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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Brexit play and opera festival to feature in BBC's £4m culture drive by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Director-general says collaboration with UK arts funding bodies will create ‘moments of scale that no other organisation can’A TV adaptation of the National Theatre’s current Brexit pl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM
Monday, March 6, 2017

Lyric Hammersmith's courtroom drama Terror will let audience be jury by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

London theatregoers will decide the guilt or innocence of air force pilot who shoots down passenger jet hijacked by terroristsA play that asks the audience to decide the guilt or innocence o…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18PM

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child breaks Olivier nominations record by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Show’s 11 nominations including best actor are most for a new play, while Groundhog Day dominates musical categories Olivier awards 2017: the full list of nominationsHarry Potter and the C…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Hull revealed as hotbed of dance talent as Royal Ballet comes to town by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Company to make its first appearance in Hull for 30 years in September as part of city of culture celebrations A previously little-known reputation for Hull as a powerhouse for producing bal…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AM
Thursday, February 23, 2017

TV's young comedy stars cast in stage production of The Philanthropist by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal and Charlotte Ritchie star in Simon Callow’s production of Christopher Hampton’s 1970 comedySimon Callow has gathered some of the UK’s brightest young TV come…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36AM
Sunday, February 19, 2017

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child wins eight prizes at WhatsOnStage awards by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Sold-out show wins best new play, best director and three acting prizes, while Billie Piper wins best actress for YermaHarry Potter and the Cursed Child, one of the biggest stage events of r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48PM
Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Jez Butterworth's The Ferryman to transfer to West End by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Tickets for the Troubles-set play, directed by Sam Mendes and starring Paddy Considine, sold out within a day at the Royal Court. Now a West End run has been announcedA keenly awaited new pl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AM
Thursday, December 15, 2016

Birmingham arts organisations hit by council spending cuts by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Repertory theatre and symphony orchestra among those to receive less local authority funding than any regional equivalentsArts organisations in Birmingham have been hit with further council …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24PM
Sunday, December 11, 2016

Number of BAME arts workers must improve, says Arts Council report by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Black and minority ethnic people make up 17% of English arts workforce and disabled people account for 4%, report findsThe proportion of black and minority ethnic people working in England�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36PM
Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Select committee – the musical: Kids Company hearings set for the stage by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Production based on charity founder’s evidence to MPs will be the highlight of Donmar Warehouse’s 2017 spring seasonOne of the most passionate, bruising and watchable select committee he…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AM
Monday, November 14, 2016

The Play That Goes Wrong to transfer to Broadway by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

JJ Abrams will co-produce US version of Mischief Theatre company’s comedy, which began in front of four people above a pubThey began as three struggling actors performing to an audience of…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18PM
Sunday, November 13, 2016

Billie Piper wins Evening Standard award for 'breathtaking' performance by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Actor and former pop star hailed for stage portrayal of woman struggling to conceive in Yerma at the Young VicA stage performance variously described by critics as “devastating”, “eart…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42PM
Monday, October 31, 2016

Sam Mendes returns to London stage with Jez Butterworth play by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Bond director to take on new Troubles-set work by Jerusalem writer for Royal Court’s 2017 seasonAfter two huge James Bond blockbusters, Sam Mendes is returning to his subsidised theatre ro…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM
Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Jackie Wylie to head up National Theatre of Scotland by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Former chief of The Arches in Glasgow named as NTS artistic director after predecessor’s sudden departureA former artistic director of Glasgow’s much-missed club and arts venue The Arche…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AM
Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Emma Rice to step down as artistic director at Shakespeare's Globe by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Theatre says it will return to ‘shared light’ productions from April 2018 after Rice’s experimentation with lighting and soundEmma Rice, the artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:21AM
Monday, October 24, 2016

Acosta Danza to tour UK with fusion of classical and modern dance by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Ballet superstar Carlos Acosta says Havana-based company ‘creates an energy’ by bringing different dance styles togetherCarlos Acosta has spoken of his mission to break down barriers bet…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:46AM
Thursday, October 6, 2016

