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Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Playwright Shelagh Delaney dies by Press Association

Writer, 71, who made her name with A Taste of Honey had cancer, agent saysThe playwright Shelagh Delaney, best known for her 1958 play A Taste of Honey, has died at the age of 71.Delaney's a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:20PM
Thursday, April 7, 2016

Shakespeare first folio discovered at stately home on Scottish island by Press Association

Rare book containing 36 plays published in 1623 had been in library at Mount Stuart on Isle of Bute for more than 100 years A copy of Shakespeare’s first folio – a book containing 36 of …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:45AM
Saturday, February 20, 2016

Magician Paul Daniels cuts off finger with circular saw by Press Association

Entertainer severs index finger, which surgeons reattach, but loses top of third finger in mishap whle building propsThe magician Paul Daniels has told how he accidentally sliced off a finge…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:15AM
Sunday, January 31, 2016

'Damn fine actor' Frank Finlay dies at 89 by Press Association

Star of The Three Musketeers, Othello and Bouquet of Barbed Wire died from heart failure at his home, surrounded by familyThe family of Frank Finlay has remembered him as a “damn fine acto…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:55PM
Saturday, November 21, 2015

Mark Rylance: the way we do Shakespeare is like rapping in slow motion by Press Association

Wolf Hall actor says playwright’s words are being delivered too slowly and should not be intellectually reveredWilliam Shakespeare’s language should not be intellectually revered and his…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:33AM
Saturday, November 14, 2015

Warren Mitchell dies aged 89 by Press Association

Actor known for starring in Till Death Us Do Part and In Sickness and in Health has died after long period of illness, says his family Actor Warren Mitchell, best known for starring as Alf G…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:04AM
Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Booking for Harry Potter play extended due to high demand by Press Association

Fans queued online for tickets but technical difficulties with system meant three-hour wait and transaction failureThe booking period for the play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, has bee…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:07PM

Bob Mortimer cancels tour after triple heart bypass operation by Press Association

Comedian known for duo act with Vic Reeves forced to cancel pair’s upcoming anniversary tour to recover from surgeryComedian Bob Mortimer has undergone a triple bypass heart operation.The …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:30AM
Friday, October 2, 2015

Julian Fellowes' Wind in the Willows musical premiere announced by Press Association

Mole, Ratty, Badger and Toad will head to Plymouth, Salford and London in the Downton Abbey creator’s musical adaptationJulian Fellowes’ musical adaptation of The Wind in the Willows wil…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:15AM
Thursday, August 20, 2015

Stage door shut to poor children, says Christopher Eccleston by Press Association

Former Doctor Who actor slams ‘bland culture’ of white, middle-class males filling classical rolesActor Christopher Eccleston, known for his portrayal of Doctor Who, has criticised the l…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:26PM
Sunday, August 9, 2015

Benedict Cumberbatch asks fans to resist filming his Hamlet by Press Association

Actor says being filmed during his performance is ‘mortifying’ and warns that theatre will evict offenders Benedict Cumberbatch has urged fans not to film his performance as Hamlet, desc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:45AM
Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Sheridan Smith to play Fanny Brice in Funny Girl revival on London stage by Press Association

Actor to take on role which propelled Barbra Streisand to stardom in production at Menier Chocolate Factory, which opens in DecemberActor Sheridan Smith is to play Fanny Brice in a new reviv…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:55AM
Thursday, June 11, 2015

Ron Moody, actor who played Fagin in Oliver! musical, dies aged 91 by Press Association

Oscar-nominated star appeared in stage and screen versions of Lionel Bart’s Dickens adaptationThe actor Ron Moody, best known for playing Fagin in the hit film version of Lionel Bart’s O…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:56AM
Saturday, June 6, 2015

Actor Richard Johnson dies at 87 by Press Association

British star of film, television and theatre was a founding member of Royal Shakespeare CompanyBritish actor Richard Johnson, who starred in film, theatre and television, has died at the age…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:01PM
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Jimmy Savile drama is 'the right thing to do' says playwright by Press Association

