Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Incident raises further questions over comedian safety after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at Oscars
The comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked during a performance in Los Angeles, according t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMTuesday, May 3, 2022
Equity says ‘sacking by press release’ from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End show caused pain and distress
Current and future cast members of Cinderella must be compensated for their los…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PMSaturday, April 30, 2022
Marisha Wallace wants to inspire young girls and call out lack of diversity as she takes on role in Oklahoma!
A professional career in theatre was not always on the cards for Marisha Wallace…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18AMWednesday, March 30, 2022
Festival’s 75th anniversary will include stage reimagining of The Jungle Book following Mowgli’s journey as a climate refugee
An adaptation of The Jungle Book that reimagines the journey…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54PMTuesday, March 1, 2022
Theatre accused of perpetuating offensive stereotype in naming character Hershel Fink
The Royal Court Theatre has apologised “unreservedly” to the Jewish community for naming a fictional…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:33PMConcerts, dance recitals and exhibitions have been postponed indefinitely after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has prompted responses from the cultura…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AMMonday, February 21, 2022
Cast says drama about Theresa May and Gina Miller is ‘reflection of our times’
It feels like a lifetime since Theresa May and Gina Miller were called “bloody difficult women” during …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMWednesday, January 26, 2022
Actor uses National Theatre tribute event to talk publicly for first time about wife, who died of cancer
Damian Lewis has spoken publicly for the first time about the loss of his wife, Helen…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMMonday, January 17, 2022
Mark Rylance says Intermission’s radical revamp of Romeo and Juliet will ‘change the face of classical theatre’
A young, majority-black theatre company’s rewriting of Shakespeare wil…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AMTuesday, January 11, 2022
The Spanish dancer will step down later this year, becoming artistic director at San Francisco Ballet, where her husband is a principal
Tamara Rojo, the artistic director of English National…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:03PMTuesday, December 14, 2021
The Lion King, Life of Pi and the National’s Hex among shows affected during crucial festive season
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West End shows including The Lion King have had to cancel…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PMWednesday, November 17, 2021
Festival to celebrate black culture and creativity, with Lemn Sissay and Shingai as headline acts
The Lyric Hammersmith theatre is launching its first festival celebrating black talent, cul…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AMWednesday, November 10, 2021
Arts centre had over 120 claims, including racism, investigated in external review into its operations
The Barbican centre has committed to “a radical transformation of culture and behavio…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06AMWednesday, November 3, 2021
Staff at London theatre unhappy about comments previously made by director of Into the Woods
The team behind the musical Into the Woods says the show will go on despite a production at the O…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AMSaturday, October 9, 2021
More than 60% consider leaving jobs amid concerns that ‘safe’ work by men could be prioritised
Leading women in British theatre have expressed concern that cash-strapped theatres could …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36AMFriday, October 8, 2021
Areas will receive £40,000 grants to support the next step of their applications to succeed Coventry
Armagh City, Bradford, County Durham and Stirling are among the eight places in the UK l…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AMTuesday, September 28, 2021
A new play touring England uses beds to reflect on experiences of former unaccompanied minors
For most people, bed is a place of comfort, somewhere to recline and switch off. For others, it …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18AMThursday, September 23, 2021
‘Modern power couple’ Kardashian and West were helpful in interpreting Macbeths, says actor
The four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan and the Mare of Easttown’s James McArdle have sa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMFriday, April 6, 2018
Venue’s boss says fee for Claude Monet show is a consequence of staging large-scale exhibitions The debate over gallery entrance fees has been reignited after the National Gallery raised t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:08AMMonday, July 3, 2017
Actor says six words in The Force Awakens were ‘strangest experience’ as she tells Radio Times about pressures of playing three Shakespeare roles in one dayDame Harriet Walter has reveal…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54PMThursday, June 1, 2017
Two scholars unearth 1901 work called The Shadow of a Doubt, written before author found fame with The Age of InnocenceLong before achieving literary fame with The Age of Innocence, the nove…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PMFriday, February 17, 2017
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone’s multi-awardwinning film has got people queuing up to tap dance their way to happinessYou can’t buy happiness but you can buy tap shoes, and that’s kind of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18PMWednesday, February 1, 2017
Audience gives standing ovation after actor Emilio Doorgasingh reads statement calling for solidarity with refugeesCast members of the West End show The Kite Runner have used a curtain call …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18PMMonday, January 9, 2017
For many reviewers it is Australian actor’s performance as Anna Petrovna that helps carry Chekhov adaptationCate Blanchett’s Broadway debut has been hailed as ferocious, commanding and g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AMFriday, September 2, 2016
Comedian posts video of herself dealing with man who yelled ‘Show us your tits’ during performance in Swedish capitalAmy Schumer shut down a sexist heckler during a standup show in Stock…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33AMFriday, June 10, 2016
£30m being spent readying London theatre for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway smash, which is up for 16 Tonies on SundayIt is the hottest show in New York, with eager fans queuing for hours …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:10AMFriday, February 5, 2016
Raphael Schumacher was part of immersive theatre production in Pisa and in front of just one audience member when accident occurredAn Italian actor who was left in a coma after he accidental…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AMMonday, December 21, 2015
Author tweeted approval of casting actor with South African heritage in London stage production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child JK Rowling has expressed her approval for the casting of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AMSaturday, July 11, 2015
Fans and friends pay tribute to Tony award-winning actor known for roles in The West Wing, Cheers and What You WillRoger Rees, the actor best known for his roles in Cheers and The West Wing,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:45AM 
