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Friday, April 3, 2020

'This is hard on your soul': the coronavirus's threat to new theatres by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Across the country, the crisis is having a devastating effect on recently established venues forced to shut their doors • Coronavirus and culture – a list of major cancellations• Coron…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54PM
Monday, March 16, 2020

Coronavirus: UK theatres announce cancellations by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Old Vic closes Beckett revival starring Daniel Radcliffe two weeks early, stating it would be ‘financially devastating’ to refund tickets Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coron…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AM
Friday, November 8, 2019

Arifa Akbar appointed as the Guardian’s chief theatre critic by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Katharine Viner congratulates ‘wonderful’ arts writer who is already a vital contributor to the paper Arifa Akbar has been appointed as the Guardian’s chief theatre critic. Akbar, who …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AM
Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Guardian theatre critic Michael Billington to step down by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Editor-in-chief Katharine Viner hails the ‘extraordinary’ career of the celebrated critic who started at the newspaper in 1971 After almost 50 years and some 10,000 reviews, Michael Bill…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48PM

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