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News: virtual exhibition of Simon Annand’s backstage photography to accompany new book Time To Act

New virtual exhibition of stars of stage and screen, including Andrew Scott, Dame Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett…

Posted in Alan Bennett Chichester Festival Theatre Musicals Not-London Sarah Kane Sheffield Theatres Theatre UK

September theatre news, the UK version

Chichester Festival Theatre has announced their Autumn plans and it looks to be a good’un. It includes:…

Posted in Harold Pinter Michael Frayn Musicals Not-London Theatre UK

More September theatre news

SIX reunite, The Theatre Channel switches on, The Shows Go On return and casting is revealed in…

Posted in Caryl Churchill News Photos Theatre

News: Tristram Kenton’s stage archive – the Caryl Churchill edition

It is Caryl Churchill’s turn to get the Tristram Kenton treatment from the Guardian’s archive, and what…

Posted in Charles Dickens Film

Film Review: The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

Armando Iannucci’s rollicking adaptation of The Personal History of David Copperfield is huge amounts of fun to…

Posted in Jack Thorne Jasmine Lee-Jones Marina Carr Stef Smith Steve Waters Theatre Young Vic

Happy 50th Birthday to the Young Vic

Kwame Kwei-Armah, Artistic Director of the Young Vic, has announced the start of the Young Vic’s 50th birthday…

Posted in Anton Chekhov Conor McPherson News Theatre West End

News: Uncle Vanya to receive broadcast release

Sonia Friedman Productions has announced that Ian Rickson’s highly acclaimed production of Conor McPherson’s new adaptation of…

Posted in Brian Friel Jason Robert Brown Musicals News Old Vic Southwark Playhouse Theatre

Casting news for early September

As some theatres look to a careful reopening and others consolidate their online offers, casting news of…

Posted in David Hare News Photos Theatre

News: Tristram Kenton’s stage archive – the David Hare edition

I’m loving this deep dive that the Guardian is doing  into Tristram Kenton’s archive, this time taking…