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Monday, June 13, 2011

Tony awards 2011 - in pictures by Guardian Staff

From a victory for a musical on Mormonism and a triumph for War Horse's equine puppets, to (yet another) esoteric Mark Rylance acceptance speech, Broadway's biggest awards were as barnstormi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:04AM
Thursday, April 14, 2011

Standup comedy's toughest crowds by Guardian Staff

A survey of British comedians has found that Liverpool audiences are the hardest to make laugh. Where do standups dread performing – and which towns guarantee ROFLs? Continue rea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:31PM
Friday, February 25, 2011

Danny Boyle's Frankenstein in pictures by Guardian Staff

When the Oscar-winning director brought Mary Shelley's gothic tale to the stage with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller, was the result fantastic or frightening? Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:05AM
Friday, December 18, 2009

More alternative Christmas cracker jokes by Guardian Staff

Catherine Tate, Ricky Gervais, Ed Byrne, Chris Addison… can these and other top comedians make your festive dinner go with a bang? Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM
Thursday, October 8, 2009

From the archive: The death of Marie Lloyd by Guardian Staff

Originally published on 9 October 1922 Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:05PM
Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Hugh Jackman interrupted by mobile phone in Broadway show by Guardian Staff

New York preview of A Steady Rain, starring Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig, is disturbed by a mobile phone ringing - but the actors keep their cool Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:23PM
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Hart to Hart: a lineup of Roxies in the musical Chicago by Guardian Staff

London's long-running production of Chicago has a bootylicious new Roxie (click 'Hide' to, er, reveal). She follows in the high-heeled footsteps of Denise Van Outen, Brooke Shields and Renee…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:23AM
Friday, April 24, 2009

Are you well-versed in Yeats's plays? by Guardian Staff

Everyone knows a few of his poems, but how much do you know about his work in the theatre? Find out in our fiendish brainteaser Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:51AM
Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Wallace Shawn: Can you answer all 10 correctly? Inconceivable! by Guardian Staff

The Royal Court theatre's Wallace Shawn season shines the spotlight on the strangely lovable New Yorker. But do you know what famous magazine his father edited or what everyday object he ref…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AM
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Bill Hicks: comedy and controversy by Guardian Staff

It's 15 years since Bill Hicks died. He was one of the most influential standups of recent times, but do you know who he called a 'banal incubus' and who dedicated an album to him? Continue …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:09AM
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Are you going to a panto this year? by Guardian Staff

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SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PM
Monday, November 10, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Quiz: What Katie did by Guardian Staff

Controversial British director Katie Mitchell always seems to get under the skin of theatregoers. As her new production, The City, opens at the Royal Court in London, see how well you know h…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:45AM
Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Quiz: So you think you know Mamet? by Guardian Staff

It takes brass balls to play this quiz Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:21AM
Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Pas de deux by Guardian Staff

It may be the hottest Dangerous Liaisons ever: the two lead dancers are husband and wife. Judith Mackrell reports Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AM

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