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1,003 stories by "Chris Wiegand"

Lake District theatre to be renamed after Victoria Wood and unveil new musical of her songs by Chris Wiegand

Old Laundry theatre in Bowness-on-Windermere will change its name next year and premiere show to mark 10th anniversary of comedian's death A theatre in the Lake District is to be renamed for…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:06am on November 10, 2025[SHARE]

Eurovision hero Sam Ryder takes on role as Jesus Christ Superstar by Chris Wiegand

The Space Man singer said he was honoured to take lead in Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera, due to open at the London Palladium next summer The singer-songwriter Sam Ryder, best known for hi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:06am on November 7, 2025[SHARE]

Sung Im Her: 1 Degree Celsius review " ragtag band unite to call for climate reset by Chris Wiegand

Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonInitially buckling under the world's weight, seven dancers shed fear and hold on to joy as they replace climate anxiety with collective action Eulogising a show f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:06am on November 7, 2025[SHARE]

The best theatre to stream this month: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry goes an extra mile by Chris Wiegand

Passenger reworks songs from his hit musical while Tanika Gupta gives Ibsen a Hollywood makeover and TikTok becomes a stage for young playwrights When Rachel Joyce's bestseller about a retir…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:31pm on November 2, 2025[SHARE]

BBC sitcom Two Doors Down to be adapted for the stage with full TV cast by Chris Wiegand

The hit Scottish comedy about suburban neighbours will move from screen to stage next year at Glasgow's Hydro Two Doors Down, the BBC comedy series about a suburban Scottish couple with cons…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:24am on October 23, 2025[SHARE]

Star Trek's Chris Pine to make London theatre debut in Ivanov next summer by Chris Wiegand

The Hollywood actor will star in a new version of the Chekhov classic by writer-director Simon Stone at the Bridge theatre from July Star Trek's Chris Pine will boldly go to the Bridge next …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:18am on October 22, 2025[SHARE]

Don't Look Now review " Du Maurier's Venetian chiller has its dread shredded by Chris Wiegand

New Wolsey theatre, IpswichA couple mourn the loss of their daughter in an adaptation that is far better at conveying sadness than suspense Daphne du Maurier's 1971 story Don't Look Now open…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:12am on October 17, 2025[SHARE]

Lifers review " an inside look at the ageing prison population by Chris Wiegand

Southwark Playhouse Borough, LondonA young officer becomes the de facto carer of a vulnerable inmate in Evan Placey's well-observed play about a stretched Prison Service A decade ago, playwr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:24am on October 15, 2025[SHARE]

Bog Witch review " Bryony Kimmings is back with a haunting and hilarious climate reckoning by Chris Wiegand

Soho Theatre Walthamstow, LondonThe performance artist's first solo show in five years considers the plight of our planet, with a compelling mix of standup, songs and folk horror It may cont…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:12pm on October 14, 2025[SHARE]

Get Down Tonight review " KC and the Sunshine Band's story dimmed in drearily meta musical by Chris Wiegand

Charing Cross theatre, LondonFeaturing 20 of the band's disco-funk songs, this jukebox musical has sparkle but comes with an infuriating concept and little depth of characterisation Fifty ye…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:12am on October 13, 2025[SHARE]

Mischa Barton to make UK stage debut in Double Indemnity by Chris Wiegand

The OC star will take the role made famous by Barbara Stanwyck in James M Cain's classic noir tale of murder and deceit, touring the UK in early 2026 Mischa Barton is to make her UK stage de…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54am on October 9, 2025[SHARE]

Lost Atoms review " Frantic Assembly scale the highs and lows of a very modern romance by Chris Wiegand

Curve theatre, LeicesterIn a moving memory play, Anna Jordan charts the course of a relationship which begins with the sharing of a mobile hotspot Most of us simply dig up memories but the c…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:48am on September 30, 2025[SHARE]

'Trippy': the Pina Bausch classic being revived by its original cast " dancing with their younger selves by Chris Wiegand

