Now playing Next Culture news Cultural Digest: Going out or staying in? The best of what's on this Are you lost when it comes to looking for new ideas for going out or what to watch if you're staying in? We've got you. Welcome to Euronews Culture's new weekly guide of what's on in Europe this week. 12/05/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Grace Bumbry, the barrier-shattering opera singer, dies aged 86 Grace Bumbry was the first Black singer to perform at Germany's Bayreuth festival and had a career spanning more than three decades. 09/05/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Meet the 10-year-old kabuki actor stepping into the spotlight A French-Japanese child has made his first appearance to rapturous applause this week under his new stage name - Onoe Maholo. 04/05/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Sudanese actress Asia Abdelmajid killed in crossfire in Khartoum The death of Sudanese actress Asia Abdelmajid has shocked many, as the conflict in Sudan, which erupted on 15 April between the nation’s army and its paramilitary force, threatens to thrust the country into a raging civil war. 04/05/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Sarah Bernhardt's life and legacy showcased at Paris exhibition Featuring nearly 400 works, including costumes, photographs, films, personal objects, paintings and sculptures, the exhibition explores Sarah Bernhardt's illustrious life and career. 03/05/2023
Now playing Next Cult 'The Phantom of the Opera' bows out of Broadway after 35 years After almost 14,000 performances, the curtain finally fell on the longest-running show in Broadway history amid losses sustained during the Covid-19 pandemic. 17/04/2023
Now playing Next Culture news 'The Bodyguard' conundrum: How should people behave in the theatre? Violence broke out at a British theatre after people started singing along to 'I Will Always Love You' at a performance of 'The Bodyguard'. Culture writer Jonny Walfisz weighs in on the issue of what theatre etiquette should be. 12/04/2023
Now playing Next Culture news 'Drive Your Plow': A must-see stage adaptation of Tokarczuk's novel We went to see the stage adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk's eco-thriller 'Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead'. 28/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Edinburgh Fringe Festival gets cash injection Edinburgh Fringe Festival gets cash injection. But will it save UK fringe theatre? 16/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news 'Fiddler on the Roof' actor Chaim Topol dies aged 87 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Topol's "contribution to Israeli culture will continue to exist for generations.” 09/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Stranger Things stage play will turn London’s West End upside down Titled Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the play is the streaming giant’s first live stage production and a spin-off of their wildly popular series. 02/03/2023
Now playing Next Culture news French-Japanese boy becomes first recognised dual-national kabuki star Kabuki shows are all-male affairs combining dance, drama, and music, with men playing male and female roles. 18/02/2023
Now playing Next Culture news World’s oldest living actress, Branka Veselinović, dies aged 104 As of 7 September 2022, after the death of American actress Marsha Hunt, she became the oldest celebrity and living actress in the world. 08/02/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history A Soviet composer receives a review worse than 0 stars and another show starts a historic run. 26/01/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history We look back at one of the most influential comedy short films, as well as the song associated with the Manson murders. 19/01/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history On this day in 1984, a landmark judgement would change US law to define how people watch TV at home forever. 17/01/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history How much do you know ex-Monkee Davy Jones? And who was Number 1 in the charts on this day in 1967? 30/12/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history Culture Re-View: Why is 22/12/12 the most important fictional date in pop culture? Plus, Samuel Beckett dies and Brandenburg Gate re-opens 22/12/2022
Now playing Next Culture news London is giving the homeless free theatre tickets To get out of the cold and enjoy the arts, charities and arts venues have teamed up to create a free ticket system for those going without next year. 14/12/2022
Now playing Next Culture news UK opera funding cuts create an "impossible future for the arts" Accusations of elitism, forced moves across the country and budgets slashed. This is the reality of opera houses trying to survive under the latest rounds of government funding in the UK. 25/11/2022