,000 people in the UK convert to Islam every year, the majority of whom are women. It i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:45AM
Sunday, February 15, 2015

Miss Saigon dominates WhatsOnStage awards by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Musical revived by Sir Cameron Mackintosh takes nine prizes at the WhatsOnStage awards in LondonThe revival of the musical Miss Saigon triumphed at the WhatsOnStage awards on Sunday night.Th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30PM
Friday, February 13, 2015

Carrie: The Musical returns to haunt Southwark by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Show with a history of financial and other disasters to open at Southwark Playhouse on 1 May Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06PM
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Tate Modern set for two-day dance takeover by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Performances from ballet to krump, workshops and Turbine Hall club night planned for event led by French choreographer Boris Charmatz Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:44PM
Monday, February 2, 2015

Laurence Olivier’s steamy love letters to Vivien Leigh see light of day by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Hundreds of previously unpublished letters reveal passionate exchanges of one of Hollywood’s greatest affairsIt was one of the greatest Hollywood love affairs, beginning in a whirlwind of …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Unfair to single out the arts for elitism, says National Theatre director by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Nicholas Hytner says problem of social diversity on stage is if anything less acute than in other professions Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM

True story of Mughal emperor who built Taj Mahal makes London debut by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Staging of Dara by Shahid Nadeem is first time the National has adapted an original south Asian production for a British audienceThe story of Dara, the newest production to take to the board…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Double triumph for Young Vic at the Critics’ Circle theatre awards by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Ivo van Hove named best director and Mark Strong wins best actor for acclaimed production of Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:31AM
Sunday, January 25, 2015

Neil LaBute among writers tackling freedom of expression in new collection by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Short-play series Walking the Tightrope, opening in London this month, will also feature works by Caryl Churchill, Mark Ravenhill and April de Angelis Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:39AM
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Darcey Bussell to front BBC’s search for UK’s best young dancer by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

BBC is devoting year of programming to music and dance including how to make a pop song and ballet documentaries Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:29PM
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Mayfair hotel to stage The Fever, a play scrutinising poverty and affluence by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Wallace Shawn’s hard-hitting monologue exploring decadence has Tobias Menzies in role – before tiny audience in plush suiteIt is a production that has been called both a “naked assault…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:55PM

Half of theatre directors in Britain earning less than £5,000 a year by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Concerns over stage work being ‘preserve of wealthy’ backed by survey finding average salary for directors is £10,759Half of the directors working in British theatre, some on the countr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:02PM
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Suzman defends comment that theatre was ‘white invention’ by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Actor responds in letter to the Guardian to criticism from writers such as Ben Okri and Stephen PoliakoffJanet Suzman has defended her controversial comment claiming that theatre was a “wh…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:30PM
Tuesday, December 2, 2014

London Olympicopolis culture hub plan gets £141m funding by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Branches of Sadler’s Wells dance theatre, V&A museum and two universities planned for Olympic Park in Stratford Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:29PM
Friday, November 28, 2014

Madame Jojo’s demolition approved as part of Soho redevelopment plans by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Westminster council revoked the club’s licence this week, while Soho Estates’ plan for the area was approved in December 2013 Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:29AM
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Lee Evans to retire from comedy circuit to spend more time with family by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Comedian says death of manager at 53 also influenced decision, and that last date on Monsters tour will be final performance Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:49PM
Thursday, October 23, 2014

Appearing Knightley: Keira to make her Broadway debut in Emile Zola play by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Oscar nominated actor will take on title role in adaption of Thérèse Raquin when it opens in October 2015 Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:03PM
Monday, September 22, 2014

Theatres leading female figures gather to shine a spotlight on gender gap by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Only 29% of directors in big theatres are women major theatres develop plans to tackle problem Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:33PM
Thursday, September 18, 2014

Albion: the play that asks if the left wing is responsible for the far right by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Chris Thompson explores a fictional extremist group, the English Protection Army, in his new drama. Its an attempt to understand, not dismiss, such politics Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:26AM
Friday, September 5, 2014

Unearthed: Chris Ofili paints his latest work on living, moving canvases by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

A unique collaboration between the Turner prizewinner and the Royal Ballet starts on Friday night at the Royal Opera House Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:01AM
Monday, August 18, 2014

Tim Vine wins Dave award for funniest joke of Edinburgh fringe festival by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Hoover 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 festival Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:01PM
Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Theatre refuses to host UK Jewish Film Festival over Israeli embassy funding by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Tricycle Theatre in London accused of antisemitism after cutting ties with festival over conflict in Gaza Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:15PM
Thursday, June 19, 2014

Decaying east London tower block to house 12-hour Macbeth production by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

In a fully immersive piece, audience members will follow the action overnight through the crumbling Balfron TowerAt 27 storeys tall, the Balfron Tower stands in the shadow of Canary Wharf; a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:44PM
Thursday, May 8, 2014

Juliette Binoche returns to London stage in new adaptation of Antigone by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Actor best known for screen roles in The English Patient and Chocolat to star in Sophocles's tragedy at the BarbicanOscar-winning actor Juliette Binoche is set to return to the London stage …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:15AM
Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Surveillance state takes centre stage in new 1984 production by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Producers of a new version of George Orwell's classic suggest his dystopic fiction is chillingly relevantOn 8 June 1949, George Orwell published his seminal novel telling of a future society…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32PM
Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Conor McPherson's The Night Alive scoops best play from New York critics by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

Irish playwright wins highest accolade at New York Drama Critics' Circle awards alongside special citations for the Globe's Richard III and Twelfth NightThe celebrated Irish dramatist Conor …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:04PM
Friday, May 2, 2014

Mary Lynn Rajskub: from the drama of 24 to standup comedy in London by Hannah Ellis-Petersen

The actor best known as Chloe O'Brian in the returning all-action TV series talks about why she started doing unannounced comedy gigs in LondonBy day she's a maverick computer analyst, savin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:59AM

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