Chris Wiegand

London

Theater, Comedy and Dance Editor at The Guardian

Theatre, comedy and dance editor at the Guardian

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Articles

Sunny Side review - teen spirit spirals in yearning dance drama

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Chris Wiegand

This bedroom looks like it has been ripped out of a building. Its walls are edged with an exposed, skyline-like mesh. Here, 18-year-old Yorkshireman K is clinging on. His routine replays, every morning a Monday. The alarm is followed by bleary stretching, then he’s out the door, a growing mound of abandoned breakfasts in his wake. If K feels his horizons are shrinking, the looser-limbed Danny’s seem to expand – he has left their valley to study in Manchester. K longs to be beside him again.
Sunny Side review – teen spirit spirals in yearning dance drama

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Chris Wiegand

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From Amsterdam to the West End: the avant-garde hit factory behind The Years and Oedipus

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Chris Wiegand

The Royal Court and Regent’s Park Open Air theatre were among the victorious venues at Sunday’s Olivier awards, which recognise the cream of London’s Theatreland. But there was reason to celebrate in the Netherlands, too. The bold West End productions Oedipus and The Years, which picked up four awards between them, have their origins at Internationaal Theater Amsterdam (ITA). ‘We are an international house’ … ITA’s Eline Arbo with her Olivier award.
Olivier winner John Lithgow attacks Trump’s second presidency as ‘a disaster’ for US arts

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Chris Wiegand

The actor John Lithgow has described Donald Trump’s second presidency as “a pure disaster” for the arts in the US. Lithgow, speaking after his best actor victory at the Olivier awards in London on Sunday, singled out Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center, Washington DC’s national institution for the performing arts.
Olivier awards 2025: Giant, Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the Roof triumph

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Chris Wiegand

The play Giant, which portrays children’s author Roald Dahl amid an outcry about his antisemitism, has triumphed at the Olivier awards on a star-studded night at the Royal Albert Hall in London. US star John Lithgow took home the best actor prize for his performance as Dahl, Elliot Levey won best supporting actor (for playing publisher Tom Maschler) and Mark Rosenblatt received the award for best new play.
Lesley Manville calls for better funding for UK regional theatre

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Chris Wiegand

Lesley Manville has called for better funding for theatres around the UK, saying her biggest “bugbear” with the stage industry was “there is not enough money thrown into regional theatre”. Manville was speaking on Sunday night at the Olivier awards in London, where she was named best actress for her performance as Jocasta in Oedipus at Wyndham’s theatre. The Oliviers honour London productions but, talking to the Guardian, Manville put the focus on theatres outside the capital.
Beegu review – Alexis Deacon’s mellow yellow alien adventure hits the stage

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Chris Wiegand

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Beegu review - Alexis Deacon’s mellow yellow alien adventure hits the stage

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Chris Wiegand

If you took one of Tove Jansson’s Moomins, sprayed them with custard, added a third eye and stretched their ears then you might end up with Beegu. The yellow alien from Alexis Deacon’s popular picture book now crash-lands in a comical show for children aged three to seven. Director Debbie Hannan’s adaptation often forgoes the contemplative grace of the original and whips the audience into chants for the befuddled, far-from-home heroine.
Scraps review – posh frocks and meal deals in a class comedy

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Chris Wiegand

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Scraps review - posh frocks and meal deals in a class comedy

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Chris Wiegand

Meet Daisy and Mia. One is working class, the other middle class. One is proud of that, the other embarrassed. Between them they like pints, artisan coffee, ballet and meal deals. A folk song about labour will be performed by one while the other will do a French-inspired mime. Which of them feels skint and which is considered carefree? If you’ve begun making assumptions then that’s what Scraps is here to question.