Monday, January 29, 2024
The 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 04:24AMSunday, December 17, 2023
For 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 12:32PMMonday, November 27, 2023
London 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 01:42AMThursday, October 5, 2023
Oak 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 05:25AMMonday, October 2, 2023
While 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 09:37AMFriday, September 22, 2023
Imposter 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 05:07AMMonday, September 18, 2023
Comedian’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 12:33PMFriday, September 15, 2023
Next 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 02:03PMTuesday, August 22, 2023
Comedian ‘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 03:43AMThursday, August 10, 2023
Actor 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 05:07AMThursday, July 20, 2023
Byrne, 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 06:25AMWednesday, July 12, 2023
Edwin 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 08:25AMFriday, June 23, 2023
Red 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 06:49AMThursday, June 15, 2023
‘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 09:33AMFriday, April 21, 2023
Writer 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 02:06AMWednesday, April 12, 2023
Production 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 01:24AMSunday, March 12, 2023
Events 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 11:44AMTuesday, February 21, 2023
The 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 02:00AMFriday, February 3, 2023
Featherstone 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 10:42AMThursday, January 19, 2023
Report criticises indifference to sector’s potential and calls for new approach to address skills shortages
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The UK risks losing its leading positio…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:13AMWednesday, December 14, 2022
Scheme 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 03:54AMWednesday, December 7, 2022
The 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 12:18PMMonday, November 21, 2022
New 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 07:36PMThursday, November 17, 2022
Leading 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 08:36AMWednesday, November 16, 2022
In 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 09:48AMMonday, November 14, 2022
In 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 06:54AMTuesday, November 8, 2022
Adaptation 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 03:03AMFriday, November 4, 2022
English 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 01:24PMSunday, October 23, 2022
Many 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, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:55PMThursday, October 13, 2022
Eliza Doolittle’s sparkling dress is one of 100 items that celebrate ‘transformative power’ of musicals
Weighed down by diamante, rhinestones, pearls, crystal beads, sequins and long, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:19AM 
