Thursday, June 7, 2012
Royal Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon: There's a carnival atmosphere as the crowds gather for the Feast of Lupercal and the acclamation of the conquering hero - Gregory Doran's br…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:28AM[SHARE]Friday, April 27, 2012
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon: The third in the RSC's Shipwreck Trilogy is by far the best, using the new RST thrust to its full, with ghostly sprites emerging from tra…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:18AM[SHARE]Thursday, April 26, 2012
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon: There are so many labels in this summer's Olympic Games cultural beano that first-time buyers may get lost going round the supermarket.
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:59AM[SHARE]Royal Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon: Twelfth Night sometimes opens with Viola asking where she is, sometimes with Orsino asking for more music, but on opening night in Stratford it opened…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:13AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Swan, Stratford-upon-Avon: Richard III marks a new start for the Tudor dynasty, as well as the RSC's summer season in the World Shakespeare Festival. But there's nothing all that e…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:11AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Minerva Theatre, Chichester: The 50th anniversary season at Chichester opens with a straightforward, unexceptional revival of Uncle Vanya, a play that was directed by Laurence Olivier - who …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 05:49AM[SHARE]Friday, March 30, 2012
Playwright whose work combined poetry, politics and passionOne of the most significant British playwrights of the late 1950s and early 60s, John Arden, who has died aged 81, was in later lif…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:19AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 29, 2012
Old Vic, London: John Webster's Jacobean masterpiece used to be a fixture in the repertory theatre list, so Jamie Lloyd's magnificent revival, beautifully lit by James Farncombe, w…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 07:55AM[SHARE]Monday, March 5, 2012
Welsh actor with a flair for playing different nationalities " not least his own, as Lloyd George and DCI Noel BainThe actor Philip Madoc, who has died aged 77 after a short illness, became …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24PM[SHARE]Friday, February 24, 2012
Young Vic, London: "I'm stupefied by the suffering I've seen," cries Patrick Stewart as William Shakespeare, returning to one of his favourite roles in a six-week run at …
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:27AM[SHARE]Monday, February 13, 2012
Irish stage and screen actor who was a familiar face in many British TV sitcomsThe distinctive and beguiling Irish actor David Kelly, who has died aged 82, was as familiar a face in British …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:30PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 26, 2012
Actor whose unpredictability never undermined his electrifying talent Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:58AM[SHARE]Monday, November 21, 2011
Leading light of the British stage once seen as Gielgud's successorJohn Neville, who has died aged 86, was a leading light of the Old Vic, the charismatic artistic director of the Nottingham…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:56PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Theatre scholar and cultural commentatorThe suspicion of intellectuals in the British performing arts runs deep, so it is hard to appreciate exactly the status and reputation throughout the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:22PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Playwright who mixed a comic brew of weird suburban characters and absurd situationsThe playwright NF Simpson, who has died aged 92, was hailed by the critic Kenneth Tynan in 1958 as "the mo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Actor who reigned supreme as Lear and Prospero, and was spellbinding in Stoppard and PinterJohn Wood, who has died aged 81, was one of the greatest stage actors of the past century, especial…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:21AM[SHARE]Ferociously intelligent actor who reigned supreme in Stoppard and Shakespeare Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:21AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 4, 2011
Imposing, hands-on publicity director of the Edinburgh festivalIain Crawford, who has died aged 88 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease, was the first publicity director of the Edinburgh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:21PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 27, 2011
A striking stage presence for more than 60 years and a familiar face on TVSheila Burrell, who has died aged 89 after a long illness, was a cousin of Laurence Olivier, and a similarly di…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:41PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Actor best known as a valiant Dr Watson in Granada's Sherlock Holmes seriesFor eight years from 1986, Edward Hardwicke, who has died aged 78, was the face of Dr Watson on televisio…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:55PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 4, 2011
A familiar face on TV and a stage actor at the cutting edgeNicholas Selby, who has died aged 85, was, in many ways, the archetypal supporting actor: dependable, grave and imposing …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:16PM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon: The new theatre in Stratford is now truly up and running, with RSC artistic director Michael Boyd delivering its first purpose-built productio…
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 06:37AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Actor known for her role as Dora, the wife of Inspector Wexford in the popular TV seriesLouie Ramsay, who has died aged 81, was a dynamic musical comedy actor who became a dramatic linchpin …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 24, 2011
Theatre director who made his name and built his reputation at the two StratfordsMichael Langham, who has died aged 91, was a rigorous and scholarly theatre director who made his n…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:55PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Versatile Irish stage actor who became a familiar face across British dramaBefore he became a familiar face on television and cinema screens, the outstanding Irish actor TP McKenna…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:05PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Energetic founder of the pioneering experimental theatre club La MaMaThe major impetus and example for much of our first fringe and alternative theatre 50 years ago came from New Y…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:02PM[SHARE]Monday, January 24, 2011
Colourful theatre director at the Royal Court and NationalThe theatre director Desmond O'Donovan, who has died aged 77, played an important role in the early history of the English Stage Com…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Dance and theatre photographer with a gift for capturing the essence of a performerZoë Dominic, who has died aged 90, was one of the outstanding group of dance and theatre photo- graphers…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:28PM[SHARE]Monday, December 6, 2010
In an age of predictably over-hyped musicals, Pedro Almod ó var’s 1987 post-Franco Madrid movie jumps to the stage with an unexpected bounce.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 02:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 30, 2010
In an age of predictably over-hyped musicals, Pedro Almod ó var’s 1987 post-Franco Madrid movie jumps to the stage with an unexpected bound.
SOURCE: Theater News Online at 03:00AM[SHARE]Friday, June 25, 2010
Popular northern dramatist for TV, theatre and radio, his works guaranteed humour, heart and humanityAlan Plater, who has died of cancer aged 75, was one of a handful of writers, including J…
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