Jonathan Maitland, whose play has prompted a ‘tsunami of abuse’, says that he and the star Alistair McGowan are ‘telling a story that needs to be told’The writer of a play about the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42AM
Monday, February 23, 2015

Shakespeare's antisemitic lines must be censored at times, says Rylance by Press Association

Star of Wolf Hall, who used to run Globe theatre, says he has had to cut ‘something very antisemitic’ from Shakespeare’s plays at timesThe actor Mark Rylance has said he has to cut out…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:31PM
Monday, February 16, 2015

Broadchurch is a 'victim of its own success', says David Tennant by Press Association

Actor says series two of ITV crime drama was ‘inevitably’ going to be criticised by some Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:16AM
Sunday, February 1, 2015

Ted Robbins recovering in hospital following collapse on stage by Press Association

Wife of actor says he will be fit and healthy soon, after he slumped during opening night of Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights at Manchester Arena Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AM
Saturday, January 31, 2015

Actor Ted Robbins collapses on stage during opening night of Phoenix Nights by Press Association

Collapse forces cancellation of Peter Kay’s show revival at the Manchester Arena, as audience members take to Twitter to express their shock Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08PM

Miss Marple actor Geraldine McEwan dies aged 82 by Press Association

Actor known for playing Agatha Christie character in ITV series died in London’s Charing Cross hospital, her family have said Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:31PM
Friday, January 23, 2015

Bradley Cooper to bring Broadway hit Elephant Man to West End by Press Association

Actor to start performing in London in May after being praised for performance in NYC production on life of Joseph Merrick Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:41PM
Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Brian Blessed collapses on stage playing King Lear - then returns to finish show by Press Association

Veteran actor treated on stage in front of the audience at Holy Trinity Church in Guildford before returning to finish his role in Shakespearean tragedyVeteran actor Brian Blessed collapsed …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Actor collapses and dies during rehearsals for London show by Press Association

Kan Bonfils was set to appear in Craft Theatre production of Dante’s Inferno, due to open at The Rag Factory in east London Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:55PM
Sunday, January 4, 2015

Net us pray: churches should install Wi-Fi, says Andrew Lloyd Webber by Press Association

Cats composer and Tory peer says government is looking at ways to help churches become centre of community again Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:53AM
Saturday, January 3, 2015

Les Misérables audience and cast evacuated from Queen’s Theatre by Press Association

About 1,200 people evacuated during matinee performance of West End musical after electrical equipment overheated Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PM
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

No prosecutions over theatre roof collapse by Press Association

Westminster council says safety must improve after accident at Apollo theatre in December 2013 left several people injured Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:53PM
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Edinburgh theatre accidently sends porn DVDs to children and parents by Press Association

Edinburgh Playhouse apologises for sending inappropriate DVDs instead of recordings of school performances Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AM
Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Shakespeare on demand: Globe theatre launches digital player by Press Association

Company will allow viewers to watch and download more than 50 productions on desktop computers, mobiles and tablets Everyday Shakespeare quiz match the popular expression to the play Contin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:30PM
Monday, October 27, 2014

Bolshoi theatre costumes do time at Belfasts Crumlin Road Gaol by Press Association

Exhibition at former jail includes ballet costumes from the early 19th century and many items never seen outside Russia Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18PM
Friday, September 12, 2014

Sir Donald Sinden dies aged 90 by Press Association

Family announces that veteran actor with string of stage, screen and TV credits since the 1940s had been ill with cancer Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:41AM
Saturday, April 26, 2014

X Factor musical I Can't Sing! to close after less than two months by Press Association

West End show written by comedian Harry Hill and staged at London Palladium to close on 10 MaySpoof X Factor musical I Can't Sing! is to close on 10 May, just six weeks and three days after …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:05PM

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