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Friday, September 13, 2024

Alan Cumming named as artistic director of Scottish ‘theatre in the hills’ by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Hollywood actor will ‘invite the world’s best’ to Pitlochry Festival theatre after making surprise approach for role The Hollywood star and queer icon Alan Cumming is returning to his …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36PM
Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society CEO defends Baillie Gifford sponsorship by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Investment management firm cancelled deals with UK literary festivals over links to Israel and fossil fuel companies The chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has robustly…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM
Thursday, April 25, 2024

Play aims to unravel mystery of poet Nan Shepherd’s masterwork by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Production examines why Scottish poet’s The Living Mountain lay unpublished in a drawer for 30 years Nan Shepherd, the Scottish poet and nature writer whose vivid reflections on her treks …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AM
Thursday, September 7, 2023

New blood: Scotland to stage all-woman and non-binary Dracula play by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Set in a psychiatric hospital in Aberdeenshire, new National Theatre production puts Mina Murray at centre of action The first major staging of Dracula with an all-woman and non-binary cast …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:04AM
Friday, August 4, 2023

Georgie Grier plays to sell-out Edinburgh crowd 24 hours after tearful tweet by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Actor and writer posted yesterday after performing her show Sunsets to one audience member An actor who went viral online after she posted a tearful tweet about performing her one-woman show…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:37PM
Saturday, August 7, 2021

Edinburgh Fringe returns with mix of in-person and online shows by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Festival is part of world’s largest annual arts season which has been forced to curtail events due to Covid The Edinburgh festival Fringe returns this weekend with a hybrid programme of ne…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM
Friday, August 28, 2020

Scottish ballet school closes after allegations of sexual misconduct by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Prestigious Ballet West ceases operations following claims against former vice-principal One of Scotland’s most prestigious ballet schools has closed after allegations of sexual misconduct…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Edinburgh fringe 2018 to tackle #MeToo and celebrate Blue Peter by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Lineup for 71st edition includes hard-hitting debuts and plenty of nostalgia An array of provocative debuts will mix with a heavy dose of nostalgia at the 71st Edinburgh fringe festival this…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48PM
Monday, May 28, 2018

'Gloriously risky': Edinburgh residents play 450 characters in wordless play by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Peter Handke’s drama The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other is staged at the Lyceum with cast of almost 100 volunteersAn exuberant jogger crosses paths with a weeping woman; a defeated foo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AM
Thursday, March 8, 2018

Nicola Sturgeon will 'explore all options' to halt Scottish Youth Theatre closure by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

First minister says impending shutdown of theatre group, which failed to secure Creative Scotland funding, is ‘of serious concern’Nicola Sturgeon has promised to “explore all options�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:02PM
Monday, November 27, 2017

'Paisley people are buddies': UK city of culture bid creates buzz by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Bid has attracted broad support in Scottish town where at the beginning of the process ‘the arts were a four-letter word’ for manyAs the Christmas lights blinked on across Renfrewshire t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:33PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime