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'It's like a fairground': Inside the musical ride of the West End's Moulin Rouge by Isobel Lewis

Baz Luhrmann's 2001 musical jukebox was an assault on the senses " but is the stage version really as extra as the film? Isobel Lewis goes behind the scenes of this lewd, lurid spectacular…

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:33am on January 20, 2022[SHARE]

Birju Maharaj dead: Legend of Indian classical dance dies aged 83 by Peony Hirwani

Birju Maraj contributed greatly to the Indian cinema and introduced Kathak to the world

SOURCE: The Independent at 4:36am on January 17, 2022[SHARE]

Force Majeure review: Rory Kinnear is a man out for himself in an uneven adaptation of a Swedish triumph by Annabel Nugent

The play trades in the original film's darkly comic outlook for a more straightforward humour

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:03am on January 11, 2022[SHARE]

One-Woman Show review: Liz Kingsman skewers the 'messy woman' with deliciously disorientating defiance by Isobel Lewis

Kingsman's comedic show within a show is both astonishingly funny and deeply profound

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:03am on January 7, 2022[SHARE]

New Year Honours 2022: Ashley Banjo receives MBE after racial equality campaigning by Roisin O'Connor

Leader of dance troupe Diversity says honour is 'the ultimate accolade'

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:18pm on December 31, 2021[SHARE]

Covid closes Hugh Jackman Broadway show after his passionate speech about understudies goes viral by Maanya Sachdeva

Jackson says he has developed mild Covid symptoms, but is feeling fine

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:36am on December 29, 2021[SHARE]

Hugh Jackman praises Broadway actor who stepped into The Music Man lead role at last moment by Isobel Lewis

'Take it from me " real superheroes do not wear capes,' Jackman said

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:36am on December 24, 2021[SHARE]

Andrew Lloyd Webber 'devastated' as he reveals Cinderella theatre production is cancelled until 2022 by Roisin O'Connor

Decision to cancel shows until next year 'incredibly difficult,' organisers say

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:48pm on December 21, 2021[SHARE]

Monty Python star Terry Gilliam blasts The Old Vic theatre for pulling his show by Ellie Harrison

Comedian said his 'unspeakable crime' was recommending Dave Chappelle's controversial Netflix special

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:06am on December 14, 2021[SHARE]

Cabaret review: A vibrant and frightening revival that belongs to Jessie Buckley by Alexandra Pollard

London's Playhouse Theatre is transformed into the Kit Kat Club " and Eddie Redmayne is its emcee " for this immersive and starry production

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:12pm on December 12, 2021[SHARE]

Best of Enemies review: Pushes the boundaries of what can be done on stage by Isobel Lewis

New play from 'Quiz' writer James Graham finds comedy within political division

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:24pm on December 10, 2021[SHARE]

Beverley Knight 'fuming' after 'rat-arsed' audience members stop West End musical: 'Stay your a** at home' by Isobel Lewis

'There is a level of aggression around right now that I do not like,' singer tweeted

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:06am on December 10, 2021[SHARE]

How I got to know Stephen Sondheim by Phoebe Rumsey

In search of an understanding of her feelings of nostalgia having seen 'Follies', Phoebe Rumsey decided to reach out to the great composer and this led to a correspondence

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:36am on December 10, 2021[SHARE]

David Harewood: 'If I had my breakdown in America, somebody would've shot me' by Alexandra Pollard

The British actor had £80 in his bank account when he was cast in 'Homeland' and his career changed overnight. He tells Alexandra Pollard why a racist and narrow-minded British TV industr…

SOURCE: The Independent at 1:54am on December 5, 2021[SHARE]

Life of Pi review: Lifelike tiger impresses in theatre-shaking production by Annabel Nugent

Every flick of the tail and padding of paws somehow carries the same weight as the real thing

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:24am on December 3, 2021[SHARE]

Antony Sher: RSC actor dies aged 72 by Isobel Lewis

Actor's terminal cancer diagnosis was announced in September

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:12am on December 3, 2021[SHARE]

String v Spitta review: A premise so ingenious it's hard to believe it hasn't been done before by Isobel Lewis

Musical comedy about warring kids' party entertainers hits all the right notes

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:03am on December 2, 2021[SHARE]

Stephen Sondheim: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Josh Groban join Times Square performance in memory of composer by Maanya Sachdeva

'In his remembrance, we did what theatre does best. We sang and raised our voices and came together in community,' said singer Sara Bareilles

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:18am on November 29, 2021[SHARE]

Andrew Lloyd Webber tells young actors they work in the service industry: 'Nobody has a right to be on stage' by Isobel Lewis

Composer denied reports that he shouted at cast of his new musical due to a bad review

SOURCE: The Independent at 4:48am on November 25, 2021[SHARE]

Manor review: A damp squib that never ignites by Ava Wong Davies

Moira Buffini's play is weighed down by outdated jokes and an oversimplification of modern politics

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:03am on November 24, 2021[SHARE]

Publishing Shakespeare: The men who made the Bard by Andrew Murphy

It wasn't enough to write the plays Shakespeare wrote; to make him world famous, publishers were needed, writes Andrew Murphy

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:54pm on November 18, 2021[SHARE]

'It feels like a step forward': The play that's paving the way for pregnant actors in theatre by Isobel Lewis

A production at the RSC has pioneered a job-share in which a pregnant and a back-from-maternity actor can stay in work, lighting the way for new mums in a notoriously unforgiving industry. T…

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:18am on November 18, 2021[SHARE]

Rare Earth Mettle review: Al Smith's lengthy and controversial comedy lacks coherence by Isobel Lewis

Arthur Darvill gives his all to the role of Henry Finn, but there's nowhere to go with a villain this cartoonish

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:54am on November 17, 2021[SHARE]

Lin-Manuel Miranda: The musical luvvie we love to hate by Louis Chilton

The Broadway star and composer has been in high demand since the success of his 2015 musical sensation 'Hamilton'. As Miranda makes his directorial film debut with 'Tick, Tick... Boom!', Lou…

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:06am on November 14, 2021[SHARE]

little scratch review: Katie Mitchell breathes life into Rebecca Watson's experimental novel by Isobel Lewis

Seemingly unstageable novel comes to life with a terrific cast and mesmerising sound design

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:18am on November 12, 2021[SHARE]
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