Entertainment: theater news

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• Theater review: "Chasing Manet" cast makes most of weak script
• Documents mix up for Rose Theatre funding bid
• Giants of traditional theater honored at Tehran festival
• Artistic director Nigel Jamieson talks about Wired Aerial Theatre’s As The World Tipped
• Chris Gudu Live @ Southern HIghlands
• AZ Diamond at Broadway Palm Theater
• Joss Whedon 'wants Buffy on Broadway'
• REVIEW: Hamlet | Sumner Theatre, Melbourne
• Theatre - Ostara
• Theatre - Krakouer!
• Works and Culture ministers inspect National Theatre project
• SONA as political theater – ABS CBN News
• Saltimbanco somersaults into Sydney from July 27
• Transparency headed for Sydney's west
• Mary Poppins will step into Brisbane, January
• Mary Poppins: The search for new Janes and Michaels
• Events: Theatre: My Romantic History
• Ruskin Group Theatre's A MEMORY OF TWO MONDAYS Closes
• Theatre is timeless: Shabana Azmi
• Arts: Preview: My Militant Sisters @ Torch Theatre, Milford Haven
• Flying start for Holt Festival
• Mandarin radio station deejays to star in new theatre production
• Charley Walters: Bert Blyleven delivers an elegant, goofy, mercifully short HOF speech
• Minneapolis church with Norwegian ties honors victims of attacks
• Tobacco bonds in budget deal bear a hefty penalty Impact on future revenue criticized
• Pre-wedding boat crash death toll climbs to 4; groomsmen, groom's brother killed
• Great River Road seeks nature-loving kids for Prescott, Wisconsin, Junior Rangers program
• Glorious--Play opens at Bats Theatre, August 16th-27th
• A finale close to home
• Hunger in the blood

Theater review: "Chasing Manet" cast makes most of weak script Posted: 25 Jul 2011 12:25 AM PDT /scriptBillie McBride stars in "Chasing Manet." (Michael Ensminger, Provided by Senior Housing Options) if(requestedWidth 0)} "Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life." Kitty O'Neill Collins It's difficult to imagine the

Documents mix up for Rose Theatre funding bid Posted: 25 Jul 2011 12:25 AM PDT Key documents relating to the Rose Theatre's £400,000 Arts Council funding bid were not given to the officers who turned it down. The theatre, which agreed a £2.5m, five-year funding deal with Kingston Council this year, described the original

Giants of traditional theater honored at Tehran festival Posted: 25 Jul 2011 12:18 AM PDT TEHRAN, July 25 (MNA) -- The giants of traditional Iranian theater were honored on Saturday during the closing ceremony of the International Festival of Ritual and Traditional Plays. Sadi Afshar, Hassan Azimi, Majid Jafari, Abbas Gorgani, Mohammad Ahadi,

Artistic director Nigel Jamieson talks about Wired Aerial Theatre’s As The World Tipped Posted: 25 Jul 2011 12:17 AM PDT But rather than just moan to himself about it, the man who co-created Liverpool's opening ceremonies has taken the issue and turned it into a new spectacular starring a dozen daredevils from Liverpool's Wired Aerial Theatre. As The World Tipped,

Chris Gudu Live @ Southern HIghlands Posted: 25 Jul 2011 12:10 AM PDT The Zimbabwe rhythms return as Chris Gudu embarks on a tour of Australia to launch his brand new album 'Imnandi'. From Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Chris Gudu and his 7 piece band bring the irresistible township jive rhythms to the world as he launches his

AZ Diamond at Broadway Palm Theater Posted: 25 Jul 2011 12:01 AM PDT This high energy group led by vocalist Eddie Diamond and his band of musicians has worked to replicate the glitter and vocals of Neil Diamond. DETAILS>>7:30 p.m. today at Broadway Palm Theater, 5247 E. Brown Road, www.broadwaypalmwest.com, (480)

Joss Whedon 'wants Buffy on Broadway' Posted: 24 Jul 2011 11:45 PM PDT Joss Whedon has expressed interest in developing Buffy the Vampire Slayer for Broadway. Buffy the Vampire Slayer ran from 1997 to 2003, and starred Sarah Michelle Gellar as a super-powered young woman who battled vampires, demons and the forces of

REVIEW: Hamlet | Sumner Theatre, Melbourne Posted: 24 Jul 2011 11:26 PM PDT Ewen Leslie in Hamlet | Sumner Theatre (Pic: Jeff Busby) He's been dead for almost 400 years, but Shakespeare still knows how to work a dastardly revenge tale. In the Melbourne Theatre Company's rendition of Hamlet, Ewen Leslie plays the titular

Theatre - Ostara Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:54 PM PDT Jul Ostara's plot reads like a fantasy RPG: two tribes are battling it out on a faraway land. Their objective is to transcend to the next world, Ostara, ...

