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'I don't want any stage school brats!': Sylvia Young on nurturing Billie Piper, Daniel Kaluuya and a host of stars by Emine Saner

For 50 years, Sylvia Young's theatre school has trained the likes of Dua Lipa, Nicholas Hoult and a 'very naughty' Amy Winehouse. The 82-year-old tells us how it started " and why she expell…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:18am on April 11, 2022

'My worst nightmare and my biggest dream!' The Olivier awards' best quotes by Chris Wiegand

Host Jason Manford, Cabaret stars Jessie Buckley and Eddie Redmayne, and a host of other presenters and winners gave some candid speeches at the ceremony Full list of winners Host Jason Manf…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:42pm on April 10, 2022

Cabaret wins seven awards as Oliviers return to Royal Albert Hall by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Awards for Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley among musical's wins, with Life of Pi also recognised in several categories Full list of winners An intimate revival of the musical Cabaret, whic…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:42pm on April 10, 2022

Eddie! Cush! Kit! The stars arrive for the Olivier awards 2022 " in pictures by Michael Williams

Nominees, presenters and guests say cheese as they arrive for London theatre's big night out at the Royal Albert Hall Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:33pm on April 10, 2022

Red Ellen review " Bettrys Jones gives towering performance in life of Labour MP by Mark Fisher

Northern Stage, NewcastleCaroline Bird's play pays tribute to the leftwing firebrand Ellen Wilkinson, who led Jarrow march and as a Labour minister introduced free school milk Director Wils…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06am on April 10, 2022

The week in theatre: Daddy; Black Love; The Fever Syndrome by Susannah Clapp

Almeida; Kiln; Hampstead, LondonJeremy O Harris's trance-like study of power play sizzles; Chinonyerem Odimba tells a complex sibling story; and Robert Lindsay stars in a predictable family …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:42am on April 10, 2022

Molière 2022 review " France's greatest playwright comes home by Clare Brennan

Comédie-Française, ParisIn an innovative and risk-taking 400th anniversary season, Ivo van Hove and others explore the comic master's endless variety In the foyer of the Comédie-FranÃ�…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:42am on April 10, 2022

Frontera | Border " a Living Monument review " polymorphous dance enlivens cold Leeds car park by Sanjoy Roy

Victoria multistorey car park, Leeds Amanda Piña's dance inspired from the Mexican border town of Matamoros filled the perfunctory setting with pulsating beats and tinsel-clad movement Am…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:42am on April 10, 2022

The 47th review " Bertie Carvel is devilishly good but this Trumpian satire feels too soon by Arifa Akbar

Old Vic theatre, LondonMike Bartlett's script turns US politics into Shakepearean comedy but falls oddly flat despite magnetising performances Donald Trump's inner circle has, in Mike Bartle…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:42am on April 10, 2022

The Forsythe Evening; Traplord review " a sugar rush and a bitter bill by Sarah Crompton

Sadler's Wells; 180 Studios, LondonWilliam Forsythe delivers a dazzling fusion of classical ballet and pop, Ivan Michael Blackstock a bold examination of black masculinity Dance takes many …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:37am on April 10, 2022

Milky Peaks review " a warm-hearted celebration of Welshness by Anya Ryan

Theatr Clwyd, MoldMusical about populist politics in small-town Snowdonia makes up for its slow pace with sharp writing and lavish design Here is a celebration of Wales in all its glory. Wit…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:12pm on April 8, 2022

Akram Khan's Jungle Book Reimagined review " a bleak post-apocalyptic vision by Lyndsey Winship

Curve theatre, LeicesterA grim, sporadically great show sees Mowgli saved by animals who have taken over idle land in the wake of climate disaster News bulletins announce forest fires in nor…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03pm on April 8, 2022

Maggie Fox obituary by Paul Vallely

Actor whose anarchic skills and consummate timing were central to the success of the stage comedy duo LipServiceMaggie Fox, who has died aged 65 after an accident, was an actor of comic geni…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:48am on April 8, 2022

The Meaning of Zong review " a masterful meditation on the legacy of slavery by Gareth LlÅ·r Evans

Bristol Old VicGiles Terera's lyrical and inventive drama about a brutal episode in British history brims with urgency, pain and ultimately pride In November and December 1781, 132 enslaved …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:48am on April 8, 2022

Orphans review " buoyant musical about death, grief and boozing by Mark Fisher

SEC Armadillo, GlasgowFour adult siblings react to their mother's death in wildly different ways, in this raucous musical adaptation of Peter Mullan's 1998 film black comedy If the idea of a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:48am on April 8, 2022

'Still a work in progress': what has #MeToo done for women in theatre? by Ella Fox-martens

The Harvey Weinstein scandal was supposed to usher in a reckoning for the industry. But while some headway has been made, meaningful change has proved elusive When Suzie Miller wrote Prima F…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:24pm on April 7, 2022

Hedwig and the Angry Inch review " Divina De Campo brings drag queen swagger to grunge musical by Mark Fisher

Leeds PlayhousePulsing songs are the bedrock of this show as De Campo's larger-than-life stage presence is matched by an effortless vocal range John Cameron Mitchell's grunge musical is the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:24pm on April 7, 2022

Project Dictator review " meta clowning lays bare real terror by Miriam Gillinson

New Diorama theatre, LondonRhum + Clay's latest devised work is a Russian doll of a production whose layers peel back to reveal a fearful reality We begin with a political sketch show that s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03am on April 7, 2022

Daddy: A Melodrama review " Black art, white money and love in Speedos by Arifa Akbar

Almeida, LondonA white billionaire art collector's relationship with a young Black artist forms the heart of this bold, brawny play about race, patronage and exploitation Ever since Sunset…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03am on April 7, 2022

Dave: The Opener review " Zoë Coombs Marr's toxic male comedian is back by Alexandra Neill

Taking in six years of 'cancel culture' and events as recent as the Will Smith slap, the comedian's latest show lacks the polish of her previous Zoë Coombs Marr's character Dave has woken…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:24pm on April 6, 2022

The Fever Syndrome review " a family home, and its dramas and rivalries, dissected by Arifa Akbar

Hampstead theatre, LondonThere is some fine acting as the wife and children of Robert Lindsay's patriarchal professor bicker and bond over inheritances and legacies, but it is all a little t…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03pm on April 6, 2022

Anyone Can Whistle review " Sondheim flop gets a blazing revival by Mark Lawson

Southwark Playhouse, LondonThis elusive curiosity " whose original production in 1964 closed on Broadway after nine performances " finds brilliant new contexts for its absurdist story Some S…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:42am on April 6, 2022

Fighting Irish review " from a grudge to a riot in boxing courtroom drama by Mark Fisher

Belgrade theatre, CoventryJamie McGough's play, based on the true story of a family of boxers, highlights a sporting defeat to discuss the politics of discrimination It's hard to think of so…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:33am on April 6, 2022

The Homecoming review " Pinter's wickedly funny drama with a warped fairytale twist by Ryan Gilbey

Theatre Royal, BathOn a spectacular set creating Nosferatu-like shadows, Keith Allen expertly negotiates patriarch Max's rapid turns in a bleakly humorous production exploring relationships …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:33am on April 6, 2022

'I couldn't keep it inside': ballet star Olga Smirnova on quitting the Bolshoi and fleeing Russia by Lyndsey Winship

After Putin invaded Ukraine, the Russian dancer denounced the war, left the Kremlin-allied company " and flew out of Moscow that night. As she prepares for her debut at the Dutch National Ba…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:07pm on April 5, 2022
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