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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Rupert Goold named as next artistic director of Old Vic by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Goold 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
Thursday, October 10, 2024

Too much theatre memorabilia is being lost to private collectors, says David Hare by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

As hundreds of personal effects belonging to playwright John Osborne go up for sale, Hare laments that the V&A is not bidding The vital memorabilia and personal effects of our greatest p…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AM
Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Sadler’s Wells East unveils debut programme for east London opening by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Inaugural season to include adaptation of James Baldwin novel and an immersive rave An immersive rave, voguing and an adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel Giovanni’s Room are all part of …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AM
Tuesday, September 10, 2024

‘We need safe routes’: artist Es Devlin to open refugee portrait show by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Fifty drawings of displaced people will be exhibited in a London church, in collaboration with UN refugee agency Providing safe routes for asylum seekers should be the focus of the UK govern…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM
Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Lack of arts schemes for working class will make UK theatre whiter and posher, director says by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Tinuke Craig says current black British theatre talent was developed when schemes to improve access were common The lack of investment in arts schemes aimed at working-class children will cr…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:36PM
Monday, August 5, 2024

Susie McCabe begins Edinburgh run less than two weeks after heart attack by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Glaswegian, 44, says angioplasty was ‘shot across the bows’ and she will now swap Red Bull for hummus A car breaking down when you’re hours away from an important Edinburgh fringe warm…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:14PM
Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Emerging playwright schemes should include over 40s, say UK theatre figures by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

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 03:54AM
Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Gareth Southgate tried to unite rather than divide, says Dear England writer by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

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 11:06AM
Thursday, July 4, 2024

‘A lot of stereotypes to break’: Children’s Inquiry musical explores life in care in Britain by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

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 04:32AM
Thursday, June 20, 2024

‘We needed this’: UK audiences thirsty for black British love stories, says playwright by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

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 07:36AM
Friday, May 17, 2024

Grief, guilt and white working-class ‘fury’: Death of England heads to London’s West End by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

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 04:36AM
Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Rufus Wainwright blames UK’s ‘narrow outlook’ after Brexit for Opening Night’s flop by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

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 02:48AM
Thursday, May 2, 2024

John Cleese cut N-word from Fawlty Towers revival because people ‘don’t understand irony’ by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

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 11:48AM

UK arts need ‘rescue package’ to avoid lost generation, says Royal Court boss by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

David 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 04:06AM
Wednesday, May 1, 2024

New musical based on Horizon scandal is ‘deep dive into the crushing heartbreak’ by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

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 05:12AM
Thursday, April 25, 2024

Joanna Scanlan among actors backing gender equality push in theatre by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

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 10:06AM
Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Arts Council England says funding will not be removed for ‘political’ artists by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

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 01:42PM
Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Slave Play writer criticises star casting but Kit Harington to feature in West End run by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

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 12:24AM
Saturday, February 24, 2024

Lycett, Acosta and Duran Duran condemn Birmingham’s 100% arts budget cut by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

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 04:12PM
Thursday, February 22, 2024

Herd of puppets to trek 20,000km to highlight urgency of climate crisis by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

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 02:36PM
Wednesday, February 7, 2024

National Theatre’s War Horse to return to UK stages after five-year absence by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

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 01:06AM
Friday, January 26, 2024

Royal Court refuses to rule out job losses as funding cuts bite by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

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 12:12PM
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

RSC offers 25,000 tickets at £25 to ‘throw open doors’ to diverse crowds by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

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 09:42AM
Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Footage of racist violence traumatises black children, says author by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Claudia 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 06:42AM
Thursday, April 21, 2022

‘Forgotten how to behave’: comics say audiences more abusive post-lockdown by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

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 07:24AM
Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Sex education theatre show for children cancelled after ‘violent threats’ by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

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 04:33PM
Thursday, April 14, 2022

Premiere of Mandela musical to be flagship for Young Vic in 2022 by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Theatre’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 02:54AM
Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Barbican boss to step down after ‘institutional racism’ row by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Barbican denies Sir Nicholas Kenyon’s departure was prompted by claims organisation was ‘insidiously’ racist Sir Nicholas Kenyon, the Barbican’s managing director for 14 years, is to…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42PM
Tuesday, June 15, 2021

New comedy The Green Room to explore obstacles for black writers by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Written by Yvvette Edwards and Irenosen Okojie, the ‘timely and clear-eyed’ play will be live-streamed in July The publishing industry’s lack of diversity is to be the focus of a new c…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PM
Friday, June 11, 2021

Barbican staff say it is ‘institutionally racist’ despite action plan by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Book details more than 100 instances of alleged prejudicial behaviour at the arts organisation The Barbican has been described as “institutionally racist” by its own staff, who have comp…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03AM
Thursday, June 10, 2021

UK’s first all-black, all-female Shakespeare company aim to shine new light on Bard by Lanre Bakare Arts and Culture Correspondent

Mawa Theatre Company hope to make classic works accessible to diverse audiences The team behind the UK’s first all-black, all-female Shakespearean theatre company say it is planning to re-…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime