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The Latest Breaking News from The Old Vic

Critically acclaimed Machinal to transfer to the Old Vic with 'gobsmacking' lead Rosie Sheehy

Sophie Treadwell's 1928 play comes to London after a sell-out run at Theatre Royal Bath

Evening Standard

Michael Blakemore obituary

Acclaimed theatre director admired for his productions of Kiss Me Kate and Copenhagen

The Guardian - UK

Joss Ackland obituary

Veteran British actor known for his many and varied film, TV and stage roles in a career that spanned more than 70 years

The Guardian - UK

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Rupert Rhymes obituary

One of the leading postwar theatre managers and administrators who started out as a box-office clerk at the RSC

The Guardian - UK

Haydn Gwynne obituary

Stage and screen actor known for her TV roles in Drop the Dead Donkey and The Windsors, and as a star of musical theatre

The Guardian - UK

Bob Geldof shares approval as Old Vic announces musical based on 1985 Live Aid

‘Just For One Day’ will open at The Old Vic in January 2024

The Independent UK

‘It’s ludicrous’: Ian McKellen sparks debate over trigger warnings in theatre

While many criticise content guidance in art and literature, others argue they help people make informed choices

The Guardian - UK

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Old Vic announces Just For One Day, a new musical telling the story of Live Aid

The 1985 concert was “the day rock ‘n’ roll changed the world” said the London theatre

Evening Standard

Bob Geldof gives nod of approval to the Old Vic’s Live Aid musical

Just for One Day to tell stories around 1985 fundraising concert during two-month run next year

The Guardian - UK

Pygmalion review – Patsy Ferran and Bertie Carvel don’t find play’s heart

This Shaw revival has wonderful moments but there is little spark between Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins

The Guardian - UK

The rise of actor Patsy Ferran: ‘I’m a bit of a duck: calm on the surface…’

She cancelled her honeymoon to star in A Streetcar Named Desire with four days’ notice – then won the 2023 Critics’ Circle best actress award. She talks to the Observer’s theatre critic, an early champion, about her next move

The Guardian - UK

Kevin Spacey trial: Inside the Hollywood star’s fight to clear his name after sexual assault allegations

The Oscar winner has been cleared of nine charges by a court in London after years of ‘crushing’ claims that left his career in tatters

Evening Standard

Leonard Tucker obituary

Pioneering lighting designer with Laurence Olivier and Peter Hall at the National Theatre, and later in the West End

The Guardian - UK

Kevin Spacey trial: Tearful star says his ‘world exploded’ after sex assault claims

In dramatic evidence Spacey called one of the sexual assault allegations against him ‘madness’ and told jurors another stemmed from a ‘lovely’ consensual encounter

Evening Standard

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Kevin Spacey to stand trial in London over alleged sexual offences

Oscar-winning star Kevin Spacey smiled and waved as he arrived at his trial on allegations that he sexually abused four men during his glittering Hollywood career.

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Romeo and Juliet; When Winston Went to War With the Wireless; Groundhog Day – review

Danger stalks the radiant lovers in Rebecca Frecknall’s tumultuous, twilit Romeo and Juliet; a 1920s battle for the soul of BBC radio couldn’t be more timely; and Groundhog Day, once more with feeling

The Week

Groundhog Day review: a simply sublime return to The Old Vic

Stephen Sondheim once thought about turning the 1993 film “Groundhog Day” into a stage musical. He gave up on the idea, saying: “It cannot be improved. It’s perfect the way it is.” And he may have been right about that, said Clive Davis in The Times – but this “glorious…

The Guardian - UK

Groundhog Day review – repeat production makes for guaranteed entertainment

A revival of the musical at the same venue where it premiered combines clever staging, impeccable performances and Tim Minchin’s lyrical brilliance into a reassuringly familiar and enjoyable package

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Evening Standard

Groundhog Day at the Old Vic review: I could watch Tim Minchin and Danny Rubin’s show again and again

If this show doesn’t quite escape the shadow of its source material, it adds dimension and depth to it

Evening Standard

OPINION - There is now no doubt — the Donald Trump show is back

The most disconcerting element of watching The 47th last autumn at the Old Vic, a satirical comedy on Trumpian politics, is that Bertie Carvel’s brilliant turn as Donald Trump left me disappointed. This was despite Carvel expertly capturing the former US president’s bizarre finger pointing, his other tics and inflections,…

The Guardian - UK

Tim Minchin: ‘Politics affects my mental health … I feel gaslit’

He’s the anarchic comedian behind the musicals Matilda and Groundhog Day. He talks about dashed Hollywood hopes, the dangers of modernising Roald Dahl and feeling out of step with his progressive fanbase

Evening Standard

Sally Greene resigns from Old Vic Theatre Trust

Ms Greene has said on her website that she persuaded Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey to take on the role of artistic director in 2003

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Dominic Raab may rail, but this outcome was inevitable

Rishi Sunak committed to dealing with the fallout from the Dominic Raab report swiftly. Now 24 hours on, despite a resignation, that has proven not to be the case.

Evening Standard

Jude Law is proud of diversity in his new Peter Pan film

‘Neverland is a place owned by everyone’ he said

The Independent UK

Bertie Carvel and Patsy Ferran to star in Old Vic production of Pygmalion

The production, which will run from September 6 to October 28, will be the first show of the historic venue’s 2023/24 season.

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