Articles about 'theatre'

Read about the Cambridge University students captivating audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe this August. 

David Vincent (CRASSH) discusses the nineteenth century theatrical sensation that inspired public debate about privacy.

From Richard III to Guys and Dolls, the ADC theatre will play host to an eclectic mix of shows in the coming months

A conference in Cambridge next month will explore the notion of performance as a dynamic means of looking at the complex interactions between works of art and audiences -  both real and imagined, past and present - in a digital age.

How her personal library informed the phenomenal talent of the Italian actress Eleonora Duse is revealed in a newly-published book that catalogues the Duse Collection owned by Murray Edwards College.

Is tragedy the perfect dramatic form for our current predicament? Or has the classic idea of catharsis through viewing the suffering of others become much more problematic in an age of 24/7 news and the internet? An event at this year's Hay Festival will investigate.

National recommendations for using public money to build arts venues are only succeeding in enforcing a system that is already flawed, a new study concludes.

The wit of Alan Ayckbourn returns to Cambridge at the ADC theatre this July (5th – 9th), with the first local amateur production of Improbable Fiction.

Medieval culture pervaded Shakespeare's life and work. Professor Helen Cooper examines its influence on the work of the world's greatest playwright.

Why do some people with mental illnesses entertain bizarre and seemingly irrational beliefs that make their lives a misery?