Those venturing to Covent Garden in London this week may be in for a theatrical surprise. Visitors to the area could receive their own "pop-up" performances of Shakespeare from performers hidden in the crowds.
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Is this an actor I see before me? Shakespeare goes undercover
Wednesday 29 August 2012
Nick Clark sees shoppers caught off guard by 'pop-up' performances
Actor Mark Rylance pulls out of Olympic opening ceremony after sudden death of step-daughter
Friday 06 July 2012
The actor Mark Rylance has withdrawn from performing at the Olympic opening ceremony following the sudden death of his step-daughter.
Alice Jones: We don't need this to show our arts are world-beating
Friday 27 April 2012
Damon Albarn, Mike Leigh and Victoria Wood. Not the first names that spring to mind when you think of sport but they're all in the Olympics. At least, they're in the art world's answer to them, known as the London 2012 Festival, or the Cultural Olympiad, depending on which bit of the Kafka-esque 140-page brochure you get lost in.
Meet the talented Mr Redmayne
Friday 27 January 2012
Despite extraordinary stage, TV and film success, British acting's hottest newcomer tells Clemency Burton-Hill he still hasn't got it right
'It's bigger than Harry Potter': fans queue for Jerusalem's curtain call
Saturday 14 January 2012
Theatre lovers have camped outside the Apollo theatre in London for up to 36 hours to secure the last tickets to the most acclaimed play in the West End.
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