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Culture Re-View: On this day in 1613, the Globe Theatre burns down

29 June 1613: The first Globe Theatre burns down

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Romania's Sibiu Festival takes place with dancing, music and theatre

The annual Sibiu International Theatre Festival is set to be one of the biggest ever with dancing, music and theatre from many countries taking part

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Culture Re-View: The cultural legacy of Brexit, seven years on

23 June 2016: Britain votes to leave the European Union

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Tony Awards 2023: 'Kimberly Akimbo' & non-binary actors reign supreme

The musical "Kimberly Akimbo" emerged as the unexpected victor at the Tony Awards. J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell also became the first non-binary actors to win Tonys for acting.

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Canadian wildfires: Actress Jodie Comer forced to halt Broadway show

The 'Killing Eve' actress was forced to stop her performance in New York after suffering breathing difficulties amidst unhealthy air quality in the city.

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'White Lotus' actor fears for cast safety over new play about Putin

'Patriots' has opened in the London West End to tell the tale of Boris Berezovsky, the Russian oligarch who helped put Vladimir Putin in power.

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Austrian actor Peter Simonischek, star of ‘Toni Erdmann’, dies at 76

The celebrated theatre actor and star of Maren Ade's 2016 award-winning comedy 'Toni Erdmann' has died.

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Meet the British women modernising classical theatre

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Who is stand out Eurovision host Hannah Waddingham?

While the 'Game of Thrones' and 'Ted Lasso' star is already popular in some circles, it's likely that her star turn hosting the Eurovision Song Contest will propel her to further fame.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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'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.

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'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.

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'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'.

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Edinburgh Fringe Festival gets cash injection

Edinburgh Fringe Festival gets cash injection. But will it save UK fringe theatre?

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'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.”

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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.