Monday, October 21, 2024
A new book celebrates the Japanese masks carved by Hideta, a traditional wood-carving artist. They are for classical and contemporary noh and kyōgen theatre performances Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:31AMSaturday, September 28, 2024
Dame Maggie Smith, who has died aged 89, had an incredibly varied career as a star of stage, screen and TV – from The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie to Downton Abbey to Harry Potter. We look ba…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54PMMonday, August 12, 2024
Enjoy a good one-liner? Here are some of the best rib-ticklers from the annual comedy extravaganza
Olaf Falafel: My desire to spontaneously sing The Lion Sleeps Tonight is always just a whim…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:45AMTuesday, July 30, 2024
Steve McQueen, Tracey Emin, Steve Coogan, Adjoa Andoh, Danny Dyer, Jesse Darling and many more spell out what must be done to restore Britain’s cultural lifeblood, from ending elitism to s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:17AMWednesday, July 24, 2024
Are you a comedian desperate for an audience – and accommodation – during the Edinburgh fringe? This could be your dream gig
Name: Breakfast roaster.
Age: As yet unborn. Continue readin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PMThursday, July 18, 2024
Tom Taylor says most of the problems in the in-tray of the new culture secretary are traceable to one cause: underfunding
We hope that Lisa Nandy’s appointment as culture secretary stops t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMFriday, June 28, 2024
Comedian David Rose on the perils of audience interaction while doing standup. Plus a letter from Clive Needle
While reading your recent article about comedians and crowd work (Crowd work i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PMMonday, June 17, 2024
Jeremy Strong, Daniel Radcliffe, Ariana DeBose and Angelina Jolie were among the crowd for the 77th annual Tony awards, held in New York on Sunday
The full list of winners Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AMThursday, June 13, 2024
Derek Jacobi and Margo Anderson on how local lore and biographical specificity found in the comedy point to the 17th Earl of Oxford, Edward de Vere, as its writer
Michael Billington says Sha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:02PMTuesday, March 12, 2024
Sunset Boulevard and Dear England have the most nominations at this year’s awards – see who else is in the running
Noël Coward award for best new entertainment or comedy playAccidental…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMSunday, March 10, 2024
When a celebrated voice coach feels she has to resign, it’s a poor reflection on the state of drama in the UK
As a professional actor, I’ve worked extensively in all media for more than …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AMSaturday, March 2, 2024
Readers reflect on the deep impact that some scenes on stage can have on their mental health
Re Arifa Akbar’s article (We go to the theatre to feel something – and people do. Trigger war…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMWednesday, February 28, 2024
Yvonne Whalley on the rise of AI actors. Plus a letter from Mike Peacock on Donald Sinden’s Othello
So, the TV director James Hawes has told parliament’s culture, media, and sport commit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:12AMSunday, February 4, 2024
Circussy classics | Secondhand clothes | Curtain calls | Cold showers
Lyndsey Winship’s review (Ockham’s Razor: Tess review – circus spin finds light and laughter in Thomas Hardy’s t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PMWednesday, January 31, 2024
The Broadway star has died aged 91. Revisit her glittering career, including West Side Story, Chicago and Kiss of the Spider Woman Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMThursday, January 4, 2024
Barbara Richardson suggests that all National Theatre productions should be livestreamed, while Sarah Lynch says regional theatres such as Sheffield’s Crucible deserve credit
Ian Wood righ…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48AMThursday, December 21, 2023
17 February 1934 – 22 April 2023The broadcaster recalls a true original who immersed himself in the roles of Dame Edna and Sir Les, and was a complicated mixture of vaudeville character an…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AM19 October 1940 – 27 September 2023The playwright recalls his collaborations with the charismatic actor whose mix of mischief and vulnerability endeared him to everyone from Arthur Miller …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMSunday, December 17, 2023
The National Theatre’s new artistic director must ensure that it engages with the regions, writes Ian Wood
Arifa Akbar writes of the National Theatre, in her article about the appointment …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54PM9 May 1936 – 15 June 2023The politician recalls the actor and fellow Labour MP, a passionate campaigner for social justice who never exploited fame to advance her career
Julian Sands reme…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54AMWednesday, December 6, 2023
Tim Atkinson on the threat to the livelihoods of the Northern Ballet Sinfonia’s musicians
Great that you featured Northern Ballet’s Nutcracker as a double-page photo spread in your print…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AMMonday, December 4, 2023
John Coldwell on his first ever walkout from a performance. Plus letters from Ian Garner, David Riley and Tim Edwards on leaving theatres at the interval or even earlier
Two days before read…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMThursday, November 30, 2023
The acclaimed company returns to Sadler’s Wells in London with a production inspired by the optical phenomenon known as a ‘lunar halo’
Photography by Tristram Kenton Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:54PMMonday, November 27, 2023
Tom Sweeney says he excelled in drama in school and was always generous with his praise for his old teachers
I was deeply upset to read of Russell Norman’s untimely passing (Restaurateur a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PMShakespeare North Playhouse | Taxing millionaires | Brewing annoyance | Precise apostrophes | Lynne Truss
The director of Shakespeare in Love, John Madden, tells us how Judi Dench bought the…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PMFriday, October 20, 2023
A look back at the career of the stage and screen actor, best known for Drop the Dead Donkey and The Windsors, who has died aged 66 Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:33PMThursday, October 19, 2023
As the National Theatre celebrates its 60th anniversary, revisit some of its most iconic posters including War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Nine Night Continu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:07AMTuesday, October 17, 2023
Once the ultimate mark of respect for actors, every theatre performance now seems to end with the audience rising to their feet and clapping wildly
Name: Ovation inflation.
Age: New-ish. Con…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:37PMTuesday, October 3, 2023
He wasn’t just a magnificent actor – he was also a raconteur, mentor, joker, engineer and pilot. Friends including Tom Hollander, Penelope Wilton, Simon Callow, Nicholas Hytner, Matthew …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:55AMSunday, September 3, 2023
His play Spitting Image about a gay partnership broke new ground in the West End, says Colin Chambers
Also among the many activities in the protean Colin Spencer’s impressive array of achi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:04AMFriday, August 18, 2023
Jude McGowan on being a lifelong theatregoer on a modest budget. Plus letters from Rory Murphy and Ian Wells
Re your article on theatre prices (Price of West End theatre tickets can be ludic…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:33PM 
