Chimerica
What happened to the man who stood in front of the tanks in Tiananmen Square?
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Punk at the theatre
The playwright Simon Stephens is a rebel at the heart of British theatre -
Summer arts: All the world’s a stage
Outdoor theatre is on the rise -
Blood, sweat and tears
Long Day’s Journey Into Night was so personal and painful for Eugene O’Neill that he forbade the performance of the play until after his death. Does it stand the test of time? -
Edinburgh cocoon
The fringe avoids the city’s darker reality -
Stage directions
A new, well-timed production based on the Arabian Nights will remind audiences of the enduring power of storytelling -
OperaUpClose
Opera is associated with formality and expensive venues. But a new breed of producer wants to change all that -
Two and a half cheers for the Arts Council
As far as the performing arts are concerned, there’s nothing really controversial about the cuts, or indeed the increases. What remains at issue is the value—in both political and “real” terms—of making the cuts at all. It’s almost too wearisome to point out that the arts make money for this... -
Prospect recommends: Theatre
Antonioni Project Barbican Theatre, 1st-5th February The films of Michelangelo Antonioni, who died in 2007, are strange, disturbing and emotionally volatile—characters locked in sexual and psychic desolation. The Dutch theatre company, Toneelgroep Amsterdam, have created an extraordinary two-and-a-half hour show from the early 1960s trilogy starring Monica Vitti: L’Avventura, La... -
Prospect recommends: Theatre
Twelfth Night dir Peter Hall, National Theatre, 11th January-2nd March Sold out: Returns or queue on the day for tickets One of Peter Hall’s definitive productions in launching the RSC in 1960 was a youthful Twelfth Night with Dorothy Tutin, Geraldine McEwan and Ian Holm. It remains one of his...