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There’s a faint whiff of fright in the air in these wholesome classics. By Emily Sears · @emily_dawn · May 6, 2021, 1:10 PM EDT Cary Grant and Priscilla Lane in ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. Beyond the gothic imagery of the Universal Monster and Hammer films burned into my memory, it’s the atmosphere of old horror I pine for most. Following the lady in white up a winding staircase, clutching her candelabra, visiting the local fortune teller for a little communing with the dead...

Published: 4:58 PM May 6, 2021    Updated: 2:44 PM May 7, 2021 Actors perform sword fight in Shakespeare history play for open air theater production. - Credit: joegolby/iStock/Getty Images Plus Make the most out of the balmy summer evenings in Surrey this year by catching a play or two. Theres plenty of Shakespeare and a dash of Jane Austen and Oscar Wilde to sample on this theatrical smorgasbord, so dont miss out. Slapstick Picnic present: The Importance of Being Earnest 11th July 2021, ...

The Covid era seems to have destroyed our critical faculties As Britain’s arts return, we need to abandon our forgiving standards and appetite for trash, and bring some rigour back to the conversation The picture of disappointment: Grayson Perry and his Art Club became a pandemic hit Credit: Channel 4 During the past year, the damage to the arts has been greater than at any other time in recent history. We have seen vast job losses at institutions such as the National Theatre; all major event...

HENRY V: live online – Guildford Shakespeare Company | Review April 24, 2021 Last updated: April 24, 2021 This production of Henry V is the eighth of Guildford Shakespeare Company’s (GSC) Zoom shows. I am watching on St. Georges’ Day, Shakespeare’s birthday, normally a day to be out enjoying a sonnet walk. Well, hopefully, next year. Caroline Devlin directs this online version, with sound design by Matt Eaton, digital design by Beth Mann, costume design by Anett Black and Philip d’O...

Actors Who Gave Oscar-Winning Performances Just Before They Died Actors Who Gave Oscar-Winning Performances Just Before They Died By Matthew Jackson/April 23, 2021 6:59 am EDT One of the joys of the Academy Awards is looking back on the sheer range of Oscar-winning talent in the course of the organizations nine-decade history. While theres still a long way to go in terms of diversity of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation, the acting categories alone represent a broad selection of...

SINPHONY Is The First Clubhouse Horror Anthology And we have a first look! By Meredith Borders · @xymarla · April 21, 2021, 4:06 PM EDT "Tabitha," Jason Wilkinsons segment of SINPHONY. Like all of us, horror creatives have spent quarantine re-evaluating the way they connect and network in what has become a largely virtual world for the past year-plus. Clubhouse, the iOS social media app that facilitates communication through an audio-only platform, has grow...

Nigel Powlson QUAD and Guildhall, Derby Market Place - Credit: Ashley Franklin Nigel Powlson speaks with Adam Buss, CEO of Derbys cultural hub QUAD, about plans for 2021 and how the arts have still thrived during a testing period. It has been a 12 months to forget for the arts with cinemas and theatres closed, music concerts cancelled and exhibitions delayed but hopes are high that 2021 will see a revival of fortunes – once we are able to once again experience the joy of a shared performan...

Theatre Royal in Bath Photo: Freia Turland THEATRE Royal Bath has been awarded £476,127 as part of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. The cash boost has enabled the theatre to announce its 2021 programme and to continue facing the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. Theatre Royal Bath Director, Danny Moar, said the funds would ensure a more sustainable future. He said: “We are delighted to receive this news, especially as final preparations are being made for our 2021 season...

Theatre Royal in Bath Photo: Freia Turland THEATRE Royal Bath has been awarded £476,127 as part of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. The cash boost has enabled the theatre to announce its 2021 programme and to continue facing the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. Theatre Royal Bath Director, Danny Moar, said the funds would ensure a more sustainable future. He said: “We are delighted to receive this news, especially as final preparations are being made for our 2021 season...

Madison Lyric Stage, a professional theater company serving the Connecticut shoreline, announced that its 2021 mainstage season will be presented entirely outdoors and will include: The Sun Sits Low: An Evening of Stephen Sondheim in June; the landmark Mart Crowley play The Boys in the Band in July; and a double bill of Puccinis Suor Angelica and Schoenbergs Erwartung in September. All three productions will be directed by Marc Deaton, and will be held under a tent on the grounds of the Deacon ...