Category : Focus

by Admin - 2 months ago

Sunset Boulevard wins big at the WhatsOnStage awards

Nicole Scherzinger-led musical bags seven prizes at awards show voted for by theatregoersSunset Boulevard was the big winner at the WhatsOnStage awards, with the Nicole Scherzinger-led musical taking seven wins, while James Norton’s A Little Life bag...

by Admin - 2 months ago

São Paulo Dance Company review –

Sadler’s Wells, London In a triple bill by Spanish and Brazilian choreographers, dancers move in ritualistic unison, launch into flight or just inspire wonderIn the middle of São Paulo Dance Company’s UK debut is a pas de deux, between the dancers Am...

by Admin - 2 months ago

Emma Gladstone obituary

Dancer and artistic director of the Dance Umbrella festival known for being an innovative force in the industryEmma Gladstone, who has died of cancer aged 63, was a woman of impeccable taste. As artistic director and chief executive of the London fes...

by Admin - 2 months ago

Seiji Ozawa obituary

First Japanese conductor to gain recognition in the west who achieved superstar statusSeiji Ozawa, who has died aged 88, was one of the leading conductors of his generation. Though his place in the pantheon of truly great conductors was questionable,...

by Admin - 2 months ago

Scrap trigger warnings for theatre audiences, says Ralph Fiennes

Audiences should be ‘shocked and disturbed’ by the impact of theatre, says Schindler’s List and Harry Potter actorTrigger warnings for theatre audiences should be scrapped because people should be “shocked and disturbed” by what they see, the actor R...