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Pressure, Park Theatre review - David Haig terrific in his own drama
Wednesday, 04 April 2018
There are few things more British than talking about the weather. What makes this play about a meteorologist interesting, however, is its historical setting: the eve of D-Day, the Allied invasion... Read more... |
Birmingham Royal Ballet, 2013-14 Season
Tuesday, 09 April 2013
A new ballet on Benjamin Britten's The Prince of the Pagodas headlines Birmingham Royal Ballet's announcement of its 2013-14 season. David Bintley is tackling a tricky score that Britten... Read more... |
The Royal Ballet, 2013-14 Season
Thursday, 14 March 2013
The Royal Ballet's 2013-14 season will open with Carlos Acosta's much-anticipated production of the virtuoso comic 19th-century ballet Don Quixote, the first of a traditional classical-... Read more... |
National Theatre, 2013 Season
Friday, 02 November 2012
The National Theatre’s highlights for the winter up until Easter 2013 include Antony Sher in The Captain of Köpenick, Marianne Elliott's revival of Simon Stephens’ Port, the... Read more... |
Barbican Centre, 2012-13 Season
Wednesday, 01 August 2012
The autumn 2012 season at the Barbican Centre offers an international history of photography, Juliette Binoche in Strindberg, a train packed with African music, a festival of ecstatic,... Read more... |
Sadler's Wells Theatre, 2012-13 Season
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
A new Sleeping Beauty from the iconoclastic dance showman Matthew Bourne headlines Sadler's Wells Theatre's new season. Climaxing a year of celebrating Bourne's engaging talent - his ... Read more... |
BBC Proms 2012 In Full
Friday, 20 April 2012
The 2012 BBC Proms open on 13 July and end on 8 September. This is the full list of the 76 concerts. Book tickets here... Read more... |
European Festivals Guide 2012
Monday, 09 April 2012
Once again theartsdesk brings you its unmatched annual guide to Europe's music, film and arts festivals, complementing the UK festivals guide. With musicians and bands hunting out... Read more... |
UK Festivals Guide 2012
Thursday, 05 April 2012
The Queen's given everyone an extra bank holiday, so while you rest up over the Easter holidays, start planning your next downtime with theartsdesk's definitive clickable festival... Read more... |
Edinburgh International Festival 2012
Tuesday, 03 April 2012
The Edinburgh International Festival runs this year from 9 August to 2 September, with an energetically global look. Forty-seven nations - around a third of the world's countries - are represented... Read more... |
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