Audiences are falling in love with the title character in “Paddington: The Musical.” Bringing such a beloved bear to the stage was “a huge responsibility,” the show’s director said.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:36AMArts Council England must remain free from interference to ensure artistic freedom, says report by Labour peer Arts Council England needs to scrap its flagship strategy, ensure that arts fun…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PMLondon site’s theatre, music venue and galleries to close in June 2028, in first stage of upgrades before 50th anniversary The Barbican will close its doors for 12 months from June 2028 as…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PMProject will make the famously confusing London landmark easier to navigate and more accessible “Everything leaks,” says Philippa Simpson, the director of buildings and renewal at the Ba…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:31AMArts institution will also merge costume departments to be ‘match fit’ after funding cuts and soaring material costs The Royal Shakespeare Company has defended plans to reduce its workfo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:31PMActor says ‘people aren’t aware of the facts’ and the realities for people living in migrant hotels A compelling drama about refugees living in Britain could be one way to defuse the r…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:02AMDanny Boyle will oversee youth culture event in May to mark 75th anniversary of postwar ‘burst of colour’ Danny Boyle will turn the Southbank Centre into a celebration of youth culture n…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AMArts institution seeks to make ‘urgent’ savings as it is thought to be facing a shortfall of between £5m and £6m More than half of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s staff are being enc…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMThe shows that have gotten tongues wagging this year include stand-up gigs, character skits and a routine that ends with its performer covered in goo.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:06AMIn 1992 letter, Mustapha Matura warned of risk to Ladbroke Grove, home to strong Caribbean creative community A groundbreaking Trinidadian-British playwright who paved the way for modern Bla…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06AMCampaigners including Arlene Phillips and Matthew Bourne welcome funding for National Dance CATs they say keeps art form from being preserve of elite Campaigners from the world of dance incl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24AMPlaywright urges theatre to cut ties with bank, which has been criticised for providing financial services to defence firms supplying Israel The playwright Caryl Churchill has pulled out of …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AMNational Theatre and RSC directors among signatories to letter decrying proposed changes to Access to Work scheme UK politics live – latest updates More than 2,500 figures from the arts in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:02PMJoint artistic directors Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey say 2025/26 programme is celebration of ‘a 21st-century RSC’ Adrian Lester transforming into Cyrano de Bergerac, Alfred Enoch taki…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24PMNick Harkaway sees parallels with postwar period as The Spy Who Came in from the Cold comes to the West End Russia’s war in Ukraine has reignited “cold war strategies”, according to t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AMDarren Henley says regional arts leaders do not have same newspaper coverage as those in the capital The chief executive of Arts Council England has launched an impassioned defence of the or…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06AMTimes critics discuss the big winners — a new play about Roald Dahl, a “Fiddler on the Roof” revival and a folk-rock “Benjamin Button”— at London’s theater awards.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:32PMLynette Linton, outgoing creative director of Bush Theatre, hopes production will lead to people getting more support Part of the creative team behind a new play about the impact of dementia…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMA modern retelling of A Midsummer Night’s Dream was pulled last September in a dispute over one of the play’s songs A review into the cancellation of a production of A Midsummer Night’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42PMAlterations, by Michael Abbensetts, follows a Guyanese tailor as he tries to establish himself on Carnaby Street The National Theatre’s decision to stage a work by a “pioneering” and �…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AMOscar-nominated actor says she has had to compromise because of dearth of complex roles in UK and Hollywood Hard Truths star Marianne Jean-Baptiste has said there is still “a dearth of gr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMLocal artists straddle aesthetic and artistic worlds in the land of mega-spectacles and oversize flash.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06AMThe students in a summer acting course performed a play set in America, called, “It’s okay!” And it gave them hope that their lives would be OK, too.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:24AMFrom brand new TV series to art exhibitions, theatre performances and Oscar-worthy films, our culture team have you covered for entertainment this month
SOURCE: The Independent at 02:02AMRepublicans in Congress have tried to defund public media for decades. With the help of Elon Musk, could they finally make good on their threat?
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:37AMAnti-corruption champion to examine Arts Council England projects and lack of facilities in some areas of country Margaret Hodge will oversee a review into regional inequality in the arts af…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMOur critics discuss which A-lister performances on the West End were worth the ticket price, and why so many new musicals struggled this year.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:36AMRichard: Loops are mankind’s greatest invention. [laughs]
SOURCE: Culture Bot at 07:18PMGoold says he is seeking new challenge after more than decade in charge at the Almeida theatre Rupert Goold is leaving the Almeida theatre after more than a decade in charge to take over at …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AM“Wicked” and “Gladiator II,” which opened on Friday, drew moviegoers who attended a double feature that emulated the rage over “Barbenheimer” last year.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:28PMDown the stairs, out the doors and onto the sidewalk, a Broadway show hits the street. Here’s how they pull it off.
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