The Constituent was due to begin just as England match reached finale, with many in theatre glued to their phones For a few minutes on Saturday evening, England held its breath as its fines…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMThe East End battle of 1936, when the community united to force back Oswald Mosley’s fascist forces, has inspired two theatre productions On a Sunday afternoon in October 1936, Ubby Cowan,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMFor the price, and £13,795 a year towards the venue’s upkeep, the owners will be able to attend events for the next 843 years If you’re looking for a last-minute Christmas present and h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:32PMLondon venue’s online collection of performances dating back to 1956 will be free to use for writers, directors and the public The Royal Court has launched a free digital archive of every…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42AMOak floorboards discovered at St George’s Guildhall, King’s Lynn, believed to be only surviving stage from Shakespeare’s time Boards trodden by the Bard have been discovered under laye…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:25AMWhile many criticise content guidance in art and literature, others argue they help people make informed choices When a London theatre decided to warn potential audiences about strong langua…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:37AMImposter 22 will run for three weeks at renowned Sloane Square theatre and comes after series of workshops A play performed by a professional cast of learning disabled and autistic actors is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:07AMComedian’s one-man theatre shows in Windsor, Plymouth and Wolverhampton postponed, tour promoters say Russell Brand’s one-man shows have been postponed after allegations of sexual assaul…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:33PMNext year’s opening of Plaza Suite in West End, with Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, reignites affordability debate When Plaza Suite, Neil Simon’s witty commentary on love a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:03PMComedian ‘blooming chuffed’ as she becomes the second woman to win the award in its 14 years A one-liner described by its author as “stupid” has topped the poll for best joke of the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:43AMActor says high prices are strangling next generation of theatregoers, as cheapest seats rise 13% in a year The price of West End theatre tickets can be ludicrous and risks strangling the ne…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:07AMByrne, who is also an award-winning playwright, said he would ‘shape a rejuvenating culture’ at one of London’s most prestigious theatres David Byrne, an award-winning playwright and d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:25AMEdwin Flay brings his one-man drama, in which he plays the GP and serial killer, to the Edinburgh fringe He was a big man with a bushy beard and a bowl of sweets on his desk for good boys an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:25AMRed Riding Hood and the Big Bad Pig will open during Hanukah in December at culture centre JW3 The corny gags, slapstick, cartoon baddies and singalongs beloved of traditional pantomime will…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:49AM‘Epic and deeply personal’ Nye by Tim Price will star Michael Sheen and be directed by Rufus Norris A play charting the life of Nye Bevan and his battle to create the NHS is among 12 ne…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:43AMDirector says past eight years ‘most challenging time in history’ for sector, but audience figures finally back at pre-pandemic levels Rufus Norris is to step down as director of the Nat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AMWriter and director Ben Elton tells story of woman who was ‘most famous teenager in the world’ in the 1960s She was a teenager from Neasden when a photograph of her newly cropped hair ca…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06AMProduction is at centre of collaboration with west London community affected by 2017 disaster The National Theatre is to stage a verbatim play based on accounts by survivors and those bereav…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24AMEvents planned in UK and Ireland, including a British Library exhibition, to mark 400 years since complete works first published Four hundred years ago, a small band of William Shakespeare�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:44AMThe Merchant of Venice 1936 among four plays to feature at RSC’s reopened Swan theatre this summer A new take on Shakespeare’s controversial play The Merchant of Venice, set in London’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMFeatherstone is latest high-profile figure to leave a major theatre in recent months The artistic director of the Royal Court, one of London’s most prestigious theatres, is stepping down a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AMReport criticises indifference to sector’s potential and calls for new approach to address skills shortages UK politics live – latest news updates The UK risks losing its leading positio…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:13AMScheme will make 1,000 tickets available every week to those who cannot afford to pay for cultural activities Unsold theatre tickets are to be given to people struggling with the cost of liv…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AMThe London venue known for nurturing Mike Leigh, Harold Pinter, Hanif Kureishi and Abi Morgan ‘can no longer continue solely as a new writing theatre’, says outgoing artistic director Ro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18PMNew Earth Theatre said ‘damaging tropes, misogyny and racism’ in show contradict its values A touring theatre company has pulled a play from the Sheffield Crucible because of the venue�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36PMLeading names of British theatre and film criticise decision not to give Churchill award because of her support for Palestinian rights Some of the leading names of British theatre and film h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AMIn our third set of case studies exploring the impact of Arts Council England’s new funding round, we hear from Eclipse in Leeds, Oldham Coliseum and Hexham’s Bloodaxe Books Organisation…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMIn our second set of case studies exploring the impact of Arts Council England’s new funding decisions, we hear from Balbir Singh Dance Company, Britten Sinfonia and Little Bulb Organisati…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AMAdaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel will premiere at Swan theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in April A stage production of a poignant novel about the death of William Shakespeare’s son…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:03AMEnglish National Opera to create new base, possibly in Manchester, but will still manage Coliseum The English National Opera, one of the country’s cultural flagships, is to relocate outsid…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PMMany in the UK’s creative sector are being hit hard by rising fuel costs and reluctant audiences When Sarah Munro was first appointed director of one of Britain’s biggest art galleries, …
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