Sunday, January 12, 2025

Resolution festival review – scavenging predators and ex machina sirens by Lyndsey Winship

The Place, LondonYouthful ambition and vision always charge the atmosphere with optimism at this festival of future dance talent For 35 years The Place has been offering up an abundance of b…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24PM

Twelfth Night review – a musically uplifting, concept-heavy RSC production by Clare Brennan

Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonShakespeare’s fleet-footed romance is somewhat constrained by Prasanna Puwanarajah’s direction, yet there are memorable moments Life and dea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM

The Maids review – Jean Genet’s chilling game of master and servant by Arifa Akbar

Jermyn Street theatre, LondonAnnie Kershaw’s subtle and artful production helps blur the line between fantasy and reality, with a magnificent cast enacting their enraged power battles A ha…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM

Tarantula review – extraordinary portrayal of the aftermath of senseless violence by Arifa Akbar

Arcola theatre, LondonGeorgie Henley delivers a tour de force performance as a teenager caught in the grip of PTSD in Philip Ridley’s comic and macabre monologue Philip Ridley’s typicall…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:06PM
Friday, January 10, 2025

‘If you hear the siren, go to the shelter’: the wrenching play about the bombing of a theatre in Ukraine by Arifa Akbar

In March 2022, the largest theatre in Mariupol – while in use as a bomb shelter for 1,000 people – was hit by a Russian air strike. A re-enactment based on survivors’ testimonies has b…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:36PM

Belly of the Beast review – harrowing moments in a trainee’s tale of school trauma by Arifa Akbar

Finborough theatre, London The same non-binary character, facing different challenges as a fledgling teacher and a troubled teen, share the stage in Saana Sze’s ambitious drama The central…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AM

‘I’m bursting with ideas’: Michael Sheen launches new national theatre for Wales by Steven Morris

Welsh star promises big, bold plays that bring vital ‘under-explored’ stories about Wales to life Michael Sheen, a global star of screen and stage, is spearheading a new national theatre…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AM

‘The scale is blowing my mind’: Bradford ready to shift perceptions as city of culture by Robyn Vinter North Of England Correspondent

From a spectacular theatrical opening to Afrobeat brass bands via David Hockney and Wallace and Gromit, the city has big plans Bradford city of culture: five events to look out for in 2025 B…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AM

Dada Masilo obituary by Lyndsey Winship

Performer and choreographer who fused ballet with South African contemporary dance styles More than a profession, dance was a calling and an innate need for the South African performer and c…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AM
Thursday, January 9, 2025

Titanique review – camp musical sails into silliness with Céline Dion onboard by Arifa Akbar

Criterion theatre, LondonIt goes on and on but this madcap spoof of the blockbuster film has a sparkling cast, including Lauren Drew as Dion and Layton Williams as the iceberg Imagine James …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06PM

‘It’s our Olympic opening ceremony’: Dynamo, David Hockney and more unite for Bradford city of culture by Kate Wyver

This year sees the city celebrate its rich, diverse creativity. Magician Dynamo, AKA Steven Frayne, and director Kirsty Housley discuss collaborating to shine a light on the arts of their ho…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:54PM

Imelda Staunton and daughter Bessie Carter to star in West End revival of Mrs Warren’s Profession by Chris Wiegand

The actors will share the stage for the first time in George Bernard’s Shaw’s drama about ‘the role of women in society’ Imelda Staunton and her daughter, Bessie Carter, are to share…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:48AM
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

All for one and one for all! The joint joys of in-the-round theatre by Caroline Butterwick

For audiences, it has a campfire vibe and immersive appeal. Performers and directors explain the rewards – and challenges – of ‘acting 360 degrees’ An actor strides down the stairs i…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:32AM
Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Death and the King’s Horseman: the return of Wole Soyinka’s enduring mystery by Michael Billington

The Nigerian Nobel laureate’s story of a royal servant condemned to kill himself after his master’s death has lost none of its enigmatic appeal Sheffield is in luck. The Crucible theatre…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AM

Bristol Old Vic theatre school to stop its undergraduate courses by Jamie Grierson

Renowned drama school says ‘unprecedented funding challenges’ make degrees unviable from September 2025 One of the UK’s most celebrated drama schools, which counts the Oscar-winners Ol…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM

Louise Young: ‘Some hecklers are just excited to be out of the house’ by Interview By Liam Pape

