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Friday, June 16, 2017

Persuasion and Elixir festival: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Jane Austen’s novel is transported to a foam party in Lyme Regis, while the season that celebrates older dancers returns with an ambitious programme1 GolemSly wit and brilliant use of anim…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM
Friday, June 9, 2017

Infinity Pool and Ignition festival: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Bea Roberts reworks Madame Bovary for the modern age, while Henri Oguike, Dane Hurst and others bring new works to Kingston’s Rose theatre1 Angels in AmericaThere is something very satisfy…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:48AM
Friday, June 2, 2017

Killology and Scottish Ballet: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Gary Owen and Rachel O’Riordan tackle morality via a murderous game, while a double bill from Angelin Preljocaj and Crystal Pite comes to London1 KillologySometimes a playwright-and-direct…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:05AM
Friday, May 26, 2017

Othello, Sirens and Desh: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Richard Twyman revives Shakespeare with style, Ontroerend Goed explore feminism and Akram Khan looks at the past through Bangladesh and Britain1 OthelloRichard Twyman’s revival is a real c…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AM
Friday, May 19, 2017

Tristan & Yseult and Pepperland: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Brighton festival hosts the offbeat retelling of a Cornish legend, while Mark Morris premieres a work set to songs from the Beatles’ album1 Tristan & YseultBrighton festival hosts the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AM
Friday, May 12, 2017

While We’re Here and Rambert: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Tessa Peake-Jones and Andrew French excel in a tragicomedy about lost love, while Sadler’s Wells hosts a triple bill from the celebrated dance company1 While We’re HereCarol and Eddie ar…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AM
Friday, May 5, 2017

Golem and Brighton festival: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Catch 1927’s fable about our over-reliance on machines and explore the best of dance, as curated by Kate Tempest. Plus: Every Brilliant Thing and Voodoo1 GolemFew companies have the all-ro…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:02AM
Friday, April 28, 2017

Breakin’ Convention and The Toad Knew: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

James Thierrée creates fairytale-style marvels, while the world’s biggest hip-hop dance-theatre festival returns for its 14th year1 The Toad KnewAs weird as it is compelling, the latest f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AM
Friday, April 21, 2017

Junkyard and Mayerling: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Teen misfits save the day in Jack Thorne and Stephen Warbeck’s play, while the Royal Ballet tackles the Austro-Hungarian empire1 JunkyardIt may be more of a play with songs than a fully fl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AM
Friday, April 14, 2017

The Lion King and The Legend of Mulan: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Two tales tackled by Disney are reimagined for the stage. Plus: Sally Cookson adapts Fellini’s La Strada and Dance International Glasgow returns1 The Lion KingIn hindsight it seems absurd …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:02AM
Friday, April 7, 2017

Jane Eyre and Betroffenheit: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Sally Cookson captures the fragile heart of Charlotte Brontë’s novel, while Crystal Pite’s astounding take on grief and addiction returnsJane Eyre Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AM
Friday, February 24, 2017

Nell Gwynn and Ballet Black: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Christopher Luscombe’s frisky production tackles male domination of the stage, while a new mixed bill at the Barbican features Annabelle Lopez Ochoa1 The Pitchfork DisneyExhilarating, tens…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM
Friday, February 10, 2017

Richard III and Matthew Bourne: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

From a full-blooded reimagination of Shakespeare to the best of a celebrated choreographer. Plus: Eurohouse, Joan, BU21 and more1 Richard IIIDavid Hare may be up in arms about the European i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:31AM
Friday, February 3, 2017

An Inspector Calls and E15: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

From Stephen Daldry’s ground-breaking production to a visceral take on the welfare crisis. Plus: Worst Wedding Ever, Material Men Redux and more1 An Inspector CallsThat inspector keeps on …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:39AM
Friday, January 27, 2017

Us/Them and Woolf Works: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

A remarkable look at the Beslan school tragedy and a homage by Wayne McGregor to Virginia Woolf. Plus: The Glass Menagerie, Letters To Windsor House, Love, Travesties, Sampled and Cinderella…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM
Friday, January 20, 2017

Escaped Alone and Les Enfants Terribles: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Caryl Churchill’s drama confounds expectations, while Javier De Frutos directs Philip Glass’s opera. Plus: Hedda Gabler, Pink Mist and Richard Alston Dance1 Escaped AloneAs ever, the bri…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:04AM
Friday, January 13, 2017

