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Cheap vs Expensive: How to enjoy the Edinburgh Fringe on any budget

Whether you’re on a shoestring budget or flush with cash, there’s something for everyone at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

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Shakespeare’s Globe integrates British Sign Language into classic play

In a step towards better inclusivity, Shakespeare's Globe in London is presenting a retelling of Antony and Cleopatra with some actors using British Sign Language on stage.

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Predicting Edinburgh Fringe's most controversial 2024 shows

Every year, a few shows set the headlines alight at the Edinburgh Fringe. Here's our pick of the 2024 shows which look like they could cause a stir...

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Edinburgh Fringe 2024 Preview: How to get around and what to see

The world’s largest performance arts festival returns to Edinburgh in August with one of its most enticing line-ups in years. As a a key platform for European talent spotting, the programme for the Fringe is famous for its eclectic mix of stand-up comedy and theatre.

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How the Italian government is driving out foreign opera directors

Italy’s far-right-led government is seeking to restore landmark cultural institutions to Italians.

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Doomed 'Willy Wonka' Glasgow event heads to Edinburgh Fringe

Two of the original stars of the 1971 film 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory', starring Gene Wilder, will appear at the Edinburgh Fringe as part of a musical parody based on an ill-fated Glasgow event that went viral earlier this year.

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New play ‘TERF’ about J.K. Rowling to debut at Edinburgh Fringe Fest

Accio controversy! ‘TERF’, a new one-act play which is set to premiere next month at the Edinburgh Fringe takes on Rowling and imagines “intervention” between the controversial author and the Harry Potter film stars. The backlash has already begun...

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Why has ex-Mecano founder Nacho Cano been arrested?

The renowned music producer and former member of Mecano has been arrested and subsequently released - and stirred up quite the conspiracy theory for his arrest.

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Russian court jails playwright and director for 'justifying terrorism'

Yevgenia Berkovich and Svetlana Petrichuk were handed prison sentences of six years each, the latest development in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent and freedom of expression in Russia.

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Willem Dafoe becomes new director of Venice Biennale Teatro

Willem Dafoe said of his appointment: “I realize that I am known as a film actor, but I was born in the theatre, the theatre trained me and galvanized me. I am a stage animal."

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Actor Tim Robbins wants more human interaction in a digital world

Academy Award winner Tim Robbins shares his views on a world dominated by digital interactions during an interview with Euronews Romania..

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Will Spotlight's price rise force out British working class actors?

Theatrical talent database Spotlight has reportedly increased its annual fees to €255 (£216) for actors using the site as an online portfolio.

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The Who’s ‘Quadrophenia’: Get ready for a Mod Ballet

50 years since its release, the legendary concept album by The Who has been reimagined as a stage ballet production which will premiere next year and tour the UK in 2025.

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Sir Ian McKellen to miss further London shows after stage fall

The 85-year-old actor will not be returning to the stage in London after his fall earlier this week. He is expected to make a full and speedy recovery.

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Dame Judi Dench hints at retirement after 60 years on screen and stage

Actress Judi Dench has suggested she will retire from acting because of her worsening eyesight. She currently suffers from advanced macular degeneration.

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The Museum of Homelessness finds a home in North London

Opening to the public on 24 May, the North London museum – for the first time in its own permanent home – is flipping the script on homelessness.

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London gentlemen's club votes to allow women to join for first time

A London gentlemen’s club which boasts an illustrious membership, including senior politicians, judges, and even the King, has finally voted after almost two centuries to allow women to enter its elite ranks.

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'Hell’s Kitchen' and 'Stereophonic' lead 2024 Tony nominations

Two shows about musical creativity are leading the charge, while women directors are smashing records.

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Scottish funding body claims Edinburgh Fringe is in 'precarious' state

Creative Scotland has accused the organisation behind the Edinburgh Fringe of improperly running the festival in defence of them pulling funding ahead of its 2024 run.

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Moulin Rouge's iconic windmill sails collapse overnight

The wings of the legendary cabaret in Paris's Montmartre fell off and damaged the tourist attraction's facade.