As a creator, my art is about originality and humor. Those who know me know that I try to find humor in everything, maybe even sometimes to a fault, but it’s a defense mechanism that I have worked to hone into a skill. Q: How have you evolved as an […]
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Barnstormers Theatre opens doors with modern-day version of the 1930s classic ‘Our Town” | A&E
F rom its start 90 years ago as a traveling troupe of entertainers, The Barnstormers Theatre has been making memories on and off stage in the center of Tamworth. “The experience isn’t just going there to a show. It’s the farmer’s market’s crumb bun, the distillery or Rosie’s (Restaurant). It’s […]
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Imaginative Director Branda Lock of PYGMALION at Little Fish Theatre
How a director envisions a production makes all the difference in its prestation to an audience, starting with casting and continuing through rehearsals and all technical aspects of the show. The past year has been a challenging one for all of us involved with theatre, given the continuing shutdown of […]
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Children’s Theatre grant will bring online storytelling to Cedar Rapids classrooms
CEDAR RAPIDS — An actor, a dancer, a musician and a storyteller walked into a room Saturday, welding their artistry to make story sparks fly. All were selected to launch a Playtime Poppy online storytelling initiative for Cedar Rapids elementary classrooms, financed through a recent $5,000 Iowa Arts Council Virtual […]
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theatre, comedy and dance to book in 2021
Refinery 29 UK Your January Horoscope Is Here Get ready to begin a fresh new year with a more relaxed attitude. Our collective mood cools down from a wild flame to a steady burn starting on January 6, when warrior Mars enters steady Taurus. It’s time to look at the […]
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Make Theatre at Home with Musical and Panto Activity Packs!
Bring shows like Waitress, The Great British Bake-Off the Musical and more home with Make Your Own Musicals! Make Your Own Musicals, a company started in lockdown, has been making musical activity packs for children to write their own original mini-musicals at home. Now, for the festive season, they are […]
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HEDWIG Returns with Hugh Sheridan to Open The Enmore Theatre
Hedwig and the Angry Inch returns for a limited season from 2 January 2021. Brilliantly innovative, heartbreaking and wickedly funny, the landmark musical by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask, HEDWIG and the ANGRY INCH, is set to make its triumphant return to Sydney in January with multi-Award winning actor, […]
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GALA Hispanic Theatre review: A handsome new production of ‘The Dog in a Manger’
About that temperature check — yes, you read that right: We’re talking about live, indoor performance. GALA is one of a handful of organizations selected for a D.C. pilot project in which live-entertainment venues submit and execute detailed operating plans and undergo monitoring by the city. Just to name a […]
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KSU’s Theatre and Performance Studies To Present WATER BY THE SPOONFUL
The production will take place on Nov. 3-8. The Department of Theatre and Performance Studies at Kennesaw State University will present the drama “Water by the Spoonful” by Quiara Alegría Hudes, Nov. 3-8. The performance is virtual and free with a simple reservation. Heartrending, funny, and ultimately hopeful, this Pulitzer […]
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Can Japan’s ancient Noh theatre survive coronavirus?
Kennosuke Nakamori’s sonorous voice fills a small room as he practises the lines of a traditional Japanese Noh play, even though he hasn’t performed before a live audience in months. He moves gracefully as he rehearses the studied movements associated with the ancient art, but his serene exterior belies deep […]
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the best theatre and dance to watch online
Beckett Double Bill Two-thirds of Trevor Nunn’s masterful Beckett triple bill at London’s Jermyn Street theatre in early 2020 has been made available online. Hugging his tape recorder and munching bananas, James Hayes unspools melancholic memories in the classic Krapp’s Last Tape, which is accompanied by a rarity in The […]