
Chris Wiegand
Theater, Comedy and Dance Editor at The Guardian
Theatre, comedy and dance editor at the Guardian
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2 weeks ago |
theguardian.com | Chris Wiegand
A report by the Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre, released on Thursday, puts the spotlight on an industry struggling with rocketing production costs and in need of urgent funding.
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theguardian.com | Chris Wiegand
Aw, shucks. There’s plenty to love about this US import, a country musical with a zany corn obsession and a message about breaking down barriers that suits this open air theatre. But just how much corn-fed wordplay can you stomach? You’ll soon find out. There’s a maze of maize jokes, some kernels of truth amid the cornball sentiment, a husk of a plot about a corn doctor mistakenly assumed to treat ears not feet and a few painful gags about cornholes.
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theguardian.com | Chris Wiegand
The actor and writer Gawn Grainger, highly esteemed by stage and screen audiences alike over his long career, has died at the age of 87. His death on Saturday, surrounded by his family, was confirmed by his agent Judy Daish. He is survived by his wife, the actor Zoë Wanamaker, and by his children, Charlie and Eliza, from his previous marriage to the actor Janet Key.
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theguardian.com | Chris Wiegand
Jack Lowden wasn’t away from the stage for as long as his Slow Horses co-star Gary Oldman but it’s still a thrill to find him returning to theatre. Seen at the Edinburgh international festival last summer, The Fifth Step – his first play since 2018 – gives him a character both volatile and vulnerable in a two-hander bristling with playwright David Ireland’s signature style of knotty provocation and ribald comedy.
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