Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Shakespeare’s Globe theatre company performed Hamlet to the refugees of the Calais Jungle as part of their Globe to Globe tour, which started in April 2014 Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:40PMShakespeare’s Globe stages a performance of Hamlet in the so called Calais ‘jungle’ on Wednesday. The London-based theatre company took its world touring production for a one-off perfo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:48PMTuesday, February 2, 2016
Kiss Me Kate at the Châtelet theatre in Paris, directed by Yorkshireman Lee Blakeley, has an orchestra of 40 musicians, gorgeous costumes from two different eras, complex choreography and u…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:04AMMonday, February 1, 2016
Leading actors perform key Shakespeare speeches in a set of videos that capture the romance, tragedy, villainy and magic of his plays Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:44AMFriday, January 22, 2016
The star of The Wire, The Affair and now Les Liaisons Dangereuses is joining us for a live webchat at 1pm GMT onwards on Tuesday 26 January – post your questions for him in the comments be…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:55AMFriday, January 15, 2016
The author, comedian and Peep Show star is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat from 1pm GMT onwards on Tuesday 19 January – post them in the comments below 10.55am GMT Is…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:14AMWednesday, January 13, 2016
Footage from Spear, the 2015 film adaptation of a Bangarra Dance Theatre production, directed by the Indigenous Australian choreographer Stephen Page. The film tells the story of a young man…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:14AMWednesday, January 6, 2016
In the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, the British recording artists Maverick Sabre, Mic Righteous and Eyez perform lyrics inspired by Shakespeare’s romantic comedy. This video is part …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:52AMGo behind the scenes of a new music video in which Maverick Sabre, Mic Righteous and Eyez perform lyrics inspired by Shakespeare’s comedy to explore how the playwright ‘laid the foundati…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:52AMTuesday, January 5, 2016
The Globe’s incoming artistic director gives a tour through her opening plays at the theatre, which are all inspired by magic and folklore. The “wonder season” starts with A Midsummer …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03AMTuesday, December 29, 2015
Rob Brydon, Ai Weiwei, Lee Scratch Perry, Gillian Anderson ... comedians, artists, musicians and actors gave us a wealth of insight into their creative lives. What did we learn?Let me tell y…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:15PM29 December 1821: Celebrated ventriloquist M. Alexandre put on an excellent show at the Minor TheatreOn Wednesday evening last we were pleased and astonished beyond measure by the extraordin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:28AMMonday, December 21, 2015
Snowmen detectives, sporty Santas and showbiz elves … standup comics offer their best gags to sleigh them this ChristmasBeth Vyse: Why were Rudolph and Blitzen left on the shelves over Chr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:55AMThursday, December 17, 2015
Take a look inside the Royal Shakespeare Company’s workshops to see the outfits for Helen Edmundson’s new play at the Swan theatre, starring Natascha McElhone and Emma Cunniffe Continue …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PMMonday, December 14, 2015
UKTV’s comedy channel Gold invited amateur wits and comedians to write their own modern festive cracker gags. A public vote revealed these winners. Can you do any better?1. Why does Ed Mil…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:13PMWednesday, December 9, 2015
As the spy thriller Hapgood is revived at Hampstead theatre, Tom Stoppard talks about his drama of doubles and deception, and how John le Carré redefined espionage fiction by blurring the b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AMTuesday, December 8, 2015
’Tis the season to compile lists of your favourite productions of the year – let us know which ones left you spellboundAs December disappears and the new year beckons, we’re rememberin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:19AMFriday, December 4, 2015
The Scottish comedian is joining us to answer your questions during his UK tour, from 1pm onwards on Monday 7 December. Post them in the comments below 10.48am GMT Kevin Bridges has one of t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:26AMWednesday, December 2, 2015
Director Carrie Cracknell and choreographer Lucy Guerin have teamed up for a new version of Macbeth at the Young Vic starring John Heffernan and Anna Maxwell Martin. It’s murder on the dan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:16PMGuardian Culture Professionals Network readers reflect on their first and favourite theatre experiencesMy first theatre memory was Schlachten! at the Deutsche Schauspielhaus Hamburg in 1999.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AMAs Sheridan Smith takes the lead role in the Menier Chocolate Factory’s Funny Girl revival, take a look at the musical’s history Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AMMonday, November 30, 2015
The bearded surrealist is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat on Wednesday 2 December from 1pm GMT – post yours in the comments below 1.38pm GMT Appearing a little like a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:02AMFriday, November 27, 2015
As the ballet dancer makes his last performances for the Royal Ballet, he will join us for a live webchat on Tuesday 1 December – post your questions for him below 1.20pm GMT Carlos Acosta…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:09AMThursday, November 26, 2015
Watch out Truffula trees! Dr Seuss’s eco-fable The Lorax, about the greedy Once-ler who cuts down forests to make Thneeds, has been adapted for the stage. Here’s a look at rehearsals for…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:38AMThe Irish standup on the benefits of hitting his 40s: not feeling the need to watch every Scorsese film and learning to love classical music through the Lurpak butter ad. Dara O Briain: Crow…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:55AMTuesday, November 24, 2015
Australian actor Hugh Jackman performs a full dress rehearsal of his stage show Broadway to Oz ahead of its opening in Melbourne on Tuesday. The all-singing all-dancing concert is a celebrat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:30PMSunday, November 22, 2015
The 61st London Evening Standard theatre awards, in partnership with The Ivy at The Old Vic Theatre, saw scores of theatre and television figures converge to honour this year’s work Contin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:07PMThursday, November 19, 2015
Will Adamsdale’s Edinburgh award-winning self-help coach Chris John Jackson returns this winter with a festive twist. Jackson’s Way: The Christmas Top-Up Power Seminar! is at Battersea A…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMWednesday, November 18, 2015
Vadim Muntagirov and Lauren Cuthbertson take the lead roles in Frederick Ashton’s classic ballet The Two Pigeons at the Royal Opera House in London Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:22AMRobert Lindsay, John Simm, Susannah Fielding and others get ready to make a great entrance in these exclusive photographs by Matt Humphrey whose company Curtain Call is producing a book of b…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:09AMTo celebrate #LoveTheatreDay, four stage professionals share what they think makes theatre so special – and why it needs our support#LoveTheatreDay 2015 – liveA list of the theatres and …
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