Peaky Blinders star Helen McCrory named best actress at the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards. by Pa

King Charles III by Mike Bartlett was crowned best new play

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 8:30am on January 27, 2015☆⚑

Imelda Staunton Gypsy and A View from the Bridge Win U.K.'s Critics' Circle Theatre Awards by Mark Shenton

Both the revivals of Gypsy and A View from the Bridge, first premiered in 2014 at Chichester Festival Theatre and London's Young Vic Theatre, respectively, have won awards in the U.K'…

SOURCE: Playbill at 8:30am on January 27, 2015☆⚑

Critics' Circle Theatre Awards 2015: Helen McCrory wins Best Actress for Medea

Peaky Blinders star Helen McCrory has been named Best Actress at this year's Critics' Circle Theatre Awards.

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:30am on January 27, 2015☆⚑

Critics' Circle winners contradict Standard: any bets on Oliviers? by Terri Paddock

If you read my Best of the Best of #theatre2014 round-ups a few weeks ago, you may have been able to predict most of the winners of the Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards, announced today …

SOURCE: Terri Paddock at 7:30am on January 27, 2015☆⚑

Review: The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Unicorn Theatre by Lisa Carroll

It's exciting to see Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle made so palatable and engaging for young audiences at the Unicorn Theatre near London Bridge. Brecht's traditional moralising and …

SOURCE: A Younger Theatre at 5:59pm on January 26, 2015☆⚑

Chicago Theater Review: CIRCLE-MACHINE (Oracle) by Lawrence Bommer

RELUCTANT HEROISM IN A CHANGING CAUSE Oracle Theatre, Chicago's 44-seat public-access venue where tickets are free, just unleashed another populist piledriver. It's a play with several sourc…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 1:04pm on January 25, 2015☆⚑

Critics are getting a taste of their own medicine by Joe Dziemianowicz

It's open season on critics.

SOURCE: New York Daily News at 2:00am on January 25, 2015☆⚑

WEEK IN REVIEW, Jan. 17-22: Stripped-Down Into the Woods Casts a Spell on Critics and Anne Hathaways by Robert Simonson

Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s increasingly familiar musical Into the Woods got another go-round with the public this week, when a new, pared-down production &mdas…

SOURCE: Playbill at 2:30pm on January 23, 2015☆⚑

How to put the New York Times critics in your pocket. by Ken Davenport

Like it or not, reviews matter. And if you’re interested in the business of Broadway (which I gotta assume you are), then knowing what the reviewers say about all the shows on Broad…

SOURCE: The Producer's Perspective at 11:00am on January 23, 2015☆⚑

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Announces 2014 Nominees, Special Awards by BroadwayWorld

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle has announced its nominations and special awards for excellence in Los Angeles and Orange County theatre for the year 2014 Dec. 1, 2013 - Nov. 30, 2014. …

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 5:09pm on January 22, 2015☆⚑

The 2014 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Nominations by Colin Mitchell

Let the ties begin! Actually there are many well-deserved artists and companies included here so congrats to all! These are the members of the LADCC, so talk to them, not me: Pauline Adamek,…

SOURCE: Bitter Lemons at 5:07pm on January 22, 2015☆⚑

L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award nominations announced by Jessica Gelt

The Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle on Thursday announced its nominations for excellence in theater for Los Angeles and Orange counties in 2014.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 4:32pm on January 22, 2015☆⚑

The Caucasian Chalk Circle review " rare staging reveals the true Brecht by Michael Billington

Unicorn, LondonThis production of Brecht's political morality tale underlines his instinctive theatricality with heartstopping scenes and one of modern drama's best comic figures Continue re…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:16am on January 22, 2015☆⚑

The Caucasian Chalk Circle , Unicorn Theatre, London by Susan Elkin

Unicorn Theatre, London: Considering that the Unicorn is a theatre specialising in work for under-21s (this show is billed for over-11s), a near full-length Caucasian Chalk Circle is a prett…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:54am on January 22, 2015☆⚑

Shenton's View: Should critics have to do homework before they review a show? by Mark Shenton

In a recent feature in The Guardian, Michael Billington wrote, "I find myself in pre-match training for a new Stoppard play at the National Theatre. All I know about The Hard Problem is that…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 2:00am on January 20, 2015☆⚑

BOYHOOD is Big Winner at London Critics' Circle Film Awards; Full List! by Movies News Desk

The UK's top film critics named Boyhood as Film of the Year at their annual ceremony tonight, hosted by previous winners Alice Lowe and Steve Oram at The May Fair Hotel.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 7:56am on January 19, 2015☆⚑

Critics' Choice Awards: Michael Keaton Soars to 3 Wins, Flies Off Stage on Big Night (Analysis) by Scott Feinberg

THR's awards analyst also notes that, just hours after Oscar noms were announced, the BFCA gave prizes to Oscar-snubbed contenders in its adapted screenplay, doc, animated film, foreign lang…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:22am on January 16, 2015☆⚑

Will Critics' Raves Save Honeymoon in Vegas? by David Lefkowitz

When "Honeymoon in Vegas" played at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse two years ago, the musical seemed to be on a fast track to Broadway. Audiences had a blast, the cast boasted Rob McClure…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 1:58am on January 16, 2015☆⚑

BIRDMAN and BOYHOOD Top 2015 Critics' Choice Movie Awards; All the Winners! by Movies News Desk

The Broadcast Film Critics Association BFCA announced the winners of the 20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards tonight, live from the Hollywood Palladium. The show aired on AampE at 9pm E…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:09pm on January 15, 2015☆⚑

The Verdict: Read Critics Reviews of Constellations Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson by Playbill Staff

Jake Gyllenhaal and Ruth Wilson make their Broadway debuts in Nick Payne's Constellations, which opens on Broadway Jan. 13. What did critics think of the enigmatic and romantic two-h…

SOURCE: Playbill at 8:38pm on January 13, 2015☆⚑

Review Round-Ups: Critics not nervous about Women on the Verge

Pedro Almodóvar's film is brought to the stage at the Playhouse Theatre starring Tamsin Greig

SOURCE: WhatsOnStage at 1:00pm on January 13, 2015☆⚑

The Verdict: Critics Review Revised London Production of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown by Playbill Staff

The West End premiere of a revised version of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane's 2010 Broadway musical version of the 1988 film of the same name b…

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:16am on January 13, 2015☆⚑

Blasted was dismissed by a handful of critics but the conversation has changed by Lyn Gardner

Critical incomprehension greeted Sarah Kane's debut in 1995. Blogging, and a more open public debate about new theatre on social media, means that's less likely to happen nowKate Ashfield on…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:30am on January 12, 2015☆⚑

LA Film Critics Awards: Angelina Jolie, Wes Anderson Come Out on Big Night for 'Boyhood' by Scott Feinberg

Wes Anderson quoted his worst review, Ava DuVernay thanked the critics who wrote her best notices and Angelina Jolie introduced her role model at the 40th annual editionread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 4:57am on January 11, 2015☆⚑

News: Revamped Wales Theatre Awards launches alongside new critics fund by Georgia Snow

An awards scheme celebrating the best of Welsh culture is to undergo an overhaul that will see both professional and aspiring critics work together to judge its categories, in what organiser…

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 10:57am on January 9, 2015☆⚑