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Monday, November 14, 2022

Timothy Hutton on The Sex Party: ‘Do I think it will be controversial? I don’t know …’ by Sarfraz Manzoor

He won an Oscar at 20 for Ordinary People, acted with the ‘brat pack’ and worked with Polanski and Lumet. As the star makes his London stage debut, he looks back – and anticipates givi…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03AM

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

‘We’re taking the man out of the myth’: the musical reclaiming Rumi from Instagram by Sarfraz Manzoor

A new stage production aims to tell the Sufi poet’s story beyond his aphorisms – and challenge assumptions about Islam and the Middle East in the process He is everywhere and nowhere. Th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AM

Friday, July 30, 2021

‘Totally fresh and weird’: Marshall Brickman on Jersey Boys, Dylan and Woody Allen by Sarfraz Manzoor

He wrote gags for The Tonight Show, won an Oscar for Annie Hall – and had a near-miss with the Manson family. As his musical Jersey Boys returns, the writer looks back on 82 years of sex, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PM

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

East Is East is back: being a British Pakistani has changed by Sarfraz Manzoor

Nearly two decades after it first hit the London stage, Ayub Khan-Din's play has been revived. How have racial stereotypes altered – and does the leading character seem any less detestable…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM

Friday, May 27, 2016

White Rabbit, Red Rabbit: the play that asks you to leave your phone on by Sarfraz Manzoor

Nassim Soleimanpour is not allowed to leave Iran. His play, with no director, no rehearsals and no set, draws attention to his status as a censored writerModern theatre audiences have become…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:57PM

Saturday, April 16, 2016

Dita Von Teese: 'You can't dictate to a woman what should make her feel sexy' - video interview by Sarfraz Manzoor and Alex Healey

Burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese speaks to Sarfraz Manzoor about her profession. How did she get into striptease? What are her views on glamour and on artificial beauty? What does she represe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:19PM

Friday, April 1, 2016

Mad about the girl: how Layla cast her spell over music by Sarfraz Manzoor

It foreshadowed Romeo and Juliet and inspired Eric Clapton’s ‘most powerful’ song, so how will the love story Layla and Majnun play as a musical?He was in love but she was promised to …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:39AM

Saturday, October 4, 2014

East Is East is back: being a British Pakistani has changed by Sarfraz Manzoor

Nearly two decades after it first hit the London stage, Ayub Khan-Din's play has been revived. How have racial stereotypes altered and does the leading character seem any less detestable? C…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM

Thursday, March 6, 2014

The precious afterlife of Sophie Lancaster by Sarfraz Manzoor

Sophie Lancaster, the girl 'murdered for being a goth', has inspired music festivals, plays, and possibly a change in the law. But will her mother ever find time to grieve? …

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:39AM

Thursday, June 21, 2012

White Rabbit, Red Rabbit: the play that asks you to leave your phone on by Sarfraz Manzoor

Nassim Soleimanpour is not allowed to leave Iran. His play, with no director, no rehearsals and no set, draws attention to his status as a censored writerModern theatre audiences have become…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:39AM

White Rabbit, Red Rabbit: the play that asks you to leave your phone on by Sarfraz Manzoor

Nassim Soleimanpour is not allowed to leave Iran. His play, with no director, no rehearsals and no set, draws attention to his status as a censored writer Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:39AM

Monday, August 8, 2011

9/11 remembered at Edinburgh festival fringe as 10th anniversary approaches by Sarfraz Manzoor

Productions include one-man show based on 150 interviews giving responses to terror attacks of September 2001Chris Wolfe was a 21-year-old drama student living in southern California during …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:58AM

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Jim Davidson: 'I'd say sorry if I could' | Sarfraz Manzoor by Sarfraz Manzoor

Jim Davidson has written a play about a bigoted, middle-aged comedian – and it's only loosely based on himselfThe young black comedian fixes Jim Davidson with a contemptuous glare. "I grew…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:26PM

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