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Friday, January 22, 2021

Judi Dench: 'In my mind's eye I'm six foot and willowy and about 39' by Xan Brooks

At 86 and in lockdown, the actor finds herself in the rare position of not working. Instead, she talks about theatrical ghosts, her friendship with Harvey Weinstein and definitely not being …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AM
Monday, November 5, 2018

Don DeLillo on Trump's America: 'I'm not sure the country is recoverable' by Xan Brooks

He has spent half a century dissecting America’s dreams and nightmares. Now the great novelist is imagining what his ‘deluged’ country will be like three years from todayWhenever he’…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM
Thursday, February 15, 2018

Chaos, conflict – and conga: Fanny and Alexander takes the stage by Xan Brooks

Ingmar Bergman saw the sumptuous period drama as his masterpiece, the movie he should be remembered by. We ask: would he enjoy the stage version? At the age of 64, flushed with international…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Stephen Ward and Profumo 50 years on: 'Everybody loved him' by Xan Brooks

Until they didn't. The society osteopath Stephen Ward was scapegoated in the Profumo scandal and branded a pimp. Fifty years on, as Andrew Lloyd Webber turns his story into a musical, Xan&nb…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:23PM
Thursday, June 2, 2016

Lindsay Duncan: 'I keep thinking of my old person's railcard' by Xan Brooks

She's famed for playing icy control freaks. But Lindsay Duncan wanted more laughs in her new film Le Week-End. And, really, she'd love to pack it all in and head for India• First look revi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:58PM
Monday, May 16, 2016

Patrick Marber on five years of writer's block: 'We were in debt. I was depressed. It was awful' by Xan Brooks

Alan Partridge, Closer, an Oscar nomination … then nothing. As his Strindberg update goes on tour, the writer talks about Coogan, creativity and his days as a posh standupIt’s lunchtime …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:02PM
Friday, January 8, 2016

The Guardian film show: The Hateful Eight, A War and Bolshoi Babylon – Audio reviews by Presented By Xan Brookswith Peter Bradshaw and Benjamin Lee Produced By Rowan Slaney

Peter Bradshaw and Benjamin Lee join Xan Brooks for our regular weekly look at the big film releases. Peter Bradshaw and Benjamin Lee join Xan Brooks for our regular weekly look at the big f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:16PM
Sunday, May 10, 2015

Juliette Binoche: 'Depardieu wanted to kill me. But I am still here' by Xan Brooks

‘La Binoche’ admits to an inner fire that has driven her ascent to French ‘royalty’ – and in her latest film (about a revered actor) she’s virtually playing herself. Would Gérar…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00AM
Sunday, December 15, 2013

Peter O'Toole: a career in clips by Xan Brooks

Peter O'Toole, star of Lawrence of Arabia, Venus and many more, has died aged 81. Xan Brooks looks back over his career in clipsLawrence of Arabia (1962)Reading on mobile? Click here to watc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:58PM
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Stephen Ward and Profumo 50 years on: 'Everybody loved him' by Xan Brooks

Until they didn't. The society osteopath Stephen Ward was scapegoated in the Profumo scandal and branded a pimp. Fifty years on, as Andrew Lloyd Webber turns his story into a musical, Xan&nb…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:52PM
Sunday, September 29, 2013

Lindsay Duncan: 'I keep thinking of my old person's railcard' by Xan Brooks

She's famed for playing icy control freaks. But Lindsay Duncan wanted more laughs in her new film Le Week-end. And, really, she'd love to pack it all in and head for IndiaHappy news for the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00PM
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Helena Bonham Carter and Dominic West to play Taylor and Burton by Xan Brooks

Bonham Carter to follow in the footsteps of Lindsay Lohan for BBC4 drama about Elizabeth Taylor's final break with Richard Burton during a stage production of Private LivesOne of Hollywood's…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:26PM
Friday, September 28, 2012

Let the Right One In opens door to stage adaptation by Xan Brooks

Tomas Alfredson's acclaimed Swedish drama to show at Dundee Rep Theatre, with John Tiffany directingLet the Right One In, Tomas Alfredson's acclaimed Swedish drama about a little girl vampir…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:00AM
Thursday, February 9, 2012

Gary Oldman: from Sid to Smiley: the rollercoaster story of a true British great by Xan Brooks

Hailed by John Hurt as the 'best of the bunch', Oldman is a working-class hero acclaimed for his acting and directingGary Oldman returns to London this weekend in the role of prodigal son, t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:59PM
Friday, December 9, 2011

Ralph Fiennes: 'We were told there was no money and no presents for Christmas' by Xan Brooks

With six children, his parents struggled to make ends meet. Now Ralph Fiennes is the toast of Hollywood – and making his directorial debut with Coriolanus. He tells Xan Brooks his story Ra…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:59PM
Monday, November 14, 2011

The Iron Lady: first screening by Xan Brooks

Phyllida Lloyd's film gives us Thatcher without Thatcherism, writes Xan Brooks but Meryl Streep is astonishingWas it a dream or is it a nightmare? In the early years of the 21st century a fr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:31PM
Monday, July 4, 2011

Anna Massey dies aged 73 by Xan Brooks

The award-winning actor of stage and screen, who became the mainstay of the British costume drama, has died after suffering from cancerAnna Massey, the award-winning British actor who played…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:13AM
Thursday, December 9, 2010

On Tour – review by Xan Brooks

Mathieu Amalric directs and acts in this tale of a burlesque company touring France, and has made a loose, entertaining jauntMathieu Amalric juggles duties as director and star of this loose…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:14PM

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May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards