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Curtain rises on new dawn for Iraqi theatre
As the clock strikes eight, the curtain is raised at the Iraqi National Theatre in what actors hope is a return to regular night-time performances, six and a half years after the US invasion.
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Thursday, 26 November 2009
Advert used critic's praise to promote 'Shawshank Redemption' the play – when he was really referring to the film
Henry (age 51) wins award for best newcomer
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
'Streetcar' star Rachel Weisz wins first Natasha Richardson memorial award
Play about the Burnley riots banned ... in Burnley
Saturday, 21 November 2009
Theatres refuse to perform work that displays town in a 'negative light'.
Hard-hitting take on military life draws blood
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Actor retires hurt from Royal Shakespeare Company drama after stage fight gets out of hand
Turing play stays on website indefinitely
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
The pioneering internet audio drama about the death of the Enigma code-breaker Alan Turing, is to remain available indefinitely on The Independent website.
Phillips gets job on Sadler's Wells board
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Doubters might have predicted an early retirement for Arlene Phillips after she was ungraciously dropped as a judge on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. But yesterday she cemented what can only be described as an extraordinary career comeback when Sadler's Wells Theatre announced her appointment to its board of directors. The position will become effective with her first board meeting on 25 November.
Outrage as Jesus portrayed as transsexual woman
Thursday, 5 November 2009
Creator of controversial play accuses critics of misinterpreting her work.
Neil Simon 'dumbfounded' after play flops
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
The old trouper's classic coming-of-age comedy goes prematurely dark as rival shows with big-name stars lure punters away
A frightening 24 hours for thespians
Monday, 2 November 2009
On Halloween night an eclectic bunch of actors and writers gathered in the auditorium of London’s Old Vic theatre preparing to write, rehearse and perform six plays in 24 hours to raise cash for charity.
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Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Cyrus Thatcher was a teenager from Reading who joked that his atrocious spelling was typical of a young infantryman. Yet this Remembrance Sunday his words will echo out across a West End theatre alongside those of the noted poet Wilfred Owen - another soldier who died in battle.
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