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18 Jun 2013
Sean Holmes: 'Maybe the existing structures of theatre in this country, whilst not corrupt, are corrupting'
Last night (17 June) Lyric Hammersmith artistic director Sean Holmes launched 'Secret Theatre', an eight-month season that will be performed by a rep company while restoration work is carried out on the theatre. Here, reprinted with kind permission, is his speech in full
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20 Jun 2013
Olivier Awards introduce music category, 2014 dates announced
The 2014 Olivier Awards will take place on 13 April next year, and will see the introduction of a new award for Outstanding Achievement in Music. According to press material, the category will "brin...
Theatre News
20 Jun 2013
Frank Langella plays Lear at Chichester
Three time Tony Award-winner Frank Langella will play King Lear at Chichester this autumn. The production will run in the Minerva Theatre from 31 October to 30 November before moving to the Harvey T...
Theatre News
20 Jun 2013
Cameron Mackintosh confirms Miss Saigon's West End return, opens May 2014
Nearly 15 years after the original production closed, the long-rumoured West End return of Miss Saigon has been confirmed
Theatre News
19 Jun 2013
Propeller revives Midsummer Night Dream and Comedy of Errors
All-male theatre company Propeller has announced its touring productions for the 2013-14 season
Gossip
19 Jun 2013
Is Miss Saigon prepped to chopper into the Prince Edward?
It looks like the long-rumoured West End return of Miss Saigon could finally be nearing confirmation. The New York Post reports that Laurence Connor and James Powell, who recently revamped Les Miser...
Theatre News
19 Jun 2013
Shortlist revealed for 2017 City of Culture
Dundee, Hull, Leicester and Swansea Bay (covering Swansea, Carmarthenshire, Neath and Port Talbot) have made the shortlist to be named UK City of Culture 2017. The announcement today by Culture Mini...
Review Round-Ups
19 Jun 2013
Review Round-Up: Radcliffe's Cripple rouses critics?
Last night (18 June 2013) saw the opening of Michael Grandage's production of The Cripple of Inishmaan starring Daniel Radcliffe at the Noel Coward Theatre
Theatre News
18 Jun 2013
Gate Theatre's new season centres on American Lives
The new season at the Gate theatre is named 'These American Lives' and features three plays from the US about the world of work. The season opens with Grounded (28 August –21 September), a new pla...
Blogs
18 Jun 2013
#WOSOuting with the West End Men
Last night (17 June 2013) we took WhatsOnStage theatregoers on a #WOSOuting to see The West End Men at the Vaudeville Theatre
Theatre News
18 Jun 2013
Jude Law joins cast of Treadaway's fundraiser A Curious Night at the Theatre
Jude Law will join The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time stars Luke Treadaway and Niamh Cusack as part of A Curious Night at the Theatre, a unique charity gala at the Apollo Theatre on 1 ...
Features
18 Jun 2013
Five Reasons to See... Grassroots Shakespeare's new season
Grassroots Shakespeare have brought their "Summer of Love" season to the Old Red Lion Theatre, featuring Romeo and Juliet and Love's Labour's Lost. It runs until 27 July 2013. Here the company give us five reasons to go...
Blogs
18 Jun 2013
Michael Coveney: Holmes shakes up the Lyric, scatters seeds for the future
It's always fascinating to see how closures, refurbishment and architectural development shake up the life and activity of theatres. Both the Royal Court under Stephen Daldry and the Royal Exchange i...
Theatre News
18 Jun 2013
Lyric Hammersmith hosts 'secret' resident company from September
The Lyric Hammersmith has announced 'Secret Theatre', a season of work that will be developed over a number of months by a resident company of 20 artists
Theatre News
17 Jun 2013
Carrie Hope Fletcher returns to role of Eponine in Les Miserables
The new cast of Les Miserables includes an actress returning to the role of Eponine having previously played the child version of the character
Theatre News
17 Jun 2013
Timberlake Wertenbaker and Matthew Dunster feature in Southwark Playhouse autumn season
An American political thriller, a Russian revival by Matthew Dunster and a new play from Timberlake Wertenbaker feature in Southwark Playhouse's new season
Theatre News
17 Jun 2013
RSC among beneficiaries of latest Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation grants
As the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation announces its latest round of grants, the composer's wife Madeleine calls for other wealthy philanthropists to help plug funding shortfall in the arts
Blogs
17 Jun 2013
Michael Coveney: Queen's Birthday Honours spring pleasant surprises
The Queen's Birthday Honours have been more interesting and lower key than usual this year, with a particularly well earned OBE for Lloyd Newsom, founder director of DV8, and an MBE for Judith Merril...
Theatre News
17 Jun 2013
Opening: Daniel Radcliffe in Cripple of Inishmaan, Donmar's Night Alive and West End Live
Among this week's major London theatre openings, in the West End and further afield, are Daniel Radcliffe in The Cripple of Inishmaan, the Donmar's Night Alive, West End Live and more:
Blogs
17 Jun 2013
Chris Grady: What can I teach the next generation about governmental attitudes to arts?
What do I teach the next generation of cultural leaders about politicians' and government attitudes to arts? It's a genuine question and I'm at a loss how to tackle it. My students arrive at class a...
Theatre News
17 Jun 2013
Ilotopie perform on waters of Manchester Ship Canal
Internationally acclaimed theatre company Ilotopie is set to perform on the waters of the historic Manchester Ship Canal. According to press material, "A car appears to float effortlessly on water a...
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