Friday, April 26, 2024

Doctor Brown: Beturns review – the original clown prince in total control by Brian Logan

Soho theatre, LondonPhil Burgers made clowning hip after winning the Edinburgh comedy award in 2012. Now older, if not wiser, his new show is a little undercooked, but his skill as a perform…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:02AM

You Are Going to Die review – nothing is off-limits in this naked meditation on mortality by Arifa Akbar

Southwark Playhouse, LondonAdam Scott-Rowley struts, writhes and jiggles his way from ancient Celt to Hieronymus Bosch wretch in this potent cross between physical theatre and performance ar…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:02AM
Thursday, April 25, 2024

The Great Gatsby review – a literary classic becomes a Broadway dud by Gloria Oladipo

The Broadway Theatre, New York F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel makes an underwhelming transfer to the stage in a bombastic yet misfiring new production The musical currently playing at the Broa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00PM

Mother Play review – Jessica Lange anchors often aimless Broadway drama by Benjamin Lee

Hayes Theater, New York The Tony winner is as captivating as ever as a troubled matriarch but Paula Vogel’s emotionally underpowered play often struggles to meet her level At a performance…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:50PM

KVN Dance Company: Coppélia review – a fun mashup of beats, belts and ballet by Lyndsey Winship

Marylebone theatre, LondonFairytale meets hip-hop in Kevan Allen’s energetic reworking of the classic ballet about a toymaker and his all-too-realistic doll Kevan Allen usually choreograp…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24PM

Joanna Scanlan among actors backing gender equality push in theatre by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Women in Theatre Lab will act as incubator for playwriting and acting talent and address gender inequality Gemma Arterton, Joanna Scanlan and Stella Kanu are some of the figures backing an i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AM

Play aims to unravel mystery of poet Nan Shepherd’s masterwork by Libby Brooks Scotland Correspondent

Production examines why Scottish poet’s The Living Mountain lay unpublished in a drawer for 30 years Nan Shepherd, the Scottish poet and nature writer whose vivid reflections on her treks …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AM

Ute Lemper review – intimate and mesmerising show celebrates an inimitable performer by Rian Evans

St George’s BristolThe German chanteuse enters her seventh decade with her velvet voice and characteristic wit intact Time Traveler is the title of the indefatigable Ute Lemper’s current…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AM

Moulin Rouge windmill blades collapse in Paris by Jon Henley In Paris

Blades of famous cabaret venue, home of the French can-can, fall from roof overnight The home of the high-spirited French can-can has been laid temporarily low after the sails of the red-pai…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AM

What (Is) a Woman review – like #MeToo never happened by Arifa Akbar

Arcola theatre, LondonAndrée Bernard’s solo show is a bizarre representation of one woman’s love life, minus depth and character development This solo musical opens with a sex scene. A …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AM

The Legend of Ned Ludd review – workers stage against the machine by Mark Fisher

Everyman, Liverpool No two performances take the same order as Joe Ward Munrow’s scenes of industrial conflict range across history – led by a machine’s chance decrees A play about mac…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AM

Testmatch review – smart satire hits casual racism for six by Kate Wyver

Orange Tree theatre, LondonTensions rise as rain stops play in the Women’s Cricket World Cup between India and England Stepping up to bat in this show of two very different innings are the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM

Urooj Ashfaq: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet) by Urooj Ashfaq

The standup comedian shares what makes her laugh online, including Gino D’Acampo getting mad, the Lonely Island and a scared man paragliding I’m Urooj Ashfaq and I’m a standup comedian…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AM
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Uncle Vanya review – Steve Carell leads excellent cast in Chekhov reimagining by Adrian Horton

Vivian Beaumont Theater, New York The star makes a convincing Broadway debut in a tragicomic winner staged with thought and deft flashes of modernity As with Appropriate, another outstanding…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00PM

Baby, He Loves You review – the patriarchal power beneath the perfect wedding by Mark Fisher

Stage@TheDock, HullJodie and Mike are getting married with all the familiar trimmings – wayward stag night, last-night jitters, irritating in-laws – but Maureen Lennon calls out the hidd…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AM
Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Mary Jane review – Rachel McAdams makes a magnetic Broadway debut by Adrian Horton

Samuel J Friedman Theatre, New York The Oscar nominee is a captivating emotional anchor in this drama about a mother coping with her child’s health problems Alex, the two-year-old child at…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00PM