Art and Siobhan Davies Dance: this week’s best UK theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Yasmina Reza’s hit play returns, while interdisciplinary art is celebrated. Plus: Mamma Mia!, In a Pickle, Much Ado About Nothing, Amadeus, Russian State Ballet Of Siberia and Blak Whyte G…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM
Friday, January 6, 2017

Dreamgirls and the rest of this week’s best theatre and dance by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Henry Krieger and Tom Eyen’s girl band musical, plus The Witches, Wish List, The Snow Queen, The Little Match Girl And Other Happier Tales, Fall Out, Giselle and Resolution 2017It’s been…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AM
Friday, December 9, 2016

The best theatre and dance shows this week by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Trouble In Mind | Beasty Baby | Shakespeare Trilogy | School Of Rock | The Tempest | Romeo And Juliet | The Nutcracker | Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes1 Trouble In MindTanya Moodie turns i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42AM
Friday, December 2, 2016

The best theatre and dance shows this week by Lyn Gardner, Mark Cook and Judith Mackrell

Strictly Ballroom | Bollywood Jack | Sweet Charity | Peter Pan | Cinderella | Annie Get Your Gun | Saint Joan | Simon Callow | The Siege Of Christmas | Black Beauty | The Nutcracker | The Wo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AM
Friday, November 25, 2016

The best... theatre and dance shows this week by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Dead Funny | Amadeus | An Inspector Calls | What I Learned From Johnny Bevan | Cinderella: A Fairytale | National Ballet Of China | Michael Keegan-Dolan: Swan Lake | Loch na hEala | The Nutc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AM
Friday, November 18, 2016

This week’s best... theatre & dance performances by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Matilda The Musical | World Without Us | One Night In Miami… | Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Parts I & II | King Lear | Cloud Gate 2 | The Red Shoes | Hetain PatelIt takes years to…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AM
Friday, November 11, 2016

This week’s best... theatre & dance performances by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical | Love, Lies And Taxidermy | My Mother Medea | Blue Heart | The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide To Capitalism And Socialism With A Key To The Scriptures …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12AM
Friday, November 4, 2016

This week’s best... theatre & dance performances by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

Key Change | World Without Us | The Red Barn | Oil | Grain In The Blood | Rambert | Multiverse | Coal Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:32AM
Friday, October 28, 2016

This week’s best... theatre & dance performances by Lyn Gardner and Judith Mackrell

One Night In Miami | Ockham’s Razor: Tipping Point | The Red Shed | Portraits In Motion | The Suppliant Women | Nitin Sawhney | Under Siege | The Happiness Project Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AM
Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Rogue Machine Presents: A PERMANENT IMAGE by Samuel D. Hunter by Judith

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: BORNE IDENTITIES PR Brett Henson – [email protected] A Play by Samuel D. Hunter “A PERMANENT IMAGE”   Opening June 6th and runnin…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 02:40AM
Monday, March 30, 2015

Mary Clarke obituary by Jonathan Gray and Judith Mackrell

Distinguished dance critic of the Guardian and editor of Dancing Times for 45 years, she also wrote several influential books about the art form she loved Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:11AM
Wednesday, March 18, 2015

OBIE Award winner SIGHT UNSEEN by Judith

A sexy and culturally diverse take on the play that won an Outer Critics Circle Award for BEST Off-Broadway Play, while bringing Laura Linney a Theatre World Award and nominations for both t…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 09:26PM
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Mark Morris, Pina Bausch and Natalia Osipova: 20 years of dance highlights by Richard Alston and Judith Mackrell

In 1995 the choreographer Richard Alston was invited to form his own company at London’s the Place. That year, Judith Mackrell began to write for the Guardian. Here, they pick their dance …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:56PM
Thursday, May 22, 2014

The Human Spirit by Judith

Heroes who struggled to achieve a Black majority-run Democracy in South Africa are still being revealed. The Human Spirit is the story of some of the men and women who devoted their lives to…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 07:40PM
Thursday, February 13, 2014

TALHOTBLOND by Judith

An EMMY Award winning journalist stumbles on a plot that towers all others. Based on a true story, playwright Kathrine Bates crafts this stunning account of lust, lies, and fantasies into a …

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 08:32PM

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