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Saturday, November 13, 2021

Panto’s back, oh yes it is: UK theatres hope for revival after Covid fallout by Harriet Sherwood Arts and Culture Correspondent

Beneath the slapstick humour, venues remain anxious over fresh restrictions and lower ticket sales Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage There were cheers and boo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12PM
Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Sadler’s Wells to open hip-hop academy at new east London venue by Harriet Sherwood Arts and Culture Correspondent

Diploma course will provide training in live performance and theatre production at an international standard One of the world’s most renowned dance institutions is to offer a two-year inte…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PM

‘Bit bonkers’: actors to perform in three plays in three Sheffield theatres at once by Harriet Sherwood Arts and Culture Correspondent

Trilogy to mark the 50th anniversary of the Crucible will have performers sprinting between stages Actors will simultaneously perform three plays in three theatres as part of an “ambitious…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AM
Friday, November 5, 2021

Rankin reveals theatre’s backstage magicians: ‘Audiences would be shocked!’ by Harriet Sherwood Arts and Culture Correspondent

The photographer has brought directors, door keepers and technicians out of the shadows for a special exhibition celebrating the survival of the West End The backstage heroes of the West End…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:18AM
Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Barbican to introduce diversity targets after racism claims by Harriet Sherwood Arts and Culture Correspondent

London arts centre vows to foster inclusive culture after allegations by staff of discrimination The Barbican arts centre in London has pledged to introduce diversity targets for its workfor…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AM

White handkerchief and a Derry play tell Bloody Sunday story by Harriet Sherwood Arts and Culture Correspondent

Drama about those who died when soldiers opened fire on protesters will premiere on 50th anniversary For almost 50 years, the bloodstained white handkerchief held aloft by Father Edward Daly…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AM
Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Hilary Mantel play to close amid Covid uncertainty by Harriet Sherwood Arts and Culture Correspondent

Royal Shakespeare Company cancels planned extension of The Mirror and the Light in West End Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Royal Shakespeare Company ha…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AM
Friday, July 30, 2021

‘A long-form pilgrimage’: Coventry hosts 24-hour interfaith celebration by Harriet Sherwood

The RSC and City of Culture’s free events include promenade performances and an installation by Tower of London poppy artist In a celebration of one of the most religiously diverse cities …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PM
Sunday, December 9, 2018

Life imitates art as play about antisemitism faces wave of abuse by Harriet Sherwood

Writer and producer of One Jewish Boy shocked by social media responseA new play about rising antisemitism that opens in a London theatre this week has become the target of antisemitic abuse…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM
Saturday, August 9, 2014

Theatre's decision to ban Jewish film festival is 'thin end of wedge' by Tracy McVeigh and Harriet Sherwood

Tricycle's move in wake of Gaza crisis prompts debate among film-makers Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:26PM
Friday, September 9, 2011

Shakespeare in the West Bank: British troupe savour 'Elizabethan' crowd by Harriet Sherwood

Raucous audience at Bethlehem refugee camp see closing performance of The Tempest by Jericho House theatreIt was, said the director, an Elizabethan atmosphere. People came and went throughou…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:10AM
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Jenin's 'Alice' plays to packed audiences by Harriet Sherwood

West Bank city's Freedom Theatre stages unconventional adaptation of Lewis Carroll novelYou would be forgiven for thinking that the West Bank city of Jenin is about as far from the Wonderlan…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:57AM

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