Thursday, August 14, 2014
Writer of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency reveals details of Blunt, his libretto on the Cambridge Spies Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:38PMWednesday, August 6, 2014
Sandakan Threnody, inspired by second world war Borneo death camps and composed by Jonathan Mills, will be played by the Scottish Symphony Orchestra Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:12PMEdinburgh Art Festival show explores appointed poets from Dryden to Duffy noting falling deference to the monarch but revived delight in the perk of the sherry sack Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:58AMTuesday, August 5, 2014
The Handlebards are performing three nights of The Comedy of Errors as part of their two-wheeled nationwide tour Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:00PMLucie Pohl, who is 'not really German, not really American', says theme of her show is not knowing where you belong Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:37AMSunday, August 3, 2014
Comedian says his show, No Further Action, comes after being cleared of Operation Yew Tree charges and winning Big Brother Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PMFriday, August 1, 2014
Incubator Theatre vow to 'sing for peace on the streets' following protests over funding from Israeli government Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:10PMIncubator Theatre seeking new venue after demonstrators forced their government-sponsored show at the Underbelly to close Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:01PM62% rise on last year hailed, but with women accounting for 17% of comics at 2014 festival, equality has some way to go at fringe Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:18PMWednesday, July 30, 2014
The capital's 241 theatres had takings of nearly £620m last year, employing more than 3,000 performers at any one time Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:23AMFriday, July 25, 2014
The Tin Forest is a gorgeously detailed offering in the NTS's South Rotunda - Mark Brown just wishes it were longer
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:20AMThe Tin Forest is a gorgeously detailed offering in the NTS's South Rotunda - Mark Brown just wishes it was longer
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:20AMFriday, July 18, 2014
Project inspired by late theatre maverick encourages people to celebrate arts, culture and science at variety of venuesAn unfulfilled dream by the late theatre maverick Joan Littlewood to cr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:45AMThursday, July 17, 2014
Digital arts company Hibrow will beam eight August festival performances on to Odeon cinemas, says director Don BoydThe problem with the Edinburgh fringe, with catching an hour of satirical …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:27PMMonday, July 7, 2014
Musical version of Sue Townsend's Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 will be staged in fictional character's city of birthFirst love; acne so bad it could surely be Lassa fever and the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:53PMTuesday, July 1, 2014
Arts Council announces grants for about 900 applicants More lottery money but still not enough to go round Pressure to give more to regions 8.51am BST The first reactions are coming in as g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:55AMMonday, June 30, 2014
Last hurrah of comic quintet at London's O2 Arena will be screened in 2,000 cinemas and on TV across the worldWhen the surviving members of Monty Python deliver their final performance in th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:37PMFriday, June 27, 2014
Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals will run for limited seasons at London Palladium and Dominion theatreThe Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals Cats and Evita are both returning to the West End of London…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:37AMStory of how they took on FBI and major companies to be explored in new play called Teh Internet is Serious BusinessTwo original members of the hacktivist collective Anonymous are working wi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:09AMWednesday, June 25, 2014
Curtain lifts on play delayed for News of the World trial verdicts, with Billie Piper as tabloid editor (not based on Rebekah Brooks)Phone hacking, MPs' expenses and the dangerously close re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:40PMTuesday, June 24, 2014
This 24-hour show of five-minute pieces around the Scottish independence debate is sometimes funny but 'decidedly uneven', says Mark Brown
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:10PMFriday, June 20, 2014
There are strong performances in this adaptation of Betsy Whyte's memoirs, but it lacks pace and ultimately outstays its welcome, says Mark Brown
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:00AMWednesday, June 4, 2014
This play is a fitting tribute to the pioneering Scottish musician, says Mark Brown
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:09AMSunday, June 1, 2014
Whisky Kisses is a fine musical but Pitlochry Festival Theatre need to hire some singers that can actually sing, says Mark Brown
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 11:58AMTuesday, May 27, 2014
After playing Brutus in Julius Caesar, Harriet Walter prepares for the second production in Phyllida Lloyd's trilogy of all-female Shakespeare plays Josie Rourke interview: 'We make theatre …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:05AMThursday, May 22, 2014
Cameron Mackintosh's plan to buy Victoria Palace could mean hit musical is turfed out but it's sure to find another venueThe future of one of the UK's most successful musicals was thrown up…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:09PMThe acclaimed stage director, whose new film Pride is at Cannes, will start as artistic director at London theatre in 2015Matthew Warchus, the director of hit plays and shows including Art a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:58AMThursday, May 8, 2014
This outstanding 20th-anniversary production demands our attention, says Mark Brown
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 09:33AMWednesday, April 30, 2014
Twelfth Night in running for seven Broadway prizes as best actor category pits Samuel Barnett against Mark RylanceShakespeare's Globe on the Southbank in London was celebrating on Tuesday as…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:01AMTuesday, April 29, 2014
Broadway comedy about heir to a dukedom leads the field, while Neil Patrick Harris nominated for role in cult musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch Read the full list of nominations Alternative …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PMThe National Theatre of Scotland addresses national identity with a delightfully diverse series of monologues, says Mark Brown
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:46AM 