The dangerous fallout from Baby Reindeer: should Richard Gadd have been less honest about his abusers? by Stuart Heritage

The internet is rife with speculation about the real-life stalker and real-life abuser from the Netflix hit. Is this show about exploitation starting to seem uncomfortably careless – even …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM

‘We have to have graffiti!’ How we made the Breakin’ Convention hip-hop dance festival by Interviews By Lyndsey Winship

‘At the first one, we had DJs in the foyer and people were jumping in to battle with the dancers. We took out seats to make more standing room and the noise was crazy’ I was at the Queen…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM

With her Netflix comedy special Autistic Bikini Queen, Fern Brady is a cynic to savour by Brian Logan

The huge success of her memoir has turbocharged the Scottish comedian’s career, with midlife, Catholicism and marriage in her withering sights Cynicism is now and then expressed about the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM

‘I was only able to go on stage hammered’: David Harewood on acting, racism and his new role at Rada by Steve Rose

He had barely started his career when abuse left him mentally ill. But he went on to phenomenal success – and has just been made president of the UK’s leading drama school This is the fi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12AM
Monday, April 22, 2024

‘We still haven’t cracked it!’ How much does a play change during previews? by David Jays

It is a fraught time of cuts, rewrites – and alcohol. Our writer goes behind the scenes at The Divine Mrs S just as the official opening night looms and not everyone’s ready to face the …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM

‘People like Connor are still left to die in squalor’: the truth, joy and tragedy behind Laughing Boy by John Harris

A decade after her autistic son Connor Sparrowhawk died in a specialist NHS facility, Sara Ryan’s campaign to reveal the truth about what happened is coming to the stage. In a bare rehears…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AM

‘I want to show more crotch!’ Sean Bankhead on his raunchy dances for Beyoncé, Cardi B, Lil Nas X and more by Lyndsey Winship

He’s the world’s hottest choreographer, the man who cooks up steamy videos and stage shows for giants of music. But does the Atlanta star ever think he goes too far? Quite the opposite �…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06AM
Sunday, April 21, 2024

Kiss Marry Kill review – a truth-is-stranger-than-fiction tale of love behind bars by Kate Wyver

Stone Nest, LondonDante or Die’s intriguing but underdeveloped story is based on the case of two men, each convicted of a homophobic murder, who became the first same-sex couple to marry i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AM

1884 review – interactive theatre game invites the neighbours over to resist fascism by Arifa Akbar

Shoreditch Town Hall, LondonTalk of street parties, barbecues and book clubs gives way to politics in this work about authoritarianism, colonialism and how history gets rewritten The histor…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM

Banging Denmark review – misogynist podcaster meets feminist scholar by Rachael Healy

Finborough theatre, LondonChanneling the Gamergate saga and the world of the online pickup artist, Van Badham’s disturbingly timely play offers dark laughs and rewarding nuance Jake Newhou…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:02AM

Boys on the Verge of Tears review – a whistle-stop tour of bewildered masculinity by Ryan Gilbey

Soho theatre, LondonSet entirely within the stained walls of a men’s public toilet, Sam Grabiner’s award-winning play is an ambitious, hallucinatory series of vignettes dramatising the g…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:02AM

The week in theatre: London Tide; The Comeuppance; Gunter – review by Susannah Clapp

Lyttelton; Almeida; Royal Court Upstairs, LondonAll of London life doesn’t quite materialise in an epic take on Dickens with music by PJ Harvey; a university reunion digs deep at the Almei…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AM

One Man, Two Guvnors review – this exemplary staging outdoes the original by Clare Brennan

New Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeA first-rate cast delight in controlled chaos of the highest order in Conrad Nelson’s seamless revival of Richard Bean’s hit play A couple on the stairs behi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:02AM

Hofesh Shechter: From England With Love; International Draft Work – review by Sarah Crompton

Queen Elizabeth Hall; Linbury theatre, Royal Opera House, LondonShechter’s young dancers thrill in his hellish vision of England. Elsewhere, emerging choreographers from Brno to Birmingham…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AM
Friday, April 19, 2024

‘It’s been a thrill!’ My first time at the mind-boggling Melbourne comedy festival by Brian Logan

At the world’s biggest barrel of laughs, Hannah Gadsby, John Kearns and Rose Matafeo rub shoulders with homegrown stars-in-the-making. Our writer has the time of his life What’s the bigg…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards