Open this photo in gallery: The cast of Mirvish production Come From Away now back on stage in Toronto after an almost three-year hiatus.Matthew Murphy/Supplied Title: Come From Away Book, music and lyrics by: Irene Sankoff and David Hein Director: Christopher Ashley Actors: Kyle Brown, Saccha Dennis, Steffi DiDomenicantonio, Barbara …
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Rupert Grint has paid a glowing tribute to Sir Michael Gambon. The 35-year-old actor – who played Ron Weasley in the ‘Harry Potter’ film franchise – has taken to social media to heap praise on his former co-star, describing Michael as a “personal role model” for him. Rupert – who …
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Open this photo in gallery: Tom Rooney as King Magnus with the cast members of The Apple Cart.David Cooper/Shaw Festival Title: The Apple Cart Written by: George Bernard Shaw Director: Eda Holmes Actors: Tom Rooney, Sochi Fried Company: Shaw Festival Venue: Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre City: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. Year: Runs …
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A new season of Sky TV show has announced its return to screens with a promise to push the limits of paranormal TV. Nub TV has been filmed in the Trestle Theatre in St Albans and is set to feature numerous ghost stories. Viewers will have a chance to see …
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THREE new productions at the Edinburgh Festival, from Britain, Australia and Uruguay, allow you to glimpse a particular genre of contemporary theatre — the autobiographical performance — in a global perspective. Broadly, this kind of work allows the theatre-maker to explore the confessional and therapeutic potential of performance, to lead …
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Jake Epstein decided to channel his complicated feelings about his experiences into a song-filled solo show, Boy Falls From the Sky.Luke Fontana/Handout Jake Epstein has some showbiz stories to tell. The erstwhile Degrassi: The Next Generation star went down to the United States to follow a musical-theatre career, making his …
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Daryl Cloran’s As You Like It, first conceived at Bard on the Beach in Vancouver, made its American debut this month at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Handout Canadian director Daryl Cloran’s production of As You Like It – which mashes together the words of the Bard with songs by the Beatles …
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Your guide to what’s hot in London I’m standing on the roof of the King’s Head theatre — a ramshackle former boxing ring behind a vintage Islington boozer — with its artistic director Adam Spreadbury-Maher, looking at the future. London’s oldest pub theatre has hosted early performances from Hugh Grant, …
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Lee Mead has to be one of the hardest working people in show business. He stars in one of the country’s top TV shows – Holby City, he’s released five albums and is continuing his UK tour with a gig in Staffordshire later this month Dad of one, Lee, first …
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