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The comedy industry is in crisis and we could all do with hearing a few jokes. Here's a guide to the virtual gigs you can enjoy this week
Like all comedy clubs, the Angel in London is closed…
Tickets will soon go on sale for a 'socially distanced' version of 2019 sellout to shore up theatre's 'seriously perilous' finances due to the coronavirus pandemic
Claire Foy and Matt Smith …
When Chester Storyhouse asked how freelancers were faring under Covid lockdown, it was left 'shocked and enraged' at how perilous their finances are. Now it is calling for national action
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BBC commissions choreographer Corey Baker's splashy new lockdown-friendly take on the classic ballet
It has been performed by ballet companies in the grandest of opera houses around the worl…
As Gillian Anderson stars in the Young Vic's A Streetcar Named Desire " streamed by the National Theatre " can you tell which of these lines belong to Blanche Dubois and which are spoken by …
Streaming service moves forward launch of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway hit by a year, to just before the US Independence Day weekend
An eagerly anticipated film of Lin-Manuel Miranda's land…
Made 20 years before Tom Hooper's critically savaged production, Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1998 version stars Elaine Paige as Grizabella
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Comedian who formed a popular duo with his wife, Anne Meara, has died of natural causes
The comedian Jerry Stiller has died at the age of 92. His death was announced on Monday on Twitter by …
Hester Chillingworth's installation, showing the empty London venue, is eerie, intimate and brings a message of support during the coronavirus lockdown
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Yash Gill's Power Half Hour, directed by Milli Bhatia, is among a new batch of Virtual Collaborators films released this week
With comedy clubs closed by the coronavirus lockdown, many stand…
London theatre, which closed during a run of Shoe Lady starring Katherine Parkinson, presents installation featuring abandoned set
When theatres were forced to close their doors because of t…
Four new titles announced by the NT also include Barber Shop Chronicles, This House and Coriolanus starring Tom Hiddleston
The National Theatre has announced the next titles in its popular s…
Company suffers from the severe drop in ticket sales during the pandemic and uncertainty about a reopening date
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Available onlineNo pot plant or bin is safe in Can't Sit Still's pleasingly physical adaptation of Chris Haughton's picturebook
Can't Sit Still? What a brilliant name for a children's theat…
Sunday in the Park with George, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, postpones opening to 2021 as Theatreland's closure continues
West End theatres will remain closed until at least 28 June, the Societ…
Danusia Samal's Virtual Collaborators series continues with five new short films that look at life on the Covid-19 frontline and in the front room
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Available onlineThere's gleeful mischief and plenty of toilet humour in Chichester Festival theatre's 2018 show based on the David Walliams bestseller
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From the anxiety of remote workers to the strain of isolated couples, a series of virtual collaborations masterminded by Danusia Samal looks at how our lives have changed
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Jez Butterworth's acclaimed play about English myths is to be revived in 2021, directed by Ian Rickson
It was the barnstorming, defining performance of Mark Rylance's stage career, winning h…
Hit 2011 show joins Antony and Cleopatra, starring Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo, in being broadcast as part of free scheme
The best arts and entertainment during self-isolation
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Theatres may be closed but you can celebrate the Bard's birthday on Thursday by watching one of his plays online
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Touring company to debut in October with Coward comedy Private Lives starring Havers and Patricia Hodge
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The TV host, who changed his name to protest the fashion brand's heavy-handed legal action, has decided to 'go back to the Lycetts'
The comedian formerly named Joe Lycett is now once more na…
Musical stars from Broadway and the West End perform songs whose lyrics let us reflect on the coronavirus crisis
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Tiger Country by Nina Raine and The Arrest of Ai Weiwei by Howard Brenton will be streamed online in April
Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online
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