They were at the vanguard of political comedy. Now Alexei Sayle, Craig Ferguson and Sue Perkins are heading back to the festival, as it celebrates its 70th birthdayUnknown talents and studen…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54PM[SHARE]As he picks up a lifetime achievement award, Andrew Lloyd Webber reflects, in an exclusive interview, on his career and the censoring of a Dreamcoat lyricAndrew Lloyd Webber has intervened i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54PM[SHARE]A trio of leading men from Russian companies are set to restore British passion for the ballet after a year of backstage drama at the BolshoiBefore he was fired as director of the Bolshoi Ba…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24PM[SHARE]Critic's play shows how the famous actor's arrest was part of the 1950s homosexual witch-huntsThe scandal that almost ended the career of Sir John Gielgud is to be brought to the London stag…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24PM[SHARE]A singalong show about the collapse of Kids Company may seem unpromising, but productions like it are already proving big hits with audiencesFor many theatregoers a big night out on the town…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12PM[SHARE]Cabaret star hopes new show based on Paulo Coehlo's work will inspire UK fansUte Lemper, the queen of dark and subversive cabaret, is known for her interpretation of the bleak songs of Kurt …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12PM[SHARE]TV writer Steven Moffat's demand for fewer intermissions 'does not make financial sense'Theatre and concert hall managers are mounting a fightback this weekend in defence of an endangered cu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48PM[SHARE]Mark Rylance's star turn as Rooster in Jez Butterworth's play owes much to the time he spent with the hard-drinking Wiltshire wild man who inspired the playwrightWhen Mark Rylance was toast…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06AM[SHARE]His new play, The Ferryman, follow-up to Jerusalem, has been rapturously received at the Royal Court. Far from resting his laurels, his next venture is a historical TV blockbusterAudiences w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12PM[SHARE]After 10 years of self-imposed exile, the playwright is enjoying a renaissance. However, she says that female dramatists are still being disregardedPlaywright Timberlake Wertenbaker was once…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18PM[SHARE]Creator of acclaimed West End show and Royal Court chief raise fears due to limited access to training for those from outside LondonBritish stage triumphs such as the West End's Harry Potter…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42PM[SHARE]Supermodel's family revive operetta based on 17th-century story of American Indian slaveThe "true and exact history" of Yarico, a 17th-century female slave, goes to the core of the shame of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32PM[SHARE]Debate over bias towards actors from a privileged background persists as London rolls out the red carpetAt the Royal Albert Hall tonight, as glittering prizes are handed out in the annual Ba…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54PM[SHARE]Revival of play about the Regency dandy reminds its creator of its unusual birthAny promising career can falter when an unguarded remark goes down badly. For the Regency buck "Beau" Brummell…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54PM[SHARE]Coming-of-age novel I Capture the Castle is adapted for the stageOne of Britain's most popular romantic novels, Dodie Smith's coming-of-age classic I Capture the Castle, beloved of writers i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18PM[SHARE]Katherine Soper, winner of the Bruntwood prize, is at the head of a promising group bidding to break down barriersFor any British teenage girl hoping to become a playwright, the chances are …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM[SHARE]Works of author and playwright once dismissed as voice of bygone era are now being brought to new audiences"Dated" and "unfashionably sedate": some of the judgments on JB Priestley's writing…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AM[SHARE]As Nicholas Serota, Kasper Holten and Martin Roth move on, the race is on to protect their legacy as funding cuts biteFor at least a decade, the arts have reliably made headlines in this cou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48PM[SHARE]Ira Aldridge was the first non-white actor to portray Othello in England. Now his legacy will play a key role in the city's bid to be the capital of cultureWhen Ira Aldridge stepped on stage…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54PM[SHARE]Critics acclaim a triumphant return to the stage for the former MP, undiminished in her powers at the age of 80There were raging storms, banishments, stabbings, eye-gougings, poisonings and …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12PM[SHARE]Competitors and coaches gave writer of Deny, Deny, Deny insights into blurred boundaries around cheating in sportOne of Britain's leading experts on doping in sport, and an adviser to a new …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:25PM[SHARE]Former primetime TV dance troupe Second Generation reunites to relive their glory daysHigh-kicking dancers in sequinned jumpsuits, often with bowler hats or feather boas, were once a tradema…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32PM[SHARE]Tom Walker, creator of Jonathan Pie, says it's now time to move on from the channel that made his name Jonathan Pie, the fictional television reporter who is regularly pushed to the edge of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:01PM[SHARE]The UK creative world is warning of the damage Brexit could have on the arts " at a time when they are more economically vital than everAs Britain grapples with the behemoth that is Brexit, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:07PM[SHARE]Patrick Marber and James Graham tell Vanessa Thorpe why it's vital performing arts stay on syllabusPatrick Marber and James Graham, two of Britain's most highly regarded playw…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AM[SHARE]Leonard Bernstein's hostility towards writer of musical's book almost halted project, newly released correspondence revealsIt is regularly judged one of the best musicals of all time, yet We…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32PM[SHARE]From Tristan and Isolde to Romeo and Juliet, star-crossed lovers are taking to the London stage. What makes the drama of thwarted desire so compelling?Whatever the temperature outside, the W…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08PM[SHARE]The cheeky comic actor is best known for her audacious cameos in the films Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids. But, as her forthcoming role in Guys and Dolls suggests, she is also equipped for th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20PM[SHARE]Of course there is swearing in the National's production of The Threepenny Opera. The play is an attack on bourgeois valuesEver wanted to stand up in front of a vast crowd of genteel, cultur…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:20PM[SHARE]Former 007 makes film appeal to raise funds for Ovalhouse, the London drama group that inspired his careerPierce Brosnan came to fame playing poised and imperturbable characters such as 007 …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:10PM[SHARE]They were rarities in Restoration theatre. But, as a new exhibition shows, the Bard's first actresses were brave pioneersGreat Elizabethan and Georgian stage stars, such as Will Kempe, Richa…
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