Theatre
Who is composer Fanny Mendelssohn? The musical sister finally being given her due
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Who is composer Fanny Mendelssohn? The musical sister finally being given her due
A new musical tells the story of a composer overshadowed by her famous brother
Zoë Wanamaker on Donald Trump, 'right-wing a**holes' and why we all should be kinder to one another
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Zoë Wanamaker on Donald Trump, 'right-wing a**holes' and why we all should be kinder to one another
How world's first drag troupe with Down's syndrome is breaking boundaries for people with disabilities
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How world's first drag troupe with Down's syndrome is breaking boundaries for people with disabilities
Furiosa star Tom Burke: 'It stung when someone said I didn't have a face for TV'
Furiosa star Tom Burke: 'It stung when someone said I didn't have a face for TV'
Maggie & Me author Damian Barr: 'Today's Tories are far beyond Thatcher's darkest dreams'
Maggie & Me author Damian Barr: 'Today's Tories are far beyond Thatcher's darkest dreams'
'Whose voices have the right to be heard?': Censorship of Black culture has existed for decades
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'Whose voices have the right to be heard?': Censorship of Black culture has existed for decades
Uncanny USA podcast host Danny Robins on Bigfoot, UFOs and why Americans scare differently to Brits
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Uncanny USA podcast host Danny Robins on Bigfoot, UFOs and why Americans scare differently to Brits
Artist Rhiannon Faith: 'I refuse to live in a society where someone feels so alone they lose hope'
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Artist Rhiannon Faith: 'I refuse to live in a society where someone feels so alone they lose hope'
London Tide creator Ben Power on power of the Thames – and why Dickens' London is 'our London'
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London Tide creator Ben Power on power of the Thames – and why Dickens' London is 'our London'
It's time for trans women to be given space to tell our stories in our own words
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It's time for trans women to be given space to tell our stories in our own words
Hamilton tour review – an urgent production as America needs heroes to rise up
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Hamilton tour review – an urgent production as America needs heroes to rise up
Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical review – nostalgia never felt so wicked
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Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical review – nostalgia never felt so wicked
Christopher Eccleston: Scrooge could be any one of those Tory ministers round the cabinet table
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Christopher Eccleston: Scrooge could be any one of those Tory ministers round the cabinet table
Barbie, boygenius and King's Coronation: These are the best cultural moments of 2023
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Barbie, boygenius and King's Coronation: These are the best cultural moments of 2023
The Wizard of Booze: How a pantomime is helping people overcoming addiction this Christmas
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The Wizard of Booze: How a pantomime is helping people overcoming addiction this Christmas
Scene & Heard: The wild and wacky theatre project where kids write the plays
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Scene & Heard: The wild and wacky theatre project where kids write the plays
How a groundbreaking theatre project is teaching prisoners there's more to life than crime
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How a groundbreaking theatre project is teaching prisoners there's more to life than crime
Playwright David Ireland: 'Why I can't seem to stop writing about the Troubles'
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Playwright David Ireland: 'Why I can't seem to stop writing about the Troubles'
Cowbois: This 'big queer Western' is subverting macho tropes and celebrating gender outlaws
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Cowbois: This 'big queer Western' is subverting macho tropes and celebrating gender outlaws
Nina Sosanya: 'I never wanted to be part of the popular gang'
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Nina Sosanya: 'I never wanted to be part of the popular gang'
'I exist as two people': Peyvand Sadeghian lays bare the politics of identity
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'I exist as two people': Peyvand Sadeghian lays bare the politics of identity
Paapa Essiedu: 'It’s hard for me not to be political in the work that I do'
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Paapa Essiedu: 'It’s hard for me not to be political in the work that I do'
Tragic Ruby McCollister takes on Edinburgh, ‘the live-performing Olympics of the world’
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Tragic Ruby McCollister takes on Edinburgh, ‘the live-performing Olympics of the world’
Grenfell survivor Tiago Alves: 'We were all normal people living our normal lives'
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Grenfell survivor Tiago Alves: 'We were all normal people living our normal lives'
Grenfell: in the words of survivors – 'We want this play to sit alongside the campaign for justice'
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