Theatre - Krakouer! Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:54 PM PDT A few promising scenes that show conflicts brewing between the two brothers are frustratingly cut short by the performers turning to the audience to narrate their actions. Cribb's dependence on this device saps the play of momentum and prevents the

Works and Culture ministers inspect National Theatre project Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:53 PM PDT As part of the continuous follow-up to urban projects that contribute to the development of cultural and infrastructure sectors, HH the Minister of Culture Shaikha Mai bint Mohamad Al Khalifa and HE the Minister of Works Essam bin Abdulla Khalaf jointly

SONA as political theater – ABS CBN News Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:39 PM PDT A zine about Benigno Noynoy Aquino, with news, pictures, and articles. Email Me Benigno Noynoy Aquino Pictures Places Polls Notes Links History

Saltimbanco somersaults into Sydney from July 27 Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:31 PM PDT Saltimbanco, Cirque du Soleil's longest running touring show, arrives in Sydney this week for a limited three week season.

Transparency headed for Sydney's west Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:31 PM PDT Following an acclaimed production at the Belfast Festival with the prestigious Ransom Theatre Company, Transparency is headed to Sydney's west for a season at the Riverside Theatres in Parramatta. Written by Suzie Miller, a graduate of NIDA's

Mary Poppins will step into Brisbane, January Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:31 PM PDT In a media event today at the QPAC, Brisbane, the Premier of Queensland Anna Bligh and President of Disney Theatrical Productions Thomas Schumacher announced that Mary Poppins will be Stepping In Time all the way to Brisbane.  The forthcoming season of

Mary Poppins: The search for new Janes and Michaels Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:31 PM PDT Children must be available across all audition dates in the city they are seen in should they be called back Submissions must include date of birth (not age) and current height (in centimetres) Birth certificates must be provided on the day of auditions

Events: Theatre: My Romantic History Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:25 PM PDT There are two sides to every story in D.C. Jackson's insightful dissection of relationships, currently being performed by Red Stitch Theatre.

Ruskin Group Theatre's A MEMORY OF TWO MONDAYS Closes Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:20 PM PDT Arthur Miller's autobiographical play will be staged at the Ruskin Group Theatre for a limited time. The play elegantly, and hilariously at times, depicts the way a common experience can bond people together.

Theatre is timeless: Shabana Azmi Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:20 PM PDT Known for her fearlessness on stage and screen, Shabana Azmi is playing opposite herself in Broken Images It's a commonly held belief that Bollywood actors take themselves a tad too seriously. It's also true that directors who decide to make a spoof on

Arts: Preview: My Militant Sisters @ Torch Theatre, Milford Haven Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:10 PM PDT Most people associate the struggle for women's suffrage with the militant activities of the Pankhursts, but Wales was the scene of some of the most dramatic and serious campaigning outside London. It was local historian and author Simon Hancock who

Flying start for Holt Festival Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT A week of music, drama, comedy and art has begun at Holt with the opening of its third summer festival. A busy programme including nine sell-out events began yesterday with a church service led by the Bishop of Norwich the Rt Rev Graham James before a

Mandarin radio station deejays to star in new theatre production Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT SINGAPORE: Radio personalities from MediaCorp Radio's three Mandarin stations Y.E.S. 93.3FM, Capital 95.8FM and Love 97.2FM will come together to stage "Resonance", a play written by former deejay Lin Bao Bao, to celebrate MediaCorp Radio's 75th

Charley Walters: Bert Blyleven delivers an elegant, goofy, mercifully short HOF speech Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT Extract not available.

Minneapolis church with Norwegian ties honors victims of attacks Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT Extract not available.

Tobacco bonds in budget deal bear a hefty penalty Impact on future revenue criticized Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT Extract not available.

Pre-wedding boat crash death toll climbs to 4; groomsmen, groom's brother killed Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT Extract not available.

Great River Road seeks nature-loving kids for Prescott, Wisconsin, Junior Rangers program Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT Children from the metro area and western Wisconsin will become some of the newest Junior Rangers in the country Aug. 6 in Prescott, Wis., when they take pledges to learn about, explore and protect the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers. The Junior Ranger

Glorious--Play opens at Bats Theatre, August 16th-27th Posted: 24 Jul 2011 10:02 PM PDT by Richard HuberBats Theatre, August 16th-27th Directed by Patrick DaviesStarring Anya Tate-Manning and Sam BunkallOriginal scrore by Danny StillPresented by PLan D ?I feel like that woman in that film with Katherine Hepburn, you know the one..? Rich,

A finale close to home Posted: 24 Jul 2011 09:56 PM PDT The fate of Jewish entertainers before the war fascinates cabaret star Alexis Fishman, writes Elissa Blake. When the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933, the country's Jewish artists, musicians and writers were among the first to feel the brunt of the

Hunger in the blood Posted: 24 Jul 2011 09:56 PM PDT Strength ... Purcell handles ''massive forces'' in Blood Wedding. Photo: Danielle Smith Actor and writer Leah Purcell is driven by a determination to keep pushing on, writes CATHERINE KEENAN. It's not every actor who can play the character of Death. In

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