The proceedings are a rare example of a celebrity #MeToo case leading to criminal charges.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:54AMThe actor will appear in a London court on Thursday to start what could be a lengthy trial process over multiple allegations of sexual assault.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:42PMHundreds of ballet dancers and students fled Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. With opportunities scarce, many will have to keep moving if they want to keep dancing.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:00AMMike Bartlett’s “The 47th” presents political turmoil in the United States for laughs. But some find it more like a horror story.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:18AMPunchdrunk’s “The Burnt City” adds techno and sake to the story of the fall of Troy, but it brought in a scholar of classical theater to get the details right.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:04PMBallet has long been a symbol of Russian culture. Now it is becoming a symbol of Russian isolation.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:08AMThe musical won seven awards at Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys. A puppet-filled adaptation of “Life of Pi” and a “Back to the Future” musical also won big.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:33PMOlga Smirnova said she was against the war in Ukraine “with all the fibers of my soul.” Now, she has joined the Dutch National Ballet.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:26PMThe Belarus Free Theater’s members fled repression at home. The company’s latest show imagines a nightmare future of authoritarian Russian rule.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:33PMA revival of the 1966 musical, with Jessie Buckley as Sally Bowles, is up for 11 awards at Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:07PMThe director was set to stage a revival of “Into the Woods” in London. After a clash at the Old Vic theater, the much-anticipated production will now debut 115 miles away, in Bath, Engla…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:06AMEncouragements to mask up are hardening into mandates. But the new rules are coming from the playhouses, not the government.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:18AMIn “The Walk,” a 12-foot tall, 9-year-old Syrian girl named Amal trekked from Turkey to Britain to find her mother. In a politically divided continent, were any minds changed?
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:24AMThe hit movie’s set was plagued by malfunctioning sharks and drunken feuds — perfect material for a night at the theater.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:12AMWith mask wearing and proof of vaccination not legally required, it’s up to venues and audience members to make their own decisions about coronavirus safety.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:36PMFeuding stagehands, falling props: It might sound like the plot of an opera, but in France it has been the subject of a court case.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:03AMA devoted fan of the 1985 movie helped the London production’s creative team recreate the iconic time-traveling DeLorean, down to the last detail.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:06PM“Little Amal” is on a 5,000-mile journey from Turkey to Britain to highlight the plight of Syrian refugees. But in Greece, some have objected to her presence, saying it could encourage m…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMMany London theaters are canceling performances, and people in the industry fear that more productions will have to close when England ends distancing and mask-wearing requirements next week.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:33AMOn questions of reopening, the theater impresario has become a surprising thorn in the British government’s side.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:33AMTheaters and nightclub owners are having to hastily rearrange and cancel events after the government decided to maintain some restrictions.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 06:42AMSome people with disabilities feel they are being forgotten, and that struggling venues will concentrate on producing in-person shows and forgo online offerings, or cut their in-person servi…
SOURCE: The Independent at 04:18AMShakespeare’s Globe survived Elizabethan plagues. Today’s version got through the coronavirus pandemic, but tough times lie ahead.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:06AMSome fear being forgotten, and that struggling venues will concentrate on producing in-person shows and forgo online offerings, or cut their in-person services for disabled people.
SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 04:45PMSome disabled people have spent a year devouring shows online, and they want continued access. Some theaters are promising to provide it, but fears persist.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:12AMLondon’s theater scene re-emerged with “The Mousetrap,” Agatha Christie’s long-running murder mystery, which has changed little from its debut in 1952, let alone from before the coro…
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:06AMOn May 17, after two failed tries, London’s theaters hope to reopen for good. Meet a director, a producer, an actor and a costumer, nervously raring to go.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06AMThe Edinburgh International Festival, canceled last year, said it would proceed in August thanks to three specially built pavilions.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:43AMKlauss Dörr resigned as head of the Volksbühne after 10 women accused him of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 01:18PMThe pandemic is still raging, but arts workers in France want to know when cultural life can restart.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:24PMThe director, Kirill Serebrennikov, is known for productions with thinly veiled criticism of the Russian government. His contract at the Gogol Center was not renewed.
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