Alex Ross wins the Guardian First Book Award for his musical history The Rest is Noise. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7763140.stm
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have officially opened the Curve theatre during visit to Leicester. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/leicestershire/7764211.stm
The writer Elizabeth Gaskell foretold her own death months before suffering a fatal heart attack, it has been revealed in letters acquired by Manchester University. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7763716.stm
The original manuscript of Jack Kerouac’s classic novel On The Road is on display outside North America for the first time. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7767025.stm
JK Rowling reads extracts from her new book of fairy tales, her first published work since the final Harry Potter novel. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7763767.stm
The British Museum reveals ambitious plans for a six-month season showcasing Indian art and culture. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7767371.stm
An early announcement about this year's seasonal show at the Young Vic outlined a story in which twin boys create an enchanted tree in a rainforest which later exerts its magical spell over a troupe […]
Maria Friedman uses this revival of her great cabaret performance at the Menier Chocolate Factory earlier this year to announce another reprise: that of her Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd with Bryn Terfel, which is […]
The shortlists for the ninth annual Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards, the only major theatre awards wholly voted for by the paying public, are announced today (5 December 2008) in a star-studded lunchtime party held at […]
The opening is magical. The quintet of choric singers emerges from the mists of memory in a hall of mirrors, spinning to the waltz of a summer night. They whirl away, leaving us with father, […]
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