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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

How Indonesian Young Creative Workers in Yogyakarta Stay Productive Amid the Pandemic by Oki Rahadianto Sutopo, Annisa R Beta, Arian Utomo, Gregorius Ragil Wibawanto, and Novi Kurnia

Danastri Rizqi Nabilah, a filmmaker from Yogyakarta – a city in Indonesia known for its education and art – has no choice but to sell snacks after losing up to 40% of her income during t…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:19AM
Thursday, August 26, 2021

Hamlet, Cabaret and a fistful of Romeos: the best theatre, comedy and dance of autumn 2021 by Arifa Akbar, Brian Logan and Lyndsey Winship

Cush Jumbo tackles the troubled prince, Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne head for 30s Berlin, while standup favourites and dance spectaculars burst back on the stage Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AM
Monday, August 2, 2021

Beckett, Technology, and Experimentation: Report from the Between.Pomiedzy Festival 2021, Day 4 by Kathryn Mederos Syssoyeva and Diana Zhdanova

Day four of the Between.Pomiedzy festival featured Virtual Beckett, the third seminar by the Beckett Research Group of Gdańsk. This session opened with a presentation by the artistic direct…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 03:07AM
Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella could go on despite lockdown extension, PM hints by Guardian Staff and Agency

Boris Johnson says government is in talks with composer, who is ‘surprised’ to hear of the proposed pilot Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Andrew Lloyd W…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PM
Wednesday, June 9, 2021

British ballerina at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Moscow – in pictures by Evgenia Novozhenina/reuters. Written By Tatiana Gomozova and Lev Sergeev

Rachel Armstrong, from Northumberland, is due to graduate from the renowned Russian academy this month Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03AM
Monday, March 22, 2021

'I got a job on a fishing trawler' – Covid: one year on, stars of music and theatre look back by Dave Simpson , Imogen Tilden, Arifa Akbar, Lyndsey Winship and Brian Logan

In the second of our two-parter, rock stars, roadies, actors, dancers, composers and comics describe how their lives have been transformed without live shows – and imagine what now lies ah…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12PM
Thursday, January 14, 2021

Illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher, of Siegfried & Roy, dies aged 81 by Guardian Staff and Associated Press

The surviving member of duo Siegfried & Roy has died of cancer in Las Vegas after his magic partner died last year German news agency dpa is reporting that illusionist Siegfried Fischbac…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:32PM
Saturday, January 2, 2021

Jerusalem, Beckett and Bridget Christie: theatre, comedy and dance to book in 2021 by Arifa Akbar, Brian Logan and Lyndsey Winship

Modern masterpiece Jerusalem storms back and Trevor Nunn goes underground with Beckett, while Bob Marley gets a musical and Frankenstein becomes a ballet Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24AM
Saturday, November 7, 2020

Things To Do at Home by Adriana Balsamo and Katherine Cusumano

This week, pick the best indoor plants, jam with the ‘queen of Kindie rock,’ dive deeper into the power of the X-ray and be swept away by the San Francisco Symphony.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:36PM
Sunday, October 4, 2020

Things to Do This Week by Adriana Balsamo and Hilary Moss

This week, dive into the British Museum’s artifact collection, make art out of leftover veggies and revisit the myth of the Loch Ness monster.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:03AM
Saturday, September 26, 2020

Things to Do This Week by Adriana Balsamo and Hilary Moss

This week, meet the singer Tashera Robertson, hit a photo show and try your hand at making snow fluff.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:12PM
Tuesday, August 18, 2020

At Moments Like These, We Need a Cultural Policy by Julian Meyrick, Julianne Schultz, and Justin O'Connor

Written by Julian Meyrick, Julianne Schultz, and Justin O’Connor National crises, like the pandemics that can provoke them, come in stages. Each stage presents leaders with unique problem…

SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 11:15PM
Thursday, May 14, 2020

The Show’s Delayed, but They’re Still Keeping ‘Company’ by Patti Lupone and Marianne Elliott

By trans-Atlantic email, Patti LuPone and the Broadway director Marianne Elliott talk fear, sadness, camaraderie and the ethics of buying eggs from a Trump supporter.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:06AM
Wednesday, April 8, 2020

'I'll miss the camaraderie': readers on the Edinburgh festival cancellation by Chris Wiegand and Guardian Readers

We asked you to share your thoughts and experiences about this summer’s festival being cancelled because of the coronavirus. Here’s what some of you said Coronavirus and culture – a l…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM
Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Broadway ticket holders look for refunds while awaiting further closures by Caitlin Huston and Gillian Russo

Though Broadway has not yet shifted its April 13 reopening date, many ticket holders do not expect to return to theaters in the near future.  Theatergoers who held tickets for Broadway perf…

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 10:31PM
Friday, March 13, 2020

Theater professionals plan live-streamed performances after theaters shut down by Caitlin Huston and Gillian Russo

In the wake of the Broadway shutdown, theater professionals and actors are seeking other ways to deliver performances to fans. Some took the form of concerts, with Telly Leung and Alice Ripl…

