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99 stories by "Chris Wiegand Stage Editor"

Fiddler on the Roof up for 13 Olivier awards and Romola Garai nominated twice in same category by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Garai is recognised for The Years and Giant, Oscar-winner Adrien Brody is nominated for his West End debut, while Imelda Staunton gets 14th nod for Hello, Dolly! ' Olivier awards 2025 " comp…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03am on March 4, 2025[SHARE]

'Electrifying experience': stage version of The Hunger Games to open in new London theatre by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Conor McPherson's adaptation of the hit YA sci-fi novels and films " which starred Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen " will begin in October, having been delayed since last year A new th…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:02am on February 27, 2025[SHARE]

Chichester Festival theatre announces first Hamlet, starring Giles Terera by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Justin Audibert's production with the Hamilton star is part of season including Top Hat, Natalie Dormer's Anna Karenina and new play Safe Space Since opening in 1962 under its first artistic…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:02am on February 13, 2025[SHARE]

Mark Ravenhill reveals 10 new plays to be performed over two days by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

The writer of Shopping and Fucking will direct cycle of bawdy comedies inspired by scenarios from a 17th-century Italian collection A premiere by Mark Ravenhill has been an event ever since …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:36am on February 13, 2025[SHARE]

Stage musicals should embrace use of surtitles, says lyricist Tim Rice by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

The songwriter, who has reunited with Andrew Lloyd Webber for a Christmas mystery, said popularity of TV subtitles may have a welcome effect in theatres Surtitles should be routinely used fo…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 4:12am on February 11, 2025[SHARE]

'A sight to behold!' Soho Theatre Walthamstow brings live performance back to historic venue by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

After a major restoration, new theatre in east London announces opening programme with Sara Pascoe and Rosie Jones on the bill " plus panto and a new show by Bryony Kimmings It opened as a V…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:03pm on January 27, 2025[SHARE]

Gary Oldman announces his long-awaited return to the stage in Beckett classic by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

The Slow Horses star will perform the monologue Krapp's Last Tape at York Theatre Royal in the spring After decades away from the theatre, Gary Oldman is to return to the Yorkshire playhouse…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:18am on October 16, 2024[SHARE]

Letting it go: Frozen fans bid farewell to West End musical by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

As the Disney blockbuster ends its three-year run at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, actor Samantha Barks pays tribute to its devoted audience Sometimes it has been a flurry and at other…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:36am on September 9, 2024[SHARE]

'Absolute outrage': arts in state schools must be a priority for next government, say theatre leaders by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Sir Nicholas Hytner, Nancy Medina and Theresa Heskins stress importance of sidelined drama, dance and music studies and say the arts are a 'necessity for all' Addressing the erosion and deva…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:36am on June 14, 2024[SHARE]

Top-price West End theatre tickets rise by 9% in a year and reach £300 by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

The Stage's annual survey found that, for the first time, three plays in London " including Romeo and Juliet with Tom Holland " are charging more than £200 for their most expensive seat T…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:36am on June 13, 2024[SHARE]

'I can't understand a lyric': Patti LuPone laments lost art of projection in musical theatre by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Award-winning star, who is bringing the concert A Life in Notes to London's Coliseum, says lyricists' words are not reaching audiences clearly, due to a lack of training and overbearing soun…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:36am on June 10, 2024[SHARE]

Young Vic theatre announces Nadia Fall as new artistic director by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Fall, who currently runs Theatre Royal Stratford East, will succeed Kwame Kwei-Armah in January The Young Vic, one of London's foremost theatres, has appointed Nadia Fall as its n…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:06am on May 21, 2024[SHARE]

Tina Turner's honesty about trauma continues to inspire, says writer of West End hit by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

A year after the singer's death, Katori Hall " whose musical is now also touring " says the show is like 'one last concert' for fans She is still celebrated as the queen of rock'n'roll but, …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:48am on May 21, 2024[SHARE]

Priscilla the Party! to close in the West End more than four months early by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

The jukebox musical based on the 1994 film follows a string of high-profile early closures with producers saying the show has faced 'difficult times' An immersive jukebox musical production …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:12am on April 30, 2024[SHARE]

'Am I playing Dolly Parton? I'm flattered!' Imelda Staunton launches Hello, Dolly! in London by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Staunton reunites with Follies director Dominic Cooke to bring 'old musical to a new audience' at the Palladium in July After a four-year delay caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Imelda Staunt…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12pm on March 20, 2024[SHARE]

James Corden to return to London stage in political drama The Constituent by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Joe Penhall's new play marks the talkshow host's first theatre role since One Man, Two Guvnors and will see him star opposite Anna Maxwell Martin at the Old Vic James Corden is to return to …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:54pm on March 19, 2024[SHARE]

'We are devastated': London's Vault festival to close after funding falls through by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Launchpad for theatre and comedy talent, which had planned to open its new longterm home this year, announces its closure London's Vault festival, which has kickstarted countless theatre and…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18am on March 13, 2024[SHARE]

Top stars must help protect cast and crew from bad behaviour, says Denise Gough by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Gough, who is resuming her Olivier award-winning role in People, Places and Things, calls on those in positions of power to become allies for colleagues The stage and screen star Denise Goug…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:32pm on March 10, 2024[SHARE]

John Lithgow to star in Royal Court play about Roald Dahl's antisemitism by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

US actor will appear in Mark Rosenblatt's drama Giant, directed by Nicholas Hytner, in first season of new artistic director David Byrne His bestselling children's books are regularly turned…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:06am on March 4, 2024[SHARE]

Kwame Kwei-Armah steps down from Young Vic and calls for 'government intervention' for theatres by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Artistic director will leave in the autumn after six years in the post, and says without further investment the stage sector's 'pipeline of talent' could be lost Kwame Kwei-Armah is to step …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 5:24am on February 8, 2024[SHARE]

Chita Rivera, illustrious Broadway star, dies aged 91 by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

The actor, dancer and singer starred in musicals including West Side Story and Chicago Chita Rivera, one of Broadway's most illustrious stars, has died at the age of 91. A consummate "triple…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 3:18pm on January 30, 2024[SHARE]

Suffolk county council announces 100% cut to arts funding by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Arts organisations respond to plans to permanently slash core budget for the region's theatres and museums Arts organisations have called on Suffolk county council (SCC) to reconsider a prop…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:24pm on January 4, 2024[SHARE]

'She will make the National Theatre truly feel national': applause for Indhu Rubasingham appointment by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

As she is named the National Theatre's first female director, those who have worked with Rubasingham praise her warmth, rigour and willingness to take risks "It's Indhu!" After months of spe…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:06am on December 13, 2023[SHARE]

Marion Cito, ingenious costume designer to Pina Bausch, dies aged 85 by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

Cito, who had been a dancer herself, spent 40 years working for Tanztheater Wuppertal The costume designer Marion Cito, whose gowns, suits and occasional swimwear were integral to choreograp…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24am on December 4, 2023[SHARE]

It's ahead of you! 25 festive UK shows to book for Christmas by Chris Wiegand Stage Editor

An AI Pinocchio, Scrooge on the Cornish coast and a scouse Dick Whittington are just some of the season's theatrical treats Bath Theatre Royal, 6-11 December; Lyric theatre, London, 23 Novem…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:18am on November 2, 2023[SHARE]
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