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5,330 stories from The Independent

Project Polunini - Satori, London Coliseum, review: It puts some fine dancers through a murk of glum philosophising by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

The world famous ballet star Pulunin presents a mixed bill, including a new short ballet 'First Solo' starring himself

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:54am on December 7, 2017

Dear Brutus, Southwark Playhouse, London, review: A cleverly mounted revival by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

This darkly comic play by 'Peter Pan's' J M Barrie has deliberate echoes of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:33pm on December 6, 2017

Why Hamiliton reminds us of the roots of British musical theatre in political activism by Claudine Van Hensbergen, Claudine Van Hensbergen

As Broadway's hit rap musical 'Hamilton', about the first US Secretary of the Treasury, opens in the West End at Victoria Palace Theatre, we look back at the long tradition of…

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:04am on December 6, 2017

Parliament Square, Bush Theatre, London, review: An artfully structured work by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

James Fritz's powerful play, which won the Judges' Award in the 2015 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, explores what one person can do to effect change

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:24pm on December 4, 2017

Sylvia, Royal Opera House, London, review: Natalia Osipova delivers star power in full by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Osipova in the title role isn't always comfortable with the rich detail of Frederick Ashton's choreography, but she makes up for it with powerful technique and huge charisma

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:24pm on December 4, 2017

Goats, Royal Court, London, review: The writing is shrewd and impassioned but it lacks bite by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

A major new work by Syrian playwright and documentary filmmaker Liwaa Yazji explores propaganda in a village and includes six real goats on stage

SOURCE: The Independent at 1:12pm on December 4, 2017

Beastie Boys member supports women accusing his father, playwright Israel Horovitz, of sexual misconduct by Roisin O'Connor, Roisin O'Connor

78-year-old said he has a different memory of some events but apologised to 'any woman who has ever felt compromised by my actions'

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:36am on December 1, 2017

Night at the Bombay Roxy, Dishoom Kensington, review: 'a delicious night out' by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

An immersive Indian Noir launches a new Dishoom restaurant, and while the show may be less memorable than the food, the evening adds up to more than the sum of its parts

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:36am on November 30, 2017

Cillian Murphy to star in Grief is the Thing with Feathers stage adaptation by Christopher Hooton, Christopher Hooton

A new theatre production based on Max Porter's novel Grief is the Thing with Feathers has landed Cillian Murphy as its lead actor.

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:36am on November 30, 2017

A Christmas Carol, Old Vic, London, review: Rhys Ifans gives a remarkably powerful performance by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Matthew Warchus directs Jack Thorne's new adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic with Ifans as Scrooge

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:36am on November 30, 2017

Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Nutcracker, Birmingham Hippodrome, review: So visually effective the audience gasp by Erin Whitcroft, Erin Whitcroft

Birmingham Royal Ballet perform this traditional festive ballet with 60 dancers and a full orchestra

SOURCE: The Independent at 12:24pm on November 28, 2017

Chloë Sevigny on playing an addict in Downtown Race Riot by Kathryn Shattuck, Kathryn Shattuck

Dubbed the world's coolest girl at 19, Sevigny is now starring off-Broadway in the world premiere of Seth Zvi Rosenfeld's play, as a mum battling heroin addiction

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:24am on November 27, 2017

Rambert, Sadler's Wells, London, review: 'honesty, anger and helplessness spill across the stage' by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

Set to Nina Simone songs, Ben Duke's first work for Rambert blends speech and dance in a work that admits it has no solutions for the current horrors of the world

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:12am on November 23, 2017

Bad Roads, Royal Court, London, review: 'a savage look at the dehumanising impact of war' by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Ukrainian dramatist Natal'ya Vorozhbit's play switches between bitter comedy and horror as it focuses on women's experiences in wartime

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:04am on November 23, 2017

Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Apollo Theatre, review: a Billy Elliot for the gender-fluid age by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

A hit in Sheffield early this year, this musical about a teenage drag queen proves just as irresistible as it transfers to the West End

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:54am on November 23, 2017

Svetlana Zakharova, Amore London Coliseum, London, review: Bolshoi ballerina shows off her dramatic side by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

The glamorous dancer performs three works, with a de luxe supporting cast

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:18am on November 22, 2017

How a deaf actor started up the only deaf-led theatre company in the UK by Paula Garfield, Paula Garfield

In 2002, Paula Garfield, deaf herself, established the company Deafinitely Theatre after becoming frustrated at the barriers that deaf actors and directors face across the arts and media

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:48am on November 21, 2017

Kyle Abraham, Pavement, Sadler's Wells, London, review: Theatre, hip hop and a sharp political sensibility by Zoë Anderson, Zoë Anderson

'Pavement' which is a powerful introduction to rising star Abraham's work and company is inspired by John Singleton's 1991 film 'Boyz n the Hood'

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:54am on November 20, 2017

The Suppliant Women, Young Vic, London, review: This pure, reality dispelling drama resurrects a 2,500-year-old play about women refugees by Joe Vesey-byrne, Joe Vesey-byrne

David Greig's adaption of Aeschylus' story of women refugees transforms 27 local young women from London into storytelling masters, in a timeless, fantastical production of colour,…

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:24am on November 17, 2017

Inside Pussy Riot, Saatchi Gallery, London, review: I wasn't quite clear what it was hoping to evoke or why by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

Audience members join a fictional totalitarian dystopia in The Les Enfants Terrible's production about Pussy Riot member Nadya Tolokonnikova's ordeal as she is sent to jail for pla…

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:06am on November 17, 2017

The Secondary Victim, Park 90, London, review: Sexual assault drama fails to make the most of such a potent subject matter by Joe Vesey-byrne, Joe Vesey-byrne

When a therapist is accused by a former client of sexual misconduct, her career, her marriage, and her sanity are all brought into question.

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:48pm on November 16, 2017

Kevin Spacey: 20 people come forward with Old Vic theatre misconduct allegations by Christopher Hooton, Christopher Hooton

16 of whom were staff

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:18am on November 16, 2017

Network, National Theatre, London, review: A magnetic yet weighty performance by Bryan Cranston by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

The 'Breaking Bad' star plays news anchorman Howard Beale in the stage adaptation of Paddy Chayefsky's 1976 film, walking the line between anger and madness perfectly

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:18am on November 15, 2017

Mother Courage and her Children, Southwark Playhouse, London, review: Josie Lawrence creates an unforgettable incarnation of the tragic anti-hero by Joe Vesey-byrne, Joe Vesey-byrne

Lawrence shines in this comic-tragic portrayal of Bertolt Brecht's cursed anti-hero, in a production that embraces the vaudeville character of the play's songs and music

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:12pm on November 14, 2017

Big Fish,The Other Palace, London, review: Kelsey Grammer has a natural stage presence by David Lister, David Lister

The star of American sitcom 'Frazier', Grammer, stars in Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical about a father and son relationship, which ends up pulling at the heartstrings

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:18am on November 13, 2017
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