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 04:56PM
Monday, March 2, 2020

The Broadway League makes statement on coronavirus by Caitlin Huston and Gillian Russo

The Broadway League has made a statement on coronavirus, saying that the trade association is monitoring its progress and has been in touch with the Broadway theaters.  “The Broadway Leag…

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 02:13PM
Thursday, February 27, 2020

Actors’ Equity issues statement on coronavirus by Caitlin Huston and Gillian Russo

Actors’ Equity has provided its staff and union members with guidance on “maintaining business continuity,” should a large coronavirus outbreak occur, the union said Thursday.  “We …

SOURCE: Broadway News Subscription at 05:10PM
Thursday, January 2, 2020

Star debuts and happy returns: theatre, dance and comedy in 2020 by Arifa Akbar, Lyndsey Winship and Brian Logan

Tom Stoppard gets personal, Cush Jumbo does Hamlet, Hollywood names bring everything from tragedy to comedy … plus dance confronts shame and there’s standup open heart surgery Continue r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AM
Tuesday, September 24, 2019

'Our teachers whooped for Avenue Q!' Readers pick the 21st century's best theatre and dance by Guardian Readers and Rachel Obordo

Following our selection of this century’s best new plays and dance shows, readers give their reactions and suggestions – from Book of Mormon to The Red Shoes The top 50 theatre shows of…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:33PM
Friday, September 20, 2019

The 50 best comedians of the 21st century by Hannah J Davies, Paul Fleckney, Harriet Gibsone, Brian Logan and Stuart Heritage

From apocalyptic standup Frankie Boyle to the many hilarious faces of Tina Fey, Steve Coogan, Sharon Horgan and Kristen Wiig, we present the funniest comics of the era Our No 1 comedian’s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AM
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Tuesday, August 27, 2019

15 of the best Edinburgh festival shows now touring by Kate Wyver, Catherine Love, Anna Winter, Brian Logan, Mark Fisher and Chris Wiegand

The festival is over for another year but plenty of its theatre, comedy and dance hits have announced dates around the UK CollapsibleBreffni Holahan gives a searing performance as Essie in M…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AM
Monday, August 12, 2019

Edinburgh festival 2019: the shows we recommend by Brian Logan, Alex Needham, Catherine Love, Michael Billington, Chris Wiegand, Mark Fisher, Anna Winter and Kate Wyver

Plan your schedule with our roundup of top shows, ordered by start time. This page will be updated daily throughout the festival BoutSummerhall, 10.20am, until 25 AugustAn exploration of bro…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PM
Friday, August 9, 2019

'Only 12% booked me under my real name' : BAME performers at the fringe by Serena Bhandari and Guardian Readers

We asked BAME comedians, performers and Guardian readers about their experiences at the Edinburgh fringe For Scotland’s capital August means the rushed arrival of throngs of people in sear…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42PM
Monday, August 5, 2019

Share your BAME experiences of the Edinburgh fringe by Guardian Readers and Serena Bhandari

We want to hear from BAME people who are attending - or have attended - the festival. What has your experience been like? In the run-up to this year’s Edinburgh fringe, the biggest festiva…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03PM
Monday, June 24, 2019

Edinburgh fringe 2019: 10 essential shows by Brian Logan, Miriam Gillinson, Mark Lawson, Mark Fisher, Judith Mackrell, Bridget Minamore and Lyndsey Winship

Jessie Cave’s intimate standup, a beatbox Frankenstein and a twist on the star-crossed lovers are among the Edinburgh shows we’ve previously reviewed. Here’s what we said … Pleasance…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48AM
Sunday, June 23, 2019

All change! Meet the new artistic directors shaking up British theatre by Susannah Clapp, With Interviews By Killian Fox and Lisa O'Kelly

Our critic reflects on the exciting developments sweeping our stages and below, some of the top new recruits share their stories and ways of working British theatre is in the process of a ma…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AM
Friday, June 14, 2019

Edinburgh festival 2019: 50 theatre, comedy and dance shows to see by Mark Fisher, Lyndsey Winship and Brian Logan

There’s a Belle and Sebastian play, a show in a hair salon, Frances Barber performing Pet Shop Boys songs and top comics including Josie Long and Stephen Fry. Here’s our guide to the wor…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AM
Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Decadence and dystopia: the unmissable theatre, dance and comedy of 2019 by Michael Billington, Lyndsey Winship and Brian Logan

Blanchett and Hiddleston get sexual, there are chills in a Glasgow tower block, Matthew Bourne takes on the star-crossed lovers, plus Catherine Tate, Tim Minchin and Ben Elton return to the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM
Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Broadway Producers, Dayna and Brian Lee and their cats, Kishka and Gravy by Told By Dayna and Brian Lee

Dayna and Brian Lee run a media company called AF Creative Media, that produces and creates work across all media, focusing on content digital and Broadway shows. On the Broadway side, they …

SOURCE: www.petsofbroadway.org at 09:03PM

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