Wednesday, July 12, 2023
The Czech novelist found himself silenced by the communist regime at home, but achieved international fame with playfully philosophical fiction
Czech writer Milan Kundera, who explored being…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:25AMThursday, June 29, 2023
Harry Milas’ sleight of hand skills are so good that he now helps to expose gambling rings. He explains the tricks of the trade – and why he hates casinos
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:55PMWednesday, March 29, 2023
Partner announces ‘unexpected but peaceful’ death of personality who fronted Blind Date, Blankety Blank and was known for his drag persona Lily Savage
Paul O’Grady, the beloved TV pres…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06AMThursday, March 9, 2023
Known by his last name alone and beloved for his performance as Tevye in both the musical and film, Topol’s death was announced by Israel’s president
Chaim Topol, the Israeli actor and s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:33AMSunday, March 5, 2023
Comedian lays into victimhood, Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband during his new standup show, saying ‘she hurt him way more than he hurt me’
Chris Rock has spoken at length for the firs…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:46AMWednesday, August 17, 2022
Julia Hales’ play is a witty love letter to the Aussie soap, while asking questions about the representation of Down’s syndrome in mainstream entertainment
Julia Hales didn’t know she …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:43AMWednesday, May 25, 2022
A three-and-a-half-hour version of the show has opened in Australia and the US. While a lot has been cut, there are also new tricks – and tweaks to a crucial relationship
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AMComedian criticised for ‘dangerous’ special, in which he says he supports trans rights while joking about the genitalia of trans women and HIV
Ricky Gervais’ new Netflix special SuperN…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AMSunday, March 20, 2022
Back to Back, an ensemble of disabled actors, wins DK2.5m Ibsen prize for their ‘exciting, unsettling and thought-provoking’ work
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:07PMThursday, October 10, 2019
Writers including Salman Rushdie, Hari Kunzru and Slavoj Žižek say the 2019 Nobel laureate ‘combines great insight with shocking ethical blindness’
Olga Tokarczuk: the dreadlocked femi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54PMWednesday, March 13, 2019
Noel Fielding, Thom Yorke and Cumberbatch tell us why they love Letters Live, the performances of correspondence where anything can happen
It’s a blustery Saturday night and around 900 peo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:00AMTuesday, January 8, 2019
Hamilton creator has bought New York’s century-old Drama Book Shop with two collaborators from his hit musical, after soaring rents looked set to close itYears after writing his breakout m…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PMThursday, April 19, 2018
New suit claims Aaron Sorkin adaptation may have to be scrapped over alleged differences between the play and novel, as producers offer to stage disputed work at federal courtIn a courtroom …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:33PMFriday, June 10, 2016
Comedian, songwriter, the man behind Matilda the Musical and soon-to-be-published poet – Tim Minchin can turn his hand to most things. He came in to answer your questions about Dahl, femi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24PMTuesday, September 2, 2014
How does one family produce two successful comedians? Andy and Helen Zaltzman on where their humour comes from Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:21AMMonday, August 25, 2014
Newsflash: the Harry Potter author introduced the teenage education activist at her sold-out talk at the Edinburgh festival Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:29AMWednesday, August 20, 2014
Comedian Henry to play the revered and troubled US standup and actor in a biopic directed by Michael Buffong Lenny Henry, Idris Elba among stars urging more TV ethnic diversity cash Continu…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:03AMTuesday, August 19, 2014
James Mayhew is the 2014 Illustrator-in-Residence at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. In this gallery to mark the 25th anniversary of the much-loved picture book, Katie's Picture S…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:00AMFriday, August 8, 2014
Enigmatically droll comedian Tim Key is in Edinburgh with his standup show Single White Slut, and hell be joining us on Tuesday 12 August at 1pm to take your questions. Hes collaborated with…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:50AMThursday, July 31, 2014
The highly anticipated 2015 production, starring the Sherlock actor, will include 100 £10 seats on offer for each performance Benedict Cumberbatch to play Hamlet Before Sherlock and Star Tr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:31AMTuesday, July 29, 2014
The critics agree: this show is a sensation, with Gillian Andersons portrayal of Blanche DuBois spiralling descent into madness every bit as compelling and disorientating as the ever-rotatin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:13PMMonday, July 28, 2014
Original film's director Rob Reiner reveals new plans to turn the cult classic into a Broadway musical, after Disney's adaptation goes quiet Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:16AMThursday, July 24, 2014
Some 16 years after Tom Stoppards Oscar-laden film Shakespeare in Love, five-star reviews are pouring in for the stage adaptation of the Bard's fictional love life Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:27AMWednesday, July 16, 2014
Sylvester Stallone-produced version to close in August following mixed reviews and poor box officeRocky: The Musical, the stage adaptation of the much-loved boxing film, has thrown in the to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:20AMTuesday, July 15, 2014
Holler If Ya Hear Me, which uses Tupac Shakur songs to explore America's social challenges, to close early after poor salesThe Broadway musical Holler if Ya Hear Me, which was inspired by th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:13AMThursday, July 10, 2014
Does the Hobbit star convince as Shakespeare's amoral anti-hero? Either way, Jamie Lloyd's production will introduce the villainous monarch to a whole new audience, agree critics Before Rich…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:57AMWednesday, July 9, 2014
Andrew Lloyd Webber wants to update his musical Cats by adding rap numbers. Here are five other 80s musical stalwarts that could do with an upgrade Will the Cats rap-remix sound anything lik…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:40AM 