The comic on mining her wild life for material and her disastrous early gigs shouting punchlines over Sky Sports in a pub Why did you start doing comedy?I wanted to write funny material, and…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM
Monday, January 6, 2025

Remembering The Vivienne: Drag Race winner and TV star – video

James Lee Williams, better known as drag artist The Vivienne, rose to prominence after appearing on RuPaul's Drag Race, winning the first UK series of the show in 2019. Williams subsequently…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24PM

Ex-husband of The Vivienne says ‘heart is shattered’ after Drag Race star’s death by Caroline Davies

David Ludford pays emotional tribute, while UK show’s host RuPaul says the performer was ‘a lovely human being’ The ex-husband of the drag artist known as The Vivienne has said his “…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:24PM

Denzel, Clooney and Sondheim: the biggest Broadway shows of 2025 by Adrian Horton

After another blockbuster year for Broadway, more stars are hitting the stage with a range of revivals and new shows Another year, another slate of starry revivals, adaptations and IP on Br…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:16AM

Little Shop of Horrors review – classic rock musical gets exuberant modern-day treatment by Arifa Akbar

Crucible theatre, SheffieldThe singing is strong and the killer plant has a delightful touch of pantomime dame, but some of the schlock comic elements are slow growers Ever since the extrate…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:54AM

Strictly’s Amy Dowden on cancer, broken feet – and bouncing back by Viv Groskop

The Welsh dancer turned down her first chance to appear on Strictly – then illness and injury twice took her off TV. She talks about her new tour, her best friend Carlos Gu and her ‘comp…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:18AM
Sunday, January 5, 2025

Sunday with Paddy McGuinness: ‘I’m a double carb man’ by Rich Pelley

The radio presenter talks about his meaty Sunday dinners, condiments, trimmings, being spoiled as a child and doing what he’s told as a dad Sunday routine? I get up, do the kids’ breakfa…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32PM

Director of Edinburgh international festival warns cuts put its status at risk by Severin Carrell Scotland Editor

Nicola Benedetti calls for significant rise in public and philanthropic support to maintain its global reputation The director of the Edinburgh international festival has warned it could los…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32PM

Siegfried and Roy: the superstar illusionists get an extravagant opera, complete with live magic by Elissa Blake

Siegfried & Roy: The Unauthorised Opera tells the incredible story of the tiger-loving partners, from traumatic childhoods to Las Vegas stardom – and their shocking career-ending show …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32PM

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne dies aged 32 by Nadeem Badshah

Tributes flood in for ‘warm-hearted and amazing’ drag artist James Lee Williams James Lee Williams, known as drag artist The Vivienne, has died at the age of 32, their public relations r…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32PM
Saturday, January 4, 2025

Actor Jessica Brown Findlay looks back: ‘I was told I would never dance again. It was devastating – but also a gift’ by Harriet Gibsone

The Downton Abbey star on being a goofy kid, coping with a terrible blow, and why she doesn’t struggle with impostor syndrome This photo was taken in my garden in Cookham. I’m in my Osh…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AM

Marcus Brigstocke: ‘I’ve been in recovery for various addictions all my adult life’ by Rosanna Greenstreet

The comedian on gaining and losing weight, taking two-hour baths, and a sexy dream involving Jimmy Carr Born in Surrey, Marcus Brigstocke, 51, was the winner of the BBC New Comedy Award in …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:24AM
Friday, January 3, 2025

David Lodge, Campus Trilogy novelist and academic, dies aged 89 by Ella Creamer

The author of more than two dozen books is best known for his trio set in a fictionalised version of the University of Birmingham, where he worked from 1960 to 1987 British author and critic…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AM

‘A Model Murder’: the 1954 trial that gripped Sydney takes to the stage by Steve Dow

When 22-year-old Shirley Beiger shot her boyfriend Arthur Griffith outside a nightclub, she became an overnight sensation. A new show recreates her trial – in the courthouse where it took …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM

‘People get addicted to it’: the new London venue at the forefront of the great dance revival by Lyndsey Winship

Sadler’s Wells’ new purpose-built space is a reflection of the booming popularity of the art form in the capital. But is all this success representative of the country as a whole? And if…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM

This play's abortion scene made grown men faint – and I’m thrilled it’s about to get a bigger audience | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Annie Ernaux’s The Years is transferring to the West End. It’s about time the arts confront the way women’s bodies work Following a sold-out run at the Almeida theatre, this month The …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42AM

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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 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime