Thursday, September 10, 2020
Maureen Lipman in fearless form in Martin Sherman's discursive solo play
Solo plays and performances are, of necessity, the theatrical currency of the moment, whether across an entire seaso…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 07:03AMFriday, September 4, 2020
The sheer brio of the endeavour proved irresistible, and one wasn’t surprised to see the performers’ eyes misting over
Linked From inews.co.uk at 07:50PMC-o-n-t-a-c-t — the letters are aptly distanced to suit the times — marks the English-language premiere of an alfresco theatre piece that premiered in Paris during lockdown.
Linked From www.londontheatre.co.uk at 07:50PMWednesday, September 2, 2020
Based on the hit 1993 hit film “Sleepless in Seattle,” the production is London’s first fully staged indoor musical in months. Applause for that, at least.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 10:18AMThursday, August 27, 2020
Traverse Theatre two-hander transfers well to the screen
In normal times, Edinburgh Festival audiences would now be packing into the city’s invaluable Traverse Theatre, home to some of th…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 11:12AMTuesday, August 18, 2020
For one night, we were part of a full-on theatrical experience once again
A lot of rain and untold bliss: those were the takeaways from Saturday night’s alfresco Opera Holland Park concer…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 07:32AMThursday, August 13, 2020
A New York duo celebrates Sir Noël and Samuel Beckett bewitches and bewilders once again
After months spent sifting amongst the virtual, I'm pleased to report that live performance looks t…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 09:42AMThe Donmar Warehouse is the first major playhouse in the city to reopen, with a socially distanced sound installation.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 06:03AMFriday, August 7, 2020
Profile of Young Vic artistic director could go still further
Filmed, as one would, well, imagine, prior to lockdown, Imagine .... My Name is Kwame hearkens to what now seems a bygone era …
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 10:24AMThursday, August 6, 2020
Theatre comes to life, albeit gently, and some familiar names crop up online
After a weeklong hiatus due to an absence of noteworthy material, this column is back heralding the return, as w…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 10:06AMThursday, July 30, 2020
Streamed productions from the archive of the Royal Shakespeare Company show the development of some top-rank British performers.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 12:32PMThursday, July 23, 2020
Empty playhouses caught on camera and an online 'Merchant' complete a typically varied week of theatrical fare
Theatres will begin gently unlocking their doors as we head into August. In the…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 11:18AMThursday, July 16, 2020
A Broadway legend in concert lends musical buoyancy to this week's ever wide-ranging theatrical array
We're easing out of lockdown, haircuts are being had, and the theatre continually shape…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 09:18AMThursday, July 9, 2020
Medeas past and present conjoin across a characteristically eclectic theatre week
Stop the presses! For the first time in nearly four months, The Arts Desk can point to the first of several…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 09:54AM“Staged,” a six-episode sitcom, and “Talking Heads,” a remake of a group of vaunted monologues, show what good can come of a bereft theatrical scene in Britain.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 02:54AMThursday, July 2, 2020
Nigel Slater is back, as is Richard Nelson's Apple family for a second time via Zoom
Can this weekly lineup really now be three months old? As we move towards at least some degree of rela…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 05:48AMThursday, June 25, 2020
Some celeb-heavy revivals and a kids-friendly showstopper feature amongst this week's lineup
Might we be nearing light at the end of the lockdown tunnel? It definitely seems that way, with t…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 06:06AMThursday, June 18, 2020
The state of Britain then and now gets a look-in, as do animals in human form
As lockdown continues, National Theatre at Home has announced its final sequence of plays, and several of the v…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 09:12AMTHEATRE LOCKDOWN SPECIAL 9: Alan Bennett revisited, and so is Oz
Some familiar titles, a 1913 rarity and a show in which the audience plays its part
The government may occupy shifting sands…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 08:12AMCaryl Churchill and Simon McBurney are among the British theater talents contributing to “The Lockdown Plays,” a series of new works you can listen to, but can’t see.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 06:06AMThursday, June 4, 2020
Tom Hiddleston reminds us of his stage roots, as does Christopher Walken as Captain Hook
As we continue into a third month in lockdown, the arts continue to suggest ever-changing worlds beyo…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 09:48AMThursday, May 28, 2020
Early James Graham joins various Broadway legends, Irving Berlin and Jerry Herman amongst them
The live-ness of theatre seems further away with every passing week, but at least the art form…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 12:24PMThursday, May 21, 2020
A popular American star vehicle and 'Alice in Wonderland' minute-by-minute figure among the cultural bounty during the week ahead
Can we really be entering a third month in lockdown? Indeed…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 09:03AMThursday, May 14, 2020
From a much-traveled one-man play to a continent-spanning National Theatre premiere, the theatrical week offers plenty so savour
No one can accuse the gods of streaming of failing to cast a…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 12:03PMThursday, May 7, 2020
In an ever-busy week, the Donmar and Finborough join the online bustle
Has anyone else noticed how fulltime this streaming thing has become? Those who were of a mind to (and who never sle…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 09:24AMThursday, April 30, 2020
Sonnets galore also form part of another busy week amidst bizarre times
Time is moving in mysterious ways at the moment. It's been possible over the last month or so to mark out the beginni…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 01:42PMTheatrical extravaganzas could be a long time returning. But until then, there are plenty of great plays with tiny casts.
Linked From The New York Times Subscription at 09:24AMThursday, April 23, 2020
Sondheim's and Shakespeare's natal days feted. Plus a chance to match wits with a knight and a dame
As lockdown continues, so does the ability of the theatre community to find new ways to t…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 08:18AMThursday, April 16, 2020
Theatre buffs have no shortage of scintillating options during our ongoing shut-in
The lockdown has been extended, but here's the good news: each week whereby we are shut inside seems to br…
Linked From theartsdesk.com at 03:24PMWednesday, April 15, 2020
Kara Tointon leads a concept-heavy, Victorian-era Shakespeare update
Twelfth Night is rarely long-absent from the British stage and nor is it in our current climate of streaming aplenty. Th…
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