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Harry Shearer webchat " post your questions now by Guardian Staff

The podcaster and Simpsons voice is answering your questions in a live webchat on Wednesday 23 November " ask them in the comments below 11.04am GMT Mr Burns, Smithers, Ned Flanders, Kent Br…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:06am on November 22, 2016

Hair review " a bright new dawn for the age of Aquarius by Lyn Gardner

Hope Mill, Manchester For all the failings of the hippy dippy 60s musical, this is an irresistibly sunny revival " and not without contemporary resonanceI was too young for Hair the first ti…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:06am on November 22, 2016

Activist playwright Anders Lustgarten: 'I love winding people up' by Andrew Dickson

The firebrand writer is an outspoken critic of the establishment but his new work is an RSC commission about Caravaggio. He talks about challenging audiences' prejudices " and his ownSay wha…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:06am on November 22, 2016

Zulu Rema: the paraplegic breakdancer from Tunisia " in pictures by Guardian Staff

Street photographer Yassine Alaoui Ismaili follows 16-year-old Emeer Guesmi, aka B-boy Zulu Rema, as he trains and performs breakdance moves " all without the use of his legs Continue readin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:48am on November 22, 2016

Imelda Staunton calls for ban on eating and drinking in theatres by Kevin Rawlinson

Harry Potter and Vera Drake actor also says people are overburdened with choice because there are too many TV channelsEating and drinking in theatres should be banned, Imelda Staunton has sa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:06pm on November 21, 2016

Hamilton actor: no apology needed over Pence remarks " video by Guardian Staff

Brandon Victor Dixon, who played America's third vice president, Aaron Burr, in the hit Broadway show Hamilton, told CBS's This Morning program there was no need for the cast to apologise. D…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:06pm on November 21, 2016

Why are pantos casting tall people as dwarves? by Aina Khan

Non-dwarf actors are being hired for panto roles normally played by real dwarves because they're cheaper. And the shorter members of the acting community are not amused …From Christmas elv…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:36pm on November 21, 2016

Hamilton actor defends speech to Mike Pence: 'There's nothing to apologize for' by Amber Jamieson

Brandon Victor Dixon addressed vice-president-elect from Broadway stageDonald Trump demanded an apology, claiming Pence was 'harassed'The Hamilton actor who addressed Mike Pence from the sta…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:36pm on November 21, 2016

Sweet Charity review " energetic take on tragicomic musical is a winner by Alexis Soloski

Pershing Square Signature Center, New YorkThe latest production of the 1966 tale by Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields and Neil Simon of a romantic optimist boasts thrilling choreography and a dazzl…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18pm on November 21, 2016

A leap too far: Will Tuckett on why his Nutcracker won't go on by Judith Mackrell

It was one of this winter's hottest tickets but has been cancelled after one performance. The choreographer describes the heartbreak behind the scenes Of all the many Nutcrackers competing f…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:18am on November 21, 2016

Beyond Hamilton: five shows Pence and Trump should see together by Michael Billington

Following the hip-hop musical's special message to the US vice-president elect, here's a selection of great American shows that could enlighten him and his bossEveryone knows what happened w…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:06am on November 21, 2016

How Hetain Patel shape-shifted from Spider-Man to 'bad Obama' by Judith Mackrell

He has aped superheroes, written over himself in henna and based a performance around his moustache. Now, accidental dancer Hetain Patel has imagined a post-presidential rampageWhen he was g…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:48am on November 21, 2016

Plan your week's theatre: top tickets by Lyn Gardner

Harry Enfield goes to Hollywood at the Young Vic, Elvis makes a comeback in Manchester, Sacred: Homelands brings a world of theatre to Toynbee Studios " and the festive show season is kickin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:48am on November 21, 2016

Zoe Lyons review " diverting riffs on outsider life by Brian Logan

Leicester Square theatre, London The comedian's Little Misfit show takes aim at tribalism, social awkwardness and British reserve, though her potent wit should land more blowsBy Zoe Lyons's …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42am on November 20, 2016

What goes on in the wings: actors' backstage secrets by Imogen Carter and Kathryn Bromwich

From knitting and piano-playing to late-night poker games, eight stars including Mark Rylance, Anne-Marie Duff and Niamh Cusack reveal allBrought up in Greenwich, London, Dominic Cooper trai…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:06am on November 20, 2016

London Stories: Made By Migrants review " raw and illuminating by Susannah Clapp

Battersea Arts Centre, LondonPeople from elsewhere who have made London their home speak openly in an immersive experience that touches heartsThe young woman serving home-made coconut cake i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:54am on November 20, 2016

School of Rock review " top marks for Andrew Lloyd Webber by Susannah Clapp

New London theatreLloyd Webber delivers a rabble-rousing musical with a big heart and the best drilled young actors this side of MatildaHere is the family Christmas outing solved. Andrew Llo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:54am on November 20, 2016

The Sewing Group review " stitches in time by Susannah Clapp

Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court, LondonEV Crowe explores the disorienting effects of technology in her cryptic new playEV Crowe's new play, The Sewing Group, is a sly thing. It begins …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:54am on November 20, 2016

Rambert: The Creation review " impeccable, if a little coy by Luke Jennings

Sadler's Wells, LondonRambert dance Haydn beautifully, but was the Garden of Eden quite this decorous?Mark Baldwin, artistic director of Rambert, is not a man to shrink from a challenge. Jos…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:54am on November 20, 2016

Harriet Martineau Dreams of Dancing review " drawing-room antics by Clare Brennan

Live theatre, NewcastleShelagh Stephenson's play about the radical thinker's stay on Tyneside provides a witty examination of her ideas but not much dramaLike the quilt its female characters…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:54am on November 20, 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda: the bard of Broadway by Alexis Soloski

Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop musical, Hamilton, has reignited Broadway. But his talent doesn't end there. Alexis Soloski finds out moreCreator and star of the musical phenomenon Hamilton, Li…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:54am on November 20, 2016

Strictly Come Dancing leads a host of dance shows on to the floor by Sarah Hughes

From documentaries to talent contests, the hit has paved the way for a gentler series of programmesIt introduced a generation to ballroom dancing, had households across Britain debating the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:12pm on November 19, 2016

Why don't we grieve for extinct species? by Jeremy Hance

We have no rituals for coping with extinction, ecological destruction or environmental loss. And that's a problem. Now, an impassioned group of artists and activists are trying to create the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:18am on November 19, 2016

My 21st-century Wendy by Viv Groskop

The director Sally Cookson is renowned for turning family shows upside down. As her National Theatre Peter Pan opens, she talks about why she made Wendy the real star of the show"I have vivi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:02am on November 19, 2016

Mike Pence told at Hamilton: 'We are anxious you will not protect us' " video by Guardian Staff

Brandon Victor Dixon, actor in the hit musical Hamilton, addresses Donald Trump's vice-president elect who was booed by the audience at the hit Broadway show in New York. The actor called on…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:02am on November 19, 2016
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