Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Ageism standing in way of older writers breaking into the industry, playwrights claim
The phrase “emerging playwright” should not be restricted to those under the age of 40, leading UK t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54AMMonday, July 22, 2024
Queen, his biggest show to date, opens in Liverpool and features new commissions of the city’s drag performers
As a child, Magnus Hastings loved stealing his sister’s clothes and wearing…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PMWednesday, July 17, 2024
Manager ‘was everything we didn’t have in our politics’, insists James Graham as he rewrites ending of play
The playwright James Graham has paid tribute to the outgoing England footbal…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AMThursday, July 4, 2024
Children’s experiences form basis of play that weaves 150 years of care system history into narrative
When theatre-makers Matt Woodhead and Helen Monks gathered with a small group of child…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:32AMThursday, June 20, 2024
As Benedict Lombe’s play Shifters transfers to West End, she is only third black British woman to have play staged there
Theatre audiences are “thirsty” for romance stories told from a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMWednesday, June 12, 2024
Exclusive: Actors call for all parties to back investment as figures suggest 16% cuts since 2017
Imelda Staunton and Olivia Colman have called on all political parties to urgently invest in …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMTuesday, June 11, 2024
Company performing Shakespeare classic formed of 12 members who moved to small Uzhhorod town during war
Vyacheslav Yehorov was working at a film school creating art therapy for children when…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AMTuesday, June 4, 2024
Exclusive: Playwright James Graham says he will rewrite Dear England depending on outcome of Euros
If the Three Lions lift the men’s Euros trophy this summer, they will have rewritten the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06AMTuesday, May 21, 2024
Artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe says much of the anger about a non-disabled actor playing the role has been misogynistic
Michelle Terry, the artistic director of Shakespeare’s …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMFriday, May 17, 2024
Trio of plays co-created by Roy Williams explores British identity in the era of Brexit, Covid and Black Lives Matter
The co-creator of the Death of England series of plays has said the deca…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AMTuesday, May 7, 2024
Exclusive: Audience had ‘vitriolic reaction’ to European tone of musical, forced to close early
Rufus Wainwright has defended his musical Opening Night, which was forced to close early a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48AMThursday, May 2, 2024
Speaking at launch for West End adaptation, Cleese complains about literal-minded viewers ‘not playing with a full deck’
John Cleese said that he decided to cut the N-word from a scene i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AMDavid Byrne calls for urgent state support for young playwrights, particularly those from minority or working-class backgrounds
David Byrne, the artistic director of the Royal Court theatre …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AMWednesday, May 1, 2024
Writer of Make Good: the Post Office Scandal says postal workers’ interviews helped describe ‘the power of the state coming down on you’
The creators of a new musical about the Post Of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:12AMThursday, April 25, 2024
Women in Theatre Lab will act as incubator for playwriting and acting talent and address gender inequality
Gemma Arterton, Joanna Scanlan and Stella Kanu are some of the figures backing an i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMWednesday, April 17, 2024
As his coming-of-age rollercoaster hits the stage, the novelist talks about the boredom of hospitals, how Britain has changed since Buddha – and why shouting at his kids is a great way to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMWednesday, April 3, 2024
Gregory Doran asks how content warnings could be issued for Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus
It is a play renowned for its extreme physical violence, with scenes featuring execution, rape an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PMTuesday, March 12, 2024
Football drama Dear England receives nine nominations in a year that featured a string of celebrity castings• Complete list of nominations
James Norton, Andrew Scott, Sarah Jessica Parker,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:32AMWednesday, February 28, 2024
ACE had been under pressure to revise guidance in January which focused on ‘reputational risk’
Arts Council England (ACE) has released new guidance confirming it will not penalise organi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42PMTuesday, February 27, 2024
Exclusive: Jeremy O Harris says Game of Thrones star will not ‘make it the Jon Snow Experience’
The writer of Slave Play, the controversial Broadway production about race and sexuality t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24AMSaturday, February 24, 2024
Napalm Death, visual artist Pogus Caesar and Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight also among city’s cultural figures warning over ‘horrifying’ move
Birmingham’s cultural figures from Carl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:12PMThursday, February 22, 2024
Team behind Little Amal puppet hope to create ‘visceral engagement’ with issues caused by climate emergency
The production team behind the Little Amal puppet, which raised awareness abou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36PMSaturday, February 10, 2024
Highly anticipated new play is a post-#MeToo story about trials women endure to realise their dreams
He has built a reputation as one of Britain’s most revered modern playwrights, but Jez …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:02AMWednesday, February 7, 2024
Exclusive: Director says he is interested to see response of new audiences at a time of growing instability
The global theatrical phenomenon War Horse is returning to British stages for the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06AMSunday, February 4, 2024
Hit composer scored TV and radio as well as the stage shows X-Factor and TONY!
The British comedy composer Steve Brown, who collaborated with the likes of Harry Hill, Steve Coogan and Lenny …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PMWednesday, January 31, 2024
Michelle Terry, who is also the Globe’s artistic director, says she will not alter her physicality for role
The artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe has pushed on with playing Richar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AMFriday, January 26, 2024
Theatre dedicated to new writing says it is ‘reassessing staff teams’ after sharp rise in production costs
The Royal Court is considering making redundancies as part of a restructuring p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMFriday, January 19, 2024
Sarah Grochala’s Intelligence follows Lovelace’s attempts to be taken seriously as a scientist in 1840s London
A play about the reincarnation of the Victorian computing pioneer Ada Lovel…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:24PMTuesday, January 16, 2024
Royal Shakespeare Company’s new artistic directors team up with artists from around the world to appeal to wider audience
The Royal Shakespeare Company is attempting to attract new audienc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMMonday, November 27, 2023
London venue’s online collection of performances dating back to 1956 will be free to use for writers, directors and the public
The Royal Court has launched a free digital archive of every…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42AMThursday, November 23, 2023
Actor who played Prince Charles in The Crown said non-London crowds ‘have a real hunger for a good night at the theatre’
The actor Dominic West has extolled the virtues of regional theat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AM 
