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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Poems, palaces and butts of sherry: exhibition brings poets laureate to life by Mark Brown

Edinburgh Art Festival show explores appointed poets from Dryden to Duffy noting falling deference to the monarch but revived delight in the perk of the sherry sack Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:58AM
Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Edinburgh festival diary: cycling Shakespeare troupe rolls into town by Mark Brown

The Handlebards are performing three nights of The Comedy of Errors as part of their two-wheeled nationwide tour Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:00PM

Edinburgh festival: niece of Bertolt Brecht explores identity in Hi Hitler by Mark Brown

Lucie Pohl, who is 'not really German, not really American', says theme of her show is not knowing where you belong Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:37AM
Sunday, August 3, 2014

Jim Davidson's Edinburgh fringe debut 'rounds off a nice year' by Mark Brown

Comedian says his show, No Further Action, comes after being cleared of Operation Yew Tree charges and winning Big Brother Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PM
Friday, August 1, 2014

Edinburgh festival diary Israeli group hunt for venue after run cancelled by Mark Brown

Incubator Theatre vow to 'sing for peace on the streets' following protests over funding from Israeli government Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:10PM

Israeli theatre group has performances cancelled at Edinburgh Fringe by Mark Brown

Incubator Theatre seeking new venue after demonstrators forced their government-sponsored show at the Underbelly to close Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:01PM

Edinburgh fringe to host its largest ever number of female standups by Mark Brown

62% rise on last year hailed, but with women accounting for 17% of comics at 2014 festival, equality has some way to go at fringe Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18PM
Wednesday, July 30, 2014

London theatre audiences topped 22m last year, report says by Mark Brown

The capital's 241 theatres had takings of nearly £620m last year, employing more than 3,000 performers at any one time Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:23AM
Friday, July 25, 2014

The Tin Forest, National Theatre Scotland, review: 'charming' by Mark Brown

The Tin Forest is a gorgeously detailed offering in the NTS's South Rotunda - Mark Brown just wishes it were longer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:20AM

The Tin Forest, National Theatre Scotland, review: 'winning' by Mark Brown

The Tin Forest is a gorgeously detailed offering in the NTS's South Rotunda - Mark Brown just wishes it was longer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:20AM
Friday, July 18, 2014

Fun palaces: Joan Littlewood's dream to be realised 100 years after birth by Mark Brown

Project inspired by late theatre maverick encourages people to celebrate arts, culture and science at variety of venuesAn unfulfilled dream by the late theatre maverick Joan Littlewood to cr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:45AM
Thursday, July 17, 2014

Edinburgh fringe now catch shows, same day, at cinemas across Britain by Mark Brown

Digital arts company Hibrow will beam eight August festival performances on to Odeon cinemas, says director Don BoydThe problem with the Edinburgh fringe, with catching an hour of satirical …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:27PM
Monday, July 7, 2014

Adrian Mole musical to premiere in Leicester next year by Mark Brown

Musical version of Sue Townsend's Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 will be staged in fictional character's city of birthFirst love; acne so bad it could surely be Lassa fever and the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:53PM
Monday, June 30, 2014

Monty Python's final circus: last show to be broadcast in 100 countries by Mark Brown

Last hurrah of comic quintet at London's O2 Arena will be screened in 2,000 cinemas and on TV across the worldWhen the surviving members of Monty Python deliver their final performance in th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:37PM
Friday, June 27, 2014

Cats and Evita musicals returning to West End of London by Mark Brown

Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals will run for limited seasons at London Palladium and Dominion theatreThe Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals Cats and Evita are both returning to the West End of London…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:37AM

Former Anonymous hacktivists work with Royal Court theatre on play by Mark Brown

Story of how they took on FBI and major companies to be explored in new play called Teh Internet is Serious BusinessTwo original members of the hacktivist collective Anonymous are working wi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:09AM
Wednesday, June 25, 2014

National Theatre stages surprise phone hacking play, Great Britain by Mark Brown

Curtain lifts on play delayed for News of the World trial verdicts, with Billie Piper as tabloid editor (not based on Rebekah Brooks)Phone hacking, MPs' expenses and the dangerously close re…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:40PM
Tuesday, June 24, 2014

The Great Yes, No, Don't Know 5 Minute Theatre Show, National Theatre of Scotland, various venues/online, review: 'decidedly uneven' by Mark Brown

This 24-hour show of five-minute pieces around the Scottish independence debate is sometimes funny but 'decidedly uneven', says Mark Brown

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:10PM
Friday, June 20, 2014

The Yellow on the Broom, Pitlochry Festival Theatre: 'outstayed its welcome' by Mark Brown

There are strong performances in this adaptation of Betsy Whyte's memoirs, but it lacks pace and ultimately outstays its welcome, says Mark Brown

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:00AM
Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Grit: The Martyn Bennett Story, Tramway, Glasgow, review: 'moving and thrilling' by Mark Brown

This play is a fitting tribute to the pioneering Scottish musician, says Mark Brown

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:09AM
Sunday, June 1, 2014

Whisky Kisses, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, review: 'jolly' by Mark Brown

Whisky Kisses is a fine musical but Pitlochry Festival Theatre need to hire some singers that can actually sing, says Mark Brown

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:58AM
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Harriet Walter to star in all-female Henry IV at Donmar Warehouse by Mark Brown

After playing Brutus in Julius Caesar, Harriet Walter prepares for the second production in Phyllida Lloyd's trilogy of all-female Shakespeare plays Josie Rourke interview: 'We make theatre …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:05AM
Thursday, May 22, 2014

Billy Elliot to be made homeless by Mark Brown

Cameron Mackintosh's plan to buy Victoria Palace could mean hit musical is turfed out but it's sure to find another venueThe future of one of the UK's most successful musicals was thrown up…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:09PM

Matthew Warchus to take Kevin Spacey's role running the Old Vic by Mark Brown

The acclaimed stage director, whose new film Pride is at Cannes, will start as artistic director at London theatre in 2015Matthew Warchus, the director of hit plays and shows including Art a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:58AM
Thursday, May 8, 2014

The Libertine, Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, review: 'bawdy and profound' by Mark Brown

This outstanding 20th-anniversary production demands our attention, says Mark Brown

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:33AM
Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Shakespeare's Globe triumphs in Tony awards nominations by Mark Brown

Twelfth Night in running for seven Broadway prizes as best actor category pits Samuel Barnett against Mark RylanceShakespeare's Globe on the Southbank in London was celebrating on Tuesday as…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:01AM
Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Tony awards: A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder nabs 10 nominations by Mark Brown

Broadway comedy about heir to a dukedom leads the field, while Neil Patrick Harris nominated for role in cult musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch Read the full list of nominations Alternative …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PM

Dear Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, review by Mark Brown

The National Theatre of Scotland addresses national identity with a delightfully diverse series of monologues, says Mark Brown

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:46AM

Mike Leigh on board for The Pirates of Penzance opera by Mark Brown

Filmmaker to direct English National Opera production of Gilbert and Sullivan classic at Coliseum next yearMike Leigh once berated directors for failing to understand Gilbert and Sullivan, r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:59AM
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Cars and Boys, review: 'lacking dramatic drive' by Mark Brown

The poetry of Stuart Paterson's script is hampered by its repetitive structure, says Mark Brown

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:17AM
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

War Horse musicians lose court bid for reinstatement by Mark Brown

Five band members provided live accompaniment to hit West End show for four years before being replaced by soundtrackFive musicians who performed as a live band for four years in the West En…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:59PM

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