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Germany

German theatre offers free seats to spectators wearing swastikas

German prosecutors said Wednesday that they would not investigate a theatre offering free tickets to people who accept to wear a swastika during a play named after Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf, because of artistic freedom laws.

18/04/2018

Cult

Jesus Christ Superstar coming to TV

The smash hit musical Jesus Christ Superstar is getting a makeover for the Easter weekend with John Legend taking the lead role

30/03/2018

Cult

The Cirque du Soleil bring their latest show 'OVO' to London

Ovo, described as 'a colourful carnival of crazy crickets, amazing ants and flexible fleas,' features a 14-metre high flying trapeze act -the biggest of its kind, as part of the extravaganza.

11/01/2018

Ecotech

Playcraft Live: The play that's inside Minecraft

Actors perform on stage and simultaneously inside a virtual world in new production.

13/10/2017

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"Hair" revived in London for show's 50th anniversary

1968 musical "Hair" is being revived in London for its 50th anniversary.

12/10/2017

Belgium

Ballerinas treat commuters to Swan Lake recital in Antwerp

The Shanghai Ballet performed a few scenes from Tchaikovsky's classic ballet in Central Station ahead of their upcoming run.

19/09/2017

Russia

Arrest of Russian theatre director hampers ‘Nureyev’ premiere

Kirill Serebrennikov has a history of criticising Russian authorities and the Orthodox Church, and his supporters say he was framed in a fraud case as part of a government crackdown on artistic freedoms.

13/09/2017

United Kingdom

British theatre giant Sir Peter Hall dies aged 86

The larger-than-life theatre producer and director, founder of the RSC and NT Sir Peter Hall, has died aged 86.

12/09/2017

Cult

From Moscow to Vladivostok in a truck

22/08/2017

Cult

Who are Europe’s culture vultures?

22/08/2017

USA

US actor and playwright Sam Shepard dies age 73

31/07/2017

Cult

'The shooting, the fighting, the bombs was just fun': Palestinian trades terrorism for theatre

Ahmed Tobasi used to be a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, but swapped that life for one on the stage. He's touring the UK with his one-man show 'And Here I Am'.

12/07/2017

Cult

'Bat out of Hell' the musical rolls into town

Rock your socks off to 'Bat Out of Hell' the musical

23/06/2017

Cult

'Jihad' - a play which follows the odyssey of three young Muslims who go to Syria

A play called ‘Jihad’ has been on stage in Brussels and France.

27/01/2017