Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Armando Iannucci, the mastermind behind “Veep,” has adapted “Dr. Strangelove” for the theater and insists that laughing at nuclear disaster couldn’t be more timely.
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As Rufus Norris prepares to leave the London playhouse he has led since 2015, he reflects on his quest to make the theater represent the audience it serves.
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Dancers said De Keersmaeker, a “godmother of contemporary dance,” ran her company in a tyrannical style that endangered staff members’ health.
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An investigation found that a “culture of fear” had developed at the International Theater Amsterdam during the years when the star director led the company.
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Francesca Moody has put on some of the Edinburgh Fringe’s biggest breakout hits. This year, she has three shows that she’s hoping will go global.
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The muted reaction to the Edinburgh Fringe show “TERF” suggests that when activists engage with potentially inflammatory art, offense can quickly vanish.
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Tuesday, June 18, 2024
A new play from the writers of “The Jungle” dramatizes the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, a landmark climate agreement preceded by years of arguments over its wording.
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Our theater critics and a reporter discuss the big winner — “Sunset Boulevard” — and the rest of the honorees at Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys.
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The musical, which stars Nicole Scherzinger, won seven awards at Britain’s version of the Tonys. And Sarah Snook won best actress for “The Picture of Dorian Gray.”
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The musical, starring Nicole Scherzinger, secured 11 nominations at Britain’s equivalent of the Tony Awards.
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In an effort to entice audiences back after the pandemic, Britain’s National Theater is testing a 6:30 p.m. curtain.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:18PMLucy Moss and Toby Marlow spent years working out how to follow their hit musical about Henry VIII’s wives. “Why Am I So Single?” is their answer.
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Indhu Rubasingham will lead the venerable London institution where plays including “War Horse” and “The Lehman Trilogy” originated.
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The prolific Norwegian is the rarest of recent literary prize winners: an author and playwright in thrall to the divine.
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The Law and Justice party tried to reshape the country via the arts. Now that it appears set to lose office, its critics are split over how to move on.
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Concern is growing that a night at the theater in London is becoming unaffordable, especially when a production has starry names, like Kenneth Branagh’s “King Lear.”
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Carlos Acosta’s first major commission as the leader of Birmingham Royal Ballet celebrates a local band and the hard-rocking genre it invented.
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The leaders of the Belarus Free Theater, who fled the country more than a decade ago, are helping more recent refugees to rebuild their lives while putting on a new show.
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The breakout star of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe is Julia Masli, aperformer with a graveyard time slot who sets out to solve her audience’s problems.
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The actor, who was cleared of sexual assault charges in Britain this week, has parts in two small upcoming films. Yet his tarnished public perception makes starry roles unlikely.
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A British jury on Wednesday found the actor not guilty of nine charges. Mr. Spacey cried when the verdict was delivered.
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Six years after 72 people died in a fire at a London high rise, artistic projects, including a verbatim play, have been made about the blaze.
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Facing accusations of sexual assault, the actor defended himself against multiple claims. He also admitted he got “the signals wrong” during one encounter.
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Two weeks into a trial in London, the Oscar-winning actor gave his account of sexual encounters that the prosecution says were criminal acts.
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The prosecution outlined its case against the actor, who has pleaded not guilty to 12 sexual assault charges.
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The actor faces 12 charges related to incidents that prosecutors say involved four men and occurred between 2001 and 2013.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:04AMThe actor will appear in a London courtroom on Wednesday to face a four-week trial over allegations of sexual assault.
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Will Keen embodies Russia’s president in a West End production. “It’s been fascinating how the perception of him and the play keep changing,” he said.
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The Jodie Comer-starring legal drama won best new play at Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys and an adaptation of ‘Totoro’ won six gongs — the most of any production.
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Studio Ghibli’s fantastical movie was an unexpected choice for a stage adaptation. Now, it is up for 9 awards at Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys.
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