Thursday, April 20, 2023
Museum of Shakespeare in Shoreditch to open in 2024 on site of playhouse that staged earliest performances
A London museum installation that uses the latest AI technology will allow theatre …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PMMonday, April 17, 2023
The book Impro by Keith Johnstone made a great impression on me as a history teacher in a Hull comprehensive school in the 1980s. The opening chapter was the best description of fostering cr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24AMFrom fights at the Bodyguard musical to wild drunken antics at comedy clubs and even heckling at the opera, performers and theatre staff say crowds are getting out of hand. What’s going o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24AMSunday, April 16, 2023
Residents and members of bereaved families call on BBC and National Theatre to scrap productions
The BBC and the National Theatre are facing rising hostility over two high-profile production…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMFriday, April 14, 2023
We went backstage during one of the final performances before the show’s famous chandelier crashes down one last time. “The Phantom of the Opera,” the longest running show in the histo…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:20AMWhen shuttered venues embraced streaming during the pandemic, the arts became more accessible. With live performance back, and streams dwindling, many feel forgotten.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:12AMMonday, April 10, 2023
The Time Traveler’s Wife and Hamnet are among novels written, and largely read, by women coming to the British stage
Female readers are the acknowledged force behind the market in publishe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AMFriday, April 7, 2023
Dmitry Krymov, one of Russia’s most eminent directors, is among the dozens of artists who have left their homeland since Russia invaded Ukraine.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:32AMThursday, March 9, 2023
Broadway’s longest running musical, set to close next month, has been a source of stability for orchestra members, many of whom have grown up with the show.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00AMSunday, March 5, 2023
The measure is part of a wave of legislation by conservative lawmakers across the country against drag performances. Many are wondering how it will be applied.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:52AMTuesday, February 28, 2023
Stage version of 1988 Japanese animation leads the pack while Standing at the Sky’s Edge has eight nominations
My Neighbour Totoro, the new stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli’s beloved 19…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:16AMFriday, February 24, 2023
“Bob Fosse’s Dancin’,” revived by the director Wayne Cilento, is back on Broadway. Its stars? An eclectic cast of dancers who are anything but machines.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00AMThursday, February 23, 2023
Actor best known for her stage work and acclaimed for her portrayal of Mary Barnes in the title role of David Edgar’s 1978 play
Patti Love, who has died aged 75, was an actor of supreme ta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:56AMWednesday, February 22, 2023
“Life of Pi” and Laura Linney on Broadway, Lise Davidsen at the Met Opera, SZA on tour: Here’s what we’re looking forward to this season.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00AMOnce the butt of others’ standup routines, comics from the lowest social strata are turning the tables, with humour as their weapon
On a wooden chair on a makeshift stage at Cat Café Stud…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMMonday, February 20, 2023
A new exhibition lets us see the Yorkshire artist’s greatest hits – and overlooked rarities – through new eyes. Photographer Justin Sutcliffe went behind the scenes
“I’ve always be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMTuesday, February 14, 2023
Theatre operators and producers changing marketing strategy as rowdy behaviour escalates
Popular musicals will be told to avoid phrases such as “best party in town” and “dancing in the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PMSunday, February 12, 2023
The Brits faced criticism for not nominating women in gender-neutral category but women reign in theatre awards chosen by public
Women have dominated the gender-neutral performing categories…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:45PMThursday, February 9, 2023
Introduction São Paulo Theatre School was founded in 2009 with the aim to establish a democratic space and implement an innovative pedagogical system in agreement with the specific nature o…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 05:59AMWednesday, February 8, 2023
Wilson to enact single, seven-minute scene on loop with 100 men to explore gender roles
Ruth Wilson has called a new stage role in which she will perform the same scene repeatedly for 24 hou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00AMTuesday, February 7, 2023
ENTRE, is a Portuguese verb in the imperative tense that invites us to enter. That says to us: Enter! Entre.Between.Pomiędzy, a festival that took place in Midwest Brazil in 2022, extended …
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 05:23AMSunday, February 5, 2023
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
‘It’s my favourite play and it’s wonderful to be able to share it with a wider audience,’ Mescal said
SOURCE: The Independent at 03:41AMTuesday, January 24, 2023
At New York City Ballet, Peck’s “Copland Dance Episodes” brings the composer’s three classic ballet scores under one roof, at last.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:30PMTuesday, January 17, 2023
The only Bafta award voted for by the British public, the five nominees are all actors from the UK and Ireland
Naomi Ackie, who plays Whitney Houston in a new feature film about the late sin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:17AMSunday, January 8, 2023
The 1982 play stills pulls in crowds from Broadway to Helsinki, and is now returning to the West End for a fifth time. ‘I just can’t understand it,’ says its creator
The arrival of a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:00AMSunday, January 1, 2023
‘A Little Life’ comes to the stage, Sheridan Smith and Lily Allen return to the West End, and ‘The Merchant of Venice’ is transported to 1930s Cable Street – we bring you our guid…
SOURCE: The Independent at 03:08AMSaturday, December 31, 2022
You can spend the next few weeks under the duvet and in front of the telly, or enjoy world-class art, theatre, music, film and standup – here’s an event for each of the next 31 days
MUSI…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMFriday, December 30, 2022
When Mani Soleymanlou began acting, he was offered roles as stereotypical outsiders. That he now stars as a cop named Coco is indicative of broader shifts in a changing Quebec.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:24AMMonday, December 19, 2022
The Independent’s theatre critics have chosen their top stage shows of 2022, a year in which fresh new writing and charming musicals reigned supreme
SOURCE: The Independent at 02:42AMThursday, December 15, 2022
The Times’s three European theater critics pick their favorite productions of the year — plus a turkey apiece for the festive season.
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