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What is art? A debate for our times

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:19:18 GMT

Robert Macfarlane, in The Wild Places, writes, "I had been told that if you climb Ben Hope on the summer solstice and spent a clear night on the summit, you will never lose sight of the sun."
Source: The Independent

Mary Poppins

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:09:18 GMT

An explosion of song, color and dance that overflows from the Ahmanson's considerable stage, "Mary Poppins" is the rare touring production that over-delivers at every level.
Source: Variety

Romola Garai: An actor's life for me – at least for now

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:06:08 GMT

It's not that Romola Garai collects top directors, but she has, at just 27, worked with more than seems a reasonable share of them, including Michael Apted, Kenneth Branagh, Woody Allen and Richard Eyre.
Source: The Independent

Art of the matter: Richard Eyre on the meaning of culture

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:13:22 GMT

I grew up in a rural backwater miles away from any cinema, even farther from any theatre, in a house where the paintings were of horses and the books were about war.
Source: The Independent

Lisa Dillon and Simon Paisley Day Join Kim Cattrall and Matthew Macfadyen In PRIVATE LIVES

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:31:21 GMT

Noel Coward's dazzling comic masterpiece comes to the West End's Vaudeville Theatre for a ten week season from 24 February 2010, following a two week run at the Theatre Royal Bath (10 - 20 February).
Source: Broadway World

Monday profile: Teflon Terry will have his hands full at Channel 4

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:22:31 GMT

Lord Terry Burns, who was last week confirmed as the new chairman of Channel 4 (C4), seems to be cut from a similar cloth.
Source: The Scotsman

Channel 4 appoints Lord Burns as chairman

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:53:36 GMT

Ofcom has been searching for a chairman since August and has lined up several contenders over past months.
Source: Brand Republic

Final Casting Announced for the Keira Knightley West End Misanthrope, Set in Modern London

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:53:19 GMT

The production begins performances Dec. 7 at the Comedy Theatre prior to an official opening Dec. 17 for a run that is booking to March 13, 2010.
Source: Playbill

Photo from Getty Images

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

LONDON - FEBRUARY 04: (UK TABLOID Richard Eyre and Judi Dench attend the London Critics' Circle Film Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane on February 04, 2009 in London, England.

Richard Eyre - The Three Deceivers

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:43:32 GMT