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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Chekhov - Caught on Camera

In support of the fourth wall: proscenium arch theatre’s surprisingly radical history

Dominic Dromgoole’s new book, Time Frames, shows how this format’s stuffy reputation belies the room it has made for daring experiments from Chekhov to Brecht and beyond

The Guardian - UK

A Month in the Country: Sophie Okonedo makes a fine return to the stage

4/5 At the Donmar Warehouse, Turgenev’s comedy sparkles with a fine cast

Evening Standard

‘People say I’m pouring Coca-Cola into fine malt whisky’: why is the National Theatre shaking up Sophocles?

In a bold new production starring Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss, the NT is fusing Sophocles and Ingmar Bergman. So what can two stories written 23 centuries apart tell us about how we live today?

The Guardian - UK

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‘Stop telling people it’s weird’: Andrew Upton on his strange new novel, and having Cate Blanchett read it first

An allegory in the spirit of Animal Farm, the Australian playwright’s debut novel about a disfigured chicken is a fantastical fable that’s both funny and ‘a bit bleak’

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‘Bored? You’re never good enough to get bored!’ Oscar-winner Helen Hunt on great roles, unruly audiences and her RSC debut

The formidable actor talks about the challenge of finding meaty characters, tough times in the US – and co-starring with her dad’s hero Kenneth Branagh in The Cherry Orchard

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I’ve seen Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard 20 times – and it blossoms when tended by the British

Helen Hunt and Kristin Scott Thomas are leading revivals of the Russian classic whose blend of comedy and tragedy is baked into our own dramatic heritage

The Guardian - UK

Joseph Fiennes opens up about Dear England: "I thought I was going to be in a Shakespeare or Chekhov play… then I was handed a script about Gareth Southgate!"

Award-winning actor Joseph Fiennes reveals it was a privilege to play the England boss and not a poison chalice.

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Jane Lapotaire was a sensation as Edith Piaf – and a majestic actor you’d never regret seeing on stage

Lapotaire’s portrayal of the French singer transcended impersonation and she revealed her instinctive intelligence in Shakespeare, Chekhov, Ibsen and much more

The Guardian - UK

Soft Serve by George Kemp review – moving coming-of-age debut set in a regional McDonald’s

Climate carnage is a metaphor for the pain of loss, as an encroaching bushfire traps four people under the golden arches

The Guardian - AU

The Best Upcoming Time-Travel Movie Is An Impossible Mockumentary

'Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie' is a sci-fi take on a cult classic series.

Inverse

The Seagull review – Caroline Quentin sparkles in sharp, stylish Chekhov

James Brining’s first production as Lyceum artistic director finds humour and humanity in a finely etched ensemble

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I played China's 'anime GTA' Ananta and I wasn't surprised to find Spider-Man swinging and Batman punching, but I wasn't quite ready for the vampire who vomits rainbows

This may be the most maximalist videogame of all time.

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This plot trick is ruining modern television, and we’re to blame

STATE OF THE ARTS: As ‘Hostage’, ‘Coldwater’ and ‘The Guest’ all arrive within weeks of each other, Phil Harrison asks: are our low attention spans slowly destroying TV?

The Independent UK

I’m from an English working-class town. When will society stop looking at us through the rearview mirror?

The migration debate reflects deep uncertainties about the realities now facing these communities. That feels perilous to me, says playwright Beth Steel

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‘We can hear their saliva’: why are so many actors suddenly using microphones?

From Greek tragedy to Chekhov to Rosamund Pike in Inter Alia, handheld mics are everywhere on stage right now. Is this a thrilling innovation – or a pointless fad?

The Guardian - UK

Brian Wilson was not the last stop on music’s great adventure

Letters: Anoushka Lucas and Tarik O’Regan respond to an article wondering whether there are any musical geniuses left after the death of the Beach Boys co-founder

Evening Standard

A Visit to Friends at Aldeburgh Festival: 'an opera with a totally new harmonic language'

4/5 Composer Colin Matthews has produced his first opera and sprung a huge surprise with this ambitious work at Aldeburgh Festival

The Independent UK

Gina Gershon: ‘People like to cast me as a hardcore, motorcycle-riding, lesbian, man-killing demon’

INTERVIEW: The star of cult classics including ‘Bound’ and ‘Face/Off’ is once again stealing scenes, this time in an action thriller called ‘High Rollers’. She speaks to Adam White about the trauma of being in ‘Showgirls’, how it takes 20 years for her films to be embraced, and why she…

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A Visit to Friends/The Gildas Quartet review – Colin Matthews’s luminous new opera opens Aldeburgh in fine style

With a Chekhov-inspired libretto by William Boyd, this ‘opera within an opera’ had an excellent cast and a lucid staging. Another brand new work by Colin Matthews – his vivid Quartet No 6 – featured the following morning

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‘The law is another form of storytelling’: Philippe Sands in conversation with Juan Gabriel Vásquez

When Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was arrested in London in 1998, lawyer Philippe Sands was part of the prosecution. As his book about the case comes out, he talks to the Colombian novelist about literature and justice

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The week in theatre: The Seagull; Punch – review

Cate Blanchett is magnetic – and maddening – as faded actor Arkadina in Chekhov’s supreme play about writers. Plus, James Graham’s bracing real-life drama of actions and consequences hits home

Evening Standard

The Seagull at the Barbican review: is Cate Blanchett's performance the year's best?

5/5 Blanchett delivers an highly skillful performance in director Thomas Ostermeier’s meta production of the Chekhov class

The Guardian - UK

The Seagull review – Cate Blanchett and an all-star ensemble take wing

Thomas Ostermeier’s masterful staging has tremendous performances from a cast including Tom Burke, Emma Corrin and Kodi Smit-McPhee

The Guardian - UK

Roger Harcourt obituary

Other lives: Headteacher who transformed the lives of his Hertfordshire comprehensive pupils with summer Shakespeare camps

The Guardian - UK

The Violet Hour by James Cahill review – soapy and satisfying art-world yarn

Artists, gallerists and collectors vie for power in a rollicking mystery that pokes fun while also examining desire and regret

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