Thursday, October 13, 2022
Eliza Doolittle’s sparkling dress is one of 100 items that celebrate ‘transformative power’ of musicals
Weighed down by diamante, rhinestones, pearls, crystal beads, sequins and long, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:19AMThursday, October 6, 2022
The soul singer plays Emmeline Pankhurst in Sylvia, a hip-hop musical returning to the Old Vic
The story of the suffragettes is a “metaphor for so many things going on right now” includi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:19AMThursday, August 25, 2022
Karim Khan’s play about two Muslim teenagers learning to swim wins £3,000 prize for best new writing
A coming-of-age tale about two South Asian teenagers who learn to swim in order to imp…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMTuesday, August 23, 2022
Production opening in October portrays US evangelical star who challenged views on Aids and HIV
The colourful life story of an American Christian superstar who became a gay icon because of h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:07PMSunday, August 21, 2022
West Midlands comedian Masai Graham, who works as a part-time care worker, wins title for second time
A standup comedian who works part-time as a care worker on minimum wage has topped a po…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33PMThursday, July 28, 2022
London venue with long history of offering training and networking has become Seven Dials Playhouse
For more than 40 years it was a place where actors – from legendary stars to those strug…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:07AMFriday, July 15, 2022
Dramatic resignation of Boris Johnson and subsequent leadership race prove a challenge for standup comedians
‘People are taking their comedians seriously, and their politicians as a joke,�…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMWednesday, May 11, 2022
Actors’ union says Covid exacerbated contributory factors such as job insecurity and low pay
People working in entertainment and performing arts are twice as likely to experience depressio…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24PMTuesday, May 10, 2022
Model of 10-year-old Syrian girl that has become symbol of compassion will visit border town of Przemyśl
Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates
After last year’s 5,000-mile journey across Eur…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMWednesday, May 4, 2022
Incident raises further questions over comedian safety after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at Oscars
The comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked during a performance in Los Angeles, according t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMTuesday, May 3, 2022
Equity says ‘sacking by press release’ from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End show caused pain and distress
Current and future cast members of Cinderella must be compensated for their los…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PMClaudia Rankine, whose latest play, The White Card, is to tour the UK, warns of negative effect on mental health
Footage of violent racist incidents such as the murder of George Floyd is tr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMSaturday, April 30, 2022
Marisha Wallace wants to inspire young girls and call out lack of diversity as she takes on role in Oklahoma!
A professional career in theatre was not always on the cards for Marisha Wallace…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18AMWednesday, April 27, 2022
Royal Shakespeare Company’s version of celebrated Studio Ghibli movie will be first opening ‘of this scale’ in nearly 40 years
The Royal Shakespeare Company is to stage an adaptation o…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:03AMThursday, April 21, 2022
Comedians such as Nish Kumar say they have noticed a change since crowds have returned to clubs
It was halfway through a show in Shrewsbury when Nish Kumar noticed an audience member being d…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AMWednesday, April 20, 2022
Parts to be staged in Stoke, Doncaster, Trowbridge and Sunderland in 2023 using local writers and amateur casts before finale in London
A retelling of The Odyssey, Homer’s epic story of en…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12AMTuesday, April 19, 2022
The Family Sex Show organisers receive abuse over UK production aimed at children as young as five
A theatre show that promised to reimagine sex education by discussing the issue in a frank …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:33PMMonday, April 18, 2022
Dispute at Actors’ Benevolent Fund pitted Penelope Keith and other trustees against general secretary
A charity that supports actors who are experiencing hardship due to old age, injury or…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:48PMThursday, April 14, 2022
Playhouse to stage Beyond Belief in 2023 to ‘say a proper goodbye’ to late SDLP leader who helped persuade IRA to give up arms
A musical drama about the life of John Hume, one of the mai…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24PMTheatre’s chief hopes production gives younger people understanding of the price paid by radicals in the past
The world premiere of a musical about the “young, sexy, radical” early lif…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54AMWednesday, March 30, 2022
Festival’s 75th anniversary will include stage reimagining of The Jungle Book following Mowgli’s journey as a climate refugee
An adaptation of The Jungle Book that reimagines the journey…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54PMThursday, March 10, 2022
Ivan Putrov and Alina Cojocaru announce event featuring artists from Royal Ballet, English National Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet
International ballet stars will take part in a charity gala …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54PMTuesday, March 8, 2022
Along with Life of Pi, the musical revivals are this year’s biggest contenders, with all four of their respective leads vying to win best actor or actress on 10 April
Cabaret, the revival …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:03PMSaturday, March 5, 2022
Use ‘all possible means of communication’ to directly contact Russian citizens, 17 signatories say
Russia-Ukraine war: live news
A group of eminent writers has appealed to Russian speake…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AMTuesday, March 1, 2022
Theatre accused of perpetuating offensive stereotype in naming character Hershel Fink
The Royal Court Theatre has apologised “unreservedly” to the Jewish community for naming a fictional…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:33PMConcerts, dance recitals and exhibitions have been postponed indefinitely after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has prompted responses from the cultura…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:36AMSunday, February 27, 2022
Veteran Ian McKellen, who raised more than £1m for theatre charities and arts groups, also honoured
The West End musical Frozen, the story of an ice queen and her fearless sister that capti…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42PMThursday, February 24, 2022
Cycle of short plays will celebrate roles often underappreciated by those in positions of power
Key workers will be literally centre stage in a new cycle of nine short plays celebrating role…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AMMonday, February 21, 2022
Cast says drama about Theresa May and Gina Miller is ‘reflection of our times’
It feels like a lifetime since Theresa May and Gina Miller were called “bloody difficult women” during …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18AMFriday, February 11, 2022
Windsor and Maidenhead council ditches proposal after outcry from residents and objections from ex-PM
Windsor and Maidenhead council has ditched a plan to abolish arts funding after an outcr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:24PMMonday, February 7, 2022
Arthur Hughes says decision for 2022 production will allow lived experience to be ‘shown properly’
He is one of Shakespeare’s most reviled characters, distinguished by his “deformed,…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48PM 
