'Amoral, evil': vitriolic backlash builds against comics who played Riyadh festival by Hannah Jane Parkinson

Murder by bone-saw, lashings for rape victims, punishment amputation, jail for satirists … these are the Saudi human rights abuses fuelling the fury at the likes of Louis CK, Dave Chappell…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:54am on October 10, 2025☆⚑

Marina Abramović has broken a 255-year-old glass ceiling. Why did it take so long? by Hannah Jane Parkinson

The Serbian performance artist is the first woman to have a solo show in the Royal Academy's main galleries " a telling indictment of the hurdles faced by female artists today At the Royal A…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:37am on September 20, 2023☆⚑

Edinburgh fringe 2023 week two roundup: to the stars " via Essex by Hannah Jane Parkinson

A dazzling drama about women slipping the surly bonds of male-dominated Nasa joins Essex poetry, New York silliness and Lorna Rose Treen's laugh-fest as second-week treats I first encountere…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:25am on August 19, 2023☆⚑

My summer of love: 'One-night stands are often regrettable. This one was the perfect gift' by Hannah Jane Parkinson

Our night in the shadow of Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh was hot, satisfying and as cheery as you could ever hope for A couple of years ago, before the world shut down, the Guardian sent me to …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:42am on July 6, 2021☆⚑

Two Ladies review " fantastic performances, half-baked play by Hannah Jane Parkinson

Bridge theatre, LondonNancy Harris's study of an American first lady and her French counterpart is thin stuff, despite the best efforts of Zoë Wanamaker and Zrinka CviteÅ¡ić It will…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:54am on September 29, 2019☆⚑

Evita review " a work of screaming fun by Hannah Jane Parkinson

Regent's Park Open Air theatre, LondonAndrew Lloyd Webber's musical is so often staged it's tough to make it fresh, but Jamie Lloyd and co rise to the challenge Apparently there are 250 babi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:42am on August 11, 2019☆⚑

This philistine government is betraying the arts | Hannah Jane Parkinson by Hannah Jane Parkinson

The creative industries are a boon for the country " they deserve a culture minister who has a passion for themLet me introduce you to, if you are not already familiar with, Jennie Lee. Lee …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:04pm on November 25, 2018☆⚑

I watched three days of nudity at the Edinburgh fringe " this is what I learned by Hannah Jane Parkinson

Sex sells, which explains why performers have been getting their kit off at the fringe for years. But my fleshy odyssey was also mindbending " and profoundly movingFifteen naked people in a …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:54am on August 13, 2018☆⚑

Inside Pussy Riot review " a soft-labour sentence by Hannah Jane Parkinson

This immersive story of the art-punk group sent to a Russian labour camp has too many laughs to hit homeYou will remember Pussy Riot as the art-punk group who, thanks to a 40-second guerrill…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:33am on November 19, 2017☆⚑

Aisling Bea: 'I am making no money in LA, but creatively it is rewarding' by Hannah Jane Parkinson

The comic and actor on joining the cast of The Fall, Billy Connolly's genius and the importance of chemistry on panel showsAisling Bea, 32, is an actor, comedian and writer from County Kilda…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:37am on September 18, 2016☆⚑

Quiz: Who told these one-liners about sex? by Hannah Jane Parkinson

Here are 10 pithy gags on the subject of sex. Do you know which entertainer is responsible for each of them? Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:43am on July 10, 2014☆⚑

Quiz: who told these one-liners about children? by Hannah Jane Parkinson

Here are 10 one-liners on the subject of kids. Do you know which standup is responsible for each of them? Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:08pm on July 3, 2014☆⚑