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61 stories by "Press Association"

Comedy club pulls out of Covid safety trial after online 'hate campaign' by Press Association

Hot Water club in Liverpool received more than 4,000 angry messages after reports suggested it was part of status certification pilot Coronavirus " latest updates See all our coronavirus co…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:42am on April 7, 2021

Broadway shows to stay shut for rest of 2020 as coronavirus keeps curtain closed by Press Association

Show won't go on for 41 venues in New York's world-famous theatrical centre, in a devastating blow for the industry Broadway shows will not return this year due to the coronavirus pandemic,…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:54am on June 30, 2020

Piccadilly theatre evacuated after ceiling collapses during show by Press Association

Four theatregoers taken to hospital after incident during Death of a Salesman stage show A theatre in the West End of London has been evacuated after part of its ceiling collapsed during a s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:54am on November 7, 2019

Poet and playwright Lemn Sissay wins the PEN Pinter prize by Press Association

Judges laud ability to forge beautiful words from sorrows as he sees it as sign to continue Lemn Sissay has won the PEN Pinter prize, set up in memory of playwright Harold Pinter. Sissay, 52…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:42am on June 3, 2019

Comedian Jeremy Hardy dies of cancer aged 57 by Press Association

Hardy was a regular on BBC Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue and wrote for the GuardianThe comedian Jeremy Hardy has died of cancer aged 57, his publicist Amanda Emery said.Hardy, who fea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:54am on February 1, 2019

Rob Delaney reveals birth of fourth child months after son's death by Press Association

Catastrophe star spoke publicly about death of two-year-old Henry in effort to 'destigmatise grief'The American actor and comedian Rob Delaney has revealed that his wife gave birth to their …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:48pm on December 30, 2018

Bob Mortimer: my doctor said I'd have a heart attack on stage by Press Association

Comedian reveals his heart was 95% blocked before triple bypass surgery in 2015The comedian Bob Mortimer has revealed a doctor told him that he risked having a heart attack on stage had he a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:06am on June 18, 2018

Michael McIntyre says Dublin gig days after robbery was 'touch and go' by Press Association

Comedian attacked by men on mopeds thanks fans for being 'amazingly supportive'Michael McIntyre has thanked his "amazingly supportive" fans during his first show since being robbed by thieve…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:54am on June 8, 2018

Orlando Bloom to return to West End to play hit man in Killer Joe by Press Association

The Lord of the Rings actor will star in Tracy Letts' 'adrenaline-fuelled' 1993 play this summerOrlando Bloom will return to the West End to portray a policeman who moonlights as a contract …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:48am on March 26, 2018

Comedy legend Sir Ken Dodd dies aged 90 by Press Association

The Liverpudlian comic was 'one of the last of the music hall greats', his publicist says The comedy legend, Sir Ken Dodd, has died at the age of 90, his publicist has said. Related: Ken Dod…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:51pm on March 11, 2018

Rob Delaney announces death of two-year-old son from cancer by Press Association

Catastrophe actor and writer says Henry died in January and writes: 'I will endeavour not to go mad with grief'Actor and writer Rob Delaney has announced the death of his two-year-old son He…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:04pm on February 9, 2018

'It's messy': Gormley dance show uses three tonnes of clay by Press Association

Dancers at Sadler's Wells to grapple with clay in work co-created by Antony GormleyDancers on the London stage will grapple with more than three tonnes of clay in a new work co-created by sc…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:38pm on February 1, 2018

A third of theatre workers have been sexually harassed, says poll by Press Association

Stage newspaper's survey in wake of Kevin Spacey allegations also reveals 67% did not report harassment or bullyingAlmost a third of theatre professionals in the UK have experienced sexual h…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:21am on January 25, 2018

Royal Court reverses decision to cancel Rita, Sue and Bob Too by Press Association

Accusations of censorship prompt the theatre to go back on its cancellation and invite the production to return for its runThe Royal Court has backed out of a decision to cancel a production…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:54pm on December 15, 2017

Andrew Garfield and Glenda Jackson among Evening Standard nominees by Press Association

Spider-Man star and Oscar-winning former politician are up for top theatre awards, while The Ferryman leads the pack with four nominations The Sherlock star Andrew Scott and the Oscar-nomina…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:24pm on November 17, 2017

Sir Lenny Henry leads tributes to 'one of the best' Larrington Walker by Press Association

Jamaican-born actor, whose television career included The Bill and Inspector Morse, has died aged 70Sir Lenny Henry has led tributes to the actor Larrington Walker, who died at the weekend a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:33pm on September 4, 2017

Conchita Wurst cancels Edinburgh festival show after band denied visas by Press Association

Eurovision-winning Austrian drag queen was due to perform at festival but band members, who are from Syria, denied visasEurovision song contest winner Conchita Wurst has cancelled her perfor…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54am on August 11, 2017

Britain's Got Talent final is Saturday's most watched programme by Press Association

ITV1 talent show, won by pianist Tokio Myers, seen by an average of 8.2 million viewersThe Britain's Got Talent final was the most-watched TV programme on Saturday night, with five million m…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:54pm on June 4, 2017

David Storey, author of This Sporting Life, dies aged 83 by Press Association

The novelist, playwright and screenwriter won the Booker prize in 1976 for SavilleThis Sporting Life and Saville writer David Storey has died at the age of 83.Storey wrote a string of award-…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12am on March 27, 2017

Miranda Hart to make West End debut in Annie musical by Press Association

Call the Midwife actor to play 'dream role' as orphanage owner Miss Hannigan at Piccadilly Theatre in London later this year Miranda Hart will make her West End theatre debut in her "dream r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54am on February 16, 2017

Fez, museum. Museum, fez: Tommy Cooper's hat appears at V&A by Press Association

Comic and magician's trademark headgear joins collection of memorabilia including jokes, props, posters and contractsTommy Cooper's famous red fez is to go on display at the Victoria and Alb…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:12pm on December 5, 2016

Ron Moody, actor who played Fagin in Oliver! musical, dies aged 91 by Press Association

Oscar-nominated star appeared in stage and screen versions of Lionel Bart's Dickens adaptation' ObituaryThe actor Ron Moody, best known for playing Fagin in the hit film version of Lionel Ba…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:18pm on November 13, 2016

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child could soon go worldwide, says JK Rowling by Press Association

As play opens in the West End of London, author says she expects it could be destined for Broadway and beyond to reach as many Potter fans as possible As Harry Potter and the Cursed Child op…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:20pm on July 30, 2016

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Emma Watson praises Noma Dumezweni's Hermione by Press Association

'Meeting Noma was like meeting my older self,' says the actor after seeing JK Rowling's stage play in London's West EndEmma Watson has said she felt as if she was "meeting her older self" as…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:40am on July 8, 2016

Teen in hospital after plunge from Blackpool's Grand Theatre balcony by Press Association

Eighteen-year-old recovering in Royal Preston hospital after Thursday evening incident which cancelled performanceAn 18-year-old man is recovering in hospital after falling from the balcony …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:50am on June 3, 2016
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