Sex, drink and death: Almedia annouces trio of ancient Greek tragedies by Ben Beaumont-thomas

Highlights of season throughout 2015 include a new Anne Carson translation of the Bakkhai starring Ben Whishaw, while Rupert Goold will direct Rachel Cusk's take on MedeaFollowing three temp…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:37am on March 12, 2015[SHARE]

Aziz Ansari teams with sociologist for relationship book Modern Romance by Ben Beaumont-thomas

The US standup comedian and Parks and Recreation star collaborated with NYU sociologist Eric Klinenberg to investigate online dating, drawn from hundreds of interviews Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:52am on March 10, 2015[SHARE]

Just like that: Dorset man breaks world record for most jokes told in a minute by Ben Beaumont-thomas

Clive Greenaway, a professional Tommy Cooper impersonator, managed 26 jokes in a minute, smashing the previous record of 21 Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:56am on March 10, 2015[SHARE]

Helen Mirren's regal turn in The Audience commands rave reviews by Ben Beaumont-thomas

Following her Olivier award-winning performance as Elizabeth II, Helen Mirren is now playing the Queen on Broadway Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:30am on March 9, 2015[SHARE]

TfL accused of antisemitism following ban on Bad Jews poster by Ben Beaumont-thomas

Joshua Harmon's acclaimed play Bad Jews, a heated exploration of contemporary Jewish identity, has had its posters banned by Transport for London, to the outrage of its producersThe poster f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:13am on March 6, 2015[SHARE]

BBC4 to screen Juliette Binoche and Ivo van Hove's Antigone by Ben Beaumont-thomas

The acclaimed Barbican production of Sophocles' tragedy will be screened as part of an ancient Greece season on BBC4 Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:20am on March 6, 2015[SHARE]

Larry David's Broadway debut Fish in the Dark: reviews roundup by Ben Beaumont-thomas

The sardonic Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm star has made a mint in pre-orders for his old-fashioned comedy " but not everyone is convinced by his leap from the small screen Continue read…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:55am on March 6, 2015[SHARE]

Big nights out: Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer announce UK tour by Ben Beaumont-thomas

The pair behind Shooting Stars and new sitcom House of Fools are to go on a nationwide live tour entitled The Poignant MomentsVic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, the absurdist duo whose comedy care…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:50am on March 3, 2015[SHARE]

Alive and loving it: Mel Brooks to perform first ever London solo show by Ben Beaumont-thomas

Comedy writer and performer behind The Producers and Blazing Saddles to bring 'introspective retrospective' to West EndMel Brooks, the writer behind some of Hollywood's most raucous and irre…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:02am on March 2, 2015[SHARE]

Nick Offerman to take lead in stage version of A Confederacy of Dunces by Ben Beaumont-thomas

The Parks and Recreation actor and woodworking enthusiast is to take on one of US fiction's most well-loved comic creationsNick Offerman, the actor who gained fame as ultra-masculine moustac…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:17am on March 2, 2015[SHARE]

A star is reborn: Judy Garland to be played by daughter in new show by Ben Beaumont-thomas

Lorna Luft will take the lead in a jukebox musical about her mother, Judy Garland, authorised by the star's estate and with Arlene Phillips as creative directorJudy Garland's daughter Lorna …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:56am on March 2, 2015[SHARE]

Five-star RSC atomic bomb drama Oppenheimer splits for London by Ben Beaumont-thomas

The play, written by Tom Morton-Smith, follows the father of the atomic bomb and the fallout his creation had in his own life Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:54am on February 27, 2015[SHARE]

Stephen Merchant to make West End debut with The Mentalists by Ben Beaumont-thomas

Merchant will play opposite Gavin and Stacey's Steffan Rhodri in the latest production from One Man, Two Guvnors writer Richard BeanStephen Merchant has hailed the chance to do some "proper …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:32am on February 25, 2015[SHARE]

Alan Howard, mainstay of RSC and National Theatre, dies aged 77 by Ben Beaumont-thomas

The actor was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for 17 years, known for taking on the entire range of the playwright's kingsAlan Howard, one of the most distinguished interpreters of…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:13am on February 19, 2015[SHARE]

The playlist: electronic - DJ Sprinkles, John T Gast, Radio Slave and more by Ben Beaumont-thomas

An exclusive debut from an underground dance star, a new remix of the master of minimal techno and a 12-inch featuring Tony Benn from a deep-house icon top this week's playlist Continue read…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:31am on February 9, 2015[SHARE]

Kevin Spacey to return as Clarence Darrow for Old Vic swansong by Ben Beaumont-thomas

Star will resume the role for his final performances at the Old Vic while he is artistic directorClarence Darrow reviewed: Kevin Spacey shines in barnstorming performanceKevin Spacey was one…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:53am on January 21, 2015[SHARE]

Vanessa Hudgens takes Gigi to Broadway by Ben Beaumont-thomas

The Spring Breakers actor is performing the role in Washington DC in a production that will transfer to the Neil Simon theatre in New York Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:54am on January 15, 2015[SHARE]

Constellations reviews roundup " Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson are stellar by Ben Beaumont-thomas

Critics agree that stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson are beautifully aligned in the Broadway run of Constellations, a parallel-universe romance by Nick Payne Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:30am on January 14, 2015[SHARE]

US comedian Aziz Ansari condemns Rupert Murdoch 'jihadist cancer' tweet by Ben Beaumont-thomas

Parks & Recreation star says Murdoch contributes to an 'insane amount of evil''It's time to get serious' " Aziz Ansari interviewedAziz Ansari, the US standup comedian and one of the star…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:32am on January 12, 2015[SHARE]

The playlist: electronic " Carl Craig, Lena Willikens, the return of Sueño Latino and more by Ben Beaumont-thomas

From Carl Craig's classical excursions to Lena Willikens's Dusseldorf eclecticism and Juju and Jordash's ballsy improv: it's the electronic playlist Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:51am on January 9, 2015[SHARE]

Bradley Cooper plans to take his Elephant Man to the West End by Ben Beaumont-thomas

London theatregoers might get a chance to see the actor's celebrated Broadway performance in proposed 12-week runThe Elephant Man review " Bradley Cooper is almost unrecognisable Broadway en…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:39am on January 7, 2015[SHARE]

'A blueprint for perfection': Plastic People remembered by its stars by Ben Beaumont-thomas

The London nightclub Plastic People has closed its doors after two decades, having incubated dubstep, championed pluralism, and designed one of the world's greatest sound systems. Its founde…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:42am on January 7, 2015[SHARE]

Cats curls up for longer stay in West End " with Kerry Ellis joining cast by Ben Beaumont-thomas

100,000 more people will get the chance to see the Lloyd Webber revival, as Nicole Scherzinger is replaced by Wicked star Kerry Ellis in the role of GrizabellaAfter belting out Memory throug…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:38am on January 5, 2015[SHARE]

2014: when songwriters burned the chorus and built the bridge by Ben Beaumont-thomas

Pop's rules are being rewritten by producers such as Avicii and Zedd, who are downplaying the once sacrosanct chorus " and Katy Perry even dared to do without one at all Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:14am on December 22, 2014[SHARE]

Andrew Lloyd Webber kicks out the jams with School of Rock musical by Ben Beaumont-thomas

The production is set to debut on Broadway in autumn 2015, with new music from Lloyd Webber and a script by Julian Fellowes Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:59am on December 19, 2014[SHARE]