Kontakthof is a 1978 show full of tenderness, violence and horror. Now, in a spectacular production, its first performers are bringing it back. But would Bausch have approved? Theatres are h…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18pm on September 29, 2025[SHARE]

Tony Harrison's poem V to be performed in the Leeds cemetery that inspired it by Chris Wiegand

Performance of the once controversial poem was planned for its 40th anniversary but will now double as a tribute to writer who died last week Tony Harrison's state-of-the-nation poem V is to…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18pm on September 29, 2025[SHARE]

50 First Dates: The Musical review " sunny ensemble serve up breezy romcom by Chris Wiegand

The Other Palace, LondonGeorgina Castle and Josh St Clair make a likable couple who endlessly replay their first meeting but this adaptation needs more emotional punch Perhaps it's unfair to…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:02am on September 26, 2025[SHARE]

The Lodger review " ingenious penny dreadful take on Hitchcock's foggy mystery by Chris Wiegand

Old Red Lion theatre, LondonPuppetry and silent cinema techniques are used to retell Marie Belloc Lowndes' novel and its film version in a show played for laughs rather than thrills Rep thea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:32am on September 25, 2025[SHARE]

The Harder They Come review " electrifying reggae musical is sweet, dandy and catchy as hell by Chris Wiegand

Theatre Royal Stratford East, LondonMatthew Xia directs a consummate adaptation of the 1972 Jamaican thriller, whose irresistible soundtrack is bolstered by new songs Scene-setting doesn't g…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:36am on September 24, 2025[SHARE]

Romeo and Juliet review " turbocharged tragedy has a dream duo at its heart by Chris Wiegand

Everyman theatre, LiverpoolEllie Hurt directs a dynamic production that boasts sensational lead performances by Zoe West and Alicia Forde Romeo and Juliet is a play that lives or dies by the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:06am on September 21, 2025[SHARE]

The Weir review " a riveting return for Conor McPherson's lonesome barflies by Chris Wiegand

Harold Pinter theatre, LondonAlmost 30 years on, the Irish playwright's intimate drama brims with painful memories and comedy " brought to dazzling effect by a flawless cast Conor McPherson'…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:48pm on September 19, 2025[SHARE]

Dracula review " Mina Harker bites back but drama is deadened by tricksy retelling by Chris Wiegand

Lyric Hammersmith, LondonA fixation on how to frame Bram Stoker's story disrupts the flow of this feminist reboot, killing the fear factor Drac is back. Earlier this year, the caped bloodsuc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:06pm on September 17, 2025[SHARE]

Hamlet review " Giles Terera dives deep into the prince of Denmark's torment by Chris Wiegand

Minerva theatre, Chichester Justin Audibert's lucid production is classically considered, with a fine cast making full unsettling use of the intimate space By the tim…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18pm on September 16, 2025[SHARE]

High Noon heads for the West End as Billy Crudup takes on Gary Cooper role by Chris Wiegand

The Tony award-winning actor will play the marshal in a London stage adaptation of the 1952 western that won Cooper an Oscar Billy Crudup is to take on the role that won Gary Cooper an Oscar…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:06am on September 15, 2025[SHARE]

Self Esteem to star as raging rock star in revival of David Hare's Teeth 'n' Smiles by Chris Wiegand

Rebecca Lucy Taylor will play Maggie, a role originated by Helen Mirren, in a 'landmark' 50th anniversary production in London in March Fifty years after Helen Mirren originated the role, Re…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36pm on September 12, 2025[SHARE]

Cow | Deer review " extraordinary sound journey into the lives of animals by Chris Wiegand

Royal Court theatre, London Katie Mitchell, Nina Segal and Melanie Wilson's 'experiment in performance' uses expressive performance and inventive sonic effects to bring a wordless world to l…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:02am on September 11, 2025[SHARE]

The best theatre to stream this month: Basil's back as Fawlty Towers reopens for business by Chris Wiegand

John Cleese's stage version of his beloved sitcom, a cast recording of Cornish musical The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Robert Wilson's production of Handel's Messiah are among Septem…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:54am on September 1, 2025[SHARE]
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