Bob Dylan's music to feature on stage in new play at the Old Vic by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Girl from the North Country, a new play by Conor McPherson featuring Dylan songs, is part of Old Vic season that also includes Daniel Radcliffe in Rosencratz and Guildenstern are DeadBob Dyl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:15AM
Thursday, September 8, 2016

Kid rock: Andrew Lloyd Webber brings School of Rock musical to the UK by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Child labour laws mean three rotating casts of performers between the ages of 9 and 13 are required for London staging“There still is a sort of feeling that we’re sending children down t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00PM
Tuesday, September 6, 2016

BBC2 to compete for Saturday night audience with season of culture by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

From autumn, channel will focus on arts including poetry and dance, with intention of making BBC2 a ‘cultural destination’BBC2 is entering the Saturday night ratings battle, taking on Th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PM
Friday, August 26, 2016

V&A acquires Tommy Cooper archive of jokes, props – but no fez by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Items from collection, which includes personal correspondence, posters and programmes, will go on display in the autumnThere are thousands of meticulously filed gags, props for his generally…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:21AM
Monday, August 22, 2016

Masai Graham's organ donor gag is Edinburgh fringe's funniest joke by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Award goes to care worker who says winning gag isn’t his best – ‘only the clean ones get on the list’ – but he’s not complainingHe is a 35-year-old care worker from West Bromwich…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:14PM
Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Government pilot schemes to offer children free access to arts by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

School children will take part in ‘cultural citizens programme’ in attempt to diversify audiences and attract young people to cultural activitiesHundreds of schoolchildren are to get fre…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AM
Tuesday, August 2, 2016

National Theatre creates virtual reality studio for new projects by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

NT hopes new technology and immersive filming styles will become “a pioneer of dramatic storytelling” Anyone visiting the new National Theatre studio might experience the soul-destroying…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:44PM
Tuesday, July 26, 2016

'Half of UK feels they have no voice': arts leaders on Brexit vote by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

National Theatre director Rufus Norris initiates ‘listening project’ to help form cultural response to EU referendum resultThe Brexit vote has been a “huge wake-up call” to the arts …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AM
Monday, July 25, 2016

Bowie musical Lazarus to open in London by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

‘Unapologetically weird’ show, one of the star’s final projects, to run this winter at the King’s Cross TheatreDavid Bowie’s stage musical Lazarus, a sequel to The Man Who Fell to …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:19AM
Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Ralph Fiennes: Michael Gove is just like Richard III by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Actor, currently playing Shakespeare’s villainous king, says Brexit has brought the Bard’s historical play a newfound pertinenceIt is a story of vaulting ambition and ruthless scheming w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:38PM
Sunday, July 17, 2016

Welcome, Home: Manchester's £25m arts centre finally opens its doors by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Lancashire-born film-maker Danny Boyle introduces official opening of largest arts complex outside London, which will house film, theatre and visual art shows Danny Boyle opened Manchester�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:22AM
Friday, June 24, 2016

Joan Rivers' silver dog bowl fetches $14,000 in New York by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Tiffany bowl, engraved with name of her terrier Spike, sells for 30 times estimate at auction of late comedian’s possessionsA silver dog bowl from which Joan Rivers’ terrier once lapped …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AM
Thursday, June 23, 2016

Emma Rice wows by casting Meow Meow in first Globe production by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

New artistic director has chosen ex-cabaret star to play Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Shakespeare’s GlobeEmma Rice’s appointment at Shakespeare’s Globe was always going to…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32PM
Friday, May 27, 2016

Hay festival: Shakespeare experts clash over whether to cut, or not to cut by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Globe theatre’s chief, and deputy head of RSC at loggerheads over merits of editing Bard’s work to make it more relatable to modern audiencesThey are both leading experts in all things S…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:27AM
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Donmar Warehouse to build temporary theatre for all-female Shakespeare trilogy by Mark Brown Arts Correspondent

Season comprising Julius Caesar, Henry IV and The Tempest to be staged at 420-seat venue next to King’s Cross stationThe Donmar Warehouse is building a temporary theatre for an all-female …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AM

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