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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

How did people eat the oranges that Nell Gwynn sold at the theatre? by Guardian Staff

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific conceptsHow did people eat the oranges tha…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AM
Monday, May 8, 2017

Richard Roxburgh and Margaret Pomeranz join fight against Fairfax cuts – video by Guardian Staff

A group of Australian actors, dancers, writers and comedians – including Charlotte Wood, Zoe Coombs Marr and Marieke Hardy as well as Pomeranz and Roxburgh – have joined a video campaign…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06AM
Saturday, May 6, 2017

Camille O’Sullivan: ‘I’ve always thought of the audience as a tiger’ by Guardian Staff

As she presents a 10th anniversary show at the Edinburgh festival, Camille O’Sullivan remembers her first fringe gigs and explains how she puts together her set listBefore I first came to …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AM
Thursday, May 4, 2017

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to open on Broadway in April 2018 by Guardian Staff

The hit fantasy play, which has broken records in London, will move to the the Lyric Theatre in New York Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two will premiere on Broadway on 22 A…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:36PM
Monday, May 1, 2017

Michael Moore to star in Broadway show aimed at bringing down Trump by Guardian Staff

Oscar-winning film-maker will headline The Terms of My Surrender, a new play that will be performed just blocks away from Trump TowerMichael Moore is set to star in a Broadway show aimed at …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PM
Friday, April 28, 2017

Angels in America at the National Theatre – in pictures by Guardian Staff

Twenty-five years after it was first staged in London, Tony Kushner’s wildly inventive play about the Aids crisis is back. The cast includes Nathan Lane, Andrew Garfield, Russell Tovey and…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AM
Monday, April 24, 2017

From Miss Trunchbull to Mr Chips: top teachers on stage - in pictures by Guardian Staff

A new production of Alan Bennett’s Forty Years On has Richard Wilson playing the headmaster. Take a look at theatre’s best school staff through the yearsForty Years On is at Chichester F…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM
Monday, April 17, 2017

Damian Lewis webchat – post your questions now by Guardian Staff

The Homeland and Billions star is currently in the West End, and will answer your questions in a live webchat on Wednesday 19 April 10.38am BST Damian Lewis is best known for three titanic r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PM
Monday, April 10, 2017

Harry Potter play works its magic at Olivier awards – video highlights by Guardian Staff

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child won a record-breaking nine awards at the Olivier awards on Sunday, including best new play. Best supporting actress Noma Dumezweni used her speech to highli…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AM
Sunday, April 9, 2017

2017 Olivier awards ceremony – in pictures by Guardian Staff

The great and the good of theatre descended upon the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday night, as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child dominated the UK’s most prestigious theatre awards Continue rea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18PM
Friday, April 7, 2017

Tim Pigott-Smith: a life on stage and screen – in pictures by Guardian Staff

Theatre, film and TV actor Tim Pigott-Smith came to the British public’s attention as Ronald Merrick in the 1984 TV series The Jewel in the Crown, and starred in plays and films including …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42PM
Monday, April 3, 2017

Jude Law on stage: from smirking schoolboy to deadly drifter – in pictures by Guardian Staff

Over a quarter of a century, Jude Law has blazed through a succession of challenging and controversial theatre productions on the way to his latest role as a lover with murder on his mind in…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AM
Sunday, April 2, 2017

Sweet dreams: 60 years of The Pajama Game – in pictures by Guardian Staff

A factory dispute in the American Midwest shouldn't be the stuff of musical magic. But The Pajama Game earned its stripes with Broadway pedigree and Hollywood pizzazz. As Richard Eyre's hit …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36PM
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Dave Chappelle talks new comedy specials with Jimmy Kimmel – video by Guardian Staff

Dave Chappelle talks to late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel about his two new comedy specials. Asked why he released two shows at once after such a long hiatus, he jokingly replied: ‘Money.’…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:32AM
Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Cleopatras comin' atcha: queens of the Nile on stage and screen - in pictures by Guardian Staff

Eve Best plays Cleopatra in a new production at Shakespeare's Globe. From Liz Taylor to Mark Rylance, here's a reminder of the other stars who have ruled as the Egyptian leader• Review: Ev…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:42PM
Sunday, March 19, 2017

Normal review – drama about real-life serial killer questions the nature of sanity by Guardian Staff

