Tuesday, September 24, 2024
As Rufus Norris prepares to leave the London playhouse he has led since 2015, he reflects on his quest to make the theater represent the audience it serves.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:03AM[SHARE]Friday, September 20, 2024
Dancers said De Keersmaeker, a "godmother of contemporary dance," ran her company in a tyrannical style that endangered staff members' health.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:28PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 22, 2024
An investigation found that a "culture of fear" had developed at the International Theater Amsterdam during the years when the star director led the company.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:32PM[SHARE]Monday, August 19, 2024
Francesca Moody has put on some of the Edinburgh Fringe's biggest breakout hits. This year, she has three shows that she's hoping will go global.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:06AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 7, 2024
The muted reaction to the Edinburgh Fringe show "TERF" suggests that when activists engage with potentially inflammatory art, offense can quickly vanish.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:01AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
A new play from the writers of "The Jungle" dramatizes the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, a landmark climate agreement preceded by years of arguments over its wording.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 07:32AM[SHARE]Monday, April 15, 2024
Our theater critics and a reporter discuss the big winner " "Sunset Boulevard" " and the rest of the honorees at Britain's equivalent of the Tonys.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 10:32AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 14, 2024
The musical, which stars Nicole Scherzinger, won seven awards at Britain's version of the Tonys. And Sarah Snook won best actress for "The Picture of Dorian Gray."
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:42PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Lucy Moss and Toby Marlow spent years working out how to follow their hit musical about Henry VIII's wives. "Why Am I So Single?" is their answer.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 03:42AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Monday, November 6, 2023
The Law and Justice party tried to reshape the country via the arts. Now that it appears set to lose office, its critics are split over how to move on.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:32AM[SHARE]Friday, October 27, 2023
Concern is growing that a night at the theater in London is becoming unaffordable, especially when a production has starry names, like Kenneth Branagh's "King Lear."
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:19PM[SHARE]Monday, September 25, 2023
Carlos Acosta's first major commission as the leader of Birmingham Royal Ballet celebrates a local band and the hard-rocking genre it invented.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:27AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 13, 2023
The leaders of the Belarus Free Theater, who fled the country more than a decade ago, are helping more recent refugees to rebuild their lives while putting on a new show.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 09:37AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 24, 2023
The breakout star of this year's Edinburgh Fringe is Julia Masli, aperformer with a graveyard time slot who sets out to solve her audience's problems.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:37PM[SHARE]Friday, July 28, 2023
The actor, who was cleared of sexual assault charges in Britain this week, has parts in two small upcoming films. Yet his tarnished public perception makes starry roles unlikely.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:19AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Friday, July 21, 2023
Six years after 72 people died in a fire at a London high rise, artistic projects, including a verbatim play, have been made about the blaze.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:07PM[SHARE]Friday, July 14, 2023
Facing accusations of sexual assault, the actor defended himself against multiple claims. He also admitted he got "the signals wrong" during one encounter.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:04AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 13, 2023
Two weeks into a trial in London, the Oscar-winning actor gave his account of sexual encounters that the prosecution says were criminal acts.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:07AM[SHARE]Friday, June 30, 2023
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Will Keen embodies Russia's president in a West End production. "It's been fascinating how the perception of him and the play keep changing," he said.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 02:19PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 2, 2023
The Jodie Comer-starring legal drama won best new play at Britain's equivalent of the Tonys and an adaptation of 'Totoro' won six gongs " the most of any production.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:42PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Studio Ghibli's fantastical movie was an unexpected choice for a stage adaptation. Now, it is up for 9 awards at Britain's equivalent of the Tonys.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 12:55PM[SHARE]Thursday, February 16, 2023
Marco Goecke on Thursday lost his position as ballet director at Hanover's main opera house. The reaction has "been a bit blown up," he says.
SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 08:05AM[SHARE]Loading more stories…
