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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

24 hour party precinct: inside Manchester’s Aviva Studios – where even the loos are a stage by Oliver Wainwright

As long as a jumbo and as tall as four double-deckers, the giant arts venue will host everything from dance shows to all-night raves. But can the £240m colossus put its troubled birth behin…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:25PM
Monday, September 19, 2022

Es Devlin: ‘Has everything I’ve made been worth the resources? Probably not’ by Oliver Wainwright

The multihyphenate set designer has worked with Adele, Kanye West and Beyoncé – but her new project is a shrine to endangered species whose stars are pipistrelles, planthoppers and bearde…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03PM
Wednesday, August 25, 2021

‘All we need is a Walk of Fame!’ – the £4m rebirth of the National Youth Theatre by Oliver Wainwright

It nurtured the likes of Helen Mirren and Zawe Ashton but its headquarters were cramped and miserable. Now a revamp has added a touch of Broadway glamour to the famous institution A pink neo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03AM
Tuesday, July 14, 2020

What's the future of theatre? A Scottish seaside town may have all the answers by Oliver Wainwright

Transparent wraparound screens, touring deckchair pop-ups, rooftop suction devices … our writer talks to the designers rethinking theatre for the Covid age – and finds Dunoon leading the…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06AM
Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Notre Dame and the culture it inspired – from Matisse to the Muppets by Oliver Wainwright, Stuart Jeffries, Peter Bradshaw, Jonathan Jones, Fiona Maddocks, Michael Coveney and Keza Macdonald

It mesmerised Proust, terrified Homer Simpson and gave us the Hunchback – Guardian critics celebrate Paris’s gothic masterpiece at the heart of the modern imagination As Notre Dame Cathe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:13AM
Wednesday, September 5, 2018

'Like something from Pompeii' – Battersea Arts Centre's scorching resurrection by Oliver Wainwright

With its charred plaster walls and restored mosaic flooring, the £13m rescue of the cherished London theatre has kept thrilling traces of the 2015 fire. The result is a spatial spectacular …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24PM
Sunday, May 4, 2014

Breakin' Convention: an architecture critic reviews the street-dance festival by Oliver Wainwright

Breakin' Convention is back and this year we've sent architecture, film and comedy critics to see what they make of it allWhipping their elbows, popping their groins and stomping their Cater…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AM
Monday, December 30, 2013

Ten new year's resolutions for architects in 2014 by Oliver Wainwright

Remember that buildings shouldn't burn things, windows should let in light and copying is fine – but just try not to annoy the skateboardersOliver Wainwright

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AM
Tuesday, September 24, 2013

JW3: is London's latest cultural centre 'a new postcode for Jewish life'? by Oliver Wainwright

From kosher cooking to evenings with Kevin Spacey, JW3 focuses on Jewish culture without being expressly Jewish. And it is an ambitious space – once you get past the fortifications"I'm fed…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:21AM
Monday, September 23, 2013

I'm in a Stirling prize winner … get me out of here! by Oliver Wainwright

It is the most coveted award in British architecture. But what's it like to live or work in a building that won it? Our critic uncovers a story of leaky roofs, sweltering space-bubbles, wind…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM
Friday, August 9, 2013

Do you play the spine? Introducing prosthetic musical instruments by Oliver Wainwright

Researchers have developed a series of interactive wearable instruments that respond to bodily gesturesOliver Wainwright

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AM
Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Mark Fisher obituary by Oliver Wainwright

Set designer and architect who defined the rock'n'roll spectacular over the last 30 yearsHe flew Tina Turner over her audience on a huge mechanical arm, drove U2 through their arena inside a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:00PM
Tuesday, April 16, 2013

The National Theatre's pop-up Shed is a model for the South Bank's future by Oliver Wainwright

Haworth Tompkins' bright red timber auditorium learns from the nimble speed and agility of theatre production itselfA startling red box has landed on the South Bank, nestled near the Nationa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:31AM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards