Liv Ullmann: Films should be fantasies, not pornography by Dalya Alberge

Ingmar Bergman's muse talks about ever-more explicit mainstream movies and her new version of Miss JulieSex scenes in some of today's films are so graphic that they are little more than "por…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:14pm on September 5, 2015☆⚑

Tyranny of the 'casting couch'? It never went away, say actors by Dalya Alberge

Equity will draw up audition guidelines in response to a rise in the number of complaints"Kick him in the balls and run out of the door." So advised Joan Collins when asked how to negotiate …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54pm on May 30, 2015☆⚑

George Clooney ditches British cast for Enron film by Dalya Alberge

UK play's author will write screenplay but West End director and cast are dropped as Hollywood snaps up stage success. Enron, the stage play that has enraptured the West End with its depicti…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Athol Fugard berates dramatists for failing to confront injustice by Dalya Alberge

South African playwright says modern writers are catering for 'attention spans of 10 minutes between adverts'

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Strictly no celebs: young dancers compete for the BBC's new title by Dalya Alberge

Young Dancer 2015 contest hopes to find the next generation of stars for Royal Ballet and Sadler's WellsThe British have a longstanding love of TV dance shows. Think only of the huge popular…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:05pm on April 11, 2015☆⚑

Steven McRae: 'Sometimes I feel 100 years old' " the pain and the ecstasy driving star of Swan Lake by Dalya Alberge

Steven McRae won acclaim last week at the opening of the Royal Ballet's latest production. But his poise comes at a priceThose watching Steven McRae gracefully leaping and pirouetting across…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:04pm on March 21, 2015☆⚑

Simon Russell Beale: it's fine to take liberties with Shakespeare by Dalya Alberge

Acclaimed actor says we shouldn't be purists about the text " as long as it still makes coherent, emotional senseMany regard him as the greatest classical actor of his generation, with King …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:00pm on February 14, 2015☆⚑

Royal Shakespeare Company plans bursaries for disadvantaged children by Dalya Alberge

As budget cuts are said to be turning arts into the 'domain of the privileged', RSC aims to develop training and bursaries to help increase diversity Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:05pm on February 8, 2015☆⚑

Meera Syal calls on theatres to stop neglecting Asian audiences by Dalya Alberge

Author and actor says theatres neglect 'moneyed new generation' and should put on more diverse performances' Arts in England told to make progress with diversity Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:05pm on December 7, 2014☆⚑

As Rocky Horror sequel comes to stage, it seems creator was far ahead of his time by Dalya Alberge

Shock Treatment musical, written by Richard O'Brien 30 years ago, predicts rise of 'that dreadful phenomenon', reality and celebrity TV Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:05pm on November 29, 2014☆⚑

Judi Dench laments that young actors are held back by wealth divide by Dalya Alberge

Oscar-winning star fears working-class talents being lost by the cost of drama school training and demise of repertory theatre Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:50am on September 13, 2014☆⚑

Tax relief sets stage for investment boom in UK theatre by Dalya Alberge

Credits extended to theatres, while relief on preproduction costs offers incentive for projects with less obvious commercial appeal Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:54pm on September 1, 2014☆⚑

Stephen Fry backs charter to switch mobiles off before the curtain goes up by Dalya Alberge

A theatregoer's campaign to crack down on thoughtless behaviour has got the actor on board Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:26am on August 2, 2014☆⚑

Not so 'loverly': early Mackintosh My Fair Lady 'tasteless and vulgar' by Dalya Alberge

Previously unpublished letters reveal tension between legendary lyricist Alan Jay Lerner and producer over staging of musicalHe is the most powerful musicals producer of all time, but in his…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:20am on July 15, 2014☆⚑

Michael Attenborough: David Cameron can't ignore Belarus Free Theatre abuse by Dalya Alberge

In a frank interview, the former head of the Almeida speaks out against a Belarusian regime that raids plays in performance, imprisons directors and threatens the future of free expressionOn…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:50am on April 30, 2014☆⚑

Acrobatic artists find new status as London circus school goes national by Dalya Alberge

Directors hail victory for campaign to keep world-class talent in UK as London centre leads renaissance in big top skillsThere may not be a lengthy drum roll to draw people's attention, but …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:30pm on March 8, 2014☆⚑

Michael Grandage, interview: it's time to get political by Dalya Alberge

Theatre director Michael Grandage worries that only the rich will be able to go to drama school    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 4:00am on March 8, 2014☆⚑

Ballet's Gillian Lynne and Beryl Grey: dancers should be pushed to the limit by Dalya Alberge

Exclusive: Grand dames of ballet criticise contemporary performances and say dancers have to be underweightTwo grand dames of classical ballet have ridiculed repeated claims that today's dan…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:09pm on February 12, 2014☆⚑

Night of the stars celebrates 50 years of the National by Dalya Alberge

From Judi Dench to Benedict Cumberbatch, some of the greatest names in British theatre reprise classic performances on London's South BankOne of the greatest crucibles of modern drama, the N…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:06pm on November 2, 2013☆⚑

Shakespeare's fingerprints found on three Elizabethan plays by Dalya Alberge

Computer analysis gives the Bard a hand in three late 16th century dramas, says scholar Jonathan BateThe hand of William Shakespeare has been identified in scenes or passages in three Elizab…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:19am on October 12, 2013☆⚑

Young Vic turns film studio as it remakes stage hits for cinema by Dalya Alberge

Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in first feature as theatre adapts acclaimed shows into movies " following bold experiment in short filmsIt is small in size, but big on innovation. The Young Vic made…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:40am on September 14, 2013☆⚑

Orson Welles' criticisms of fellow actors and directors found on lost tapes by Dalya Alberge

Director's sharp criticism of Hollywood stars emerges following publication of previously unpublished recordingsHe is one of cinema's giants, but Orson Welles looked down on many of his fell…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:46pm on June 29, 2013☆⚑

Imogen Stubbs hits out at mumbling actors by Dalya Alberge

Rada boss and Imogen Stubbs say language is being mangled in bid to imitate American film stars and audiences are being let down Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:26am on June 22, 2013☆⚑

Imogen Stubbs hits out at mumbling actors by Dalya Alberge

Rada boss and Imogen Stubbs say language is being mangled in bid to imitate American film stars " and audiences are being let downToo many actors mumble their way through their lines, neithe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:26am on June 22, 2013☆⚑

Shakespeare scholars unite to see off threat of the 'Bard deniers' by Dalya Alberge

As the academic debate gets personal, new book aims to prove William Shakespeare was the author of his own playsA group of 22 of the world's leading Shakespeare scholars have come together t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:45am on March 30, 2013☆⚑