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.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:03AMDancers said De Keersmaeker, a “godmother of contemporary dance,” ran her company in a tyrannical style that endangered staff members’ health.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:28PMAn investigation found that a “culture of fear” had developed at the International Theater Amsterdam during the years when the star director led the company.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:32PMFrancesca 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.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06AMThe 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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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:02AMA 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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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:32AMThe 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.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:42PMThe musical, starring Nicole Scherzinger, secured 11 nominations at Britain’s equivalent of the Tony Awards.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:18AMIn 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.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:42AMIndhu Rubasingham will lead the venerable London institution where plays including “War Horse” and “The Lehman Trilogy” originated.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:18PMThe prolific Norwegian is the rarest of recent literary prize winners: an author and playwright in thrall to the divine.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:48PMThe 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.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:32AMConcern 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.”
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:19PMCarlos Acosta’s first major commission as the leader of Birmingham Royal Ballet celebrates a local band and the hard-rocking genre it invented.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:27AMThe 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.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:37AMThe 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.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:37PMThe 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.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:19AMA British jury on Wednesday found the actor not guilty of nine charges. Mr. Spacey cried when the verdict was delivered.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:25AMSix 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.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:07PMFacing accusations of sexual assault, the actor defended himself against multiple claims. He also admitted he got “the signals wrong” during one encounter.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:04AMTwo weeks into a trial in London, the Oscar-winning actor gave his account of sexual encounters that the prosecution says were criminal acts.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:07AMThe prosecution outlined its case against the actor, who has pleaded not guilty to 12 sexual assault charges.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:04AMThe 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.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:25AMWill 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.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:19PMThe 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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SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:55PMMarco Goecke on Thursday lost his position as ballet director at Hanover’s main opera house. The reaction has “been a bit blown up,” he says.
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