Styx, LondonEmma Baggott leads an astute, clever revival of Anthony Neilson’s play about the 1920s killer known as the ‘Düsseldorf vampire’Like many people, Justus Wehner (Corey Monta…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AM
Thursday, March 16, 2017

Help! We're trapped in an American sitcom – exclusive Comic Relief video by Guardian Staff

In Flatshare, created by the comedy sketch trio Massive Dad for Comic Relief, two mates walk into the world of a US sitcom, complete with canned laughter. The sketch is part of the Comic Rel…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:36AM
Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Gemma Arterton webchat – as it happened by Guardian Staff

The British actor, currently starring in Nell Gwynn in the West End, joined us live to answer your questions about where Alice Creed might have gone, how to make the perfect risotto and whet…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24AM

Et tu, Trump? Political cartoons inspired by Shakespeare – in pictures by Guardian Staff

The RSC’s exhibition Draw New Mischief shows how, for 250 years, political cartoonists have taken inspiration from Shakespeare’s plays. Curator David Francis Taylor introduces a selectio…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:06AM
Monday, March 6, 2017

Olivier awards 2017: full list of nominations by Guardian Staff

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child leads the contenders for this year’s Olivier awards – here are the nominees in full• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child breaks Olivier nominations reco…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM

Daniel Radcliffe in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead – in pictures by Guardian Staff

Daniel Radcliffe is back on stage in London in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard’s sideways look at Hamlet, which returns to the Old Vic 50 years after it was first stage…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:18AM
Friday, March 3, 2017

Ruth Wilson webchat – post your questions now by Guardian Staff

The star of The Affair and Hedda Gabler is joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat at 1pm on Tuesday 7 March 4.58pm GMT Since her Bafta-nominated breakthrough as Jane Eyre in 2…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36AM
Monday, February 27, 2017

Andrew Scott as Hamlet at the Almeida – in pictures by Guardian Staff

Scott, best known as Sherlock’s Moriarty, is playing the highest-profile Hamlet since Benedict Cumberbatch took on the role in 2015. Here is an exclusive first look at the production Conti…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18PM
Friday, February 24, 2017

Waltzing with the debutantes: the Vienna opera ball – in pictures by Guardian Staff

Opening ceremony sees debutantes performing classical dances. With the ball still hugely popular in Austria, it attracts big TV audiences, celebrity guests – and the president Continue rea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AM
Thursday, February 23, 2017

Ralf Little webchat – post your questions now by Guardian Staff

The actor and producer will join us to answer your questions in a live webchat on Monday 27 February – post them in the comments below 2.01pm GMT Permanently tracksuit-clad and put upon to…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Joe Orton and Kenneth Halliwell: cover to cover at Islington Museum – in pictures by Guardian Staff

Library dust jackets altered with surreal jokes, which saw playwright Joe Orton and his boyfriend Kenneth Halliwell serve six months in prison in the 1960s are finally seeing the light of da…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36PM
Monday, February 20, 2017

Melbourne White Night: 86-year-old swing dances with his partner – video by Guardian Staff

Kenneth Weeks, 86, and Lyne Luxford, 70, were captured hoofing it off Collins Street in Melbourne, at 2am on a Sunday morning as the city celebrated White Night. Melbourne’s fifth White Ni…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:32AM
Thursday, February 16, 2017

Punchdrunk go underground with Tunnel 228 by Guardian Staff

Theatre company Punchdrunk have collaborated with the Old Vic to create their latest site-specific performance piece underneath the derelict railway tunnels of Waterloo station. All tickets …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AM
Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Sleepless in Seattle musical starring Danny Mac is postponed by Guardian Staff

A stage version of the box-office hit, which was to star the Strictly celebrity alongside partner Carley Stenson, has been delayedThe world premiere of Sleepless, a stage musical based on No…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM
Monday, January 30, 2017

Vanessa Redgrave at 80: a career on stage – in pictures by Guardian Staff

Vanessa Redgrave has captivated theatre audiences since her early days at the RSC. She has starred alongside her father, siblings and children, enthralled Broadway and is still commanding th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36AM
Sunday, January 29, 2017

A cut above: Artem's special effects studio – in pictures by Guardian Staff

Artem has been producing special effects for film, theatre and TV for nearly 30 years, teaming designers from a range of disciplines as diverse as architecture, interior design, sculpture, g…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AM

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