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New York's theatreland also boasts largest audience attendence and a record-breaking haul during New Year week according to the Broadway League Continue reading...
Sondheim's lyrics are some of the best we've heard. How well do you know them? Add the missing word…Declare your genius: complete Oscar Wilde's epigramsCats or Pussycat Dolls? " lyrics qui…
The famous clown is reunited with his long lost brother one night at the theatre where he is performing, only for him to vanish again foreverClowns mark Grimaldi Day at church in east London…
Merry Christmas! To get in the festive mood, we went to the rehearsals for English National Ballet's Nutcracker and watched dances from Spain, Arabia, China and RussiaENB's Nutcracker is on …
On the 20th anniversary of the playwright's death, look back at how his work has been assessed by the critics, Olivier, David Hare " and Osborne himself"Jimmy Porter is a young man who is an…
The Theatre Royal, Manchester, since its opening in September 1845, has given us eight annual pantomimes Continue reading...
The actor Billie Whitelaw, who was best known for her work with Samuel Beckett and film roles such as Violet in The Krays, has died aged 82. She was awarded a CBE by the Queen in the 1991 bi…
Does John Lydon fear death? How does Flying Lotus see himself in 20 years' time? How does Tracey Emin deal with the haters? What we've learned from a year in webchats … Continue reading...
Any actor playing Hamlet can "only get some of it right some of the time" says Derek Jacobi, who talks about his first stab at the role ("what I lacked in technique … I made up in volume")…
Femmes fatales and gumshoes tread the mean streets of Covent Garden in City of Angels, a witty pastiche of detective movies, revived at the Donmar Warehouse in London by director Josie Rourk…
Bursting with colour, Christopher Wheeldon's new ballet " based on Shakespeare's play " will leap off the screen this Christmas when it comes to BBC4. Take a look at Steven McRae and Sarah L…
Merchant of Venice " a play about money lent, borrowed, stolen and invested " is at the Almeida this winter. Can you match these quotes about cash to the right Shakespeare play? Continue rea…
Thousands of people sang Happy Birthday and performed a mass tango in St Peter's Square to celebrate the pope's birthday. The Argentinian pontiff was born in the birthplace of the tango and …
From festive office giraffes to what Will Shakespeare is wearing for the office party, here's how the UK arts sector is spreading the Christmas cheer Continue reading...
Joy Division oven gloves " just what I always wanted … If you're stuck for presents, the arts can help! From Beano ukuleles to Play-Doh photographs and Yeezmas cards, here's the best of wh…
You might know their lines but can you recognise their faces? See if you can name these eight great playwrightsQuiz: which Shakespeare character is dying?Can you identify the first lines of …
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Christopher Wheeldon's acclaimed ballet is getting the Royal Opera House in a Christmas mood this year. Here are some onstage and backstage pictures of the Royal Ballet's production. It's in…
Listen to Ricardo Afonso perform the song Madrid from David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane's stage adaptation of Pedro Almodóvar's film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, directed by Bar…
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The Bolt, a controversial 1931 ballet by Dmitri Shostakovich, is the focus of a new exhibition at GRAD: Gallery for Russian Arts and Design that runs until 28 February 2015 Continue reading…
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The actor and knight will be joining us to answer your questions in a live webchat from 12.30pm GMT onwards on Tuesday 9 December " post yours in the comments below 10.54am GMT Richard III, …
Wilde's words were full of wit and wisdom but have you paid attention to the importance of being Oscar? See if you can finish off these observations Continue reading...
