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Other Lives: Stage, film, and TV actor who was the voice of the public address system at Test matches
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The actor on his pandemic poetry jukebox, life lessons of the Moomins, the pros and cons of Twitter, and how to reboot regional theatre -
After cutting her teeth on carnival parades and the Olympics opening ceremony, the bright designer collaborated on dazzling creations for major London stages -
The pair will contribute original music for adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger bestseller expected on stage by early next year -
The co-founder of Talawa, Britain’s longest-running black theatre company, is a woman of many firsts, celebrated in a new book
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From live streams of new plays to classics from the archive, here are some of the top shows online now or coming soon -
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One Hand Tied Behind Us: Betsy; Contactless review – emphatic monologues
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The Great Gatsby review – two-woman show is a cocktail of stage wizardry
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She was told there was no room for a ‘brown swan’ in the London Festival Ballet, so she went to the US. There she found enormous success, dancing for everyone from Michael Jackson to Prince
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The comedian, actor, writer, and standup on the things that make him laugh the most
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His routines about race, identity and a black Winston Churchill clocked 3,000 complaints. As he looks forward to touring again, the standup explains why he won’t be toning things down -
Pippa Evans, star of improvised musical Showstopper!, has written a self-help book based on her stage experiences. ‘Yes … and?’ asks our comedy critic -
She used to chair the Conservatives. He used to perform in his underpants. Could Nick Helm turn Sayeeda Warsi into a comedian?
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Stage and screen actor best known for playing Elizabeth Bellamy in the 1970s TV series Upstairs, Downstairs -
The musician’s voice will be heard in the new online show, which combines virtual reality and live performance -
In a drama written by artificial intelligence, the computer’s imagination touches on themes of love and loneliness – but is mostly obsessed with sex -
It was meant to provide theatres with a lifeline during Covid. Can livestreaming be sustained – and could it be a new existential threat?
Regulars
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The actors have been friends since they starred together at the National. They talk about their showbiz debuts, the dangers of getting wrapped up in roles – and the thrills to come when theatres reopen -
Katharina Wyss’s film features a phenomenal debut from Loane Balthasar as an adolescent who uses theatre to both escape – and express – her demons -
Our series exploring the stage origins of hit comedies continues with the cult hospital horror show that scared up audiences to become a fringe sensation -
Our new series profiling theatre talents continues with a sparky, award-winning writer-actor committed to making her industry more inclusive
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From raucous drag nights to hip-hop battles in boxing gyms, Joseph M Giordano’s photographs from the last 25 years capture the city’s vibrant nightlife – before the pandemic left it shuttered -
When the curtains close on each performance of Sydney Theatre Company’s one-woman show, the most common phrase you’ll hear is, ‘How did they do that?’ -
The Unicorn and Filskit Theatre company present a Christmas treat for children aged two to five. Huddle is the tale of an Emperor penguin and his new chick learning how to thrive against the odds. Narrated by Madeline Appiah.
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We mine the archive of Hlcarpenter.com photographer Tristram Kenton for the great creations of designers including Tim Yip, Rae Smith and Tom Scutt -
As Helen Mirren looks back at her career in a Talking Shakespeare event online on 23 November, we celebrate some of the stars’ regal performances for the RSC
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Gillian Anderson, Jessica Lange, Jack Lemmon, James Earl Jones … Hlcarpenter.com photographer Tristram Kenton has captured the biggest names as they tread the boards in London
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The actor had a thriving screen career but was also a terrific stage star and an essential member of Laurence Olivier’s National Theatre company -
Juggling babies and a job is always difficult – what are the particular pressures for performers and how is the industry taking steps to improve? -
Falstaff, Mistress Quickly and the fairy rulers of A Midsummer Night’s Dream helped the author through a traumatic childhood and feature in her memoir No Boys Play Here
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From a derelict urban site to the depths of the woods, theatre-makers are planning new stages for outdoor shows when lockdown is lifted -
On Hostile Ground features a singing former PM – and plenty of savagely witty numbers about wrongful detention and deportation. As it prepares to launch, we go behind the scenes -
The new artistic director of Dance Umbrella is the first black artist to hold the post. He plans to call time on tick-box diversity – and use the pandemic to remodel his industry
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