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Churchill in Moscow review – the British bulldog’s gripping meeting with Stalin

www.wakaticket.com – There are laugh-aloud gags and spiky dialogue as Roger Allam and Peter Forbes share the stage in Howard Brenton’s play about the 1942 encounter…
Churchill in Moscow review – the British bulldog’s gripping meeting with Stalin

‘There was a nastiness’: has Peter Kay thrown out his cuddly image along with his ‘garlic bread’ hecklers?

www.wakaticket.com – The chummy everyman seemed to let his facade slip as he brutally ejected two hecklers from a recent gig – a misstep that showed he’s out of touch with the current cut-and-thrust of standup…
‘There was a nastiness’: has Peter Kay thrown out his cuddly image along with his ‘garlic bread’ hecklers?

Peter Kay defends decision to kick out hecklers after shouts of ‘garlic bread’

www.wakaticket.com – Comedian says it was ‘no longer fair’ to others in audience, after being accused of overreaction at Manchester show…
Peter Kay defends decision to kick out hecklers after shouts of ‘garlic bread’

James Graham unveils AI comedy at ‘greatest hits’ gala for Paines Plough

www.wakaticket.com – Playwrights and actors paid homage to the small but mighty UK theatre company that nurtured them, as part of a fundraising initiative for new writers…
James Graham unveils AI comedy at ‘greatest hits’ gala for Paines Plough

Sign of the four: Sherlock Holmes returns for Christmas comedy by two duos

www.wakaticket.com – Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice have created songs for a Theatreland mystery by Humphrey Ker and David Reed. We find out how they doubled up for the detective’s ‘gory’ new case…
Sign of the four: Sherlock Holmes returns for Christmas comedy by two duos

Stage musicals should embrace use of surtitles, says lyricist Tim Rice

www.wakaticket.com – The songwriter, who has reunited with Andrew Lloyd Webber for a Christmas mystery, said growing popularity of TV subtitles may have a welcome effect in theatres…
Stage musicals should embrace use of surtitles, says lyricist Tim Rice

National Theatre to stage major work by ‘forgotten’ black British playwright

www.wakaticket.com – Alterations, by Michael Abbensetts, follows a Guyanese tailor as he tries to establish himself on Carnaby Street…
National Theatre to stage major work by ‘forgotten’ black British playwright

Manchester theatre suspends Dolly Parton musical over homophobic abuse

www.wakaticket.com – Actor in Here You Come Again says cast left stage because ‘a woman was so disgusted there was a gay character’…
Manchester theatre suspends Dolly Parton musical over homophobic abuse

Pig Heart Boy review – lively staging of Malorie Blackman’s stimulating novel

www.wakaticket.com – Winsome Pinnock adapts the story of a teenager whose heart transplant causes controversy but the comedy drowns out the issues…
Pig Heart Boy review – lively staging of Malorie Blackman’s stimulating novel

‘Bigger than the Queen’: the day Muhammad Ali blew Tyneside away

www.wakaticket.com – One day after a royal visit, the boxing icon hit South Shields at his own expense, played darts, had his marriage blessed, and trounced Elizabeth II’s turnout. Our writer explains why he has written a play about the day the Greatest changed many lives – including his own…
‘Bigger than the Queen’: the day Muhammad Ali blew Tyneside away

Vibes, viscerality and the odd boo: inaugural Rose International prize is a curious snapshot of dance right now

www.wakaticket.com – Christos Papadopoulos took the award for his glacially paced, illusory Larsen C, beating a shortlist that largely eschewed traditional formal techniques and structures…
Vibes, viscerality and the odd boo: inaugural Rose International prize is a curious snapshot of dance right now
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