London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a new theatrical epic to Shakespeare and musical spoof, here are some of this…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:32PMThis August, a company of over 200 people from across London joins forces at the National Theatre to perform a new musical version of Shakespeare's Pericles.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:18AMA golden production helmed by the incomparable Kelli O'HaraShall we dodge? (One, two, three) No, the brilliance of Bartlett Sher’s Tony-winning Lincoln Center revival – first seen o…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 09:36PMAlison Bechdel's graphic novel becomes achingly intimate theatreIt seems only too fitting that David Lan’s luminous reign at the Young Vic should draw to a close with this bold, creat…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:24PMCole Porter's 1948 love letter to showbiCole Porter's 1948 love letter to showbiz is brilliantly served by Opera North's big, bold and bawdy production - both soaringly romantic and packed w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12AMThe bells, the bells They're ringing out at the Donmar - ushering girls into class, and nuns into cloister. It's one of the creative ways in which director Polly Findlay reframes this belove…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:48PMPolly Stenham's updating of Strindberg's Miss Julie moves the action to contemporary London, and finds both contempt and sympathy for this new version of the idle rich. But, shorn of its 19t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:32AMIt begins with deep breathing, in order to access words that hold unimaginable power. And Ian Rickson's exquisite production of Brian Friel's masterpiece maintains that space throughout for …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:54AMLondon is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a ground-breaking musical to a mighty modern classic, here are some of this m…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:54AMMichelle Terry's first season as Artistic Director of the Globe will be carefully scrutinised. Emma Rice's contentious exit raised important questions about the venue's purpose, its balancin…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:04AMStudents from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama recently organised a walkout 'for equity, diversity and inclusion', protesting the institution's inequalities and comments made by …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:48AMAlfred Molina gives a towering performance as the self-absorbed artistThe band’s back together. Alfred Molina plays Rothko for the third time in Michael Grandage’s revisiting of John Log…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 07:32PMTomorrow, Friday 11 May, at 315pm, students fromThe Royal Central School of Speech and Drama have arranged a peaceful protest outside the institution.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:18PMAmerican playwright Rajiv Joseph's latest certainly doesn't lack for ambition, spanning 90 years, three countries, and mixing history and fiction in its form to make a point about, well, mix…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:54AMClassic Spring's third Oscar Wilde production gains extra piquancy from Amber Rudd's resignation - dealing, as it does, with political scandal and social hypocrisy. It's another facet for Jo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:54AMGendered power dynamics, the commodification of art, and abuse in the creative industries Joe Penhall's new play certainly feels of the moment, and there's a particular frisson in seeing suc…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:26AMChess, by Tim Rice and ABBA's Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, hasn't had a major West End revival since its Eighties heyday, but it's back with a bang in a semi-staged production that fea…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:18PMLondon is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. Frommeaty revivals to the open-air theatres opening their doors, here are some of …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:47PMSome students at the Royal Central School of Speech and Dramaraised concerns following remarks by its principalGavin Henderson during a QampA at a recent event,Dear White Central.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:36AMThe original version of Rodney Ackland's provocative work, The Pink Room, had a bruising reception back in 1952, losing thousands for investor Terence Rattigan amidst furious reviews. Since …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:12AMLove is in the air, and revolution too. Baz Luhrmann's beloved 1992 film originally a student play, now back on stage as a musical is even more adamantly anti-establishment in this latest in…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:42PMThe booming behemoth is right at home in We Will Rock You’s old digsBack by feverishly popular demand, Jim Steinman’s mega-musical is no longer in danger of alarming unsuspecting operago…
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 08:12PMChicago's hit West End revival which featured a constant revolving door of big names closed in 2012 after almost 15 years. Now, it returns with the requisite stunt casting Cuba Gooding Jr,…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:06AM★★★ TINA, ALDWYCH THEATRE - new Tina Turner bio-musical is simply OKPowerhouse Adrienne Warren is the saving grace of a show that plays it safeIt is, perhaps, a tale that suffers from …
SOURCE: theartsdesk.com at 06:36PMEmma Williams's past work includesChitty Chitty Bang Bang, Half a Sixpence,Mrs Henderson PresentsandLove Story.She's currently starring in a new musical version of the iconic Richard Gere fi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:00AMLondon is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a buzzy new musical to returning favourites, here are some of this month's mo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:19PMOn 22 March, the Bridge Theatre's production of Julius Caesar - directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Ben Whishaw, David Morrissey, David Calder and Michelle Fairley - will be broadcast v…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00AMJonny Labey's past work ranges from EastEndersand winning TV showDance Dance DancetoWhite Christmasand In the Heightson stage. He's now starring as rebellious Scott inStrictly Ballroom The M…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06AMAdrian Lester stars opposite John Simm in new psychological thrillerTrauma, as - respectively - a top surgeon and the father of a boy who dies after an unsuccessful operation, and who holds …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:10AMThe UK tour of Gershwin musicalCrazy for Youhas reached its London leg, and is still in fine, energetic form. Originally a Depression-era work, it joins retro pleasures like42nd Streetin pro…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:08PMPatsy Ferran anchors a radiant coming-of-age taleThat this 1948 Tennessee Williams play is rarely performed seems nothing short of a travesty, thanks to the awe-inspiring case made for it by…
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